The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-12
Our Companion
 QuarreIerS
forrinall

 this difference the effect was lasting The foliage was young and of tender hue. The streams gave sound to the laughter In our hearts.
 The evening of our arrival we walked around the side of a mountain and found a cozy spot under a rock where there was rustic bench the position flanked by ncighboring peaks refecting the last rays of the setting sun Far beneath was the plain with what look ed like gentle undulatlons though some of them were high hills. patches Of farms and woods, and the river. mere thread. running across the panorama from north Co south We sat on the bench and were wrapped In caca o'il,s and the view. speaking but seld 1.., toi there was no need for speech. We felt. and with us Co feel was enough. True. there w--' v7ft whispcrings, but they w~-r r1t c,.ra.irl to the Inter mlr ..lig currents of happiness.
 Que "a. ,rn lg during our stay [ awoke v-ltl .lcJdachc did not tell Herbert o- I.. b,t dressed silently, combing my hair before the mirror without our us- nal chat | ehould have said thst I dEa't feel well. but Herbert should haze noticed it and said something sop.' Ing. Instead he said nothing. an1. when dressed we went down sul.li.Iy Co breakfast There was nothh.g oa the menu that want Cl Herbert tried Co decide for me and psse to hm sharply. He turn e,l .o b.s ps.zr and didn't make an other eng the meal Usually I sat with him on th2 piazza while Dc smoked. This nH.liug ] went Into the drawing room. When we met we were both silent an1 alllcn. Then bc- gan crimlnation and Tr.ra 'uai.nn.
 Come" said Herbel,. "t.rsr pH--'lo have been watching our qua. - hc must keep out of their way. let us % somewhere"
 What mattcr1 We shall probably quarrel all our lives and must set used Co being seen quarreling"
 That depends upon you. IT you con tlnue to-
 Don't you see" interrupted, that young fellow looking at you. He knows by your expression that you are angry. He may have a sweetheart
 Perhaps our case may induce him Co keen hls neck out of a halter. How ever. VIC must get away. Let us go around the mountain Co the rustic seat beneath the rock. Thercn be no one there at thls time of day
 We strol'ed away, followed by the gIanccs cf an on the piazza A few days before they had noticed our dem onstrative happiness; now they com mcntcd on our ill concealed misery. We said nothing tl we had passed out Of hearing and then only gave vent Co our mutual spite by a single thrust ot mine. followed by one from Herbert after which we held our tongues till we reached the rock. There we seated our selves and continued our quarrel Feel ing safe from being overheard, our voices were gradually raised higher and higher We forgot where we were. what we had come Co the mountains for-all but Co repay cruel words with words more cruel
 "Hark~ said Herbert suddenly.
 I ceased to speak. and we both Hs- tened.
 There's a woman over yonder. She's fighting some one!" said Herbert
 q don't care if there Is, I replied. and I finished. or tried to finish. what I was aayug when Herbert interrupted me with g8c augrlcst words hc had ret spoken. When be had finished he saw me listening not Co him, but for some thing distant
 What Is ltE" be asked
 'aThere's man with that woman. | lust heard him talking to her In the cruclcSt language"
 We both listened. but hcard nothing more. Then we began again. this time both talking at once. Suddenly I stopped, then Herbert, both listening.
 That mans brute" said Herbert
 
 aThe woman's a vlraco."
 What fools!"
 Disgusting"
 "Thc mans the meaner of the two" said Herbert.
 No worse than the woman. I never heard such words and such a tone from one Of my sex before. The worst of it Is she said just what said Co you."
 And ! heard the man say something | said to .sJu Sweetheart, lct us make up"
 Ills arm was around me. and he drew me to him with a sob, while lwelL ! only wept
 ~Let us resolve" said Herbert. that hereafter when we speak an angry word we will think of those horrid peo pie"
 When we had recovered our com. posture we walked back Co the hotel. our forser happiness also partly rc stored.
 Pheasant walky'' asked the landlord. "very pleasant. We've been to the rock around the mountain"
 ''Oh, the talking rock! There's the finest echo there of any In America"
 I looked at Herbert. and Herbert looked at me. We went into the house