The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-10-27
A Moonlight
Adventure
sTORYOFT THE cYCLArfEN
BLOSSOMS


.n4 m,os have ever taken yoH
= .ad YOU have once made the ioli
n.f lakes. YOU Will certainly rcmem-
,t.,,r.en. silent corner, back against
Ir..niain where the village sleeps
.rally mlied by the pine trees
ur.,tly below the lake spreads its
Ill, waters. smiling in golden ripples
s aocked here and there win white.
,ra.ular sails The intense light n'-
,. iy the ncocy clouds illuminai,
Mis- the circle Of mountains when
4nds the water
many shades Of green. the som
.e the vivid violet and the silvery
. 81 the mountains mingle in
yrf.lus harmonics with the turquoise
dim. AXE and the brilliant green Of the
vines IL is there that one should so
e the Joy OF rcqnited love ami
sill mnre truly Il Is the place where a
- sorrow may find sure ase ~
Nat long ago. on the mountain road.
ret three tourists descendng with
tA.r alpeustocks and knapsachs and
thnr hats decorated with punches Of
.tlamen blossoms. ! watched them
-s- with wisiful glance while memo
affho distant days when /, too. was
aad my brain.
.N myself gayly descending the
smo road. my hat decked with flowers
umpaned by TWO merry companions
essen as the cresfs Of the mountains
ur. reflected I'm the water so The re
RANGES Of former times rose bofor'
ear and sharp a. a mirage. Will
no co,ars. the perfumes and the en-
asms of youth.
happened - years ago 10 this yer.
a.o where we had planned 20 spen'
tae teht after a long days climb
RELY had We turned down ihe beau
tg avenue 81 chestnut trees when W
sw walking slowly toward u.s. IN IN
shade Of the trees a beautiful youn
c radiant in an the glory and splen
Lraf her rs years.
Tal admirably formed her The
ien curis fell in clouds about be
rrierful She 'lders. and a. she turne
a The sound O' our voices we caugh
sar OF a finely cur patrican profl
with proud. rcd DIPS and haughtily IL
nu.rls dark eyes
I'VE ls,i in love with hf az once. a
three 0f u.s. and foreetfui s thc fatien
OF the day We ioiiT"1a ler dscrFet
along a winding pain uni-i she oisal
r,r.l beneath a gateway, n droopir
honey suckle Upot oWfetun 20 q
itt Sc learned I'M re strai ger WI
taa SO excited our' admiration VIZ
Princess ". uHn who live
vtn her parents in one 81 villas th
trr-a~rT am fl--a--~.
Russian. a princess and pn'ty-th
was enough surely 20 set oil imagin
tlo-s working. and al throaeh CHM
IS made impossible plans % Waylay o
rw diyirHty and accost Ter My ~
mpauions. however were TOO siee
90 il anything but 20 to bed that uigl
bad no desire 10 follow their eXai
r Instead strolled saunterinp
down ne road looking uQuir.usiy /
every Tree as went
4 vas an exquisite evening The Z
had risen behind the mountai
a creed their somber depths 81
of silver light Eyarywhc
t b Tue sleeping country.
ef- were chipping with here a
t De note Of low-nying swall
my feet the lake. with is pa
81 molten ripp.os murmlred
n-y to the tiny beach thr
down ON me soft grass and
pan invent romantic incidents VIII
bring about my meetnE "
l.us.ian princess.
A hult my elaborate castles
beard the metallic click Q
balm beneath the willows al
ad presently. not FIVE 81
white form emerged from
into the moonlight II
beautiful Russian
was trying to unfasten the b.
ak for which her slender fins
r in mo- wise fired Finally
saeh'enod up with an angry
ems .ched The heavy chain petulan
Uh dear what a nuisance
sNee
opportunity had come.
Aow me- | cried. starting
v suddenly. and kneeling r
th ~ although not without con
r injury 70 my knuckles and
Jumped into the boat and
lD MI me inquringly
lad just spent a week in
rudains tramning in all weail
ne wherever / happened e
u my clothes showed the strai
~nh they had been put My D
WAS nr and neglected. my IA; in
irr and my coat badly torn II
sr.u that she took me for a
mar
Iaanks' she said carelessiy.
ow me as far as Duingt?"
Wiih The greatest pleasure"
ioreetful Of everything Q,
la' golden opportunity for which
been ehing.
Fmped after her into the boat
striking FAR out from shore. beg,
iN while she sat facing me wit
rHla.i strings IN her hand The II
sh0ne FUN ON her lovely IN