Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-09

What Miss fiesd a.
WAYS asnomia~tea
a ~socisble. old
sssaiSs~d tea which. in the Country.
xas served al the to~n dinner hour
"CDula yoa obtain Eo conveyance al
"a station ,"
aNone-uniess choae TO ~ai; sew
e. hours. Ss.rmisinG a; once taai ray
Irtlar had not arrived in season to no
tifs vou Of my coming ] left ray bag
eaEa IN charge of the station master
al set out on foot | pleased my sen
vhen ! vas here two wears age WIN
sr~ueyiug an air line between venT
hausc and the nearest point of the iafl-
road n one does not mind some pretty
ssaop hills. he can save at least two
nles By syailing himself Of my topo-
lrhical skill II Was pleasant va
ri..y 90 me. after six hours in narrow
CO. seat 70 stretch my limbs over the
r1esg pass and breathe the fresh air OF
tha wIdWo0ds instead OF smoke and
cuIors
"The mystery TO me II how and
' here vou met Mrs Wifhersf chirpea
vitacious Harriet DO eNplsini ! was
never 80 astouished in nv life as when
] saw you two walkine mp the svsnue
taIsing together like old friends
As We arr" smiled EDWARD at his
s ss-ar-in-laN. "Shs was sitting at he
foo. OF cedar near my projected road,
eniaging the prospect beneath her.
raragnized her from her resemblance
O. the photograph you sent me while
vas abroad. Elnathan. walked up 10
trr like the impertinent fellow some
Yeople think / am. introduced my seil,
an offered to escort her home.
'sYou should have taken servant
win YOU. Constance" said her husband.
uagisterially. 1T is not safe or proper
for a lady to ramble alone in this thin
ly-sfttled neighborhood.
There are charcoal burners in the
mountainsi' Miss Harriet interiected.
shudderiHgly. The most feroc,ous
looking creatures. with long boards
and black faces. | saw one once when
we we're driving out. And there used
to be bears when the country was first
settied-"
And wolves. and catamounts. md
red Indians with no boards at all" fin
ished the younger Withers warningly.
Mrs. withers. let me advise you to
take me along whenever you stir be
yond the garden fence ] saw Rocky
aiosntain savage once. and last year
was one of party that went out On
bear hunt in Norway. We saw nothing
Of Bruin, ii is true, but my Instructions
how to act in case he crossed my path
were so minute that | am confident
should prove valiant protector in
time of need"
The invitation thus playfully given
was renewed in earnest on the foll1w-
ing day. The brother and sister-in-law
were excellent friends from the mo-
ment OF their meeting The Travelled
member of the eminent banking firm
of Withers Bros. was about 80 years of
age. and attractive in person, rather
from a certain grace and elegance Cf
bearing, and a frank, intelligent eX-
preston than from regularity of iea-
ture He had read much and seen
many lands, and knew how to use the
knowledge thus gained for the enter
tainment of his companions passion
ate lover of music, he was not slow in
disc overine Constances kindred tastes.
His coming gave a different complexion
to life in the secluded country house
There were horseback rides before
breakfast and dligent practice with
voice and instruments piano. flute and
violin, besides a couple of hours read
ing in the forenoon; then came the
after-dinner walk, seldom ending un-
til sunset In the evening Elnathdn
Withers dozed in his stuffed chair gh le
he tried to beat time to the duet going
on at the other end of the room. and
Harriet, bolt upright in the middle of
a sofa, did wondrous things with a
spool of cotton or silk and a orocnet
needle-and took observations with her
beady eyes.
She was discreet as to the result OF
these For aught that could be gather 1
from her words or conduct she ap-
proved entirely OF the growing iati-
macy between the married lady and
the agreeable bachelor Elnathan was
not a man of fine feelings and strong
affections He had made ND his mioi
70 marry because a stylish wife would
add to his individual consequence and
adorn his already princely establish
ment. Constance Romaine pleased his
critical eye, and captivated whatever oi
fancy dwelt in his practical nature
Yet. having welded, he trusted her
She offended him sometimes He often
wished that she were interpenetrated
with something of Harriet's reverence
for himself; that she would put forth
more effort to anticipate his wishes,
and conform herself in all respects TO
his ideas OF fitness in demeanor and
conversation. He was never harsh in
his treatment Of these deficiencies. but