Gunnison news-champion., 1906-06-15
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learned = Fr.sres as1sssV ~ xie~sas
as.r aan sfenfai as~lraraassa~ A. sae
Same ttuis ssst ~n. had sessns1 the les
$50 - lsse "a Mi hsa sisavs ices .
hriiltsnt voisng man n hoe ewes ~sR'e
-iie + ~ esme 10 know the savrngah cf
his iutf.I ..sct bst in the lA0hs Oh icn hAa
-crruffg fiashei out tpssD b. heart
Nith no uncertain rsd,asos sAe viewed
ham - a marvel of ~isAssR- soc bad
mo- ahoHrht ~ aiming against him And
she ss- glad that she c~.'a sat Never
theles. she did. The great dav came
and bruurht her trinnaph. snd when the
resllt Na= annoanced NS hand zras.~-d
hers Win uoartIer ccawrsteistion sn.n
did that 90 VI Xii
She Vas dazsd by hss oAccess and by
the rsa iza-ion of y hat it ase~af 20 hina.
Al the ovormassoriug desire for th.
great homer nov opened almost immedi-
atciy - her efforts went out of her
hrsrt Whou love finally asserted his
complete dominion there. sbs would
have resigned her diploma; che would
have confessed her secret. she would
have hidden herself in the ufterms-t
part 81 the earth rather than have
crowded Ii khi from the place which
she regarded az his by the divine right
which woman secs vested in the ralcr
Of her heart.
Fsrtanats.ly hefore She Maj was led
30 carry any of these desperate resolves
into effect a way opened Whereby such
recourse was unnecessary. The in
structors Of the college. in view Of III
khi's unusual standing there, decided
20 hold a special examination within
three months. a course only adopted In
rare eases. That Ii Xii would win in
this second trial was regarded as = cor
tainty: and. indeed, with ne such rival
as sho Mai W oppose him he did win
easily.
The rapid narration q these events
may give some iaes u ne way the
time few by for thsss principally
concerned in them. Whes the day
came that both could prepare for
the great journey - Peking they
fairly caught their ks~oth in think
ing of the wsy the hovss had hurried
past. Nut week must psss before they
could sail End these few days they -
voted W rest. A way haA been asvtarA
in which Ii Isen Wy could sscsss
some assistance IN his teaching during
I their absence. SD, indeed, in his priAe
1T the prowess Of his two sons,' - he
had come 10 class them, he AID not
shrink from the proepect u incFsesed
toll for little while.
In these days Sho Mai and Ii Xii
took many pleasant rambles through
the country, and in one OF these they
visited the cave and passed out tn rough
its gloomy corridors, moved by . com
mon impulse to see once more the place
whore their eyes had first rested upon
each other. They paused beside the
pool from which the captains body had
long since been taken to better rest
ing place, and Sho Mai could not repress
g tear at the memory of the uan who,
though many sins were doubtless upon
him, had yet proven her savior in dire
extremity.
At length they merged upon the shelv-
ing rocks facing the ocean
1t was here that stood, Tien," 0aid
Ii Xii, advancing to tine edge.
And bad justcome from this crevice
at the left. said Sho Mai. let us en-
act the scene azain justas il transpired.
| So the girl Ia herself between the
rocks, while Lii XIII, folding his arms,
looked down into the sea as he had done
on that memorable morning. and tried
to picture what life would have been
if the waves had swallowed all that came
in the ship and had not spared him
friend
We'll, am ready" said he, at length.
Appear, Tien, and let me greet you
again as one whom the sea has miracu-
loUsl y spared"
IL can't" called Sho Mai. family;
my foot is caught between two great
rocks. | can not free m mFsalf."
Laughing Ii Xii ran to her assist
ance. There She stood n hondage. and
twist or pull as she might She could not
free herself Ii Kin h Mt down. and
taking her foot in his hand pulled with
f gentle grn, Yet So strongly that Is
rocks yisIi"l, and She was free But.
alas the sandal came a.eay in his grasp
rs he arose. Sho Mai gave a faint lit Ie
scream and covered nHr face with her
hands. The young mans eyes sought
her face in bewili luaeut.
Are you hGrt2" DE cried. "Did I
pull too roughly, Ten?"
She did not answer, and he glanced
hastily down. If the great Jewel Of the
Emperor's diadem had laid upon the
re- k, he could not have been more sur
prlsed at what he saw And yet it was
not so uncommon sight after all: only
woman's foot!
Yes, there it was, plainly enough: .
soman's foot neatly bsndaged after the
manner Of her sex Lii Xiii fairly
D gasped with amazement. He turned
his eyes from the little foot to the san
dal he still held, and he gazed at it as
IL 1t had been charm BY which the
secrets of the universe had been re-
vealed. 50 long he stood speechless
that Sho Mai stole = glance from under
her hands. and At the sight Of his face