Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-06-14
How BERTHE Was
Rescued
By JOHN woRNE
lcopyright. -. by Jossph 3. BowIes.l

Il Gnu
For a whole week now they had held
each others hands and looked into
each others eyes.
In fact, II seemed for the time being
as if all we're over and they were on
the point of living happily ever after;
which is popularity supposed to be the
inevitable consequence of marriage
What shall we do to-day, dar-
ling?" said BERTHE
Dearest" said Eva, 'let US walk
along to the cliffs and back before
| lunch"
Sweet" said BERTHE, eve have
/ walked along the cliffs and back be-
fore lunch every day since we were
married; and it has never occupied
more than half the day"
1T is a heavenly walk, love"
"Adored one, there is no walk like
t."
This is just the way they talked
continually. except when the servants
were in the room.
After breakfast they sat together IN
the sunshine, thinking of walking
along to the cliffs and back before
lunch.
Darling, hope you will forgive me
J II | mention matter of which | have
| been intending to speak for some
days"
ITO speak for some daysl VIII II
| take so long,"
Intending for some days to speak.
We must not be captious about words.
The matter is this. The day before We
married you promised that after mar
riage you would give up smoking"
She pouted 81 never promised any
thing of the kind. and you know !
didn't mean it seriously"
but consider t." said BERTHE,
"very important indeed"
He lit a second pipe, and spoke re-
fectively through the clouds.
Smoking" he said, sis a beastly
habit, and should be the exclusive
privilege of the finer ereature-man.
Smoking"
Pass the matches, dear" said Eva.
He hesitated for a moment, and then
was firm NO" ne said. II object
on principle. l exercise my marital
authority"
She said nothing, but took from her
belt a little silver matchbox and lit
another cigarette.
every WE'LL" he said You defy
your husband"
She made no attempt to deny 1t.
1T is an awful thing to do" he
went on, land may compel me to take
steps"
what steps?"
Drastic steps"
ITO the cliff and back?"
Madam said BERTHE, rising and
looking fiercely down upon her. Il am
not one TO be trified with"
This is much funnier than walking
to the cliffs and back before lunch,
said Eva
lis it?" said BERTHE, a particularly
feeble reply, though indignant. Very
we'll"
And he walked on
Eva sat unooncerned. waiting for the
steps TO be taken. But she threw
away the nasty cigarette as soon as
he was out of sight. 1t was their irst
serious quarrel since marriage. and
correspondingly important.
She thought little stroll to the
cliffs and back before lunch would be
no bad thing Besides. 1t would be a
new experience to do 1t alone So she
| started out.
1t was lonely piece of coast No hu-
man being was in sight She was
alone with the elements thinking the
thoughts which they in their grand
eur inspire
Such as: "He is a pig" or Il won't
give in this time"
AS she elambered up to the high
ground where the path lay along the
edge of the cliff, she heard a faint
"Halloo" floating from afar.
II was BERTHE, and he seemed to be
somewhere on the face of the cliff.
This was alarming. She crept out as
| near as she dared TO the edge, ami
remembered local legends of land
slides and sudden endings.
BERTHE, Is that your"
Halo! Who's there?"
Il am. dear. Is there anything
wrong? Are you hurt?"
NO" he shouted: I'm all right.
Where are your"
She dropped on her knees and looked
over. She could catch sight Of
small piece of him way down.
"Here-On a ledge; I've stuck"
Cant you get further DOWN."
mo; it's a sheer drop of several
miles"
Have you tried coming up?"
TITS no good; | got here easily
enough. but there's no way back"
why did you 90 there?"
''To see II l could"
"And could your"