The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-05-20


ry Of snow, the poor mother grew
lonely and tired Of idleness. Oh, yes,
she stayed the winter through. 1t was
home to her. There were not many
neIghbors then, 1t was true. yet she
would not be happy to go away. Noun
tain folk never really learned to love
the valleys.
What! The ladies had not written to
tho inn in advance? All, well. that
would not matter at this season. There
would be rooms and to spare. The Ia
dies could take their choice, and the
mother would have a pleasant sur-
prise. Glad he was that he CHANGED
to be the one to bring it.
Those who knew Frau Yorvan know
that her larder was never empty Of
good things and that her linen was
aired and scented with the dried Law
ender blossoms gathered down below.
Indeed, she had need to be ever In
readiness for distinguished guests, be-
cause sometimes But the eloquent
tongue Of Alois Yorvan wes suddenly
silent, like the clapper OF a church
bell which the ringers have ceased TO
pull. and his sunburnt lace grew
~sheepiSh.
Because sometimes?' echoed the
girl in her pretty Rhaetian. what
happens sometimes that your mother
must ever be eXpecting2"
"Oh." the nan stammered, q little
foolishly, II was but going to say that
h has sometimes to entertain people
Of the high nobility Of different ma
lions. Alleheiligen, though smnll, is
rather celebrated. you know"
Has your emperor been here" ask
ed the young lady.
ut may be-" answered Alois jaun-
tily; at may be. Our emperor has been
to most places"
His companion smiled and put no
more questions.
Slowly they climbed on, the two car
riages, containing the English girls
mother, a middle aged companion, n
French maid and a reasonable supply
of luggage, toillng up behind, the har-
ness jingling with a faint sound, as OF
fairy bells.
Then at last they CAME to the inn, n
quaint house, half OF stone, half OF rich
brown shingles, n huge picture crowd
ed with saints OF special Importance
to Alleheiligen painted In once crude,
now faded, colors on q swinging sign.
A characteristic yodeling cry from
Alois sent forth before the highest turn
Of the road was reached brought an
apple checked and white capped old
woman to the door. Then It was the
youngest OF the travellers who asked,
with n pleasant greeting in Rhaetian.
for the best suit OF rooms which Frau
Yorvan could give.
But, to the girls establishment, the
landlady showed none Of the delight
her son had predicted. Surprised she
certainly was, wen startled and GER
tainly embarrassed For an instant she
seemed to hesitate before replying;
then her emotion was partly explained
by her words. Unfortunately her best
rooms were enga8ed-four OF the bed
rooms with the choicest view and the
one private sitting room the inn pos
sessed. But IL the ladies would put up
with the second best she would gladly
accommodate them. Was 1t but for the
night? oh. for several nights! (Again
he apple face looked dubious.) Well,
TX the laaies would ~graciously enter
and choose from what she had to offer
she would be honored.
They did enter and presently wrote
their names as Lady Mowbray, Miss
Mowbray, Miss Manchester and maid.
An hour later when the newcomers
mother, daughter and dame de compa-
gnie-sat down to n hot supper in n
bedchamber hastily but skillfully
transformed INTO a private dining room
the youngest OF the three remarked to
Frau Yorvan upon The peaceful still
ness Of her house.
"One would think there wasn't a
soul about the place except ourselves"
said she, yet you've told us you have
other guests"
The gentlemen who are stopping
here are away all day long In the
mountains" explained Frau Yorvan.
ut is now the time for chamols hunt
ing, and 1t Is for hat and also the
climbing OF a strange group of rocks
called the Bunch of Needles, only to
be done by great experts, that they
come to me-
They are out late this evening.
Aren't you beginning to be q little
anxious about them II they go to such
dangerous placesT"
"Oh, tonight, gracious fraulein, they
VIII not return at ALL" said the land
lady, warming lmpulsively to the sub
ject. "They often stop at a kind of
hut they heve near the top Of the
mountain to begin some climb they
may wish to undertake very early.
They are much closer to 1t there, you
gee and IL aauna THAR ,rnakInn nnrnrnl