Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-21

emn, awful stiffness of the night, the rising re-
morse which quickened her flying feet, and charged
with passionate intensity the old familiar prayers
which fell increasingly from her lips-through all
this she felt the power of the love which she had
before acknowledged to herself. Suddenly
she paused Below her lap the forests and the
farms. and directly below her the rocky heights
of the Schern. The snow had ceased falling and
the star-light-that wonderful starlight OF the
Tyro-geamed the bare stern rocks, on the
which lay dazzling white on every ledge and
crevice and the sharp, inaccessible peaks which
reared themselves against the sky.
She had done it. Nothing remained before her
now but the ascent of the Pigeons Breast, as the
lower juttng cliff of the Schern is called. 1t was
there that Donadio would be found If he had not
returned already, but she knew we'll that in that
case she would have met him. She began to climb
the rocks, looking carefully for any sign OF foot
steps she did so. But none appeared. The
fresh and undisturbed as 1t had fallen.
Evidently foot had recently passed over 1t; but
that proved nothing except that Donadio was, as
she already knew, two hours in advance OF her,
for the snow had fallen until within an hour
The work of climbing now became very difficult,
and absorbed all her attention, so that she started
when something soft and cold brushed against
her forehead, and then her heart stood still with
fear From dry branch which jutted above her
head hung bunch of artificial flowers with tinsel
leaves-the same, she felt sure, which Donadio
had worn his hat the evening before. She thrust
them into her bosom, and then, hating moment,
threw all the power of her lngs into long 10
deli" which rang through the night like a trum-
pet-call and was echoed and re-echoed by the
rocky heights No Tyrolese ever fails to answer
"Jodel" and Lisel paused and listened long after
the last faint vanishing echo had died away. Not
a sound in reply, and she advanced and then
paused again. and lifting up her voice, sent forth
another ringing, piercing cry; "Donadio! And
the snow-cad heights again repeated, In lingering,
dying echoes, "Donadio!" Then the awful silence
of the night closed round her once more, and
the keen cold wind which precedes the dawn began
to blow in her face. Still she did not lose courage.
She pressed on steadily, and at intervals she called
aloud, "Donadia!" At last, in the silence which
followed cry which had all the force or her
despairing love in it, she distinguished RANT
sigh so faint that she scarcely dared trust her
ears. The sigh repeated, and she called again,
but this time in a lower voice. Donadlo, are
you there? 1t is I-Lisel. l have come TO ma
you" Silence; and again she called: "Donadio,
mein lieber are you here? l am Lisel l have
come to find you. Speak to me- Donadio for
love you.
of life and her heart leaped within her as she
crept carefully round ledge of rock in the direc-
ton of the sound, again calling Donadio, meln
Schatz, where are your
stop Liebchen," said a faint voice her
you will fall as / did,.
where are your" she cried.
Here to the left" he answered. Il fell, and
"The channels trap!' Lisel interrupted, with a
hitter cry "Oh Donadio, mein Herr what
wicked girl l am! l loved you all the time and
now l would give my hearts blood to help you
and Where are your" she cried suddenly in
terrupting herself as she prepared to climb down
to him.
You cannot" ne answered.; there is no hold
on the sides of the pit, and can not move
Are you hurt?" she called, as she made her
way to the side of the pit and knelt down.
I'm no pain now" he answered. but | can
move nothing but my right arm: ! struck my
back as fell but have no pain there only
cannot move. My left arm is broken, think
I am we'll and happy, now you are come Lieb-
chen" he added, tenderly.
His patient caressing voice pierced Lisels heart
like dagger; but she forced herself to answer,
cheerfully: II shall stay now, and as soon as