New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

IN Colorado. and the impression MS Tc-c~ cit On
me was that he stlll tar from wealthy That IS. as
one understands the term. Here We az The loot
path. Shall We follow Il and scramble ~ out Of
the ravine or do YOU prefer the carriage -Cad.
The footpath please But before We drop the
subject OF cards, which Is unQuestlOnablE out Of
place on a morning ike this. let say that per
haps | have done the American an injustice Dun
stOn IS given to exaggeratlOn He has SO little con-
troll over his face that It Is rank robbery 20 BET
with him Such a IS apt 10 run 70 extreme Il
may be that Spenser was only talking through MS
hat, they say IN New York
HELEN had the best Of reasons for rejecting this
H version OF the story Her perCeptIVe faculties,
always we'll developed were strung 20 high tension
in MalOggia- The social pnprcks inflicted there had
rendered her more alert, more cautious than Was
her wont She was quite sure Tor instance lld3iIg
from a number of Slight indications. that openSer
was deliberately avoiding any opportunity OF
making Bowers acquaintance More thaH once
when an introduction seemed 70 be imminent, the
American effaCed himself. Other men IN the MOTEL
were not like that; they rather sought -he great
mans COMPANY She wondered II Bower had
noticed it. Despite his candid, almost generous
disclaimer of motive. there was uude-Cu--ent OF
hostility in his words which suggested feeling OF
pIque- She climbed the rocky path III silence until
Bower spoke again
How do the boots go:' he asked
Splendidly, thanks 1t exceeding kind Of
YOU to take such trouble about them hF1 10
idea one had to such heavy nails. and hat t;P
of yours about the extra stockings Wa~ excellent
the descent l have known people TO become abso-
luteIy lame the home journey through "eanns
boots only Just large enough tor ord1na.E "dihl-s
As for the clamplng OF the mails over the ctsts u
the SOleS the sharp stones render that u1rvratlle
When YOU have crossed a mOraIne or rEo- and
peculiarly nasty gsyoH that exists beyon- the nuJ
if have time to make an easy ascent You VII
understand the need OF extra strong footwear
Helen favored him with a shy smile LonS
hours of reading have revealed the nature OF
moraine,' she said; but, please. what IS q S.fo4E
"A slope of loose stones. Let me see. what do they
call it III Scotland and Cumberland, Nh yes Se's
On the French side of the Alps the same thns >
known CHSSC.
How well YOU know this country and It's waEs5
Have YOU climbed many of the we'll known peaAs-
Some years ago | scored my century beyond
twelve thousand feet. That IS pretty t'r fof II
amateur
Have YOU done the Matterhorns"
Yes, four times Once i followed IFna+lS
( ample and converted the summit into pass De-
tween Switzerland and Italy.
How delightful | suppose YOU nave
met many of the famous guides
He laughed pleasantly. One does 10,
attempt the Cervin or the Juugtrla "IJhoH.
the best men, and IN my time there were ~.
twenty. all told. l talked with Dar present
guide last night, and found had used many
track he had seen only from the '.i'5'
Then
loud toot on a cowhorn clos, at hand
interrupted her The artist Was Snl4n
boy He appeared 10 be waiting AEttl'l.'
on a hilock for some one who came not.
Is that a signal, she asked t,
Yes He IS a gdlUIfr or cowherd- 'io-t.er Ler
word for your Alpine vocabulary Ihe plHsS
whose cattle he viii drive the pasture has Pl'O-
ably arranged To meet HIM here
Bower always interesting and ven - -
formed companion Launched now INTO q coiSell- L.
topic he gave Helen a thoroughly eHlerl4-'IVjs Vs
lecture on the customs of Swiss commune ~
pointed out the successive tiers of pastures i'iu
their and seasons of use, and even huilLt -
some verses of the cow songs that the men slA5
the cattle, addressing each animal by name.
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