The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

his view was not nearly so far-reach-
ing. The oval Of her colorless face.
with it's flaming halo against the
background of autumn-kissed leaves,
was picture enough for any man.
"You love the garden" she hazard
ed, bringing her wandering gaze back
to him.
And everything in it" was his sup
plemented answer, as he made men
tai note that creamy skins blush near
err perfection than any other COM
plexion can.
81 love its privacy" she commented,
pointedly.
"And its trespassers."
She began to wonder if it were we'll
to nibble strange fruit, and whether
the domestic variety were not safer for
everyday consumption.
1.-THE door must soon be closed upon
them" she said.
"They must make the most of their
opportunities while it remains open,
then but when will it be shut?
"When the apples ripen."
MAY the harvest be late one" was
the hospitable rejoinder.
1t amused him to see this interloper
so entirely at her ease in his domain
Her quick ear detected a shade OF I'M
1 conscious patronage in his tone.
She could not stand that; on her own
ground it was insufferable. Her
thoughts flew to the serpent. She
blamed herself for ever having let it
slumber. Hastily she reused it up and
took her leave with it,
He eyed her retreat with dismay.
It's abruptness perplexed him till ne
recognized the trail Of the serpent.
II hat your pets" he called after
her; they leave sting behind
Her quick wit marked the play upon
the word. and brought to birth smile
that bore her company upon her home
ward way.
The fourth day found them under
the apple tree talking glibly OF the
fruit. She knew little more of it than
it's name began with o X" and ended
with an "E."
He might have told her Of its origin
had he felt SO inclined; also something
of it's true translation.
to discussion: by the end Of the morn
ing Eve was alive to the fact that for
hidden fruit had taste that was easily
acquired. while Adam felt it was fit
for the table of an epicure.
The evenings post brought twin ex
plantations and apologies from the riva
agents.
The fourth day was stormy; panic
fell on both their souls lest they should
! lose their Eden. 1t had grown so dear
: that neither could contemplate expul
sion with any pretensions to calmness
| Once more the garden was the scene
5 of meeting; this time Greek met Greek
S She retreated. not beaten, but firm
s " convinced OF the failure of firework.
! as Examinations for Eden.
: He left her. swearing that every red
z haired woman had a spice Of the devil
: but he did not forget to add the re
n mainder of the quotation that pu
r that spice down as being worth all tn
prettiness in the world.
d The next day both learned of tn
|, leisure of repentance. Alone the
S walked within the garden, once so fai
: its charm had vanished. Again
o was a waste around ruin. Eden n
IS longer, now the other was not there.
Its yours" he wrote at close c
e day. Eden without its Eve could b
n no longer paradise"
1.-THE garden was given first to Az
, am" she had penned in her gel
crosby. yours is the prior claim
- % = To
'e well. Farewell"
y Her note came to hand on the evel
III ing of the sixth day; all desire to Wis
the garden now that she had gone ws
ie dead
II Its emptiness Knocked him; unlit /
her bright hair, it lay in lonely sha
ie ow. under cloak of silence drear I
y death.
But on the morrow a melancholy a
~ traction drew him thither. He cho
~ high noon. and FASTENED to the app
~ tree where first they met. possessed
hope that she might cone to hi
~ But disappointment ruled his da
), Sadly he plucked the perfect fruit tn;
alas! had ripened all to late.
1.-The fruit of knowledge!" he sa
,a' bitterly surveying the golden ba
- then tossed it from him with an i
petuous motion, as he rounded the CO
ner of the south wall. now a mass
tender green and blood-red fruit.
But beauty of the picture was IL
upon him; all his eyes saw was q SIT
~, H. der patch of purple. Viewed fr'
~ a distance. it might easily have be
., mistaken for mass of clematis.
~ The fruit he had flung from him v
- checked by the folds of her gown.
-, stopped to pick it up. and rising, II
his glance. her own full of inquiry.
- 1.-The fruit of the tree of knowledg
he said, answering her unspol
,r- query.
-, us it sweet?" she faltered.
at tasted to me of the bittern
of death a while ago." he said.
Once more she raised her arm alb
his shining head, and plucked e
erous branch of the passion-pain
~ Oh hold hor