Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-01-01
GODS COUNTRY.


mood"
i've been thinking" he replied,
'of a beautiful spot ON the shores Of
a far-oR lake. / can seem to see II
as plainly as II we stood there now.
A high Bromotory iutting out into
the clear blue water, the far-off hills
across the lake; the wind blowing
across the smooth and silvery
surface of the water and causing the
whitecaps to sparkle in the sunlight;
the waving branches overhead. the
soft grass under foot; the never
ceasing splashing on the pebbles be-
low; the great solicitude and the
realization of natures magnificance."
1T is a splendid picture. wish
I might see it."
Il wish you might. l wish I
might have the privilege Of showing
It to you"
That would be jolly-but-but
Of course, II It is away of in a lonely
place 1T would not be proper for you
to lead me to it. Are there no
houses there7"
NO. 1t is as yet uncontnminated
lit is all Just as God made Il. l can
almost fancy that l hear your excla-
nation of delights as you stand upon
that high point Of land, looking out
across the blue water, with the
breeze tossing your hair and swish
Ing your skirts and the sunlight sift-
ing through the branches turning
your soft, brown tresses to burnish-
ed gold"
rs It very, very far from herei"
Not so very. About a days
ride"
Il suppose it would not be possi-
Bile for a girl--for me-to 20 there
alone, would IT."
1T might be possible. but It would
hardly be advisable. You might get
lost, or you might fnd that some
body else had wandered in there. A
hundred disagreeable things could
happen. And then you wouldn't en-
Joy standing there all alone, would
you. even If you knew you were absO-
luetly free from danger?"
of course, should prefer to go
there with-with-but then, we
couldn't go there together, you know
Ne might have mother with us II you
dear mo, what am l saying? There
IS no reason why you should want to
go there with me or to be bothered
by mamma. She Is so uncertain on
ner feet whenshe tries to climb hills
or go about where it is necessary to
step over stonS. I suppose 1 shall
never be able & see it."
There mightbe such a possibility
Hip
'If a party w,re organized. per-
maps. But shotd not want to go
there with 4 crowd
You would wan, to be all alonef"
We'll, practically alone"
Il wish might hpe to-to"-
Il suppose you itend to return
there some day and zee II again
| just as It was-withot one to break
in upon your reyerie Sr spoil your
pleasure by asking sillyVuestions.
Some day 1 hope to 70 back-to
see 1t Just as 1t was the(rst time II
lay spread out before me, But I do
not want to be absolutelyaIone. /
would enjoy it a thousSd times
more II some one else were-that is.
II dared to--to-but why,hould I
think of such a thing? II night not
| gaa,,,
seemed to me. It might n, even
seem as glorious to me again ait did
the first time ever stood ther( NV
mood may have had mucho do
with it. can never get bacNnto |
Just that mood again. Some,ing |
has happened since then vtch |
makes 1t impossible for me to lodat |
anything just as looked at thhp
before" !
"Oh, I'm so sorry. Has some gre
bereavement come to you? ha\
never heard you mention anythin
of that kind You must be brave,
you must try to blot 1t from youi
memory"
1T is not bereavement. It is a
great happiness that has come to me
yet &c is happiness that must end
and when it ends shall be the most
wretohed man in the world"
How sad Is there no way in
which you can make II last? Why
must 1t end?"
Il wish might tell you-but-
but--no, shall not be able to make
it last. have no right to hope fol-
that"
But things seldom turn out to be
as bad as we expect they are goins
to be. you know. You may go back
there some day and be happier, az
you stand on that promonotory, look
ing across the blue water. than you
ever were before"
There Is only one thing that
could ever produce such a result"
What is that?"
He looked longingiy into her deep
melting eyes and took an eager steg
toward her. Then he stopped, drew
a deep sigh and sz!d;
"If you knew whit it was you
would not ask me to explain"
Then. is it somethiPg that-thai
is wicked or that would not approve
Oft"
''It is not wieked-far from that
1t would be Enthusiastically! But
you would not approve OF IT,"
Am the only girl who would not
approve OF III"
Il wouldn't care whether any 9th
er girl approved Of It OF not"
'AAd - yoa care whether thai