The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-06

wide awake and she drew aside the gray cloth TO peer
white world of that told her they were
high up OF the Swiss mountain tops. They had
through Mont tunnel. long dark that
felt if they would to the light again.
They had sudden change of world, TO
vines and mountain and church spires and little
brown hamIets picturesque and wonderful that told
them they in italy Now they had stopped at
Turin. she had watched the busy station hustle
Italians hurryng with excitement 10 their carriages,
stout and volubIe ladies who gestculated great
deal and talked loudly and rapidly. She had never
seen much noise and excitement about nothing in
all her life
They reached Genoa. and she wished with all her
heart she going stop there, for by this time
she was getting very tired with her journey ana she
would not reach Rome til early the next morning.
Once again she settled herself sleep tucking round
her her fur-trimmed cloak and the warm railway
that kept her coy. She turned on the heat of the
carriage by means Of the brass handle the indi-
above cushioned seat. The dark closed
outside like thick curtain, botng out the flying
lights and the dim radiance of the lingering sunset
light Once more Honor slept. II like child
sleeping, her face was so young and SO innocent.
All at once her sIumber was Tudely shaken. The
train running al smooth. steady speed, began to slow
Il pulled up too abruptly one would have said, for
station sudden cessation of the cIack and rattle
of turning wheels brought Honor back conscious
ness. She too drOwsy quite to herself and
she wished they would demand tickets
just when she n the midst pleasant dreams.
Re S came gTaqg2g gr to s5an f is as
eritSbt Bets s yous pia and began 5ga to feel
with one sleepy hand for her pocket where her purse
rage rapidly and quietly unlocked There was some
thing hushed, stealtny in the unlocking the
turning the handle, in the drawing open door
sOGIel thing unlike the abrupt slam with which
ticket examiner announced his arrival, that Honor
reused TO attention at She half raised
self, in her surprise, and a blast of cold outside
met her rushing in with the opening door With
entered something much more startling. \ monk a
long brown habI. tie pointed hood drawn over his
head and bent face sprang silently into the carriage
if he had climbed up from depth below. After
him followed another monk habited exactly
same fashion, bat younger and more active, helping
the older. SLOuter monk in with push from behind
They pulled the door to nOiselessIy, and drew
curtain across il rapidly and silently
Honor found her voice, which had been lost in
amazeneut. "But-Dut-this is a carriage for ladies
only she exclaimed. 1t has Danes on il. You
cant in here
she spoke in English, in her CONSERVATION. Hear
ing her words, she corrected herself spoke
French. Perhaps The monks understood neither
language At all events. they made answer. OnIy
the younger monk raised his hand with authorta-
tive gesture for silence. They both [ be
tenIns breathless-T, bending alert toward the
window. Honor heard Il door opened the
some one shout 10 know what the matter "Onlv
something on the line was shouted back
guards voice we of again" The train began
10 move cautiously onward. Honor began her re-
mOust-aGce
To her CONSERVATION and amazenent the monks
crOUChed the floor Of the carriage instead of taking
opposite They huddled down. with
bowed heads, if to hide from any passing the
carriage though thick curtain kept out all chance
OF pryins eyes.