The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-03

"If Either You or Your Sister Marry
Before You Reach the Age Of Twenty
Five. You Lose Your Share IN the
Fortune"
silent, you know. And must be with
you
All right, dear. | understand per
| fectly. Be right over. GOOd-by.
Scott came, languid lackadalsical,
correct to the last detail-nis express
sionless face making a great impress
sion on Bess, who accepted mis- air
of quiet authority as indicative oil
the proverbial still waters
The breakfast was a complete sue
cess in both food and talk. and Ann
felt with pleasure that her surprise
| at his announcement that he was 60
ing up to the mountains was as gen
uine as could be desired by the most
exacting critic-which Bess WASH I.
In another hour BeSs and Ann,
mounted on two rangy western ponies,
had started their long ascent up the
mountainside, their point Of destlna-
ton being half mile from where Paul
Reed. in his observatory. nightly
watched the heavens and saw IN each
glowing star the image OF his loved
one.
Scott arrived late the night of the
same day. The next morning ne
proposed a walk over the mountain
side, and was eagerly seconded by
Ann. Bess however, wearied anC
sore with the previous days ride, an
nounced that she was all in, anC
would await their return at the hotel
Ann noted with keen displeasur'
SCOTS disappointment at Bess an
nouncement, and was further yexe'
: when ne proposed that they stay ant
keep Bess company. His attention, nj
/ sOlicitude for Bess was, she felt, pass
= ing the confines of an effort to b
r agreeable.
Bess wouldn't hear of their stay
? ing behind. so they started for thei
: stroll together Alfred, disappointe
at Bess' absence, and Ann anXiou
. and trying mentally TO laugh ava
= the fears that played shadOwlike bu
}. persistent in her mind. They too
= a narrow foOtpath that wound its wa
f around the mountainslde, huggin
+ tightly the wall to their left. for
some places on their right the pat
y stopped abruptly and the cliff sid
s fell sheer away into sickeninS spac
, Anita had come up close benin
d him painting, but supple and cage
s her fine young frame moving IN quic
>. graceful strides along the trail. Su
d denly he was aware of the sound I
II loosened pebbles rolling down Il
8 cliff behind him-heard her startlt
Il cry-felt her tense, desperate grip
his arm as she lost her footing.
e VI.
u Turning half way around. he sa
T. that she was hanging half over Il
cliffside, her face pale and horrC
r, stricken. her only hope for life, OF
id side of a understanding itself
st her grip on his arm. lie saw at
glance the almost sheer declivity
V. the mountain side, and sickenil
ID dread overcame him as he thought
e. what il would mean, should
strength be not great enough to nc
out. He would be carried over I
a side of the cliff with the one clingi
ne to him, His foot slipped slight
n dislodging a pebble that bounced
ne echoing way down the mounta
side. y horrible, cold dread was
nd Kim. His feet were slipping, W
M quick, fearful, desperate stroke
re- struck her hand from his arm, a.
shrinking back against the W;
l." watched her start on her downwi
a slide, dragging a host OF rafting p
gu bles in her wake.