HIDDEN ' I ' REAStJRES.
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TH E COMET \ lONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1898.
I their daily duties. We each took SOIl1L ~ about Evangeline, sa id, with a twinkle thing a ' n ulc · ulol ' ial or our VISit here. in his eye:
I and then continued our sight seeing. \ Ve " La. Mr. Neville, it ' s time vou was visited all of the places near nround com in ' horne. Miss ' Yangeline ' s got n which hu vc found n place in Hrstorv, in- mighty nice-Iookiu ' gemma II visitin ' ovor
" i, l(' ollr ~(' lyp ~ with the conveniences, if eluding Popocatapetl, on whoso side we there." not lux uri •. s. of t ru vel. Our first care ascended to the height of a hundred feet. All sorts of apprehensions seized Xe- ": IS 10 drn w upon the resources of an ad. hilt nero our euthusrasm stopped. ville.() f course, she was « ugugerl to m irn hl « t(' a g ' arclcn. which, stra rure to T ' uough we sn tistied at: ot our desires rh is visitor. There was no chnucc Oil " I.". tlourishr-s lu xuriently in Austin: and a nd cujoyed 0111 ' Stay even more than we earth for him. Keville. " Thy had he been nur nex t, in v iew of the ' fact that we eX ] leeted to, tt. ere were uoue of us sorry so foolish as to wa it so long? But she I ad ]' Pl ' 1I. ulvised by the functilJious ob- to start home, and I think it was a Yer ~' might have refused him, ap. yway. He;:•. 1vu nce of formu litics by the people we ha ppy C ' HRS which returned to Austin, wondered what this man was like. He " PI ' P to mor-t, to adopt as our coat of;::; ad to get nome and ta ke lip tnr-ir pleas- wondered how Colonel Hunt liked Evann rrus that hnmlsomost of all plumed. mt school unties, but " ell pleased with geline ' s choice. " r(' a turos = tbe peacock. thoir n rst trip to:\ ipxj(' o. All these thoughts rushed 1111011Xeville
Tle trip to the border "' fIS made with. wil h terrible force. He blamed hirus-If
out iur-idvnt worthy of note. except that ' I ' HREE DAYS ' GRACE. for It all. She might have accepted h un t " 1 '('\' 1 ' 1 ' chungiug beauties of the laud- if be h. id spoken when his he. u-r urorupte. l ';(' apl ';: 0 I ' ngl ' ossl ' d thl ' attention of sev him to, on thn t day before he ";('[~ Iwr
(, I ' a: of t ln- tou risrs that thov lost the I '. '" yill(' Burnette: 11 \( 1E \': lIlg '(': ille IIIl! 1t for some one else to win,( lelig ' ht ~ of the storv which whiled away had 101lg ' hpl ' ll lovers. Eyl ' l ' since child- Bur he m-mf ullv hid his emotlons t ' rou,-(' t inu- so ]) 1(' a;;: llltl,\' to the I ' Pf < t of us. hood, n lmost as 10I; g- a;; thov co nhl 1 ' 1 " old John; yet. straightway IIp C- 1 " llIgl ' f1
I I the subject. 0111 ' fu st ~ ight of the Rio Hrande, the uu-m 1(' 1 '. r WI ',' had been SOil." kind of virl iiur: il: l ' l)(' t \\'(, 1 ' 1I the R, f ' jlllhlie \\' I ': ll, I ~,' II(), k('"(' OlltI ': lC ~. h, et "·(, PIl. tlw, lll. Ea.« I. The short ride W [ lS soon oyer Jilt a ' I(' I(' a viujr,": 11 the l { PllllhlIc \\' I ' wr-re ~ q mr 11 to nnderstund thn t sOIJ ] P d. l ~ much heavier heart was i. vev illes
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tf \ l ' ill ~. w r ». ill SOniC ' t('~ ll(.(· t:-:.: 1 ~ rS ' IIl- ' ~ h ~ y ':: 011,1,11 ~ ll ~~.~ l '.~,·:,', I. II(~, tII(' }(,', P: I,(. Iicl Jl ~)~ hi east us he wallied up the long Irout h. t mcut..\. 1: I ',' st it was ro 111('. ] ox- ~" Ill.• t, III < l ",. I ~ IH. Ill.( to r-ir ru-r.( J.•• su-us to his father ' s Iiou so 1h: 111 \\' he '" h •.
peered to see: l broad, swi ft ' l ' lllllling I(' 01 ",,(,: lInnt, E \,: lng ' p:; II ~" s f: l rlu-r,! onk ~ d hOI < lCI '( 1 lightly int o the dog- cru t: II the
st ren m. bordered on the other;: hlp b ~'!: 1I thr- vruuur cOllpl,' WIth h(',,, tv sa ns- station. 11111and sta telv mountains, rendered tho fur-t iou. uul IIPPl ' Il ": I!. But '\('\' ill(' "' IIS Dinner was ready when be got there. more picturesque with here u nd there a j " I1:"";:(, rids Jll ' iz('. Ho fl ' it inst inct ivr-lv He bad thoug h t of going to Evangeline ' s huge pillar of 1 ' 0('];. moss covered. to look t1 ~" t sh ~': o \'(' d, him: ~ he 1 ':." 1. liP " PI ' ton as soon as Ill ' nrrived; but, of course, be like a silent sontinot with furs on. I h im So III ~ t) nlall ~' words. It IS true. 11 \ 11 vould nt. The dinner seemed the longest expected. also, to find the hod of the his C? l11 ] J: llli ', nsl ip hurl: I:"': I." s " PI ' IIl(' I II('(', eI ' sn t( 1.0,,' 11 to; but 3S soon as he fnmous interuu tionul stream: I stone- auvthing but IIIl(' ollg ' eni: l I to lwl '. n ml h,'('(! lI1,1 gl ' acf ' fnll.,· leave aftp •. diuuer he ' studded hasp of hlu ck. alIgn ' waters. hilt had been her, l: most coustru. t compa n inn walked O ': PI ' to Col. Hunt ' s,
"' IlS r11 ' lil { ht(', l to finn that at the wool for a 101l1!. IfOI '" ti,,: p-ill Iurr. unr il wit). 1." he went into the cozy Iittle sitting ford where we crosserl-vso callod because in tho lust voa r. when 1 '(' had lr-f ' t;] 11 a rr-om, longing yet dreading to see Lis IIf < P( lprincipn llv h ~' the shepherds ill cross- business trip for his f a the r.. oved one, what a sight met his eyes! inz f < h('(' I)-the wnter was crystal clear, He ha d almost told her of his loyp rho l ':,' angeJne Hunt was sitting on the end n nd tho 1)('< 1 shr-llv ruther thn n stonr./( lar h(' left; hut somehow. he could not. of the tone, o. d-fusb ioned lounge, and a TIll ' ahs(, llee of wood wn s another d isap- \ 1 ' hnt if sho should ref use him 1 ' 0:' s, nIP young man was recl ining on tile. ounae pouu ment rpmal ' ked by many of tile. rea SOlI? Should he not. thr-n. lose! 11 '~ w it h h is head in ] i; vnnge: ill(" S lu p, wnuc
l ~ al '. t ~·. t, hOllgh on? strt-tched: I ", UII. to its I sjf <~ el ' l ~' cO. IllPanio," ShiP?:!\' o. II(> wo. I:, l sln- wa s stroking his cmly hla ck hn ir. limit iJ," reIllfll ' l '" lg 01 ' n load of roots wait ti ll hIS return. She wa s look irur oh, HOpretty! in a Lecom ·
srrnpped to the back of n passing inhab- He hnd not expected to stay more tl13II iug dress of pale blue satin, with one il ' el. lt that i. t ~~~ I ~ lrl " s ~ rt of ". do f, or ~ vood ' ll ~ hl ' ep ~ I ' four mouths, but hn d found it white chrysanthemum in bel ' hail '. It Is unnocoss. I ~ to u dd that several of impossible to trnnsnct the nusinr-ss in Tbey seemed in snch deep and ea. n + s tho Jlart ~· f ' a inted: IS the result of this I tlu. t tin \(,. So iw hn-t boon awn " n lmost conversnt. ion tbat Xevillo stood at the broadside, wnich SO affected the mind II.""" 1 '. EvalJ / reline wrote to him reg ' 1;- door a fnll m in u te before l £-; angeline of. rho perpetrator tha t h. e ~: 1d to 1)(' I('~ t II: lrI ~' OPC(' a weck = lovi ng. sisterly letters saw him. But when she did, she seeuie. I in the ll ~ ad den of the::-;: 1trona I Lnnn tie thov were, chn rncterist ic of her n tt rturle pleased, indeed, She bounced up f ro. n Asvlum III Monterey. I townrrl him. But 11(' felt that he had no hor seat. a lmost upsetting the a ston ishod
On I ' pHchillg ' tho Oitv of:\ Iexico, we ron l c ' n im 10 he-r heart, n nd was ill con- young ma n ill her hUITY to get over to W(, H ' cord in llv iocoivcd b3 ' the officials, stn nt dread that some ono would come Keville. He wondered at it n ll, He S? lll(' or. whol ~ offf ' I ' e( l. to show us tho I along and snatch her away from him. tried in vain to greet her coldly. ~ 1g ' hIR of the(, Ity. It IS needless to say I Rnt. on the l1) th of December, Neville " Yon don ' t k no w how glad I a m to s " e that thi;: o [ 1 ' PI ' "': lS g ~ H( lJy accC ' pt('( 1.: 111 < 1 had finished his husinf ' ss nnd W: lS frce to.'.' 011," she said. Bnt do come in hy the thp II(' Xt mornillg being fnvor: lb:('. \\' e I ' etnl ' ll hOllle for the holi( lH '· s. He h: l( l fire while I go and te! l papa to rom ~' n;: tnrt <' d, jnst as th(' gl '(, Ht iron bpil was ", rittpII to EV: lugeline and ' tol( l her bc to see you. But, oh,(' X( nRe 11 \('; I Hill(' himillg ' thp h01l1 ' of eight. Onr first p ]; IC(' " fiR coming homc-his f: ltilel " s hOllsP sc ' forgetful. Neville, may I introuuce of yi;: it \\, H;; tll(' rO ~' al l ' e;; idplIcP of the was jnst adjoining Colon pi Hllnt ' s-and yon to m,' consill,:\ 11 '. Da: loll.. 10hn, t ~' is Pl ' pRi. lpl; t. Its imposing grandeur gl ' ent: y F. nlng(' lin(' ha( l said in nnf <\ YPI ' to hi;- I is:\ 11 '. Burnette you have hl ' llld 11;: talk slIl ' pl ' i;; pll nR, al: d the lllor(' wp saw. t ~ le I(' ttel ' thnt Rhp "' as ovel-joyp( 1 nw1 hop('( l about so much."
IlHll ' P \\,(' \ Yer <' IIIIpl ' ef < sed. "' e next \' IS, he "' oulll not have to leay(' again. " Humph, cOllsin." said XeviI! e to! illlill ', l;: Olllp of till ' public;;( In: 1rps. Hpl ' P 1 ' 1 I
. ',,, ont ': In ' to IPflY(' ulllpss,· ou 111 ' 11 '< splf. " Perhaps it may not be so bn, l as "," sjlpnt RPY <' I ', Ii hOUI ' f <. roa lll \ l1g among,.. I.] I." I thought it,,· as. Bad " ed ther th ',,: tll ' I "': llltifnl flo \\'<' I ' hprls, watching the Illf '. II ' Sill( Il ~ 1e rea( 1 th(' l(' ttpI '. '' I ' ll I f 1ft ' tl d f b. I t I not stll nt! thIS snspf ' Ilf < f ' 011(' 1I101llt ' lIl I, ope it won ' t last ti, 1 Christmas," he I ' n.'· n ~ Ill ' lllns.. 1P crow s 0 l ' lg 1: 01 '''(' 1 ' t111l11T(' an hl " 1 " fonnd himself saying to:\ 11 '. Dalton ", hen " 0 ' 011 '< 1 11I1 ' 11 ~."' hlch came regularly for '"- ') I
Eh angeline had gone to Snlll11l0n h( o1 ' ''' Pi!' n ' OI ' lIill;.:' hath all( l menl, and listeu ·, 0, Oil thl ':. 211d of Dpc(, llllwl '..\" p \' ille f8ther.
: 11;.:'' 0 tl \(' f < lIlIg ' Sof tho;; f ' which, IUlVing RmIlpa(' got off th •. tmill at MayfiC ': d D ' d;: I '".] t1 '(' il ' 1Il01 ' IIillg toill ' t an( l pal " and jn \ Jlp('( 1 into th(' litt) p, log '("' I ' t III ' Yell,::\' eville went away somewhat reo
.. which ohl. Tohn. the drivl ' r h ' ld comp to li ', Yed in mind; but he felt that ill ' could tnk(, 11 of th(' I!' hl ' l ': lkf: lst. IIl ' nIHI:\' 11 <' 1 ' 1 ' 11 <' 111 meet him... nor fepi(' asy ti; 1 she was his pr01J1is(' d
PJ ' OIl thl ' hig ' llf ' st Iimbf < of thl ' t!' P(' s to Aftp!, tl1(' first pffllSioll "': 1 ><( lY(' J '. 0:< 1 bride. He must speak tomorrow! sing n 11101 ' ning c: lrol hpfol ' p COlllll) P1Jl ' iJ:. lt! 1. fohn.: 1nti(' ip: ltir '~:'\(\ vil ' p ' s illqllil ' i('~
(' 1 ' 0 Be Con tinned.)