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 .)