RIDAY, MARCH 21, 1903.
THE MORNING ASTOR IAN. ASTORIA OREGO N.
ills WPifipi
Y LULU JOHNSON.
OopfritfbUd, 1901, by Homer 0pratra,
in i iniiiii miminii
I.. The portor smiled chocrlngIy,aB,Mirl
am emerged from ber berth nod made"
her way down the aisle toward " (b
dressing room.
';'Oood mawulnV' be "observed as' fie
prang to take her bag. "Tbla ycr'a
hore bad day, Th' dlnln cab '11 bo on
In ba'f id hour." ?' ',;
' Ho aurrendored bar bag at tbo door
of tbo dressing room and returned to
bis work. There were few bertha left
to moke up, and Miriam bad been toe
'.Another woman and half a doieu
fnen conatltutod the passenger Hat on
the through car, ao when Miriam re
turned to her berth It was all In ordor.
The car, too,, was' deserted, as th drat
call for breakfast had summoned all
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"I'M lOBl
OHL10ID TO
MEJUUtH."
THAT CUAP
her fellow passengers to the diner,
glad of any break. In the monotony of
travel." "'" ': : ; "
Miriam followed the others, rejoic
ing In tbo conductor's assurance that
In the evening ahe would eat her sup
per on Arm laud, for at nightfall they
were due at Sohofleld, the little station
where Miriam Bradley was to change
for the slow stagocoacb that would car
ry ber to Muddy Bend and ber new
Held of labor. '
She waa glad that there remained but
ten hours of train travel. It bad proved
tiresome trip, though back home she
had looked forward with eagerness to
the Journey.
Onco ahe bad run down from ber
Vermont homo to Boston, and there
had been short visits to nearby smaller
cities, but aho bad never traveled so
far and naturally bad anticipated much
pleasure In the novelty.
But, after all, she had found tbo long
Journey disappointing. The long, bare
stretches of prairie were a novelty at
fefct to this girl brought up In the heart
of the Green mountains, but they be
cameNntermtaable, and now her eyes
hungered for the sight of ber native
hills. -:! ; . . :
Under the driving rain the sodden
plain looked more dreary than It had
the day before. - She tried to fix her
thoughts on a book, but the letters
danced before ber eyes, and she caught
herself looking through the car win
dow and wondering if, there were no
hills at all in this dreary expanse.
Back homo there must be snow on
the ground, and the boys and girls
were duobtless enjoying the coasting,
while the evenings would call out the
big bobs, and her own crowd would
take their part In the fun. Vaguely
he wondered if these children of the
plains ever, knew the delights of the
long, swift journey down, the glitter
ing white incline, and she sighed for
the little valley she had always known
as home. v.
Yet she thought sternly that she had
done the one possible thing. The field
In the east was already overcrowded
with teachers, and she bad heard that
only In the great and growing west
did a newcomer have a chance for ad
vancement !vAnd teaching it must be
or marriage : with Jhnmf Meeker.
Even sow, with hundreds of miles be
tween them, she could feel ber face
flush as she recalled bow he had asked
her to marry him that she might have
a home and hU protection. g
He had meant well, no doubt; and
ever since they had gone to school to
gether he bad shown his manly pref
erence for her, but be had put It rawly
that evening,-to say tbe "least With
ber nerves still stinging from the shock;
of discovering that her entire heritage
had gone down with the- local bank, his
proposal, so awkwardly worded, had
been the final, straw. Indignantly she
reminded Mrijj thaf he hod not spoken
until her need of Support made bis of
tevjfig with pity,'' and she wanted not
pu$T but love, from the man she mar-
jfW r ft-,
It had all seemed very dignified, al
most heroic at the time, but now, with
the vastness of the unbroken prairies
settling down upon her Hko & black
shadow, her heart somehow bad room
only for his answering-plea-that be
could tw to fee his irlfa while
a was a struggling lawyer and she tbj
onlySlr of tbj onfursblo Bradley
As the day passed and she was bur
rled i through tbo flat, dismal country
both bei reason and her heart rose lu
rebellion, and when the call for lunch
eon was sounded nervousness had done
US wprki Wio WBiited nothing to eat
The porter had seen Just this brand
of bomeslcUueas' kfdre, and be asked
pormUsIon to bring some tun and toiiHt,
at least; to licr section. Abashed by
th tears t but; ciime to her eyes at his
friendly suggestion, he sought another
tftr and the conductor. Then this klnd
lypfllclal tsut down beside his tired
yoUng passenger and tried to makecon
vernation. They were Just posMlng a
section bouxp with Its few surround
lug i buildings and tiny scboolliouw!,
Near the latter was an Improvised
"siido.w , ;
"That's tbo way the prairie children
make hills," ho sHld, little dreaming
that ho was touching a very raw spot
In his companion's heart. "They pile
up the snow Industriously, pour water
on It Just before sundown, and in th
morning it Is a Jolly fine slide."
' After that Miriam watched' for the
manufactured hills. 1 The pitiful sub
stitute for tbo sport of her girlhood
somehow made her feel more dcttpor
atoly than ever the mighty chasm six
was cutting between her old life and
her new. " ' '' '
And when she was not watching for
"bills" she was trying to drown the
recollection of a certain tender, plead
ing voice In tho Incessant, Insistent
song of the revolving wheels beneath
her. . . .
It was an actual relief when Bchofleld
was reached and she stood on the nar
row strip of platform In front of the
station. She peered through the dusk
In a vain search for some break In the
level stretch of plain.' A man In rough,
heavy clothing came' forward ' bash
fully. i -
"You Miss Bradley, for over to Mud
dy Bendr be asked, with hat awk
wardly uplifted. Miriam merely nodded.
"Well, I'm on the school board,", be
said In some embarrassment "I como
over a-purpose to see you and mebbe
save you tho long stage ride." -
"That was very kind of you," said
Miriam, trying to be cordial. "But I
was fully resigned to the stage."
"Oh, I don't mean that," said the
man, with growing nervousness. "But,
you see, there's been some mistake I
don't know as you'd call It that either
-but something happened unexpected
lace wo wrote yon. Kate ntggtns,
our old teacher, was all right. We
liked her well enough, but our doc
said she'd have to go south for her
throat When she got as fur as St
Louis a doctor there said it wasn't her
throat at all, and be fixed ber up. And,
being as Kate was all satisfactory and
she wants to stay well, wo were won
dering If we couldn't make some ar
rangement with you to ! get another
school round here somewhere, or we'd
pay your fare back and give you what
ever you thought was right You see,
wo don't feel like going back on
Kate"-
"Certatnly not,'' replied Miriam,
with such warmth that the brawny
westerner, as he said afterward, was
"plum locoed" for a few seconds. "I
think you should pay my fare both
ways, and then we will call It square.
I could not have stayed very long any
how. You see, I am to be married
soon. May I scud a telegram before 1
go to tho hotel?"
Her interested host followed ber Into
the station, protesting that the school
board must put her up at the hotel un
til the Overland passed through in
the early morning, eastbound. And so
ho beard the telegram which the op
erator read aloud for verification:
James Meeker, Wellington, Vt:
Am returning at once to where there
are hills and homes. MIRIAM.
"I'm sure obliged to that chap Meek
er, whoever he may be," the westerner
mused as he led the way across the
rain soaked road to tho hotel. "I won
der what she meant about the hll!s?"
But, being courteous, he did not ask,
and Miriam did not offer an explana
tion. She was content to think that
within twelve hours the Overland Lim
ited would be scurrying her across the
detested plains toward the happiness
which she had so foolishly fled. ,;
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"As long ago as I can remember
my mother was a faithful user and
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,v,v, ,if:;;., ,. , Avtai
I have won my bet and am now
domesticated In the house of the old
Countess ron Bcrtbelm as governess
for her ? orphan "grandchildren, 'The
hot was this: Half a dozen of us girls,
all daughters of nobles, were speaking
of tho kindness of heart of the aged
countess. During the chat I offered to
bet Laura von C. that I would get a
Job from tbo old lady by simply ask
ing for oue. ' Laura said: "You ought
to bo ashamed of yourself-you, ono of
the wealthiest girls in' Dresden to take
ber money!" However, tbo bet 'was
madea sealskin coat against a dlfli
mond ring. I put on somo old clothes,
went to tbo countess, told ber a pitiful
story anti was engaged as nurse. Find
ing that I was educated, she promoted
me to be governess. u' v -
' '-'April 6.
I have found It easier to win the bet
than to get away from here. What ex
cuse can I give tho dear old lady for
ono day accepting a position given In
kindness alouo and throwing It up tbo
next? I don't mind staying here a bit
My duties give mo occupation, the chil
dren are dear little things, and the
countess' Is all loveliness. ' They say
many daughters of wealthy people in
America are nowaday accepting posi
tions (n order that tbey may find an
object At any rate, I am in no hurry
to get away. , .
. 1 , April IS.
I am still with tho countess. : I have
not been so contented since-1 left
school. But ono thing troubles me.
Every day tbo children must drive cut
In tho air, and I muot go with them. I
do not like to confess It oven to my
self, but I have such singular feelings
toward Hans. Great heavens,' can I
be falling in love with a coachman?
He never addresses mo except when
I address him. Then he talks delight
fully, lie hss been to America and
tells me many things of that remark
able people. He says he's going back
there to make his fortune. It frightens
mo to feel as I do about bis going so
far away from me. :,.
' May 2.
It la a month today since I came
hero. I made a great mistake In com
ing and a greater mistake in not going
away at once. I am dally becoming
more deeply Involved Just think of It
with a coachman. Yesterday be pass
ed tbo gulf that separate us and told
mo that he loved me. What shall I do?
I can't stay here, and I can't bring my
self to go away. I feel all tho while
a burning ehame. True, I told Hans
that If be presumed again I would tell
tbo countess ' and he would be dis
charged, but this was only my weakness.-
I should have left tho house Im
mediately. - MaylO.
Hans yesterday met me In the gar
den. Ho waa coming from the stables
and I from tho bouse. Ho asked me
to go to a rustic bench, as he bad
something very Important to say to me.
Weak creature that I was, I consented.
He poured out his love in such a pas
sionate torrent that ho took me quite
S my feet What did I do but ad
mit that I loved him, though I told him
that the difference In our stations must
keep 'us forever apart Oh, the weak
ness of a woman's pride when love
cornea!
May 15.
A letter from Laura today saying
that aho is ready to pay the bet she
had lost and asking what In the world
la keeping me here. I have replied
that I lovo every one here ao well that
I can't tear myself away. Horror of
horrors! Am I rash enough, weak
enough, silly enough, to let It come out
that there is a case of the real lovo
and the object ia Hans, the coachman?
- !" '''. " May 22.
Something very remarkable has
happened. I am going home at once.
When the countess paid me my
wages I felt so funny. She told me
that I have suited her exactly and she
would recommend me for any position
for which I might apply. But when
tbo dear old lady added a considerable
sum to what she had agreed to pay I
felt my cheeks grow hot, and I shed a
few tears. .
I must make a note of what has
brought about my leaving her service.
This morning I went into her boudoir
suddenly without being announced.
Sho was not there, but some one was
there whom I did not expect to find.
It was Hans, the coachman.
My astonishment would not have
been so great had he not been dressed
like a gentleman and was lounging in
an easy chair reading a newspaper. On
seeing my surprise he smiled. -
"Fraulcln," he said, "I am in your
power. You may take revenge if you
like for my presumption. If ycu report
mo to tho government I shall be held
for military Bervlce. !l live in America,
where I have a profitable btislnessVI I
am the countess' youngest; son and
have been obliged to niakj my own
career. Desiring to see my dear old
mother, I have come incog, that I may
not have to spend several yiras here in
tho army. The only real coachman's
duty I have performed has been to
drive you and my nephews and nieces,
who do not know tbrt I am their
uncle." ; -5
What did I do? Wbit did I say? I
have no remembrance of either. ' I rec
ollect waking as from a dream to find
myself clasped in bis arms. Never has
there bqen such , transition of feeling
with me, Foriffeeks I had suffered
torture to be suddenly not only relieved
from it, but kIvi an exquisite happi
ness, a happhn's.1 that promises to en
dure wlh ' 11 'es.'
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