Part 4 (2/2)

Thus did I face another obstacle But I was on the track; and the perfuest scent in the world as well as the sweetest I thanked h he did not know the extent of ent invitation to have ht to his home

On ht: Senor Ranized him! But I immediately reflected that the two had not seen each other for some ten years, at which ti, with little difficulty, I ascertained the fact that the Ras

I followed That saistered at the Antlers Hotel, a few es of the book, and there before me was the entry, ”Senor and Senora Ra

After dinner--a most excellent dinner, with melons from La Junta and trout from the mountain streams--I descended on the hotel clerk with questions He was --a sharp, pleasant felloith pro

”Senor and Senora Ramal? Most assuredly, sir They have been here several days No, they are not now in the hotel They left this afternoon for Manitou, to take dinner there, and are going to ht trip up the Peak”

An idea iested itself toAll I had to do was to sit down and wait for them; but that would have been dull sport My idea was better

I sought out the hotel's wardrobe--there is nothing the Antlers will not do for you--and clothed s, and boots Then I ordered a car and set out for Manitou, at the foot of the mountain

By ten o'clock I wasbeen inforuide that ”the man and the beautiful lady”

had departed an hour previous

Having uide So I decided; but I regretted the decision Three ti on the village beloell, without hesitation It ell after ed my donkey forith a continual rat-a-tat-tat of well-directed kicks in the effort to oal

You who have experienced the philosophical caline the vocabulary I used on this occasion--I dare not print it Nor did his speed increase

I was, in fact, a quarter of an hour late I was still several hundred yards froh the thin at the clouds below, and I stopped, holding my breath in awe

There is no art nor poetry in that wonderful sight; it is glorious war

The sun charges forth in a vast flame of inconceivable brilliance; you can almost hear the shout of victory He who ets restraint, and blinds us

I turned, al that I had come, for I had been put out of tune with my task Then Iyards to the Peak

There, seated in the dazzling sunshi+ne on the edge of a huge boulder near the eastern precipice, were the two I sought

Le Mire's head was turned froeouson her lap; Harry was looking at her And such a look!

There was no rival even in nature that could conquer Le Mire; never, I believe, did wo I watched them for several minutes before I moved or spoke; and never once did Harry's eyes leave her face

Then I advanced a step, calling his naht ofto his feet; then he stopped short and stared atclose to Le Mire and placing his hand on her shoulder like a child clinging to a toy

His companion had not moved, except to turn her head; but after the first swift shadow of surprise her face brightened with a sh this were acall in her boudoir

”Senor and Senora Ra to the his ear to catch the tone of rin overspread his face He took his hand from Le Mire's shoulder and held it out to me