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The summer hotel lay oh the slope
of the mountains. Its entrance open
ed directly to the dusty main thor
oughfare of the little village, a place
so simple and primitive thnt it might
have been thousands of miles instead
of a few hour's distance from a great
Wty.
Across the little street stood the
postoffiee and general store. J Coses
dotted its vineclnd front and nt one
side was n garden of old-fashioned
flowers.
A wide veranda extended entirely
around the hotel on the second story
and to follow this to the rear was to
pass into another world. On this side
a gurgling brook came dancing along
close to the foundation and just over
the brook began the steep rise of the
mountains, green in the foreground,
but soon lost in cloud or purple mist.
All the rooms on the second floor
,had doors leading directly to the
veranda, ami fortunate "were they
who could obtain a little chamber
where the brooklet sang all night the
song they best loved to hear the
echo of their inmost thoughts. For
generations the sparkling little stream
had curved its way down the moun
tain's side, and sang its own little re
frain. Not gay 'today and fad tomor
row, but unchanging, unless it
swelled to a torrent and thundered,
"Destruction." Those of mankind who
lingered by its banks would some
times say, "The brook is sorrowful,
T would that it were gayer!" but a
little further down the stream anoth
er with beaming eyes and tender, pen
sive smile, would murmur, "Sing
again little brook that entrancing
happy song of thine!"
A gentle, sorrowful figure in grey
stood alone on the veranda, gazing
down into the shallow water darting
below over the pebbles and rocks. In
the unceasing whirr and gurgle she
heard, "Itemember love, remember!"
For the first time in months, she
smiled smiled back at the bright
water which seemed to understand.
She had been sent here to forget, but
had brought with her a great sorrow
to tenderly cherish. She would not
own to "herself that moments existed
in which the beauty of the scene or
the brightness of the day blurred the
intensity of her heartache, but at such
times in her soul instinctively rang,
"Love, I remember."
It was so on the day she watched
the little speckled trout come gaily
down the stream, and leap high for a
fly just beneath the spot where she
leaned over the railing. His little sil
very body gleamed bright in the sun
light, then with lightning swiftness
was lost in a cool recess between the
rocks and tihe mossy banks. Or, a
cloud came over the mountains, and
the purple peaks were mingled with
masses of ominous black. The pine
trees nearby, always dark, took on
the dismal hue of midnight.
The Clouds rolled together but as
she awaited the crash which symbo
lized her own desolation, the black
masses parted and a flood of sunlight
came through. She a!mot clapped
her hands at its beauty and unexpect
edness. For a moment she was caught
in the joy and pleasure of living, -then
she remembered. "I cannot for
get," she cried, "but sing on to me
little brook." By night and by day
she listened for the message which it
murmured alone for her ear.
One day a letter came and was
brought to her from the rose-twined
postoffiee. Only a few lines of friend
ly inquiry. She read them, started
to destroy the note, hesitated and laid
Ft in a drawer. Jt might need an an
swer, she thought. In the evening she
passed to her usual place on the ver
anda, to sit and dream and remem
ber. The others had grown to re
spect her wish for solitude and left
her alone in front of her open door.
A strange song was sounding in her
ears. With her hands tightly grasp
ing the railing she leut towards the
brook, and whispered "remember,
love," but it thundered back to her
ears in other tones, "Forget, love, for
get!" 'What spirit of malice had entered
the cool, shiny depths? A cloud above
on the mountain had burst over the
hidden source, were these new waters
now speaknig'.' The lights from the
house shone full on the stream and
all the guests hud withdrawn to the
dancing hall. The music sounded dis
tinctly but could not drown the
strange song of the brook. The pines
on the hillside bent towards her in
the darkness, and each delicately
poised needle sighed disapproval. She
went in again to her room and read
over the 'letter, this message was not
there. She tore it across but did not
throw it away.
Outside the water was calling, "For
get love, forget! Youth, hope and
joy await you." Her faint "remember"
was lost in the sparkling choral. She
closed her window and door to shut
out the endless song, but it rose
above the music and above her
Phought. In and out the long match
es of the night a little story was
woven with the first words. With her
fingers in her ears she still heard it
plainly "Love, come to the garden of
happiness. There hang pleasure's
fruits, for your hand. The birds of
joy sing in the boughs, sing of love
and beauty and you.
If you must pass through the vale
of gloom before entering, I will lead
you by the hand and we will hasten.
I'ause not in its dreary path, but look
beyond and listen to the welcome the
birds are singing in the garden. The
sentinels of happiness, trust and for
get fullness, guard the gateways.
With a gorgeous golden streak of
sunshine we will blot out the shadow
that fell across your life. You will
still remember but sorrow cannot
penetrate the dazzling rays with
which happiness surrounds you. Haste
Iove.forget!"
All night the incessant stream sang
on.
In the morning she changed her
room. ANN IE L. MILLER.
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