Ruby's Reward — page 113: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

aii wieieiedinnial “No one has ever fallen here.” “No, but Ihave read of those who have fallen into the crevasses of glaciers among the Alps, and I never realised before what such a fall would be.” “You cannot realise it now, I hope,” Valter responded, gently, for her colour had nor yet returued. “*] suppose not,” she answered smiling, “but Ihave a more vivid idea of it than 1 ever had before.” “Look up,” her companion said, desirous of chasing the unpleasant expression from her mind. Ruby obeyed. “© How wonderful !" she cried ; ‘fT never vould have believed it was so high, looking at the arvh from a distance. How very lictl2 we should appear to anyone standing there above us!” Ves, indeed ; veritable atoms or pigmies. Bui I have another surprise for you. “ Another! How much pleasure you are giving me, Mr Richardson !” Acain that luminous light, whieh she had seen once before, sprany into hi» eyes ; for the young man longed to tell her that she hid contributed more of pleasure to his life in that short week than he had known dtwing all the die uy two yeats since Ralph C.apenter died, He looked around for their companions, hut they had moved away to some little distance, and were seated upon a boulder enjoying ina quiet way the crandeur of the seepery all about them. _—— Gomietroolssxcom