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Title: Three Vassar girls in Switzerland
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams), 1850-1922
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Publisher: Boston, Estes & Lauriat
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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beads on a rosary,crossing the glacier lower down. It is the rescuing party fromZermatt, she said; but they do not see father and Mr. Walker, RESCUING PARTY ON THE MATTERHORN. 170 THREE VASSAR GIRLS IN SWITZERLAND, and are going to begin the ascent of the mountain at another point, and will be of no help. If we could only at-tract their attention by-signals of some sort,Margaret suggested,and make them un-derstand that they areneeded in the other di-rection. They lighted torchesof pine fagots, andwaved them frantically;but with no effect. Thehuman rosary woundaround the base of themountain, and was lostto view. Mother Loch-walder groaned, andwrung her hands. Perhaps grand-father and Nikolas havereally succeeded inreaching the cabin,Margaret suggested; and it is all for thebest that the men havegone that way. No, no ! replied Mother Lochwalder. Yakob would never stop where he is now if some dreadful accident had not happened. It is all my fault, Margaret said penitently. If I had only
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ON THE MATTERHORN. LOST. 171 allowed Cousin Yakob to go with grandfather, he would have broughthim back safely. Praise be to the Virgin, that he did not go with him, MotherLochwalder replied. If your grandfather had been lost under Ya-kobs guidance, our family would have been cursed indeed. It is justwhat I have been dreading ever since you came, — the punishment ofthe crime of one of your ancestors visited upon another. I knew theMatterhorn would have justice done, and I have sometimes feared thatYakob might have to pay the debt Better so, than that two innocentones should perish. But I am thankful that it cannot be said thathe was the means of their destruction,, What do you mean, aunt ? Margaret asked, entirely unable tocomprehend her meaning. She is wild, Annette replied. The anxiety of this night hascrazed her. Pay no attention to what she says, she has lost her wits. You speak lies, granddaughter, replied the old woman shortly. My lady grand-niece has asked to know the reason

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