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Show m ry.v" 7 - T Mf ALLEN GRAY; H -on,- lie Mysery of Torlcy's rolnt i H Bolnff a Fow Romantlo Ghaptnra H , From .tho Ltfo of a Country Editor. LU JOHW B. MTJBICTC. LLR) Asmmi or " Waitm Uno-mmm," "TDilxb V .tAKiMix," "DAniceh or ncDroRn," Atr Otntn Srouixs. t LLLYl ' lCptrlihtti,iu$'ty Ih, J. X. XiVUjj Met. kl PPr Company. B "Jin. EDrrun t Not bavin teen any thing frum H Billy's Crick lately I thotthat I would rltanlo K linos fur yu. Tlme ara good, h;rc. Crops Is M splondla, an' farmers amostdun ilowla' corn. M Tom brlfgs roll and broko hlsonn Imt sunda. IB, Jim Jones tnlt mat Btlrers to moclln' last f -week. We bare moctln" a.-taln at Iho school ' H houio. Bam bcrrin Has hoerd cunln tbo other day, bflkasesomo toller bad bis ox yoke. Bam K bod bolter brine bock tbo corn knife ho bor- B rered (rum mo lat year, wuon I wuzzn't at B bom. Had a danco lait weolr at Dart Darti.es V bouse. Bol Bmltb was tbnrc, bo was so tall bo k bumped bis bead agin tbe lilt. SI bed so mncb P cornjulcobo mode tbe lioor crock. SIU B. wbttzor. O. I,," LLHr "Who wrote this!" asked Allen. I "Idld-wdn'titdot", HSi "I guess so, If It U not so personal as to Bfl I giro offonso to any ono." LLH' " Oh bo, no, it's just all a joke, that's H "Are you a subscriber for the paper!" H "No; how much is it 1 If you'll put that H face In, I bellove I'll sign fur it." ' "It Is one dollar and fifty cents par ar- H sum." H "JSut how much Is It fur a year!" H " One dollar and fifty cents." H Tho citizen from Billy's Crock bad only H fjfty cents, but ho promised to bride In. tbo H balance neat tlmo ho came, and a country H editor vorr seldom refuses credit, cs- H pccJaUy when ho gets ono-thlrd cash. H& , , Tho countryman was gone, and Allen was H rsHsivtetr, by toll, to'drlvo away tho sweet, - M issago of that beautiful face which had H "sislite bmcIi a wondorful Impression ou, him, H ( 4 I'whetl tho door opened, and this tlmo it was H; , r 'tho atnblUous politician, Tom Kmtnons. who H , T, 'eistred. "Ko thundor-cloud' was ovor darker Lwfl 1 'stu i than Simmons' coantonauco. LVBi I V'A "" ',' Bo-seated, Mr. Simmons,", said the-V the-V f?V ,stor;amljrodpoUtoIy.' ., Lf-j - .YeryXWellUaewinff that a,8tprmswa' A, . I srtMi'Allen'.Uctornimod.taBWt It, baldly,' M ' ''aefctsWwritinB away at bldcs-k ''.';' M r iffirhjiQ't',omothin, t waa to Hy to yoH& B atU.topoliUolan, la a voice Boaiowiaat- VI ft ' '" ffirfflfa lt,Mr,.p,lmrnbns1" np did or look" H J -fVMH;p6koln ninunncrns ImpcVurUnblo; H y ; u K IwMffQ dlscusjiu? sw.1 mxllwu'j m!it- ' tu,"d1aicw'n&thlu,7 of hoswpUla:;'v6!-. H 'li 4 eet A:liUlrack. Ho wia oooiaci? l.jiolf f L j " ' ,.tif3:Sra.jjot tho.,aUjUUat Aimvir U .lik tf l J "V.. :f,tot3l lba.,-9,ac-3i.fV.ioii-61'tof 'I Blv f ',wa1 lejftawhut .ciulwrraiBluj to tho ojnc7 iH . ?' . JW? col W tfirwrt. ihhI,v LLH f? ? ' - VfpOp n0"c fi U0 terribl,orUwl,. K f -JfllisCTsWibod- hb 1 temper, and as coolly; ft' i T'MjttMitncrely'itAUinr;,d$WiUNn'or' K I MfMiKaMted. towrlloj llowasjrory L 5 ' -IPkB0 moot.Uoao'.iciyH' ", L , V'?rWnnpTbu1proinlse4 cio.to stftail byf LiLiLiBs i Wjpflfcertstatui'.nnd tho-nlhrJ'raj" H 'a'nfe$fe'i' them.ooncs that'lnfcrsa!. ' ire3aii(r-jiw1 hro'.n' conuivln'. unsown' HV r ii,rtjJHie'la)Owsliat tollia work! Kt klSdo'.HlElme. ixer pliiyta'. e,on, ne K i ' a' I KwMm' " " ' ; H V . '. ,TM MmitJlade' np answarj-'Vut, wretei k I 1 "s'Ui ALSdUIIio had Unli(hua,'ond;fJti, p J co9y,rrtH ;14i blotter 'iipon'hpawir.t V . tTaJk3tidocu0iit(UehayiwriWLt V ; -srtTfloftMcuntylnti.HftOiM' P , AWf'Msmateof MwicwJ.tiwi HT - -cciicIsi,'Md hcrtydoair JMJ V , w'H, 8MHiWae for tio.et,Uor,om,'W H I , . v',' ri'jpMsMUou of this jdJreasaijs; H . attM'.tUtatil'Oy ; Wshiir .to iH ' c;fg W a support, at tti'lliisiM. H I ' K? 'Wyresrfrtesakl,'b,fttv-foHtbarJljJ LH j i tto)Wte-Wlf.LThonui.'Bium(n,t!);'at' B i 1 ' adtfuiaiiBi;ef.pnc thou'anii dcllai'Ml:--Ia' H ." t eaW ('liiS.''erf9tr hU;vu stu&fd1 Jt' H r , Ja'.aiirlrMie.'&lgrwrS; lioirti' that M B ' -;. J aiut aforfltcdina;ib(uod upon iuiU H , ' oelifteW'inttef ougooU,' tuidchatuliln, H ' 4 .ayH eilaw,JntUitStit'haylni-Jttrl. H dlcrfenrartfee sae Jn'witnflj o(.vliU.;t; j rwha)f)rrMBtotburhandtanoot H . ,fW' wh vM7' WfCa, Joolctricfdocu'meo' io Vfl " iiBiBitM''Bml SUcti hti soy. wiOda-, n - i(Lr.OB have H executed and h would H N?Bi' (MaiDy, Vroai oo , Uw Wa; ;!!', a ' itMiinHiwutoiijelt ttHi,:s4 B iMjl-jntwIsii tt betrg oxaofcH 4w H WstdTTt, this wm dona, 1 WJMMk. ltwad, . ,. v.Iji -' "ah 3t''j'i's''jiyiKp'(? b t. ?-i a: a lA'ti. 1 fiiiWBiii r TLisTrrr fnj i OIArTEU X A urnANon vmrr. "noyonthordiurl" It was a wcazcn-fnccd Ilttlo old man with a frosty lean! on his chin, aril weak, water? eyes, who looked In at the doo; or hi' sano' turn. Ills dross was the bome-spuc of a farmor, and bis hat-brim was tocaco up on ono sldo. ' "Yes, sir, lam," Allen nnswerod. , " My na Scratched 00 this little ploco, and I thought as may bo yo'd llko It." Tlio Ilttlo old man timidly entered the of-flea of-flea mid handed tho editor a noatlj -folded bit of paper. Allen was nstiuruloc tone find It rolled. Unfolding tltupapei hi found written In a plain, IuqIuIo hand soma new Items of tho neighborhood. " Tho article Is very good, sir, I will uso it." "D'yo think that gal ,l:ln write!" tho old man asked, somewhat anxiously, "Yes, sir; she lacks cultivation, hut she will acquire that," Tho old man smiled, and said: " Bho alnt got no larniu' to 'mount to any thing, but olio likes wrltln'monstrouvwcll, an' studies hard to git hor piece right. Kf yo think sho'd over mako n-wrltcr, I'd send ' that or gal Io skulo." " Bho ha.s good, strong common sense; her Itrtlclo sl-ov.-o It. liowold Is.shcl" " Only fou'teon." " Bo young, onQ yet, do her trork so well 1 If ohr bos proper. cultivation and persever anco she may make her mark in tho worid Do you tako tho pdporl "Ob, yos; I subscribed waeo 70 first commenced it." . "Toll your daughter that I Will a!ty be glad to have any tbing from her rxip. ant.'' a soon as i am ablo, to da so, wd, pay., bar for her contributions," 'Much iiblcegell to yo, Mr Edltu'r, I?U tell her; ond Hiirah'lt bo right down glad to know it, fur she's mightily sot on writln', " said tho old man,'as he' left the oCUi-e. "There is true genius In a log cabin," said Allen', gazing at tho manuscript. "Tboro Is modesty associated wltblt. What a contrast bouroon the aodfit little country coun-try cirl, and tho uwWtious Miss Hopkins or Tonoy Barnes. For-fcer tharo Is a bright future, for them nothing but envy, joalouBy and grumbling at hard-hoartcd'cdltors. Out who would huvo thought that so many people peo-ple "wore turning their, attention to literature litera-ture and 'journalise... I sdpnosed theso to bo aroeallenn which wcro duraundlnR fallow-era, fallow-era, but Instead, tho profcsrflons uro ovor-crowded.. ovor-crowded.. W seems as :if the wholo world raagetolotollteraturo: People living In the moat rotaoto jiHrts of tho earth sooia to jgmlwris & &,rg wOKSS&a 1 I'WIU? Wr. ira; lfa uot aemcthiag Ifraad tWstime. f,It)iloo'a-IU.vori." ' " Fame and fortauo ara wltbln yoof grasp, "Weil, I've gfot' it, ,The"irret succes'i of Poe'a 1 laves was tfct nobody could over un-,dritand un-,dritand it, Ifow;I'vo')got sOmctlUngJiero that oaut jM blf W woii understood us tbo riUV9B." y, ;' i " ,.r AlUp Ua4 read'i(pral',6t,Ws'produotloos ktiiat'worb ")lMMS)f '.Vi'.'th'o IUvon'on those rids,'-In'fcaU;e.'.Hf. Barncs pootlo j eftwfetui JWB JrlluM'li of tolutlon. .1 , . , ''.'JastRrsfewfbtlsiilstoyou," aaldTonoy: sMaavoajr-iMvolt-" ..4 ? -"Ne.TW.JHojiWflNt.W, a4I WM read 'OaeeWadMs, dark; kmrty'swaslp, await' 1 " y-lt' ftajawui '' '' rf lM))M;tfcfttw,,of evsa.daap layupoaHhe- 1 Did the dwUy only .upon too (ton est" ' iSOb, fcowa'it 'MajreHiwlll aeo aowU.ell ' ieesbvtt,WadHcoiiUu4 j , 'JTB5'n.''li'tyM dJiki ta'i taa'wa dowi. '' .Anal rm4tsi.4 Vi r . ' t ' Va thsMsaaa tmttfd ajabbllaiiiold--' - f 'TentWtBCHEttW. ' "i' . iAloail.sMreMdMrftth'ef, sr o a Alejt I iwartbW ti-v ftresi wild,, , .. i T - ' Wuftnyuddiylbsejda'crl'. . '- r ' M 'JfrsaMloir from sotuo waaderini 'cbild. ,. -)-fA ". ' 'is - " & " Kar lH?ttri I se'urcliod ataly on, '",. ybouflsonrchcd'tlii fvren round, ' ,' yH'44Wy hoirUg;o.t.; . .SAAloairi.'trpmiai!Br(iuBi..j) ,-,'. , . ? JtejanpBH).t,tnwi th-. sel dawn. ,, ' .T-sVVfiJiert-d.WaJIefJclan, ' ' , nfiiiiMMtijtsu'iaUiMi to fy ffi-otna.'' -j ' 3Wr'', orttd'ToBay,' trl-.itiplTriitly, ,feV"y kHme'wllat'i-butIKH?mJ,, ; 'RtS'w I iflw'lt j faos do I'-tlilhlt Uhre'a a-Wiio Uvfef that,' l-uu," jlloa uu-beltatisiri uu-beltatisiri iwsjfttcJ . A 'Ti' stpiV- wn for.l;,;',saUTcney.itH iHfy4gt,1.i Wyyreii wnii& Y.i'bW'tua'ttbW"lipunlku.l." pttwK? ; ; 4Ri&4;lVko"t,'fy'tb.9 .very tiaxi pBi",i'y;tuHthtislastfcaliy r, Mmjmpi, kuw,WMat Jho fate of t!ib W uiiliiUJi-M pta(Prt.' Thcuah'lie has bya( a' ewurtant rdr; 1.' Harper't ierid. tsifjawfjthat day davra.to the proseaVJto .tuw Wer it in ty Vf .thorn. ' Kfat daytheWitor vM bard at.-werlc In .hW 'pMg jii, Mr. )8lf4. oatced. That -tefcj.oflTillstrut and iWa-ja-las'en Mi', Bijouf1 face was deaiWii, ' 1 WjJr,vOray,hey).'tnin nome bard J! , it onougn, nowovor. ti .iy mu 101- 01 ulk wor- cither mistaken 01 knowingly perverting per-verting the truth, and, then continued to write "i tell ye, if I kin Jlatglt Tom Simmons off th track I'll bo tho noxt shcilft -he ns yer bawn " ( "Dcycu think Tom Blmmons'u t ctcdl. datofoi shcrllt'" 'O' conrsr I do." "I dor't believe It" ' I.know It." said Mr Btrong, bot'j "If ho isn't a candidate, whls h Irnllc' ' out hor ul; thi- tlmo, nn why' ht always ialgr.' me on th atrcot' " t know now tha h- wlf not b ycur ov ponon bu' you soom tc bo ngalr ticub'ed with doubti a. tcmy amcerHj In 1 U pelting pelt-ing you ' ' Wall, Mlste: Oray. I mu saj thar's somothii: klndo.-queer I rye actions, that's nil You nn- that ur YellcrnralIotctllcgia' together tu: Bomothln.' " "fow Mr Btrong I am going 'r dp what I "voukl vndo- nn ordlnar clrcumstr.nces begin tt do 1' vol wll; onto.- lnli nr ngreo-inon ngreo-inon with n forfoi' of one thousand dollars to rue for sheriff, I wll ontot Int. 0 bond in the BUmof one tLousanj dollars tc support you " 4, Mr Strotx a' once saw that c hod every thing on hi side Ur Intended tc run for-sherlff for-sherlff wlthcut nnj contract 01 obligation, and by Ihl. on owco lu wur surr h would have the edlto safe anc b surr to beat tbo man whom he dcspl cd Allot had prepared an article somewhs simi.a U that which , Simmon hud slgnd and now prosontea It toBtron; for ht.signatuto Mr. Btron wa deligMrd tos.gr- It and loft the oilier cluckltn. ut tbe nssyraaco thaf he had for once provoi too' shrowo'for. Blmmens ' ' Allen bowed his brad In his hands and his thougtt reverted as the- Invariably did, whet not pressed witb politicians or poets, to that bcautlfu being lr the mys-tenou mys-tenou old rock bouse Evo boforo him, as if gaiin; from out som mist-Uko cloud, secmod to appear, that sac but bo'wltching face in such mutr appoa that his heart was always heavy Thoif sad blue jt seamed always gailnc fondlr Into als. "Oh Ilortha Bortha, how is all this to end I" he gasped. "Copy," cried Tob.r, nt tho sanctum door. Tho demand brought him bock to tho item realities of life, and he set tr work, driving hid pencil nt a f urion rale, dasuoJ off something and bunded 11 tn. "A man in my'f ramo of mind is not fit to odlt a paper." ? Boforo his mind had had tlmo to again ro- vert to Jhb, painful subject on which It seemed to lovo to dwell, tho door opened sftcW b7Jdrf6uldorW-opuntrymnujtidledS 'tlflbiddefa'waho.rmA,efii-looked tfpf asdVbot.-o Jilra' trod';,r toerlng glaut; . .whose faco. was dnHc wlth'.wrtji t "Ard you tho feller' what runs' thls'sho-1 bangl" thomodernnoreuleadomaiidod. Fnra.' "Then tako lat fir a moddlosomo liar," cried the strftAjor', Uimlng a blow at Allen. ' which ho successfully parried. Tho editor notv" thanked his iitars that. In his moro youthful dayo bo had not iiogtocted Jho manlyurl of boxing, Though 110 match in ' strong) tor this rural giant, his skill mad him moro than his, equal. I For sovoral "mpaiculs Allen had nil ho 1 eontd do to parry those si dge-hmnaiur blows, which fell thick mid fast upon him. Butiut" lost he- got in well-directed blow from, tho shoulder which. tiUiirgorcd tho Btrungor., Tha gave hiui a liccidod ad-vantago ad-vantago ovor his nntngontnt. In a minute min-ute a ;line tho stranger was down In ono corncr,of tho ofneo, yelling uiurdor, whllo tho man wliom lio bud usmulted was belaboring be-laboring huh wjth tcIDp' blowi. .Ikd Hiitcholt' ran Into; the sanctum, nnd, kkssltdd by Toby, gotthomch separated. V What docs 1 his mean I" Iko, n&kcd,. Allen answering lht ho did not know, the nU-angvr vtrugglud to'hU feet, growl- -tnr . ' ' i "I knoWf VThnt did ye put that piece m the paper 'bout mo furl" ..'"What plecel 1 have no recollection of having evur seen you until now," answored Allen. -' But ye lied about me. Ye said I stola a 'corn-knife, an' I warn'l agoln.' to stand it-It it-It .was Ucorgd I:cpor who sot ye on mo." As noon ui the editor could bo mode to understand un-derstand wlml particular article had given 1 offense, ho explained that I.ocper had as- aurpd hi 13 thattliQ wholo thing was a harm- , less joke. , " Harmless Joke, thundcrattnn I" growlod Ilor'rln, wiping, -thu blood fcom his face. "Accuse a feller o' stcalln', aq' then say it's all a ImrmlonH joke." ' I Allen, realizing that ho bud wounded tho feelings as well as tbo hoad of tho countryman, country-man, promised a scathing retraction In the .ncxUisuoantl whllo ho was still smarting, l.under." be- misrepresentation, mado by 1 "Iffeeperjsat'.dpwnhtia wrotd the article, It whs much stronger In his denunciation of i Leeper than he would have written had bo --.V.. V AWWH gtven tbo m.iuur u soour seeonuuiouKntP :! ho hanilod Ittn Iko. who out it In tvto. wnuolierrm suuscriuea,tot-uuitua ruu.0 tho pajior would glvo tho man ho hated. Allen had allowed himself to get considerably consid-erably behind with bis work, nud ho sat nt his dosk Into that night, long after tho printers had gono homo. Ills lamp burned dimly, and ho found thoso superstitious horrors with moro than" usual force creeping over him. lie fought against the torriblo feeling, but all In vain. Ho grew norvous and started at tho slightest slight-est sound. When ho heard a timid knock at tho door his hoart tbiiniod wildly. Ho rose to his feet and, trembling violently in every limb, went to tho door und opened It. Bof oro him stood a woman. She entered qulck'y, closing tho door after her, and, hor vail thrown asldo, revealed re-vealed tho whlto faco of llerlha, Iht ttrangt girl of th myiUrlotu hotui on tht Alii. CnAlTEK XL ' A BTriANUE IIEQUEST. For a moment Allen 0 ray stood dumb with amazement. Ho could hardly bchovo him-solt him-solt awake, nnd passed bis hand over his faco as If to brush away tho vision. When ho looked again, pilo and beautiful ns over, Bertha still stood before him. Thoso dark blue eyes seemed i havo increased hi tboir "be heated," he at ijst sun. melancholy lorimcsn. nnd nrvor was there a faco moro uugcllo than tho ono that mut bis astounded gaze. "Bo scatcd,".Jio at last said, in a voice but Ilttlo above a whisper, placing a chair for herl acl'tJUoc,cI,ort'Me- ,. ,ier-, as to tbo eausor'ourv-mitr-n'noTB)' however, that I mnj'hbhi'tobo of sorv- ico to you In somo wajrl" , Bho cast 0 f rlghtcneil gl'nnco toward tho I door, nud then, with brr wlilto, scared, faco closo to his, her great bluo erbs.socmlng to picrcojils soul, oho said t "I know I could depend on you, Mr. Oray. This .world, whirh J onco thought so. good nnd kind, has proved to be 0 full of deceit and treachery tbut I had almost decided never to trust another follow being. But you seem honest, manly and genorous. Von will not betray iuc, will you I Oh, promiso mo you will novcr botray mo" Thoso beau tl fjil eyes became flooded witlr sllont tears, whllo her pathetic, bosceehing manner would havo touched a much hnrdor heart than Allen's. "I will novor botray you I swear I novorl Willi" he answered, with unmlstakablo) earnestness. A slleuco fell ufon both. Tho beautiful visitor nervously started at tho slightest' sound, whllo Allen, having partially ri-( gained his composurcsaL gazing at hor in, astonished embarrassment.. Tho boautv.and. mystery' width ever hov-ercdover hov-ercdover tbo girl scorned to havo Increased, ,nnd Allen's perplexity had' ftrown greater with them. Llko a panorama tho events of tho past fow weekn In which alio had so conspicuously ilgurcd seemed- to pass boforo bo-foro him. Again ho saw tbo mystorlous. chateau on tho bill, nnd bcqrd unowHhoV atrungo wall of stories which wcro wont.to frighten tbo children nnd mlikq tho old peo plo shako their heads with doubtful misgiving. misgiv-ing. Ouco moro tho sunlight foil on t,ho deserted lurnpllto which led to tbo great', house, und bo was wandering along from tbo beautiful spring and. tho rustle old seat to tho plateau aliovo. In an instant tbo sceno bad changed and ho was on tho great vbluff overlooking the river, with this beau- tiful being at his side. Tho recollections of' tbo happy moment when two loving souls first met is ovor swuet to tbo memory, ' Then, again, on that dark, wild night, wlini they so strangely rout In tho garden. Her faco was scurco less white, thun on that occasion. oc-casion. ,' Could it bo possible that that beautlfulbo-,lng beautlfulbo-,lng who had seemed as farjromoved from him us tho stars woro In his prescnco-Bnt, boforo him alone I Was sho on tho cvo of, disclosing tbo terrible mystery whlch.llike a pnll,onobroudcd hor I l'ulo seemed to havo, worked n similnr destiny for them, nnd ,do-' spito all they might do their paths wj'uld tend to tho sumo direction. No wonder won-der Allon Oray's heart bent violently, A few moments moro might boo him tho happiest hap-piest man living, or the most miserable. . A great crisis was coming, and it is no Wonder Won-der that ho trembled at its approach. It was bur place to spenk and ho could only sit and gnzo at her, Her whlto faoeo however, wui troubled, and that Iron resolve re-solve which had supported her In this tin-timely, tin-timely, and seemingly unladylike, cajl was evidently about to full her in. her hour of need, Allen at last realized that unless sho Vas encouraged sho might not roveal the purpoao of this visit, and with ull his sym-'' pathotio soul in his faco, ha said 1 ' ' "Havo no fears, Berthn,.for,by all I hold Bacred, I swear that I will provo a brother to vou In distress." Sii ?:; tM . -,,,, ,. IiMsTMii tosscn lH!Ttna; rongnaasns ' a loyal heart on whom she ould confide. In this bditor'a flashing eyo H tvas manliness nnd truth; sho would trust once moro. Bcarco could sho restrain hor H natural Inclination to fly to his arms for H rcfugo from the relentless cncmlos who H pursued. Bho could not have found strong ' H of or moro widlng arms to defend bbr. H Slaving partially regained her oomposure, H "I Lellovo you; had I not unbounded H faith hi your honor and courago I should notor havo run the great risk I dq in com- H j "Then it Is a risk!" H " A greater risk than you can imagine, tM Should I bo discovered hero It would bo , fatal to my plans plana which aro moro , M tlion mo." H What wero tho plans to which shoal- V ludedl Doubtless aomo request-somo sbn- lH I plo service sbo wlshod him to perform for H her. Knowing that ono so pure and noblo HH I as sho could cot mako an evil request, ho I resolved to do her bidding. IH " llavo no fenra to s;oak boldly to me," f LiHIIIIH aald Alien. Tour wiUc, if in my power, j : ihnd U) gractod " j j H " Cn M learn n v'llag? I' erj oskod. : ! H Btanlu in amazement, thousujnltusded- H Itnr g-itedut Iht for n LTjmeui, lvptuUng: 1 (H Iuvaaevt.Ugcl" KbHHHIH Ml mean only tcnporarlly -for . two or jj H thrcb days at tho longest." ' I H " Y-y-yes, I can-and-and I wUl If It U . fj H necessary." 1 ij H " It Is nccossary. Someone matt go, ant 1 I' H lean trust no ono but yourself." - , H " Where do yon ivlih mo to got" H ' ("."Duj'oa know whore tho Kronen settle- 1 H mentor Trench town hi 1" H 1'IUavo heard of it, and can And It very I B easily. Jt is about dfty miles down the "Yes,Blr-, it Is fully that far,11 the Rlrl H answered, gathering up the fold of her apron In her embarrassment and with H nervous fingers-folding thorn down into lit- H tlo plaits. H " What am I to do when I get there P H Ailenasked. H " You aro to go to tbo bouse of Madctn- H olscllo CamiUc," said tho girl, r ..1 hesliat- H lng to mako her request fully k-own. 1 H "AmI'toUkoa maitugo to herl" aaked I B Allen. H "Youarototakeachlld," sal4 fjirl, 1 slowly 'Auruing hor groat blue -eye upoa ,M blta. "iSitJi. I '-ssH Aaasaaent, wondor and curIoslty,vrer J H ragktillko'somanyflrca.in Allen's breasU j pH J'tAchdl" hafSAapod.'- " m A neighbor, Mrs. Glenn, bad'tTl3UjUj(J-JBjr' ,H es, and thecpjigb was relleved'by ""' "b -iriririrH " kv-V'Ia--jf Pectoral- T H Y&M&oM, fn'xf Vending tlda H I in Ills -Jelpfesj . wina H I blastdwhatttditnSi, H poFrcn6h"eUlQn9aU. JWt B bf ltlctoanlng. for secretly. uiiJifi. HBBJ . task itVftle nil theso, confllcUt I rweroauBgipgillko.Bi twrfpeet i J , hojvlvldly recalled tbe remark- J . .Bornoa h.fow weeks :bofsra 'Tool J ! lnif.hlshead. (a his Svolrdmsnnor.'B.,.. A r J 'Novor, trust) yourself in the p4werv f . BH , those jwopla.' I iteUtyothawliolo family; U' "S. J J MbljRbVyn cursor Nai.aaoJ ovor, caotfl- -. -7l ' 1 onyono Axbbhadaaytblngtoda'rtfiUi'ca.V , BBbJ ,Ifyo"nevCC.,bcfrlCD''d'onqo'JojnIaany;w '" ' IHp yoir;il rcpent.it, the' Ion jeoifda,joii( live., ,. J Theytro a bnglitiuK,'cur-je to anybody whe- " s ' HBVJ hasoriyJlUlBWbatevortq'doVrlth',ci,,' J '' ' HBVJ 1Bom"ebvhrfyounodj'u3r,cc.ufdInot hd-i- j j' ' H asking blmsnlflfb,had-fallsn'andor thlariv ' 1 bUghtlngVurtX ,Was he.to't)6ottyoaa' ' f ' . tnor?, victim to the, strange mystery of Tut k ' ;.lcy's i'omtl ;,Thcii'Jds 5m folbdpon Ue' T 'l I palo, sweet faco of tho nniiosiB girl, and hq', i BBV know sho, ,ws no slHra, carmlng"hlm U' j v , BBV dcatrnction. 'With dctwrmlnaQon in hla , ' 1 jtroiri.lio'.aldsV ' J"1 "v- j y-r ,'- ."If yoiuaay' fdr me to o to-night I wl ' (' ,jdVX C . x 'v j i .rBH Thoglrl'.who.dn'rlnglho.momont'a'slletioaH V H liajl bootMil(ini, hor, Taso burning' with . j "M oagcrnesa,'' now grew, brighter as she rev biiiiiiH :turnod: , j , .' V , i M '. "Jt, must bo to-nlght,air. Oray: to-swt. 4 H row wU.bofbo lata". ' ,' A.: r';.'- - - ' H ;i" How am-t'id go, by tbo rlrerl" ' &' . pH ; HNo,onb'orebacld' " &. t il ', ;f ,-- M "Idoi.otknowthitjcaaget'nboro.',' .-v " pLH ' "OnftvWlJbd furnished you. 'M'A.' H , LLH Iben another jihbrt sUonc" pfisued.',, Ba H scemod waiting' to galhor up her thought,''-'' H Jfrobkbcr breathless, cxhauUpajtwos,' H dent that she- bad como vcry.rupld'1' r H thd groat bouse. to tho yllbigo,' 'J H Her ogltatipa booomullowlis sh. H crcd from heVeiertlon,. and now sb H almost ns much composed as oho .had;,., H been.- Oozing at-liim With' tatense ea& H ness, sho began giving hor Instructions. H "As soon us I' am-gono," she' said, In at " H clear, steady vccr "go to the spring whr' '''. LLH ,70u found tbo. kA:ke. Thoroou will find aMifb, "H M horsasodillod and 'cqiinped, tied toa'tree 1, .i i M jdstbackot,tlieoldiMtlc seat.; Ho is the', , & j H besfroadster initio wholo country, and will.;- ' " H carry'you safely to tho end of your Journey.p " ' H wllrjout slopplngr Tbo poor child Is deafti v M and dumb.'lmt ho is .rfry patient and will - ' t " M glvrfyou Uttlo or no t,"ouhlOi. Allen tvas dla-' '' 'I H appointed to learn at tha child's affliction,' - , Q j H .for some how bo thought thd little prattler; 'i 1 H would, on this .long, lonely ride; unravol-to v ' "1 M him somo of (ho mystery of tho stone house , j H on tho hill ' , 1 iH "WbcrowulIflndthochUdr'beaskedVV, H , '"lntlo tho horso nod bring b'ai biekW , H thoroiid which lcaisnptJ tbo atone house lH on tho hill, nnd tboro 'will bo an .old negro M woman .waiting for you with tho child. H Whon sho gives ft to' you, lose n6 time la H ypiirfllghUvDo not tt'lnk this nnoaey task ' ' H yoi aro iinoortaklng, MrTOrajj or that It , - . . M Is unattended with dimmer, ffherq Is danger ( , ;. J 1 of which ydu can hnvono Voow.IodKOj The ',r H jouruoylsiiaanlou's,nndmayfost'you'y6ur ' ,:-'t' i H " " ; . . i f H ;- ';. I |
