The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-04

| somes from;' then molioning MS CONN sa,nn
tsqaiet' he Logan 10 draw his bow. anS o.. n
arros wss quite draw 10 the hrlA. D., cid,
round he corner r-'Sy To- lo'-e the string n
incn'n Mt the cncny should offer MA
Gerard and Margaret pslpit.tci. They h,
nsNsr seen life taken.
CHAPTER Sv
hope It's the Burgoma.ter that carrie. u
uSl,' N'ii ih" escaped prisoner painting With
'rinEn mixture of horror snt cNultation yb
soldier. be knew, would scui an srrow iLrnu,
hurgher or a burgoiosster as he vvsis
through boar in 4 wood,
bui who may forctcli the fsturv. hov>cs
a"rF The how instead cf rem ,inir.. Grm suI
h"''ihg the deadly shaft, was seen io ~arcr 6r.,
then shake Violently. aud tho stout suldsr star
EH"t back to thou',. hi- kncc Anock Hing and III,
.h.'ks hlanched With fear. He lot Ms arrow
ttli, AMI Clutched ',nrsrl's shoulder.
,Lyt me S,el hesh and llrud. he gasu.d .
The haunted tower the haunted tower
W, terror communicated itself tu Mar,ar.t
snu G"rHfd. They could hardly find breath 10
sk him What he had seen.
Hush !" he cried, 'it will hear you. II
| lh' wall IL 10 going up tha wall. D.. head is
IN fire. Up the wall. rs mortal creatures w.lk
| nr"n green swart. hyou know q prayer say
4. For he'll is locse tonight"
- nave power 10 eNurIiSs tpitits" a." -,.it c.
card trembling. II will venture f,rti,.'
~" alone, then" tIid Martin, Il have i,os.
| ei ON I Oncc and li,c."
| Gerard strpI-.i forth. anil Marr.rrt ..i,.d
ni' hand aud held il couvuI,iyrl, and they
| crept out.
Sa'" enough. sight struck their cve. ,ha,
/ sunmhod them ~ they stpr. Hall way IN
d. tower creature with fiery head lin. an
ln"mnus glnw-wurm was Going steadily nm
u" wall. th. body was dark hut iisnutlinc yis
hl". and the whole creature not much le,, than
our feet long.
b.. r A.
vhiiA. that looked .vactly like the n yur, ~ .
'enale' Gerard and Mar sarst p.ipi,.,.i with
awe.
The rop~-thN rop~i II il going up {, b. rr~,
mot tho wall, gaspcd Gerard.
d, A. thay gaz~d. the glowworm disappeared is
Gor"rd late prison. hut its light illumina 81
dc cell inside and Redeemed tho window Tbs
whit" figure stood n"tionles- below.
h'ie and GILES -""n reached the haunted
tower Judge their surprs. shen they fund
. ne" r"l- dangling from tho prisoners isiov
IT, the ground.
~ sec how it i, sail the inferior int,,lie..o.
ticking facts a. they came. cur Gerard h.s
som" down this ruI-. Ilc la. got clear. UpI
60 and see
No, Giles no, ssid IN. sur~rior intellir~pc.
blinded hy prejuli,e. "S,c yoG not ihi- j. vl.-
mour This ropo is a line tho svil one casts
out 10 vile YOU to destruction. lie ku"wr tbs
scakn'S-es of all our hearts, h. has seen hvv
@nd you aro ofgoin: up things. whrr. .huuld
,ur Gerard procure a r"Trp how h,trn I, iu ths
very sky like thsti Ii IL not in nature Holy
aint- protect " this night, for hell /, abroad"
stuff said tue dwarf 'thr wav tn he'll 10
iown, and this roTs lcad. up. ! never hsd tLs
luck to go up such IL long r"p-. IL my -
Years ere fall in with such y long r"re sl
nady fastened fer me. A. well l." lnn, kci On
sbs heal ut once, a. never know cninym,li."
And he sprung on 10 h. r"re with n cry os
Selight, asa cat jumps with new on a table
where tish is. Al tho gymna,t was on lire
md the only concession Kate eoulI gain from hi~
"a permission to fas,cn the lantern on hi- neck
br't.
"A light scares the III spirits" sail he.
Aud ~. with his hug. arms, ani legs ike
etthcrs, Giles went up the rope faster than his
brother came downit The light ut ,h. nsps
IT hi' neck made glow-worm Of him. His sis
~. Suddenly female figure starred cut OF
D. Ia -. ,,;, -. ;.''.- q! - .'' -. "''I
s,re thhn mortal velocity.
hnIe ut'e,eu ieeois cry. ~ was al shs
Spiu 10, her tongue ,IoNe 10 hef palate Whn
eIior. men shs dt1Ppeh hef crul.hes, aud
,sn, a.. upon "'' Knees "''i'a Vel 's'e ana moan
,i i"he my o"ny: on' 'ps,s my S'ui ote.
Hn,eb'. ipsh'Iltl why " ia woman
nn' WuN"u,TJ why - woman
M"S"'; iow You hi ishI.nei me.
n, ""a. Al" "'shtahsa enough myss.
~ |
:, ihi'is strange. Bot The hery-hetded thingl
n-t 1t was WIN You and You are harmless.
~ Wy 81. sou ""i, ~ '"'' '''"' VI h'a"'f
'Pethaps We arc on he same .rsnli Ali
YOU are his 5ood sitter, kti..
ANA you are Margaret braA''
TO
mar. Ths, W. C;,nI o' 'Se mn. ou N
,apcd."
Ge'sri came forward, end put the question
At rest. But all farther explanation was cut
,hurt by horrible unSarthly cry, like a scIul-
rhre exul,ing aloud:
"PAEcHMESr. PARCHMENT PAHcuSrNT!"
At each repetition it rose in intensity. They