The sun., 1865-11-15

The diligence drove on aud In few minutes
with Ne lamps and vast rumbling, hsd passed both
from sisht and he,rirg: For short time Gryi-
paused irresoue 20 The beet plan IN be pursued.
There was something appalling In the darkness
which surrounded him, and which entirely preciu-
cd anything In the way Of pursuit. For moment
he felt disposed TO try aid overtake tho dlls ence
or 81 lessi 70 &c, within hail Of u; and % msnszs
70 regain his seat and proceed In II 70 Rouvrsy.
But the nert instant the same vehemence Of pur-
rose which had hitherto Influenced him IN hrs pur-
suit, returned to his mind. Again the thought of
his vretched wifs's hnsl escspe from him flashed
with Its maddening Influence on his brain. The
imsgs OF her reunion to the villain who had work
ell all this misery, occurred 10 him even At ths,
moment snd urged him onwaris tos pursuits
which he fsh that deah al ons could hinder.
Again he turned towars tie direction Of the hin,
81 toe bottom of which the woman had len the dill
igence. lie felt hist nothing eou be done In the
obscur'ty which rsgued sround, aud thought Va
visesi pan would be 70 return 70 the hill. aud th-rs
on iu summit, ava ding the tsrdy dawn Of the 0,.
'ooer morning, take the survey which the elsv.,sd
posiuon would command. II would then be the
me TO &C, upon tie Impression which he mishs
then receive
II was dr.ary snd solitary place. Hoiishtfron
. window shove him that be was near the dvsl-
ings Of men. Neither were there any sounds Of
cate, nor Of the dogs ususy kept ss guards in The
solitary fsIus which lay near the roadside A
dss,h-liks siine. reiSned srouud, broken by his
footsteps sone. slight 'Tost gave q ehiIinsss
70 the air, which would have made Itself Per.
eeptbls - any one with . mind less intsnLy
occupied than was that % G-ylls But With the
SLOW and stslthy step.of beast Of prey, he paced
cautiously up aud down, uneonscious of any feel.
light. o'''
Il came 81 length and he took .n-ious surveys
OF the place on which he stood, s the Increasing
light unveiled each spo, around him. nv degrees.
ne could discover thu, the right Of the road
wss an Immense tract Of corn-land from which the
hsrven had long been taken; and whore the ab-
sence OF all trees and hedges rendered concealmen,
81 matter OF difficulty for any one. Amer two or
three scrutinizng surveys Of the whole s1psnse
the experienced eye OF the sailor sscertalnen thai
no hying ersstur. moved In that direction. Imms-
distoly beneath the road on the lon, was precip,.
tous bank ef sbou, twenty feet deep partisly Gov.
cred with furss and brushwood There were two
or three paths through the furEs down ,o . narrow
road bensstb, which apparently led In one dirsc.
uon TO mo stream or river; as at the bottom %
tue main road, sith which II ran parallel Ciryl could
now perceive bridge which the dilit enee mus,
have passed before tbs passengers had descended
70 mount the hill. Beyond the road sull NOR. to
tho leL 1, seemed chiefly coppico-wood, with oce.-
sionslly nmbor-iree OF lsrSer growth.
Grylls procsedsd with great caution and obssrys-
ton 20 descend tue main road towards tie bridge,
anu therefore tie spot at which the WON an had en
tho diligence. There appeared no lane or cross. .
road leAdiu rom tho grand route and Grylls was
hesitseng whether 10 pursue his way along this
or leave u by one Of the Rtrpu psths which led
through the furze whom he ArcYed he porce,y,d
on the turf Immediately adjoining the road the
marks OF footsteps rendered vatlo by the slieh,
white frost which had LEFT i,s cry stalls on every ieN
and Glade OF grass. Following these traces h..
found that At tues they ceased one q tho sandy
paths which led T. om the road intercepted thotrs
On examining the path, he siill thought be could
porcevs the footsteps, while on the tun which Law
be.ween the paih and the furIe, they were oces-
sonAlly decidedly psrcepnile 10; as n q person In
following the path In the dark, had devia,.I from
II, and on finding the difference OF the ground aud
the hindrsncs Of the furIs bushsA had again re.
turned 10 the nodden way. Pursuing thes. md.
eAAonS, Giy!s was led by them into tho road 10.
nesth. Here No was Agsin At fault. The foots.sps
were no lonte 70 be traced, owing TO the slory
nature OF the lane. but diving that person " ho
woud quit the diligence for tho purpose OF AVOID.
anes' would hardly proceed in parallel diTsctioA
with IT, he decided ON taking the contrary wayI
ITO be Continusd1