, 1869-04-18
OVER YONDER
Part II.
IT THE AUTHOR or "oln xAxsH114s sncar
IND "oor4p El6x"
CHAPTER v

II THE AUTHOR or "olp xAxsK11xs sncnxr,
IND "oo1D ElAk"
| CHAPTER Y.
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,n;Gass TnesS It ~ eelosS asrwRluebear,l's uooul
ehantments behind which. IN the awful ieTend
~crps-maglc seemed lowering around n,
shmrneItnX 8heaveA OF water Tint epFanr heaven
ward, and then noated back to earth IN Mi
There, from the dusky thscket CLEANED martl.
etatue; the slender female nxnFc stretched forti
the embraces Of tie " which 6ad cnsuascd Il
The moonlight rested in d thousand quiTeru1
I sparks on the troubled surface OF the water: I
So1 .ousn e sS e m
and perhaps smiled on the lovely eyes, OF whict
70 one knes whs,hst they shsd team q sorrow o.
eve. sns.ling and Whispering Or the or1ght-col
ofed no"trH, whose closed mouths seemed K
Eus51 the seesst, Perhaps the nshs foot Of III
they had looked M into her doepeast eyes
Luz had mechanicaily pushed the shutter more
leaves Of lie ar1stoloeaia Which pag.iy re eoyese1
the back wall OF the pavilion, and In whose creeu
challces the lsst drops Of the storm we're rolling
And shining: then shower OF them slpped down
from The tw1es Of the trees disturbed IL he NOV.
ing Of the shuuera A frightened pelcocf new
nom among the branches, and, expanding it,
|
}esticauY ac1oss the r1oanllt ErassplAt Infnxcat-
| ing odoH foatcd IN the air, the fnunta1uz tuQy-
INJURED and ,he brilliant bird wandered on The
| whole looked 20 unea1hly and ghostlIke tnat II
ranlsh again And now The melody ID he to1eT. y
p g. enes ss 1ndos S Ssss.
forbidden world within Dut did It 10; sect seem - q
nom its pedestal md vas VA wandering aoNap stup pee
silent, lcafJ nth: No; the white, cold arms are
stu stretched forth, and tie moonoesms aud the
features. But IN that 1orm approaching nearer
and nsateF @ Life uas pulsing; stgh noated
to to-; uls 1snne eaFs Tnas mus. be tae bean:
sppss,en PAUSED for s5qsi ua s'nfnss insssd:
and listened to The aaasio. /, was tail, almost
srTai nsaFe but 1ae @ lowing afy robe hung around
the bosom, as II to hush the stormy heart-thc len
hung earelessly at her side. There WIS an inde.
scnb.ble grace In the attitude but something. too,
OF Che helpleeBness aud resignation Of iac T,ow'
when 1t droops its tender branches to the earth.
Surely even In this moment tears must be lowing
Ion had those features which seemed 70 shnn cFcn
the moonlight That could not be guessed, for q
black veil fell over the head and Shoulders ike d
aask ts cloud Cloud and do"n On either aide, conceanng
In Lnli's brain fslry-ta1es and reality whitfield In
conloslon for moment longer, but she felt IN
Sttncttvely that she would not for the world be
Seen. and endtAyored to slp notseIcssiy from rhe
Usinaow.s WI hef e,es stu! resting, spebound On
Why dldnr the prisoner make her
| To climb over the hedge and nee INTO Aunt
opinion, no impractlcahlc enterrs1se: SIC herssiS
Would have dared far more TO get that tJrant over
Eonder a defiance: nay. ehe would rather die than
That this oppsessed WOMAN might, perhaps,
bear her yoke voluntarily because shc loyet hcf
lailor, dld not occur 70 Lii for II instant simply
love, and consequently had no Idea OF ,ts incon.
slstenctes and contradictions Her heart swe1ed
t1s 1s,s sa01gnt ny pe.h.ps ahe sh. be able
leave the window, but leant her lovely little head
taS out full Of heroic decision, and allowed the
moonlight fully to uluufne her slight nRttre which
hung Ike swinging eH-chlll among the hroad-
| lcnyed vtneA
a piercing shrek echoed through the a3., The
with crossed handa over her breast, aud ned Ike
hunted creature Acrosa the grass plat and up the
stone steps leading to the house A door on the
teiIace was thrown open from within, and In the
tal glare OF several lAmp1 the negro appeared on
the lhreaho!d. The 14dJ almost sank 10 the
ground @ a. On reaching his side, tut recovered her.
yllion, she TAnishe1 In the halt Llu had Ra1ed IS
u petr11ed at this scene, but now she caught
eagerly At tho shutters and drew them close, Tor
! steps
| she had Just pushed in the bo,ts with trembling
| hands when the gravel under the window wns
crushed beneath his footsteps He struck bis nsr
ASanst the shutter until the old wood groaned and
poured forth yol1ey Of eu1s=s and imp1ecallons
! In broken German The young girls un9era
| Gzaspcd the lower bolt convuls.vely and pressed
| II down. Through the slatA, close BY her car,
s sounded The noarss rolea q the an;H
breath on her face Al unspeaka5le
terror came over her, but abe remained molonless
at her post OF defence In the pavilion.
Fortunately, her hcrn1n was put to no furthe.
from the tower, ordered ths negro baee to tfs he
n9nse, ',s ne rs instantly silent and withdrew
Ii was he list tine In her life that LII h.d
been the cause Of trouble 70 Aunt Darochen.
Every nerve In her body hal thrilled at the c}amor
or the furious man which surely must have pierced
70 the HofrathinH b.tl-chamber; and tomorrow
yes, to-morTow-Blnebca1l would Avenge him.
SELF for the attempt to penetrate his secret.
she left the partition Representing herseif Bit
| terry, and stole back to the honse. Sauer and
unmtstnfaoe curiosity On gss,ian bench, % endray Az
The uprpar In their neieabor'a garden was evL
droppers- Their backs we're turned TO Illli, who
sueeeetled IN gaining the house and her bedroom
Now. indeed, she WIS willing enourh to close
both enutters md Window, and drawing the mot
ley caleo curtains, ahe buried her eyes deep In the
pillow The shrek OF the 1ttng woman and the I'M
| precasions OF The dreadful negro Rounded through
her dreams She had enough for the present Of
| the nagIt1cence "orer yondeT.''
But where were all the terrorg OF the nfcht when
ll1n stepped out into the garden ne1t morning :.
| Fled before the sunlight, thAt, ike immortal
|
dren Of darkness, the doubtful Images Of twlltgat
pinnacle against the deep blue Of The f mornias
the bnRht-colorctt stained gass as on Aunt Bart-
chcns chamber windows 1t did not Ioor Ike !
| Prison OF the dWelltng-place OF crime.
! On the other aide OF tho hedge, as
| well ns on this side the dcwiru.s spa1kteI pure
and clear On The points Of the leaves and the
perfume tmpattlally over both gardens All how
| tefreshlnHif did Il stream through the wide open
door into the old hall. And when one stood On
Eden-lke lay The vale, below, deeply emoedded
between the two forest-crowned mountains,
h!oomlns aud rosy IN the morning Light IKE !
| after sweet slumber!
AZ ff15s rom 1na u. Rssss o1 h.a IN. 4
aroas v,oioaceilo tones stu fingered I'm IN
her cars; tney had nsde an impression on her
70 sa Il Tsa 1i
thin wHs walking up md down on the long gravel
then TO pun IN an lmpluden, weed irom the veSe.
| table bcdA or lifted the branch OF ; eufraut bnah
| tnd examined the clusters which hung. not yet
Aunt Basbehena c1rTaat vine WAS renowned
among Ill her friends and acQualntaocea
T. Within the arbor. on the white s1rden-tahe, The
1esIs to se nra 5asa
She sid no: word Of the occurrences Of the
night before; perhaps abe had A1ept 70 soohdly
|
But thern came Dotte with breakfast, and-on
woe the sttr strlnE1 OF her white linen cap were
uniastened hnd hung loose down her back; That
was the urfsiling sign Of tempest with her:
| whenever she WAS angry or provoked she Always
! tore open the ncaty-ued knot beneath hef chin,
threw The strings boldly oyer her shoulders p1seed
| her right am akinbo, ard then the Storm burst.
excited ihai the nofsashin asked, Win snIie,
| II the hAd AIert badly.
"Oh, sare. Is 10 etubLorn!' replied she.
| &rumhnety. placing the plate4 Oh the table with q
trembling hand. .'ne thlnEa, became ne takes
the world ana y. 'larenT ". l. soels morth = =
l..e him But II, not Of thai c,'.nioa7 An :,
IN. n II + haprsn>: M IN E'fn.t anH n.y. godno:hss
| wouldn ! tell leI Such I woman As she WAS!
So rcsolote! Worth ten men Nee sauer | Once
uron time there lived General IN Esfurt who
uum early In the morning I'LL late At night, and.
moreover, did some wicked things, which rc-
eon ona e.nes .n1e Tps 9ne Rr' ngas he
The clock struck u there stood before
the ballroom door tan black n,An. No one knew Y
and men such N a1fui thing happencl! Tne
Window new open Of themselves; there Was q
Haloplng over the Ssslfa and the General shstekeh
Etso9s!y, but when The euesa rushed oul they
noth disappeated. and wesc never seen again. The
devil had carried the GeneIal %. tod II in aIl
lnnocrnce, % saneI, and the old fellow vas 90
rude! u 1nrrw the ooors which be had Just
| had better 60 to the Old womsna asy- ~
lum At one for there they might still
! believe such uzsht
! The Hotlathln suppressed stm1e with dl1culty,
| for Dortc TAs really hrrl
- But how on Garth dill you set on such fright
| fui subject, Dorte :" aaked she.
Why" sid the old COOK, passing the corner OF
her blue linen apron over her heated lace. "he-
cause thpnsht the noise A1t nigh. sounded , /
! a1ly n uGle ESu One WAS earring on some pos
soul"
thin, In surprise LII bent her face over her cup
the thunder.cloud WAS about to burst upon her
| head she did not lear Amt R2rhcheup fcproot:
on tne c'C0aI!, abe would have received it t1ost