The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-06-06

became more and more barren, till The
last Alp-roses vanished, and there re-
NAMED only carpet of brown and tan
moss scattered over here and there with
great boulders-some freshly broken
away from the heights above, others
thickly coated with lichen. as If they
might have been lying there for centur-
lies. We seemed here to have reached
the highest point of the New Pass, torl
our road continues at this barren level
| for several miles. An immense panorama
Of peaks, snow fields and glaciers lay
outstretched before us to the left, with an
unfathomable gulf IF misty valley be
tween The hot air simmered IN the
sun. The heat and silence were intense.
And now the gray rock began to crop
out in larger masses close beside our
path, encroaching nearer and nearer, till
at last the sDlintered cliffs lowered
straight above our heads, vnd the road
became mere broad shelf along the face
of the precipice Presently, on turning al
sharp angle of rocks, we saw before us a
vista of road, cliff and valley-the road
now perceptibly Oh the decline, and van
ishing about mile ahead into the mouth
of small cavernous opening (no bigger,
as it seemed from that distance, than a
good sized RABBIT hole) pierced through
a huge projecting spur, or buttress, OF the
mountain.
"Behold the famous gallery" said I.
"Mein host was right it IS something
like the Splusen, barring the much great
er altitude of the road and the still great
er width of the valley. But where is the
WATERFALL"
i "Well, it's not much of q waterfall"
said Wolfe. II can just see ia tiny
'lthread of mist wayering down the cliff a
long way on, beyond the mouth of the
tunnel.
AYE; see it nova sort of inferior
Staubbach. Heavens what power the
sun has up here At what time did
Kaufman say we should get to Schwartz
, enfelden 2"
"Not before seven at the earliest-and
; now it is nearly four"
rHumph three hours more; say three
} and half. Well, that will be pretty
good days pedestrianizing, heat and all
2 considered
Here the conversation dropped, and we
plodded on again in silence.
! Meanwhile the sun blazed in the heaV
ems and the light, struck back from the
e white rock and whittier road, was almost
G binding. And still the hot air danced
l and simmered before US, and a MINDLESS
S stiffness, as of death, lay upon all the
scene
Suddenly, quite snddenly-I saw a
man coming toward us with rapid and
| eager gesticulations. He seemed to be
: waving us back; but [ was so startled for
= the moment by the unexplained way in
!, which he made his appearance that |
4 scarcely took in the meaning of his ges-
lures.
t allow odd y exclaimed, coming TO a
D halt. How did he get there ?"
2 Chow did who get there2" said Wolfe
: "Rhy, that fellow yonder. Did you
see where he came from ~
"What fellow, my dear boy? I see nc
one but ourselves"
{ And he s'ared vaguely round, while all
4 the time the man between us and the gal
lery was waving his right arm above his
head, and running on TO meet US.
G Good Heavens Egerton," said i'm
patiently, "where are your eyes Here
straight before us-not a quarter of a mile
of-makipg signs as hard as he can
Perhaps we had better wait till he comes
e up"
4 My friend drew his race. glass from its
b case, adjusted it carefully, and took s
long, steady look down the road Seeing
d him do this, the man stood still, but kept
6 his hand up all the same.
i "You see him now, surely? said I.
"No."
0 turned and looked him in the face
: could not believe my ears.
n Upon my honor, Frank" he said, ear
nestly, 81 see only the empty road, and
s the mouth of the tunnel beyond. Here
o Kaufman ~
: Kaufman, who was standing close by
stepped and touched his hat.
G Look down the road" said Wolfe.
e The guide shaded his eyes with his
hand and looked.
"WEat do you see?"
II see the entrance to the gallery, lneln
< Herr"
Nothing else?'
"NOthing else, mein Herr"
> And still the man stood thSre in lhe
road even came step or two nearer
Was | mad?
you still think you see some one yon.
der?" said Egerton, looking at me very
seriously.
: 81 know that do"
He handed me his race glass.
"Look through that" he said, "and
tell me if you still see him."
II see him more plainly than before.
what is he like"
every tall--very slender--fair-q quite
young not more, should say, than fif-
teen or sixteen--evldently an English
man"
Chow is he dressed?"
In GRAY suit Ibis collar open and his