The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-04

Hia irresolution did not last through
the FISHING Of a moment. He va: ip-
noraot Of Tho plan OF tho building; and
could osly guess At the situation Of
doors other than the main sn4r.noe,.
There must be another door h,ol
1ere, 2 he said. "Aoy way. | fesl that
I can eA.ot an exit. You viii follov
mer =. You can h.rdly do otherwise"
~ The heat vas. getting .,''ntol.rtbls..
Tho II J. dark cheek. of Mis- E.rneliife n :
famed in that throbbine ,i,, D. .nd IN.
f.ce Of Dslando was ino.tin.dined with
the ole'r crimson Of intense feeling, .s
well Is BY the temperature.
Behind the organ he found narrow
stairway, winding toto sort Of lumber
room below. He stepped back and
motioned his companion down. sb.
hung off the shawl wh,ch, uuknowine.
" soe nso neld about her, and giving
one fascinated glance backward to that
sea Of flames she was leaving, she swift.
ly descended the steps, feeling With
qaivering horror that the deadly, fiery
breath came sucking down With her.
The little room WAS . sort of store.
room, apparently used by the jaoitor
of the building. The p.lest jet of gas
burned gloomily there. Delando turn
ed the latch of the. door. As he had
thought, it was locked. He stepped
sad caught up . hatebet that lay
among the tools. The heavy door
yielded to the impetus of his furious
strokes, and IS it broke apart the vast
building seemed giving itself in des.
pair to the fire III vibrated from It's
foundations. Some heavy body fell
upon the floor overhead, aad; the con.
cusalon shook down some: ponderous
implement fastened above. Miss Earn.
3! eliffe .s she stepped forward TO- tho
opea D door. :, SO felt ! singing, hl.@,
then e!.t beg arm f. fsll ;g.ele.s, het shs 4 did
not then think of il, for therss 1s.ked
over her , ooal, ,.sls,r breeze from the
sly; she stepped out bsneath Tho
bright st.rshine-shat breath Of the
night calmsd and exhiler.ted her.
They walked .loug =. narrow alley
shut in by high wells, but never to
either had spacious highway appeared
go beautiful never, even to her aes-
thetic soul, had the heavens shone With
such dear spleudor.
; "1n the night only Frisdlaud's stars
may hesnss she said. Il could almost
say this WAS tho 6rst time I had really
seen winter sky."
DelaAda, who was hurrying her
along tho pavement, turned to reply,
and the colorless, almost ghastly face
he s.w,by the street light pierced him
like knife thrust.
"1t.is not your fright nor the. reac.
tioa," ho said; lyon are hurt"
:, ,"Butshow could I think of it when
L am saved 2" she responded, looking
down atzthe arm that hung useless and
painful BY her side. .,
s,He d,d not reply, save BY p.usiDe
ID his walk, fastening his handksr-
chief over Mis- E,rnclife's neck, and
lifting with sot. touch the injured arm
to its support.
A moment after they came out upon
a broad street, and Delando called 4
hack: and as he put the lady in, he
asked,
"Permit me. to ride home with you ?
Your face IS still so palIid that I could
not leave you With q clear conscience"
And indeed the face Of the girl was
white with the: spasms Of pain caused
by her arm !; every breath was an ago.
ny !; she louged to part her white lips
in a .ory Of sheer physical pain, but,
instead, she curved them in q faint
snile Of assent to Delando's request.
She leaned against the cushions,
silent, suffering, trembling with chilli.
ness and exhaustion. DeIando sat op.
:posite, hardly looking at her, gazing
vaguely on the flying lights, With eyes
dllated, and in whose violet, could ono
have truly discerned, one might have
seen the picture Of the paiued face rest
ing against the carriage; deeper 10
his consciousness there lurksd for the
first time an uuaeknovledged regret /;
= ch,in he had never before felt el.nk!
ed with faint warning,
. ."Beeauee ! : q! y! At this moment weak,
Do not, think me un9nt.fal,"" .hs aid
when they stood on, tho steps waiting
for thsir- ring T. b answered. Then,
with = smis thatah her su6sltne made
avistals she asatidaed;' ~ > 7:a''i'e
IS "B,t Fin pott q 1saarss that I 'oagbt' 20
b gr.tsfoLa Bsd Il not been for you,
perhaps might have been trauslatsd
from . musisal ecstasy into tn, great
hereafter"
"Aud have left me to an eternal re-.
MORSE" he said; "do not name such a
supposition."