, 1874-01-31

HM0ko fshHl,lE from tho nrrOW-H'it 70 when ho
and tho opening through which ho waa
to entor wnH yot twonty foot hghor.
1fc again erasped tho ivy, and workol obll4!loly
upwards until by this menus he rcaolcd but-
trcHs .nat ran Up against tho corner Of tho cdl.
Acc. Here the rregH1nrltios Of the Burface wore
gronter, and not only afforded the Ivy a i1rmer
hold, but prcpontod sono kind OF scaling assist
ntlce. Eolf rapidly aBcendod mud pasaod tho
level Of tllo easement; thon ho quilted tho but
trosH, and quickly jerhel lmsolf towards the
centric. As tho Ivy broke l,a doconded, but ov-
ory froBh hold brought'hiin noaror to the cen-
tro and Of length ho throw hlmsolf IN tho aper-
tire OF tile thick wall. Through tiis the a,noke
| tint poured waB no longor blaok but
| NEpAND sC0HCMINu.
| Tho n1oann Of communication hotween tic
chambers was by f,atchoa in the tuors aud lad
tlors botween. Wlon Eo1f had entorcd tho cllam-
bor he could 500 tho cllnksin the floor by the fire
beneath md through the opening from tho lower
chamber in1ne Was shooting upwards to the
ono above mud licking tho ladder: Through tllat
Closing lltn oyos agsinst tho stinging smoke, lo
rushed forward Ills foot struck something
and he stumbled aud fell upon tho vory odge Of
tho hatch. 1t was Tie door Of tho l,atoh against
whic!, ho stumbled, and tue door c1osing with
| his fall shut down the 1amo. Ho sprang up the
ladder and foa11d his way from cllanbor to cham
ber inatinotively, until presently llo behe!d tho
glowing, sky through tho last remaining opening
| roof.
COVERING IN CORNER,
appalled, md stupoiiod by tho fato whicl, aeomed
Inevitable was ea,, Edlth-Edltl, no ongor child.
II: $:s tssa bad IL fs" ss .seus t isvs ses
md lott 10 wifher in solitude. It viii ind its way
| to tho South, snd think you 4 knows not whom
the thing wo worship altor beyond our knowl-
| edge? 10 who find your God In tho onIs, know
70 Him not II the lightning tlat etritios it to
the earth? What Ind this Eolf pictured his
Edith but beeins Of infinite grace a,d boanty7
threw himsolf beside hor and buried lis
face III hor bosom, nur1naring hor namo again
! aud again. Until she hearl blu voice and fclt
| help WAS ut hand. At onco It aroused hor from
hor dull apathy but to what knowledge ? Did
! she recognize Eolf? Did alo know who had
brayed lire ard doath for hor :? A cry OF Joy camo
painting boys neck and for ono instant IN LIS
| life Eotf felt rapture.
but hearlten, 70 who lovo good jolso and can
| laugh at tue agony OF fools. hearkon to this or
collent quip: as her head dropped faint1ng upou
the malman's neck she said,
| "HAAoLD-MY HAnoLDI"
Eo1f waB dull ut reading riddles then. His dull
wit was not capable Of finding the point of this
beloved III bis arms vaguo wonder fllod his
| mind. that lo Hhoull DO called HRroid who be-
liovcd his namo to be Eo1f. But tho recollection
Of him they Ind called Harold, who had attompt-
cd to rush into the burning bal, came upon bin,
iu all his thoughts Of her had novor onterad his
| Imagination. Caunot you imagine what d COM
| icai frouzy filled tho wrotch's heart as lie said
to himsclf, "she knows mo not, ahe loves me
II alone nm forgottop"2 He roso to his feet
aud took her up III his arrns, and with strength
wo young ones know not: be lcapt on tho para
| pct Of tile tower and hold her before him iii Tho
full light OF tho fro heow. IIo looked at this
I creature for whom every action of Ills body, ey
| cry thought Of hiH mint, had boon Apont. 6llo
| WAS still Edith, 80 fair, 10 beautiful, yot not
hiB--
Ills EDITH NO MORE.
| What symbol WAS thoro for him in tho pale cold
| shalow of death tint invested tho worslipcd
boing in bis arms ? Had ho found her but to
know shat ho Ind moro surely lost her7 For
ever she wan doad to him. Dead. dead Yot now
sho lay against hs breast ,% as sho had ain before
80 tlio and feel no moro tho pangH Of conseioua-
ness lie looked down into tho pit Of flame.
| 1Ie had but to incline his body few inches, and
WHO should separate him @ from a Do'oyed5 No
word, !" Harold" aud i'll tho uttor happiness OF
| union perish?
q fool, md educated liimsolf into a madrl.an, al
| have shown, aud tie result Of both was
4 lie COULD NOT FonaET
whom ho wished. When ho turned la eyos
| from tho tempting flames below to the face OF
tho girl iu his arms, it scanned to him as if sho
| was int sleeping taore child, "a she had slept
o1, thnt last night whom they had taken her from
| linn and upon his memory cana tho worda
she whispered before she closed hor eyes F.:
''Eo1f, wilt thon mako mo o daiey-chain,
answered nor "Yes." sho had kissed
him aud said it would make hor happy. His
heart was touched his strength failed him 10
tottered on tho wall. And then le rogainoa his
lifo and said, IT will make thy chain"
| A few moments in thiH mans Gfctme COM
prised moro emotions and porils thnu happen to
another iu Bixty years. Five minutes had not
the caso1nent to tho tinlc ho roentered it by tho
| upper hatch. But in TINT i've minutes tho fire
llad boon cating its 'way upwards, aud flames
| now curtcd through the easement by which ho
Of that chamber wore splitting, aud
spluttoring in tho lsent. Eolf had no
plan Of oscapo; all that entered his mind
| was
| THAT He WOULD.
And to descend Us 4e had aBccnacd was the
! menus ho at once cBsayad. Ills eager haste Ind
| made him omit to close tho succeeding trapH
after him as ho aacendod aud tie ilan1os having
overcome tho first, thcro was no impairment to
tue smoke, which now belclled up through tho
| uQlG I0 ANlldt NEnE1L4 b1. AAkD u4uuA& *Al!A
down tho ladder into tic first chamber, ho slid
aud scrambled, careful only that Edith should
/! suffer no confusion. The necessity for air
forced hin, to the casonont: A brisk wind
| swopt tho fuco Of the tower aud enabled him to
| gasp few 1nouthfuls of air. Again he rushed
into tho smoke and descended. IAe current Of
auloko acorohed bis taco Us he entered the second
apartment. Io thought OF Edith, and as he
stood at tho easement ho toro tho still saturated
furs from his body and wrapped them about the
rirl. Ho liftou hDr u1,on Ills shoulder, aud 0lCo
moro gropcd to tho hatch aud got his foet upon
tho 1adder. Halfway down he stopped.
| THE HEAT WAS FEARFUL.
| Ho opened his eycs. Tile lower part Of the lad-
der WAS burning jets Of tlamo were tlicAoring
from tha floor, md q shaft Of ilamo and sparks
rising through tho trap. It was impossible to
descend thorc. Ho hogan to roascend. Tho
ladder orunlbiod and slipped sidewaya; atill ho
olung to it, aud with tue next step put bis hand
upon tho edge OF tho holo above; The ladder
cruublel again, md with his weight Slipped Gu
tfrcly from undor him, falli,g and throwing up q
Thousand onbers. Eolf lung for q nonent by
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