Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-07-12

Dig steamer. outNaTu BounQ, Sllued close
by our side, and | could see the faces Of
the party nearest me-
One last feeting glance of mine con-
tanned revelation. l glued my eye to
the glass again. Right opposite me
there shOne two soft glowing orbs, won
derfully familiar. The face was one not
easily forgotten, the form full. shapely,
with peculiar serpentine grace about it.
Phil" said. putting the glass in
his hand. ''loOk over there at that
group Of ladies"
He took it languidly. but having
looked. a quick. eager gasp escaped him.
he dropped the glass into the hands Of
our envious fellow-passenger. and seized
my arm with a sudden frenzy.
She is going out" be said
While We. alas are going In" 1
added.
But this Is mOnstrcus." be cried, in
dismAy. I'VE can't 60 in; We must fol-
lOx her"
Here again vas the absurdity Of =
foolish passion Ii would have been
useless to relate to the captain that my
friend, seeing person he was interested
In on the passing steamer. would like TO
join her 1t was impossible to throw a
plank across the ocean besides, she was
already out Of sight: and Phil rushed
below like q madman. All We could do
was to engage passage for the other side
again. and sail as soon as possible.
confess it began to wear the aspect
Of a chase to NE, and appealed TO NY
taste for hunting. Then. l suppose.
beauty such as hers. seen through q
strong glass, had an effect of nearness
upon NE At all events | began to take
keen interest in the passion of ny
friend When We reached the other side
all trace Of the far fugitive was lost.
All We could do was 20 travel about the
continent in the hope Of eneOuntering
her. or hearing about her party. One
fine autumn morning We fingered on the
heights Of mountain resort In Saxony-
We leaned over the railing that ineloses
the plateau On the top Of the mountain.
and looked adniringly down upon the
stretch Of country beneath Upon the
river Elbe, that locked 70 our American
eyes ike little trout stream. we saw
one Of those little Dutch steamers that
continually paddle up and down. and
suddenly the view became intensely in
terestins. 1 leaked through the glass
again yes. there she vas. without doubt
nOre graceful and enchanting than ever.
upon the deck Of that numbering little
tug, fathOms below Us / called 20 Phil
He bent he looked. and stretching over
With yearning. unsteady movement, be
lost his balance and fell.
Fell dom the sheer edge Of the rock
grzsping as he went At every tuft Of
hehen and grass. at every shrub that
rapidly shot cut Of his reach I watched
aim With agOniLed suspense. when sud
denly his cat caught upon Tie jagged
vail Of the precipiee. and held him sGs-
pended over the ehzzn beneath. He was
partly supported BY > fragile ledge BE-
Meath hin; and TO this bit Of rock was
determined to descend If in the endezy-
or I lost ny life There was no other
way Of saving PhIl-none whatever II
must be done Immediately: and he Eho
has riskei his life in mad encounters
~ith savage beasts can surely afford u
do 80 In behalf Of the friend Of his soul.
Aroand ne focke3 : crowd Of sturdy
Germans. anxious to help ne in every
possible way. A stout rope vas brought.
fastened firmly about ny waist. and l
=zs lowered. hand breadth at = tine.
By ny honest friends above At last ny
foot tremblei upon tie thin piece q
slate upon which Phil rested Grzsping
the rope with one hand I disengaged
lis uDoonsciOas firm from It's Perilou.
resting-Plaoe. slipped slowly into the
Positionhe had taken. and finding the
roPe about ny par Phil. 1 had tie j9y
TO see hin finally lifted into the arms
Of ny comrades above
Lad shogts arose from the plzte4u.
and were eshoad from tie little steamer
beloz. frOu tie sesk Of shicb ny peril
Gus undertaking had been watched With
intense interest With di5culty l Sc
eee3ed in Keeping NJ hold upon- til.
ledge q TIE p-sipies until the rye
cane hack for le, and Ehen I b9gDd !;
sbDgt ny waist had already ezperieDc-
Cd thzs fatal dizziDess that prsosies N
0Oasei0asDesz Rezehing the top, 1 =
ezped fr0u the embraces of ~ TeutoD-
&c friso3z and Zzde NJ way 70 the chan
Der II tbs hosselry where they hzd tax.
E s- pal A <1.-<-r -. ~f--.S- "a
hirz- sod deelzred thai, slthoegh there
we're u boD@s broken. his system had
rsesiFsi > nerT0ss shock, aud TIA. b
EO9A nesi careful nursing
So took n Place bT tie side 9.
Pal. and ngned hin IN Germany zs l.
lad zinistersd % ne in Af1z He gsi
veil sooaer than I did, bus mo3essy