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

her, and It did not take me long to dis
cover that Phil loved her. and | had al
ready begun to look upon Phil as a mar
ried man, when one night he burst into
the room. flung his hat in one corner.
his cane into another. and sinking into
> chair. covered his face with his hands
and gave vent to a gr0an of half-sup-
pressed agony.
"Why. Phil" said. Fastening over
TO him. are you hurt ? Has any acci-
dent occurred 90
looked at him from head to foot.
half expecting to see the blood fOw from
. recent wound.
There are no hmGs broken. Hal.
he said, looking up with face so dis
tOrted and pale l scarcely knew it for
his own only the heart. Hal. l have
got ny death-blOE. Diana belongs to
anOther!" .H ...
Married ?" gasped-
Just the same She's been engaged
to q colonel in tie army for two years
They are to be married this fall"
Why. what mOustrous" Phil
put his hand on nv arm #.#
/ Don't Hal" be said. pleadingly. Il
can't bear it: besides, think she scarce
/ ly knew the danger we were in till it
was too late. believe she loves ne.
Hal. as love her. as l shall always
love her to the last moment of ny life. :"
Can nothing be done - l asked.
Nothing" he replied. with an accent
Of despair. Only let Us get away from
here as soon as possible let Us hasten
our plans for travel 1 beg Of Won. Hal.
put As many miles between ne and her
as yOu can"
A fortnight afterwsrd we we're upon
the ocean.
One night Ee sat outside the tents. in
Africa whittier Ee had gone with par
" On hunting tour. Phil aud l. and
smoked long and eontempladvely.
He held an old newspaper 10 his eyes
for moment then dropped it. and
started to his feet. locking about him as
if beEildered.
What Is it Pail ?" 1 cried rushing
to ny rise-'a lion serpent?"
I He sank hack upon the smooth bit Of
slkaH that served hin for seat. picked
up the newspaper again, and read. in =
trembling yOiee. that Colonel John Tai
Bot had been killed On the American
plains By the Indians
That's rather rO1gh for Talbot"
remarked. ''but can't exactly see how
it Affects Is"
'-Colcnel John Talbot-" repeated Phil
IN an impressive whisper. as the nan
TO whom Diana vas engaged"
"A widow" nurnured. With the se-
cent Of Weller. E
Phil looked AZ the date Of the news
paper. aud found i had been printed
only fortnight after ve left the old
collegiate town
Il night after al. have been first
nan" l remarked r=s- ....
Nothing Low would do but 70 take u
the thread Of life fgr Phil where it vas
50 rudely snapped asuDdsr.
..All these months Of travel. Hzi.''be
said. Eith the peculiar selfshBeSs Of :
lover. have been merely existence for
L. lot life Lst Ne 20 hack. NJ friend,
70 the air eza breathe. the air that i
shared By Diana"
Pail vas obliged 20 submit 20 destiny.
Life Vas 6es-er 20 hin than il had been
Of late. aBi he vas Ess prepared te
strike CS into the wilderness sloue-
notioei be vas for the first tine prudent
in The hunt On the following day. aDd
that he began 70 make = virtue of pa
tisDoe For NJ part vzs sory for
Phil, bGt nevertheless. tbe pachyderus
lad > w0n5erful fsssinztisn about them.
After tie Psshyderns cane lions.
whieh we're %; quite 50 Interesting. for
Tzri0as rsss9n& In the first plzee.
lad sen - many hous N Densgsnes
and shsEs q al kinis-znd lion isu'.
half - nice IN s01s positions A. in :
cage For instsDes- suppose y8a zzs
fool enough 70 j0in party q Eadne-
VITO trsck these animals . : desIs il
tie uozutzins. zod attack then. - y01
might say. NTH their fsot uPon tbeir
native hss.h. zoi 80 Just listls siupl:
tap With one of their elsEs that brszki
year eollzr-boos. lays OPen yO8r ebesk
pals dgvu tse skin q yOsr fg-eSssd
over yosr eyss. and slzshes your right
am II ts0 Places It sesus % D@ Ess-
zrsl 70 prefer boxing At then froa q.
hio5 god scot railing, with tie de.
lorzlirztioa Sf captivity oa tssir side-
AZ al eys1ts. par Phii lad q n9rse
- for many lozg n0oth after thst l.
G. bzDs- sad Is sss Eell iatS tksfsls0z
i,v vszr ~s-.s-, ze ~ Ia. ssur-f o--selve'
on u Atlzosie steamer. b0sD5 ~ b9ze
Phil AID / we're "a travellers b TN
tine, sol the EiLd frszhDsss Of entk8sI
zsz tbss ssi1s5 Gpoa so1s Sf0gr fellOv
vsyzgsrs - tbsJ Dezred their HstiE'
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