Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-02-10
WEAyERVIIIE CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1877

prove OF the same KIND"
The saccharine nature of this revenge
was not, however, reflected in his coun-
tenance. His expression was anything
but sweet. There was little thought
he was trying to keep back, which said,
"If only met her a year ago" lIo felt
little like signing.
When he returned he found Norton
greatly entertained by Miss Corson's
bright remarks. ave thought you
must have fallen oven board" she said
to him.
" You appear to be in remarkably good
humor over it," he laughed gayly. It's
such pleasant disappointment to see
that our suspicious wero untrue"
The effect of the bow with which he
received this compliment was somewhat
marred by the rolling of tho ship. 1t
was pitch dark now only dim light
from the cabin door fell on Miss Corson
as she talked, and showed the varied ex-
pressions of her face. For two hours
Charley listened like one enchanted
When it was all over, when nature had
asserted himself and Morpheus had
claimed his own, to himself he thought,
"She loves him and has Il true heart. l
like her ; Norton is a lucky dog"
But when Norton asked his opinion he
said "Deuced fine girl-brillmnt you
know-all that sort OF thing give me II
cigar"
He thought his plan was working WE'LL
Perhaps it was, but Norton did not COM
nit himself.
On their arrival at Avonville, pleas
ant little village with small, old-fash-
oued but we'll kept inn, they found Mr..
Corson seriously i'll. However, two days
of his daughters gentle treatment brought
him to state of convalescence. 1t was
arranged, on rather short notice, that the
party, with the addition of ono Of Miss
Corson's friends, who would join them
in week, should make flying visit
through New England, and then go to
Europe to remain until Winter.
Gwen have jolly time" Miss Cor
son said. She would not tell the name
of the friend who was to join her, "Il
you know her you like her already; ii
you don't you will when you do" was
the rather ambiguous answer the young
men got to their repeated inquiries.
On the fourth day of their stay, the ar
tist went out to sketch some Of tho beau
tifu scenery in the neighborhood His
daughter accompanied him with her book
but soon strayed away and was acpara-
ted. Our masculine friends, firm believ-
ers in the maxim that "the early worm
gets caught" arose at II and strolled out
for a smoke. Rambling aimlessly through
the woods, they finally emerged through
ar open space, and found themselves at
the qua rry, and in the presence Of II scene
which bailed their understanding.
AT one end of the quarry, which was
some 200 feet long, was huddled together
a crowd of the workmen, pale with terror,
and almost spoechless their eyes riyetod
in liked intensity on the furtherest wall
of the immense granite basin in which
they stood. Norton had just porpetrated
a witticism, but tho laugh died away on
his lips
"What is the matter ?" he asked has
tily.
The men looked fercely at the "city
SWELL" whom they hated but one OF
them, forgetlul Of small animosities in
the supreme terror Of the moment, snatch
cd him by the arm. Look" he said,
"thcre's the largest blast in five years
it will be of in minute. God help the
lady ~
Charley looked. In the extreme end
of tho quarry, on ledge some thirty feet
above the level Of the quarry bed, Il
young lady in white was lying asleep,
with book half fallen from her hand /;
she had evidently come down from the
road but few feet above, and tho work
mon under the ledge had not seen her (;
not more than two yards beneath her the
snake-ike fuse, much longer than usual
to guard against danger from the large
blast, trailed its length over the rocks.
He saw it all in moment.
"That Corson girl, by George"
A bucket Of drinking water stood near
him. Selling this in a moment he was
over the intervening space and just be
low the blast at the foot Of tho incline.-
The workmen, strong rough men, who
knew the terrible agency he was about
to defy, thought him mad. The silence
in the quarry was deathly no ono spoke;
they scarcely breathed momentarily
they expected to see launched into eterni-
ty that couple-the ore so unconcious Of
her peril, the other SO iearlossly striving
TO save her. Only the footsteps OF tho
climber were heard, with their ghastly
echoes reflected from the granite walls.
The slope near the bottom was quickly
mounted, until he stood eigh. feet from
the charge, at the foot of the perpepdicu-
lar wall. Here he paused moment
There was no crack or creyice in the wall;
the treacherous fire above could be seen
slowly crawling toward the blast. A half
minute more and all would be over. lie
was thinking how to act ; he was only
smoking his cigar, but what shiyer that
wreath sent to the heart OF the strongest
who watched A moment only he paus-
ed, then placed the bucket a. his feet,
stood on it, and stretching his body 10
the utmost, reached the top, hooked his
foot in the bucket handle, and with a
strength he had never known before,
drew himself and the bucket up, until he
! atood ouiatIv over the hurninp f1aa 49,