The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-12

come ; and u shall come suddenly, Il
: one day, by fire and by water"
1t was strange enough to note how
Montsgue's light tone deepened int
tragic sOlemnity a. the dismal tai
J proceeded, and how the sbadOwy i'm
press Of doom on his handsome fac
came out palmer and plaiDer witt
every word. The anxious look il
Marion WeDtworth's eyes grew int
absolute terror as be ended and shl
seemed sLOUt to speak when thl
. walters entrance with 8 dish Of frui
, interrupted her.
As be entered, Mrs. Wentworth
evidently wishing to change the sub
ject, spoke to him.
"Waiter when did you say the
night illumination Of the falls was 4
be ~
Thursday week, gracious lady
but it will hardly be Sd gOOC
as the one We had las
year, when they sent big boat ovel
the falls, hung round with lanterns"
''Was there anyone IN her ~ asked
Montague.
What do you say, MILFORD ," gasped
the cid man with 3 stare Of blank
amRZement.
"Was there anybody in the boat ?''
''The boat, MILFORD =? The boat went
over the falls, tell you"
"WelI, why shouldn't sOmehndy go
with her to keep her straight ,"
"Wby ?n echoed Johann, gOaded
beyond endurance. Because we
Rhinelanders are no fonder Of being
drowned than other people. I've seen
many q silly thing done IN my time,
but q man shooting the Schaffhausen
Fails in q boat is q thing I've never
seen yet, and never shall"
The sudden CLEAN in MOntague's
dark eye and the glow on his hand
some features sufficiently betrayed the
wild thought suggested TO BIN Dy the
honest Germans last words. The
significant glance exchanged between
him and Burdett showed that the
same idea was in the minds OF bothi
though the latter accompanied his
looks with a warning gesture, remind
ing the reckless viscOunt of the effect
winch the words that were just about
to bresk from his lips would have up
on two ladies. But when they had
retired, Montague could contain him
self no longer.
''GIorious idea Well do Itch,
Sed ?"
"Doit? 1 should think we would
After the 'Gueule d'Enfer' Rapids in
Canada, this thing'H be a joke /.
| Never seen it yet, and never shall,'
eh? Well give Mr.. Johann another
story to tell tomorrow, one that'Il
last longer than his present stock"
Our two heroes were not men TO
loiter over any enterprise, however
desperate, upon which they had once
resolved, and they lost not moment
/ in setting out in quest Of boat. But
to find one was no easy matter. Some
were uDseSWOTthy Others failed to
please the critical eye Of Sedley Bur
dett, who, with all his recklessness,
knew better than to leave any chance
uncared for in a match where life it.
self was at stake. More than one
conscientious native, on learning the
nature of the proposed expedition,
fatty refused to have anything to do
with 1t, nor was it till late in the
afternoon that they at length met
with q less scrupulOus individual,
who, on receiving the full value OF his
boat in advance, and a handsome
gratuity for the use OF her, consented
to let the English msdmen" have
their way. He agreed to leave TIE
boat in readiness at 3 convenient
spot, and then took his leave.
1t was considerably past IL O'Clock
that night, and Rurdett, mindful Of
| the tough work that awaited him
next morning, was preparing for bed,
when Montague (who slept in the
next room burst in, with q flush OF
unusual excitement on his face.
'Sed, old fellow, We must alter our
| time Of starting. Those meddlesome
asses, the local authorities, are going
to put spoke In our wheel ~
"DO you mean that they'll try to
stop us ?" asked Burdett, with the
natural amazement of an English
man at any one presuming to oppose
his will.
81 do, indeed! That prsting fool Of
q bOatsman (see if don't punch his
head when it's all over !! musI have
let the cat out of the bag - for as L
came through the hall just now, l
] heard the landlady say 20 her hGs-
bands Ought We let them go? It's
really no better than suicide y and
the old sinner answered with chuck:
le: BE easy, my Gretchen-when
| these young distracted ones get to
their boat, they will find it in charge
of certain Gerichts- Diener (pOllce-
mem who are less foolish than they,
and no harm will be done !"
"Just like their cOnfOunded cheek"
cried Burdett. "What shall we do
/ then ?"
"DO ? Why, set the alarm clock
/ two hours earlier (I'm safe to bear it
where am and start at instead Of
8; and We'll just meet the 'minions
of the law on our way back 10 break
fast, and jolly sell it'll be for them I!
My word, every mortal thing seems
to have cOnspired against this ven-
ture Of ours but I'll go through with
| it, no matter who stands IN my
way 7"
For one moment thrill OF super
stitious awe shot through the stout
heart of Sedley Burdett. Could it be
that these countless hindrsnCes were
really last barrier vainly opposed to
the fatal impulse which was huTIying
them both to destruction The uu.
natural excitement OF his comrades
manner, tue feverish lusttr OF his
eyes, the heated flush in his usually
pale face, were all terribly suggestive
Of one goRded to his doom by some
| Irresistible frengy-hashing upon
Burdett's mind with CHASTITY vivid
ness the sudden memory OF a long
| forgotten painting OF the young Ger
man knight lured to his death in the
hungry waters of the Rhine by the
siren-song OF the Lorelei. He opened
his lips to propose the abandonment
of the whole project /; but the fear OF
ridicule THAT fear which has de-
strOyed many a gallant mani with
cred the wholesome impulse, snd the
favorable moment went by-forever.
Morning at last-a bright, breezy
glorious summer morning, over which
all things in earth and heaven seemed
to rejoice. The blue skies, the
vaving woods, the green sunny
slopes, the broad bright stream of the
great river itself, all seemed to smile
welcome to the eyes that might so
soon be closed forever. Even the two
English athletes, absorbed as they
were in their perilOus enterprise, felt
the influence of the hour, and NUT.
tered with involuntary admiration /;
"whst a royal day p'
One vigorous stroke sent the light
boat out into the swift, dark current,
down which it ahOt like an arrow
from a bow. Rocks, trees, houses