The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-03

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IL Wa strange enough 70 note how
Montagge's light tone deepened into
tragic solemnity as the dismal tale pro-
ceedsd, and how the shadowy impress
IL doom on his handsome face came out
~slainer and plainer with every word
The anxious look in Marion Went
worth's eyes grew into absolute terror
as he ended; and she seemed about 70
speak when the walters entrance with
a dish of fruit interrupted her.
As he entered, Mrs. Wentworth, evil
IDENTIFY wishing to change the subject.
spoke to him.
Waiter. when did you say the night
illumination of the falls was to be?"
Thursday week, gracious, lady; but
i will hardly be so good as the one we
had last year, when they sent q big boat
over tbs falls, hung all round with
ianterns.'
.'Was there anybody in her?' asked
Montague.
What do you say. milordP" gaspe6
the old man, with n stare of blank
Amazement.
wa there anybody in the boatP'
..The boat, Milford? The boat went
over the falls, | tell your
Nv IL, why shouldn't somebody &C
-ith her to keep her straightP'
''WhyP' echoed Johann, goaded be-
yond endurance. because we Rhine
landers are no fonder of being drowned
than other people. I've seen many a
ally thing lone in my time, but a man
>hooting the Schaffhausen Falls in n
oat is q thing I've never seen yet and
never SHALL"
The sudden CLEAN in Montague's dark
rye and the glow on his handsoA s
features sufficiently betrayed the wild
thought suggested to him by the honest
Germans last words. The significar,
glance exchanged between him and
o .rdett showed that the ssmo idea was
IN the minds Of both, though the latter
= -compaDied his look with a warning
gesture. reminding the reckless viscounl
Of the effect which tho words ,that were
Just about to break from his lips would
inyo upon the two ladies. But when
they had retired. Montague could con-
tain himself no longer.
Glorious idea! Wen do Itch.
SedP"
do It? l should think we would
After tho 'Guenle d'Enfer' Rapids in
Canada, this Il ing'n be a jokei Never
seen it yet. and never SHALL Ell? Wen
give Mr.. Johann another story to tell
tomorrow, one that'l last longer than
any Of his present stock"
Our two heroes were not tn men TO
loiter owe any enterprise. however
desperate, upon which they had once
resolved. and they lost not a moment in
setting out in quest of e boat. Bat TO
find one was no easy matter. Some
were unseaworthy; 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 itself
was at stake. More than one conscien-
lious native, on learning the nature Of
the proposed expedition, fatty refused
to have anything to do with it, nor was
1t till late in the afternoon that they at
length met with q less scrupulous indi-
vidual. who. on receiving the full value
of his BOAT in advance, and . handsome
gratuity for the use Of her. consented
70 let the English madmen" have
their way. He agreed to leave the boat
in readiness at = convenient spot, and
then took his leave.
1t was considerably past elevsa
o'clock that night. and Burdett, mind
full of the tough work that awaited him
Eext morning. wa preparing for bed.
when Montague (who slept In the next
room) burs. in, with . flush Of unusual
excitement on his face
''Sed. old fellow, wo must alter our
time OF starting. Those ueddlesome
asses. the local authorities, are going
10 put . spoke In N wheclr
do you mean that they'll try TO stop
usf' nsksS Buraetl With the naturai
amazement of an Englishman at any
presuming to oppose his will.
II do, indeedi That prating fool of
= boatsman (see i'll don't punch his
head when it's all over!) must have let
the cat out of the bag; for as I came
through the hall just now, / heard the
.andlady say to her husband: Ought
we to let them go2 It's really no better
than a suicide!' and the old sinner ans
wered with q. chuckle: BE easy, my
Grctchcn-when these young distracted
oncs get to their boat, they will find it
ia charge Of certain Gerichts-D iener
,p~olicemen) who are less foolish than
,ley, and no harm will be doner"
Just like their COMPOUNDED cheekr'
cried Burdett. What shall we ID
.henf"
.'Do? Why, set the alarm clock two
hours earlier (Tm safe to hear it where
am and start at four instehd of six;
and we'll Just meet the .minions Of the
law on II way back to breakfast, and
a jolly sell it'll be for them! My word.
every mortal thing seems to have con-
SDircd against this venture of ours; bu:
IN go through with it, no matter who
lands in my wayH'
For one moment a thrill Of supersti-
iious awe shot through the stout heart
IF Sedley Burdett. Conld it be that
:h.se countless hindrances were really
e last barrier vainly opposed to the fatal
impulse which was hurrying them bob
10 destruction. The unnatural excite
ment of his comrades manner, the
feye. ish luster Of his eyes, the heated
flush in his usually pale face, were all
terribly suggestive of ono goaded to his
loom by some irresistible frenzy-flash.
= 2 upon Burdctt's mind with ghastly
,,-mness, the sudden memory Of a long
e. gotten painting of the young German
! light lured to his death in the hungry
: aters of the Rhine by the siren-song
" the Lorelei. He opened his lips to
propose the abandonment of the whole
project; but the fear of ridicule Chat
lear which has destroyed many a gal
liant MANI withered the wholesome i'm
pulse, and the favorable moment went by
forever.
Morning at last-a bright, breezy,
glorious summer morning, over which
all things in earth and heaven seemed
20 rejoice. The blue skies, the waving
woods, the green sunny slopes, the
broad bright stream of the great river
itself, all seemed to smile a welcome to
tho eyes that might SO Dol be closed
%'orever. Even the two English athletes
absorbed as they were in their perilous
enternrise. felt tho of the