The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-28

ana evli thoughts which mace hITn shud- der. but which he could not banish from him.
 Time passed on with silen; wing-one hour. two hours. three hours: i, was almost midnig gh;-and sill Arthur Hep burn remained in the brsh-house. hts face buried in his hands. his elbows rest ing on his knees. He had emp.ied the spirii-jar. and his pipe lay mashed to atoms on the floor where he had thrown 1t. He was 10 ali appearance doz.ag-he might have been asleep-when he was aroused by q loud rumbling in the wide chimney: and with stat he raised his head and listened in,ently.
 There II was again there was TO mis- take about Il the wind had risen sud- denly
 lie arose frorl his sea.. and. with a quiet, stealthy foots.ep-a nose so un- usual ,hl; l; reused the suspicious of the dog. who gave low growl-looked into the inner room. Robert was sleeping soundly. and. taking ln his sleep. he ut tered the name" Alice Arthur gave a s;ar.. and n evil glenn flashed from his eyes as ray ct ,noonl,gh: fell momen- ,atiy upon his face and revealed the dia- oolical expression upon t.
 " Lie down. you brute" he said to the dog. in harsh whisper as he silently crep, from the room, closing the door softly behind him.
 He was soon in the open air. when he locked the outer door. and. as had been arraigned, pushed the key under it. Next he went round the building. gained a little hillock where the trees and scrub had been cleared. and looked anxiousiy towards the north.
 A fierce glare giowed in the red. angry sky. for the rire, famed by the fas,-rislnz tempest, was shooting up brilliantly. and had gained upon the hush-horse with astonishing rapidi,y. l, seemed ,o be at less than ten miles distance, and was speeding towards them on the wings of ;he fierce nor.h w.n1. which was fas, rising mo 1 hurricane
 let Arthur Hepburn did TO; hasten 10 the bush house and raise ar alarm. nor a;,eiap, ,e arouse the sleeping man. who loved him as his lite and whom. in his unclouded moments. he loved Is brother.
 Instead. w;h ;he look of a ,nadman in his wild eyes and on hls pallli fa C. he turned away and stroie rapidly toward the shed where the horses of himself and h!s cocSi:. were te:hered and unlocking the b:iile aai tightening the sir.hs O. his a:e.dysaid.ei s,eei. rloca.ei. and rode rapidly D the new home beside the yiver. where was safety, leav.ny his s.umoer!ns relative to h!s fate.
 When he had gained the rise of hill ! mile n the sou:hwari. he drew oridle and looked behind h,m. and over the tops of the surglns ami moaning ,rees, which ben, before the w.ad. he could see tar across the country The crimson sky pilp!tl,ed with the glow ot the fi,e ,ha, rasei beneath '. clouds Of white and peyple smoke s:reamei ,o- yards atn, ana the gus.y wind. which was s,lll ns.ns. whl.,ed ai9f: sheets of 'ialae and millions of angry sparks.
 Il was grand, terrible s,gh,-,he mark 0; the ire k'ns in al ms terrible nales;s and Iaigh;; the toarins O; his hoayse voice could be heard. hls swords and arrows n. flame coali De seen red anj .,,eamins, it;;,ns a;hwar: :he c.ogds ot smoke ana the low ben ing a;na- Uen:
 He f.mes ,ashea ael.ss. w..i I'd nun ber.ess is :ae b..i1Ws n: | ra1i.y sea the rery ;.de was |. iess than s.X ,u.les distance. and mus. soon CT .lt the house when sheltered ,a :, ,raace-.,ke sleep Arthur Hepburn :.,ei ani ,ie- long friend h.. Il b., bso:heg. Re might yei r,ie back. |. :. toy ,:e. and wake the slumbeyirs mar before indeed |, was too la,e
 Bu; no Ar,h1r hepbarn. possessed of an evil spIlt, mad wIth drlnk and lea,- ousy, clapped spurs u h.s frightened s,eed, and galioped away rapidly. with the brand of Catn shadowei O. h;s brow aad ,he look ,, a demon .g. a.s aloc3sAo; eyes
 He hai r.iien ,~o m..es more. when he asaln 9ellei cp and looked bea.ad hun The ire mus: nos be c,o:e upon the oush-ao1se. :. !, a4i ID, algeidy sur rounded |. 10, where he magnet ]: 10 De he could see thousands 0. pointed Il lanes. lke ;ae ;ossues d. ssypea,s. IGlveying n the ho. air. and the wind came booming and screeca.ng along. irWInS before |, clouds ot das: aui smoke ;6ai aI;uos; s,iiei hm,
 Hark, Nhl. was tia, we,.i and fear
  tul sound |, the scream O. horse. ,ha' ison:sns cry. rarely heard. excep, on the bAu.e-held. and the nose of hoofs as they maily beat the hard hollow sounding ground. drew rapidly nearer and nearer. and as last the r, yh.ened animal burs, through the dease smoke aad gli,oped towards him.
 l,was Robert Hepb@yns horse, and riderless
 A, this spectacle change came over Arthur he ra,sed hls hands and eyes ,o heaven. a loud cry, terrible despairing cry. burs; from h,s white lips, and he urged his horse backwards towards the ire. Galansly he breasted the dense volumes of sttfi;ag smoke and the roar ins wiad winch noW aimos, tore him from hls saddle; ba. ke vas. alas, 100 late He was amos, sUEoca,ed; the scrub. @hich reached nearly ,o his horses nanks. began b smoke ard fame on every s6e, the rushing sparks burned hls cheeks and eyes and val q fire rose