New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
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WINS evident She crossed her hands, and snt down
on boulder that had slipped In times remote from
the summit, and covered now with lichens and
mo sses and hore she waited patiently looking along
the valley, a pretty figure that any artist would
have loved To- sketch. There was iusi Il title OK,
preston of anxiety on her face even ms she gaIel
toward the sun dipping slowly behind u cloud bank
Of purple and gud-a sun which she watcher slnk
at last with al the deyout expression 81 q hre-
WOrshppcr. Then. as the edge of the disc ulshp-
pcared. sine 'tnrne round darted into the cett oil
the rock. and was gune.
Tho cleft widcned after . Few steps over some
rough loose shuge. and here, wei OUT oi INC
dtaught. Peggy lighted candle winch she had
brought with her. aud went on gripping her way
steadily forward into the heart ut thusc FtHnd old
late wears. hut which nobody thought - great deal
about IN regEy's time. ,,.-.,
trrgy'4 best time that s-fpr Peggy lives ana
louiishcs siill end has grown VERY stout Phu
husuin aud laughs When she tells tls story. 49, 7he
has told ~ go lac present writer WIN hll the lpAl'
aud troubles ~ the background oi Rnue hl'''h
,ustV yra,a aud Win Tho .uus hiuu. hs ell" eava
round about hrt rtrtN Nhrin Ana N,i ~ WIS
trgay's hest time lut her euud lruha nu' h"h'lu
aud strength 81 Youth hh1 INC ipl, "', ,,''' "
love Aud ~ the hrlri even 40 "I county HulT'
stitionA which she tlunA to WIN ~" lst ~ tn"
good tuik Ia irlanaf, Who hei1N'u w M ''''
W0Hdefhh lust a. uHbophhi itNird lttaN ud,
Inn reuuy was showing her belief lay acts, ihVlhg
great faith poor little dreamer that hhe was Ana
me- pTn0f was ia this pcTHte expedition, and ~
the sudden dropping down on her knees 10 ragged,
Jagged part Of the cavern Whlch had Nldrh'd nul
into some semhlnce of a rough-hrwh room ana li
planning htl fhnult on hH dHN ailHFt"
stood In the centre, uncommonly handy tor catch
ing unawares the kneecaps OF fash explorers Ana
had any one been listening, which there WAS not
for Tom Grasp wOuid not have followed hcr ihtp
Nv Iady's Chapel for the wealth of folspar, ana
was even lurking outs de with his hair on end-he
would have heard this extraordinary appeal to the
hid len genius Of The place supposed to be pro-
pitiatory 10 all interceSsOns if uttered five minutes
after snndown. neither more nor less, because hor
ladyship loved punCtuailty, objected 10 be kopt
waiting and. it was possible, had important ousl
g LADY of the Cry Tor Chapel this repeated three
timcs, listen to me, Peggy Brantwel, speaking
with All ber heart as all must speak who enter befe'
c .se bring luck to my dear Luke, change ms Oa'.
uck into good aud help us all You can. no ono
has seen me come IN. one shall sec me come OUT
One two, three. four, i've SIX, seven lwhich Deihg
exactly tho number OF letters III telspar. was sup
posed TO be the principal part of the ceremony: A.
G no the end OF the alpbabetl. High, low, Jack
game Amen" Here our supcrstlti"uS heroine DieW
ont her candle, deposited 1t as VOtlVe oHeIIig 10
the gods on the eXtempOTe altar, aud CROPPED her
wnv cautiously and tlmdy through the hsSnre 10
the daylight which shOne at last ahcad OF heI' anu
which she was so long III discovering tnat she noEdh
TO fear she had taken wrong turning, ana was
coming ont at the other end of the world.
There was only twilight left, IN fact when she
emerged from Nv Lady's Chapel. and It had not
pierced very far into tho shadows 1t would De
pitch dark might before she got nome 10 hei eIau'-
father she was afraid Never mind. she had sue
cecded in her mission and perhaps luck would Turn
now At all events she had done her best 10 make
il turn and no one could blame her afterward And
no one had seen her come out. and-fab
Peggy gave vent to very substantial unroman-
tic and hIgnptched yell for exactly III front of her.
and evidently highly amused 10y her eMt from the
cave grinning like a goose" she called Il after
ward and in her hot indignation-was Luxe
Shands