Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-02

os+er hour while seemingly countless
iaa1s &c Garth were wheeled or carried
from the deepening entrance, she wa,keo
- a,,d fro or Law. with Gertrudes mana
in hers. on the wraps laid In corner
! formed by two walls How each shln-
inq worker was gazed at as he came
from the darkness into the blaze oil the
fire and deposited his load! Whoever
worked by spells, the figure Gertruoe
knew best did not appear. But Wheu
the faint lingering hope was dying away,
one of the other men staying III the mouse
came quickly UP 10 Violet.
Miss Marston. do not be too sangulne.
There il hope vet. however. The tall Is
only martial, and he may be in the mann
workings. Some of the men fancy thaI
they have heard him knocking.
Violet made no reply. She was 500
bing on Gertrude's sholder.
lis any one hurt?" asked the latter,
eagerly.
"No, hardly at all. A few cuts from
stones"
Another hour passed, while the crowd
thickened and listened all breathlessiy TO
! the dull muffled sound of the tools ana
the creaking of tie barrows. A fresh
Gang was at work, and they came out
more quickly. The sky was growing
| orav and mems faces looked so too as
the fire burned with paler light and the
hilltops came out in cold majesty.
Suddenly the tools ceased; barrow
/ on its way out stopped inside the en-
trance. The crowd outside close and
breathed more quickly, and women hid
! their saces as the sound of voices low
murmuring came from the passage. Then
little crowd of men pressed out, and IN
their midst Walter Lcsford, stained and
ragged, with the boys form in his arms.
| He laid him quickly on the wraps by the
women. The blood was trickling slowly
! from a cut in his own forehead and his
! face, where it was not lead-grimed, was
pallid with fatigue.
"He has only tainted, he said, as the
doctor bent over the boy.
just So" said the latter, cheerlly.
He only wants glass of water. :"
Gertrude rose from the boy to thank
his bearer. her eyes dim with happiness.
But he had turned away.
1.-The worst time was just before they
broke in, Gerty. / thought the earth
must fall again or something happen to
/ DTCNCuJ JutiIl NOhhNaSo
! Bob to her when she visited him next
dav in his room. The whole matter was
to MasterBob one foc pure congratulation,
and he spent his time in rehearsing
graphic account of the adventure for the
benefit of his DANES house. "But that
fellow Losford is no end of a trump.
He's been up to say good-by, and | told
him what an ass I'd made myself about
him. That's a comfort. ! heard his
voice first of all, do you know, and Mrs.
Goodwin says they wouldn't have got me
out but for him. +"
The likelihood Of this alternative APP
peared to give HIM unmixed satisfaction.
Il don't think they would, murmured
4 Gertrude, eagerly presenting him with a
large bunch of grapes from side table.
Fancy fellow like that, with what the
doctor calls constitutional vertigop j
can't make it OUT
And Bob fell INTO a brown study,
which passed into a doze: and, thus re-
freshed, he was enabled to chatter with
out ceasing all dinner time.
Gertrude stole out of the room and
running down stairs found him in the
hall. He had mislaid favorite stick.
''Mr. Losford, y she began, hurriedly,
standing before him in she knew not what
attitude of pretty humility, II said some
thing yesterday, the memory of which is
/ burning me with shame. / cannot for
! give myself; but will you say you do2
Bob has made amends. Let me do SO.
/ What a foolish girl said cannot have hurt
you?" she pleaded, as he made no answer.
Rather, should not have hurt me, " he
replied, gravely; "yet it did, cruelty,
Miss Goodwin But for the chance occur
renee of last night you would be think
ing so still. 1t was ungenerous as well
as thoughtless. "
Gertrude WINGED under each almost con-
/ temptuous word. She had not bargained
for this Too much hurt for tears, she
murmured as she turned away:
Il am sorry"
IA moment. please! From any other
woman | should have accepted the apol-
ogy without word. / have scolded you
that you might know what it was like
/ before asked you to give me the right
/ to do it. Gertrude, will you be my
/ wife2'
And Gertrude said ''Yes."
When she had fully satisfied him upon
this point, she asked
':And you have quite forgiven me, Wal
ter?' 57
J 81 shall have when you have done the
penance / order" There was twinkle
! of fun in his eyes a stranger would not
have believed could harbor there. 1T Is