The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-03-13

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shout him. ] was afraid he might hear OF
Them, and guess who .fantei MN. i"ai1'd
calmly and patiently.
One morning / atll Later than Usual IN
m; room. " .ssacarl through NY win
dow, which looked upon the Droa 9ci5 paro
Of tn, dusty road rul!nln" through Ia:
village i saw that -. Ssuiln was III sach
festival -uise as Ii c0ui aas,lmr. Iaii,
women and children were standin, ::te"la
dressed in holiday co.h2:. Then 2r'AsAl-
leral that the Girl who waited upon me ia'
said sonnet HING about to-day ,ci,is a 2rea
festival of the church. / lad g.vcn i!ttia
heed to Ter wor!s. l watched ti,a crowd
.or a few minutes. ami presently saw ::
srllt which, had my mood been lapplst',
would have delighted na Girls and o,vs
came, bearing tall w:c.er baskeuS full u
leaves pulled from various flower. and
green shrubs. The sandy space i'll front CT
me was cleared. \ young man ran n'ineiy
from point 10 point, tracing as he "ent
lines in the dust. Then, saizing tha baskets
one after another, hedistributei their glow
ing contents in such way that iii less
than twenty minutes what looked hk' q
carpet Of a variegatei pattern, formed oi
flowers, covered the dusty space.
As he hastily threw the last splash OF
crimson rose leaves into its place the pro-
cession of priests, acolytes and choristcrs
appeared. 1t paused on the fair carpet, and
some ceremony, such as blessing, was gone
through. Every lat was dotted, every knee
| was bent--all save ope There, ON the out
>kirts of the crowd, with head uncovered,
i'll Difference to others. but standing erect, l
saw the tall form Of Eustace Grant.
He had returned! A thrill Of delight ran
through me as gased on the hated feature
o. tho man who had robbed me of all cared
for. dre,x back into the room aud watched
him through my window. My time had
come!
The procession resumed its march. Tie
people followed it-most likely to the church.
The space was all but deserted. The various
hues Of the flower carpet We're now bien1ct
together without order or pattern. Grant
replaced his hat, crossed the road. aud strrfi
down path which could only lead to the
sea. laughed IS saw him disappear
WITT, :rim deberation / threw open TIN
barrels OF my pistols and loaded them
afresl,. No lac; Of precautiol en- my par.
should aud the escape Of my enemy. The
sat down AMI waitsl. wanted him t.
l,ava fair start, so that our meeting mig II
tak,' place as far up that deserted coast Il
Iossb!s
When thought Ihal given him sufiicien,
grace. 7 sailed fprJh in pursuit. turned
down tn thu sea as hsl,a,l turned rounded
tho loot of the hill! which sheltere st. Seu
rim from the nor ives; winds. and then stoo'
with the unbroken diff on my right han.
and the sanl stretching away in front o
me- for miles and niles. In the distance
could see him-a white spot OH the yellow
sand. The heat wasgrcat, so he had clot ne:
himself i'll dazzin, white garments. I'll
was. perhaps, half a mile in front OF M
} walking near to he edge OF tho sea
quickened my SIPS. and rapidly diml!'
isl,etl the Gistancabet ween us
did not want II get SO near that. il h
turned. he nigh! recognize nc. Ibid no
mean to overtak, him l meant to follow
him until he tuned to retrac, his steps
then. az soon as he liked. lie might di'
cover me- Ny cnly fear was that son,
path up til, cliff might, unknown to ne, eN
ist--a IatiA which hs might take, end SO g
; home across the table land.
I Grant walked leisrrely: so l was 500
within 800 yards of him. noticed that hi
head wa; bent forward, as is natural t
& those wlD think az they walk. Eli, han:l
! were behind him. and he paced the coas
with sbw but lengthy stride. Little h
. guessed Who was upon his traces.
Suddeily he turned aside, and struck I,
the baacl toward the cliff Istood still an
watched him. l saw him reach the top G
- the beact: then. as it Were. disappear int
u the faceof the cliff. | doubled nv pac
and hurried Oh, laug hing in vengeful gle'
= l had hin now! Fer by this time kne,
$ every fot of that coast line. l knew the
= at the SPIT where Grant had vanished som
convulsiU Of nature had torn the rock
n apart: that, entering through what locke
IL like 4 marrow t>>ur' you cana upon
straight, moth slac,. bounded by III
"a scalnble cngs and carpsted by soft whit
- sand No cave, because it was open I
~ the heavens. but all the salle natural c,
III lie sac
had fcuau this place. had expl oresl /
y ! had even logged that Eustace Grant migl
IL b. in there. while stood ut til, entranc
y an held hiniiks rat III Il trap And no
Nc the thing longel for had ccme to pas
III Perhaps to ecapa from tho heat OF the $,
ss my enemy lad chosen til, one plac.
," which, ! wAed to nlr"j him. l was rigl
'e ~ saving tin, fate was si'apin, everyth ir
to my hand. Here should face him. for
~ 1AAOi :" uS'. tHA SHY llui. hHtt nm nov
~ Strange tn say. no thought of all issl
u adverse to ,rseli entered my head. ;
81 confident. so ertain [ felt. that paused +
W while at the entrance to- tue tran a,
~ steeled my Fart by recalling all the wron
which ha' suiferei. stood there un,
w, the sun mas the barre! of tie pis.u viii,
III, had draw, from my breast. q, hot as fir
81 Then cre's between tl,. TWO rocss u,
ea Went to reca, up wit, Eust.>. Grant!
cl The chan., from the bs.iil;a 1t sunshine
lss the col slom Of the grot. r whatever
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