Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-04-02
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Here was the picnic ground of the COM
munity. Gazing absently about the
place in its winter aspect, her
beauty-loying eye caught the CLEAN of
bush of crimson mountain berries, in
great. demand for decorative uses.
Strange that they should have escaped
the inyesGgatiye corps Of boys. But
the shrub grew SO far over the edge
Of the steep Arroyo that it was barely
in sight. Adelaide had been d fearless
climber since childhood. She swung
herself now, over and down, to the side
of the tree. and tossed up one brilliant
spray after another, until, with Che fall
of o supporting branch, she reeled,
slipped, fell and went sliding, grasping,
down. Her progress was checked, with
a short wrench of pain; her foot had
caught, fast jammett, in a oreyice of
rock. She struggled to rise, but could
not extricate the prisQped member, and
the pain was so intense that she became
unconscious
Once more becoming sensible of her
condition. familiar voice impressed it
self upon her stunned faculties.
Halo! young fellow, down therer'-
the tone was genial. If bit derisive-
''do you gfve~me leave to carry away
your spoiIsP"
Adelaide answered family; she was
weak and giddy from her s~oon. Be-
sides. womanlike, she felt that there was
no need for special exertion-was not
her lover there? He would do all that
was needful. And, indeed. at the first
sound of that dear. plaintiTe voice, Ed
ward ANYWAY came fastening down with
headlong, anxious speed, and bent over
the helpless girl with tie plying solici-
tude of q mother.
"But1 am wasting time while you
afe suffering" Re tpok of his coat.
his waisteoaf. even his SOFT cap, and
wedged them under her. cusAionipg the
rocks. The easiest way viii be for
you to lie here while undermine this
rifted bowlder; there seems TO be hol-.
low underneath And presently his
voice came back to her mutfied and
strange: "You can talk for years of this,
adventure. Adelaide. You can dis
count that old party who thrust his
hand into the woif's den-4you've gone
into lair, feet foremost don't you
knowP There's a regular caveful of
bones down herei''
'sOh. Edward, pray be careful. -
The rescuer laughed. "Oh, the ten
ant evacuated the premises long ago.
Do you think any weH-regulated coyote
would maintain an abode so near to a
picnic groundP There. you are freen';
He came up and assisted her to an
easier position. then started back to the
Arroyo bed for water; but Adelaide saw
him stoop at the foot of the bowlderss
look curIousIy at something, and then
he came back to her with q shapeless
mass, apparently of much weight,
in bis silken handkerchief.
81 think you'll forgive delay with the
water" he said 'Will you take
o careful look at what pushed out
of the den with lot of bones? / think
you and have heard" he added, dryly,
''of mysterious disappearance from
the grove up yonder-a little matter Of
money
Adelaide reached out with eager un-
derstandmg; sprained foot, sharp rocks,
late hour-ail were forgotten.
'sOh. Edward, it can not be! dare
not believe iti''
The young fellow was OH his knees
beside her. displaying his find as pris-
oner might his ransom. The buckskin
bag was rotten with age. and the golden
slugs had been shaken through as he
moved it. But the money was there,
and the bits of the leather wrapplngs.
and-what was this? a rusty steel
chain had been wound around the mouth
of the bag.
'Oh, don't | Know it weliPl' cried AIDE
laide HhntleT; "a hun1fed times have.
heard father teH how the money-bag
was tied up with ah o1d-fashioned shawl
chain of mother's. and the pms stuck
like skewers through it. croSwise. Poor
father!" she cried; With sudden recollec-
ton. I'VE must take the news OF this to
him at once. But first of all to your
father! His claim is. 3irst!g
ITO think. ,. said Edward ANYWAY, .sof
these years of miserable misunderstand-
ing, because skulkipg coyote smelt a
meal of buckskin! And the roifance of
we two coming to lind it out! Darling,
do you realize that this will be plain
sailing for our futurep The taboo is re-
moved-I am no moro anatheman'
The senior ANYWAY had long loved Adj
| elaide Huntley-eveh before the son of
the house had found her his day-star.
They had conferred npon her every ben
eft and attention that had been practi-
i cable under the difficult conditions They
were. then, seriously afflicted at sight of
her in such serious plight. when Ed
ward came in, half leading. half carry
ing the girl. It had been no easy un-
dertaking to convey her, all disabled as
she was, from the scene of their advent
tlre in the Arroyo. But the issue repaid
the difficulties of its attainment.
81 think 1 will go with you home,''
said Benjamin ANYWAY; 1--WE have the
open, sesamep now, you see. For I
take it that your fathers wrath is only
for the unfaithful steward"
81 do not know" said Adelaide, shy
and ashamed; che has judged you so
unjustly all these years
"You are fearful of his hating the
man he has injured? No, never fear,
little girl My old friend John was a
man of unmitigated obstinacy and
blind prejudice. but he was an honest.
man. Satisfy him of the error of his
convictions and he will be as tractable
as lamb. / have no doubt you would
prefer the escort of only Edward, but
think I viii infiict mine as we'll; want
to have my revenge.
His revengei That sounded ominous.
And yet Adelaide thought she did not
fear Benjamin ANYWAY.
1t was nightfall when they drove into
the Huntley doorway, amid a group of
neighbors. collected in alarm at Ade-
ladies non-appearance. John Huntley
came to the front with forbidding coun-
tenance Benjamin ANYWAY lifted the
maiden from her cushions, and drew her
forward between himself and his son.
explain to your father, my dear. .
he said, and Adelaide briefly recounted
; the experience of the day.