The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-01

handing the large man . surgeons mife,
turned away with his face toward the
mountains top. As he looked the rim Of
the moon came into . notch near the sum.
init, he heard . strange noise behind him, .
sound 20 be remembered in dreadful dreams,
then hoarse horrifled kind Of Shrek that
whirled him about with it, frightfulness.
Hall of the moon was throwing it, igh.
down the mountain side, and Hyrum Farley
was staggering back with arms lifted and
eyes protrudi1s. 'rve killed Cistener' no
shouted. 20 God, I've killed Cisterer' add
he caught his hands IN his hair and
plunged about like . drunken man. His
limbs seemed to double up under the weight
Of his body, and in q moment he fell bead
long among the stones and lay thsrs beat
ing his face among them IN frenzy.
The little man stood still and ga,sd in hor.
Tor. All, they had shed innocent bloodl
The objectionable sin was thsiSs! And the
moon swung into the notch, and looking
down q moment with lneffable sorrcw,
passed slowly behind the peak aad left them
in darkness.
The explanation was this: Qstsue, jcal-
Gus Of her lord, had watched him clip away
mysteriously toward Hartuan's, and had
followed Standing in the darkness under
the trees to watch for him. the poor woman
had seen Trean fly by her Ike q midnight
spirit, and. stepping forward in fright,
was hurled to the earth by the girls pur-
suers and gagged and bound It was sad
ending to sad deception. Far away in
Norway, the same moonlight which had
just shown her paAid face to Farley had
fallen but few hours before o, the cottage
roof which sheltered her through al her
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with seeming pity into the eyes of her gray
haired parents, eyes that longed and hur-
gered for their child, but should never DO
satisfied.
But Trean, She had fed On through the
darkness, with her heart shrinking and hor
feet winged with fear She knew nothing
OF the cruel miracle which had saved her,
but, in fancy, feeling the rough clutch Of
horrible hands upon her still. she stro7o
only to gain her lovers side. Just beyond
the row Of trees, into whose protecting
shadows she had plunged, large gate
stood open. Through this she ran, and on
across the fields and around the town. In
. short time, from sheer exhaustion, she
ceased running, but still hurried forward
with quick breath and luttering pulse, and
ever and anon looking back into tho gloom
with throb Of horror and fear When she
had entered the road below the town, she
suddenly remembered that Elcaard was to
come by the other road, and she turned
back into the fields, and, crossing the val
ley, found the dim way and hasteEed on.
1t was long walk to Eagle canyon, and
lonely as death, but at last she reached its
gloomy mouth and entered. Then on end
on until it seemed her weary hmbs would
fail her. At the entrance to the smaller
gorge she stopped. not being sure Of tho
road beyond that point, and sat down in the
darkness by the wayside, quivsring with
WEAKNESS. The moon was lifting its pale
disk over the mountains now, aad pres
emily the yawning chasm broke open ~ By
magic, with an its huge powders, ynarlod
pines and lowering ledges turned 70 gro
tesque phantasnagoria in the misty light
Then suddenly three horscr1en cano nd
ing down the gorge; tho one in the center,
who was evidently wounded, bong steadied
in his saddle by the other two. The girl
shrunk into tho shadow. and they passed
away toward ths city. She could wait no
longer after seeing thai, but fed like . wild
thing W the canyon toward the mines with
her heart crying out in apprehension. But
soon the blessed sound Of carriase-wheels
came to her ears. It was like rausic, and
she hastened on. When Eichard saw her