Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-03-23

1t belicd his voice. IL was alive with evil
passions that seemed to make it positively
lurid, an effect that its undoubted beauty
only intensified.
Il am quite WELL thank you, Mr. Muller,
she answered, as she began TO move home
ward, commanding her voice as well as she
could. but feeling dreadfully frightened and
lonely She knew something Of her admirers
character, and feared to be left alone with
hin, so far from any help, for nobody was
about now, and they We're more than 800
yards from the house.
He stood before her, so that She could not
pass without actually pushing past him.
"Why are you in such O hurry!' he sai,!.
"You We're standing still enough just now
at is time for me TO he getting in. l want
to see about the supper
"The supper can wait a while. 3 .s>ie. and
cannot wait. l am going OFF to Paarde
Kraal tomorrow at daybreak, and want to
say good by to You first"
Good by" she said, more frightened than
ever at his curious, cons.-ained manner, and
she held out her hand.
He took it and held it.
"Pleasc let NE go she said.
"Not till you have heard what | have TO
my heart. l know you think | am only a
Boer but am more than that. | have been
TO the Cape and seen the world. l have
brains, and can see and understand things,
and if you will marry me will lift you up.
You shall be one of the greatest ladies' III
Africa. though am only plain Franl Muller
now. Great things are going to happen in
the country, and | shall be at the head of
81. l..
l tell you love you, You don't know how.
am dying for you. OH can't You believe
me- my darling! my darling, Yes, Twill kiss
you, and in an agony Of passion, that her re-
sistance only fired the more, he flung his
strong arms round her and drew her to his
breast, fight us She would.
But at this opportunc moment an unex.
pected diversion occurred, of which the hidden
| Jantjc was the cause. Seeing that matters
were getting serious, and being afraid to
show himself lest Frank Muller should kill
him then and there, rs he would indeed have
been quite capable of doing, he hit upon an
other expedient, to tho service of which he
brought ventriloquistic power which is rot
uncommon among natives. Suddenly the
silence was broken by frightful and pro
longe1 wall that seemed to shape itself into
the word Frank, and to proceed from the
air just above the struggling Bessie's head
The effect produced upon Muller was some
| thing wonderful
"Ailemachter!" he cried, locking up at i,
| my mothers voice!'
Frank" walled tho voice again, and he LET
go of Bessie in his perplexity and fear, and
turned round to try and discover whence thu
| sound proccedod--a circumstance that tic
| young lady took advantage of to beat a rapid
if not very dignified retreat.
"Frank! Frank! Frank!' walled and
hOwlcd the voice, now overhead, now on this
| side, now on that, till at last Muller
| thoroughly mystilied. and feeling his super
! stitious fears rising apacc us tho moaning
| sound fitted about beneath tho dark arch o.
| the gun trees, made rush for his horse
I which was standing snoring and trembling
| in every limb. /; is almost as easy to wo,l
upon the supcrstitous fears of dog or q
horse as upon those of Il man, but Muller, moi
being aware OF this, took the animals alarm
as q clear indication Of the uncanny nature o.
the voice. With n singh. bound he sprane
into his saddle, and as he did so the woman,
VOICE walled out once more: q
| "Frank, thou Shalt aic III blood rs did
Frank"