The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11

blowing With the boisterousness u youth
md health
''Yes. sir; and we'd better hurry M. fon
w von't stand tied much longer. nv
ye. but It's dark out doors."
Go and tell Prof. Cronin to be ready FOR
by The time wo got back Tell Pat and
ovo 70 come On and bring the dark lantern
1th you a. you come hack.
"AIl right, ar" and the young man went
Arthur Denver. lore alone, slIpped biz
istols into bis pockets, looked al around
De waiting-room Of Wostmoreland Col
ege, in which he was standing. whistled
oftly part Of . time in an absent- minded
gay. and stepped out Of the light room
INTO the darkness Of the storm
The sudden transition from light to dark
linded him. but he soon saw the dim
lghts IN tho fax-oR windows Of the college
1ormjtory. and discerned before him the
waying branches OF the trees and tho
rush Of rain-drops across tho ath IL
light that stroamed from the window of
he room he had lust left
Ho remained standing long enough %
have developed some impatienco- though.
e the wind could have taken Cognxance Of
he face II boat against Il would have per-
poived that tho mind was far away and was
6oticing neither the weather NOR the low
ring tcmperature-when simultaneously q
ood-natured peal Of laughter and clatter
horses hoofs announced the arrival OF
young friend with tho team He drove
at daehing pace and refined his horses
20 suddenly 1t threw them on their
lunches. Arthur could disnly SEQ, behind
rcstioss horses light spring wagon
d In Il the dark and shndowy figures Of
man IIo <<xxI A.
mt seat beside the driver At word the
ettlesomo steeds sprang forward and
ped through the darkness at . breakneck
bee.
''You will have 20 learn to be more quiet
on expeditions Of this sort Norton" said
Arthur Denver
1T was not who laughed 90 boistsrously
Just before we came up with you" replied
the young man.
"Indceds thought II was"
mo, sir. II was Graome."
''Graemel The idiot! What docs he out
on such night q thisy" #N4
He b. always cut on these koind OF
noights, sor," spoke up one Of tho mon on
che back seat
Arthur Denver shrugged bis shoulders
Are you sure you know tho road, Nor
toni"
'Besn ovsr Il over sinos I was . child,
'sir"
And he did know II, for they new around
The hilisidcA over dangerous ground
enough IL daylight without IN accident
The rain still best In gusts directly IN their
faccR A smothered imprecaiion from one
or the other OF the two men in the back
seat betrayed their nativity and early re-
ligious training, a. well = varied the
monotony BY marking tho passage Of some
particularly rough chuck-hole or high
culvert Thoy sped on, winding AMONG
the hills and measuring many : drcary
lane before they stopped And whom they
did halt, it was before gate that had over
- . huge white arch dimly disccrniblo
through the murky night Tho gate was
locked, but u yielded TO tho ''open sesamer
Of . broad key IN the hands OF Morton.
Through tho cato ths wagon passed, and |
along tho graveled driveway wound it, |
tortuous way among tho habitations Of tho |
dead until u came 70 = ncw-mado grave
Hero the mon elightod. and while the late |
occupants Of the roar seat shovoled away
1t the mound, Morton hitched the horses |
and stepped back 60 watch The gate. and |
Arthur skilfully 10 his pipe beneath biz |
Ureat-coat and smoked
Half an hour lator thu same team was
making return trip over the same road |
4 fisth passenger was now aboard But |
CHS passenger lay On tho moor q the |
wagon IN sack