The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-25

ShSuld b found ibis moFuIns. Today Is
Christmas day, you know"
"YOs. yes. colonel. know what yOu mean.
Bioa you, know all about II. the old squire
must talk 10 Somshody. " be don't bed bust
% be talks 70 me. Thai CosseyS coming for
BIZ answer from Miss liza this morning Poor
yoang lAdy, I INV her yesterday, and she
books like ghost. she du All, he's mean
one, that Coasey. Larger Quest wGrn't In 10
Sth him. after all Well. cooked Ills goose
toe him, and I'd give Sum1,ut % have hand
IN cooking that banker 81 = too. You wait
. minute, colonel, and y come along, gale
and ghoStssseS and all only hoPo it nAynt
b after . fools eTTanl, that's all;" aad b
TetirSd 10 put on his boOtS Presently he ap-
pearsd again, bis red night cop still en- hia
head-for hO vas afraid that the wind would
blow hat oR-and carrying an unlighted
lantern Ia bis hand. Now, colonel, I'm
ready, cir, u you be;" and they started
rhO gale WaA u anything. 6ercer than
ever. Indeed, thsro bad boan no such TEN.
Psst In thooS parts for years, or rather ten
tIries, - the condition Of the timber By 10
O'Clock tnat morning amply teatined
This here wind must BE- like that a the
squire tells u on In the time OF klng Charles.
a. blew The top Of the church tower % % .
Christmas night" shouted George. but llar
old made no answer. and they fought their
way onward without speaking any more, for
their voices were almost inaudlble Ouce the
colonial stopped and pointed 70 the sky line.
Of ell the row Of tall poplaFs which be bad
sesn bending like whips before tho wind q
b came along, but one remained standing
now, and - be pointed that vanished also
Reaching the summer house In oafety, they
entered, and The co'oneI snut and locked ths
door behind them The trall building va
literally rocking 70 me fufy o. the storm
"Inope ne ROOF WI hold shouted Oeorge
but harold toos no heed ne was thmkinf
o. other thingA They lighted the lanterns
ct which they nov bad three. and the colone
slid down into tho great grave No had 20 10
duStTtously dug. motioning % George tofol
low. This that worthy did, not without
TepidAtion Then they both knelt and
1tarod down through the hole In the masonry
but The light o. The lantaFne vas not strong
enough 10 enable them 70 make out anything
with elsarneG
"WoI1, !" sAid George. falling back upon his
favoTitO oxpresion IN his anAaSsniout. ~ ha
drew bis night capped bead from the hole,
''h that amt . master Que, ! nlVVf saw a
niastersr, thatS all What DO you going u
DO NOW. cOlOuslI Asv you ladder 6erOF
"No," answered Harold; ~ never thought
Of thst; bot I've . good rOps; III set IL"
scrAIblinS out q ne box. BE- prs.outly
belonged . come msn WHO bad Teen recently
employed In cutting boughS % such Of thu
Oet. as needed attention.
They undtd The Tops and let the end down
70 zee how deep the pit WaA When they felt
that the end lay upon the door they pulled u
up The depth from the hole 70 the lotion
Of the pit appeared 70 % about sixteen teet
ora tribe mora
Harold took the iroo crow bar, and having
made the rope fast 70 IL, aEed the lar acros
NE mouth o. the aperture Thea DO double,
the rops, tied some knots In Il, and let
down into the p's preparatory 70 oiimOinI
ooNnM
But george was TOO qutek Tor him For
getting bis doubts Is 70 the wisdom Of groF
ing about Dead AanS Mount q night d
the ardor OF his burning curiosity, be too
the dark lantern and holding u 10 his teeth
pa1ed bis body through the bold a. the ma
Soury and cautiously slid down the rope.
"ArO you all riShtT asked Harold In
voice tremulOus with excitement, for was no
bis LIES fortune trembling on the turnl
"Y0," answered George, In Q dOubtfu
VUice, and Harold, looking down. could -
that be was holding the lantern above hi
bead and staring Of something very bard
NEXT moment most awful bowl Of taETuI
echoed up through the pit, The lanteFu va
dropped upon the ground, and the rope com
msncod 70 b agitatsd With the utmost VIC
loncA