Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-04

the housel" criel Salah Brown, with
aIacrity. 'rll rua back to the meadow
for my coat ia half minute, an 90 to
meet her"
''That won't bo necessary" curtly
inerposed Mr.. Graydoa. 'Tve a silk
su'-umbreIla here, an I'll bring Miss
Garry back all right"
lIo walked hurriadly OF, but selah
Brtwn still held out his hand to Mrs.
ViFall.
"Tho umbrella, please" said he.
FITS hardly worth whilo the two of
YOU going" said Mrs. Vinail.
iPm going alter Carry. or I'll know
the reason whyl' said S,lah, in reso-
lutq voice.
And Mrs. Vinall gave him tho um-
bre'a, without word Of further pro-
test.
He hurried back to the field for his
coat and struck into the high road by
a short cut at very nearly tho point
which NJ. Felix Graydon had reached.
And from that point they walked on
together, yet separated by the width of
the high road, occasionally d4rtiug
belHgerent CLAN ces at each other, and
never exchanging a friendly word.
Both were good walkers; both were
determined to be the first to rescue
pretty Garry Viuall from the coming
tenn pest.
Jdst about half way to the village,
however. as they neared desoate old
brick house. mildewel with too much
shade and evergreen, with tan gled
vines, on WHICH ''Eo Let had hung so
long that it was popularity supposed to
be b part of tie mural decoration,
the lain came down n dizzying sheets,
the thuader rolled, and vivid durt of
lightning shono for second before
their eyes, as it seemed to bury itself in
the ground.
Ii the sam, moment they saw Carry
Vinsps face at tho open door of tho
old prick house, her had bockouing to
thell.
{he has taken refuge there-thore,
of afvpiaces in the worldla hoarscfy
crisj Grnydon breaking the spell of
"A
sile3se which had reigncl so long be-
twedn them. Hold on, Brownl Do
youlknow what they're using tho brick
house for now2 She don't, that's very
cvidentl'
"Yo,, do" sail Blown. 'old
Mills is storing his powder there for the
blasting in Dover r ,cks."
Don't go near the placer shouted
Graydon. Didn't you hear her mother
say that she hal OF of mqtchss with
herr Matche ia a powder magazine!
and with thunder-storm like this rat
tling overhead! Call to her: tell her
to come out here to u.
''Shc couldn't hear you if you shout
ed to her with boatswain's trumpetl'
retorted Browl.
'Mn aliv r roarod Graydon, in
stinctively putting out his hand to stop
the other, 'do you want to be blown iato
the middle Of the next f,ld2 Dill you
see that last fash 0. lightning2'
And he fairly took to his heels, hur-
rying down the road which lei to the
distant village, without even psusing to
look behind.
selah Brown glanced after him with
a couatenarce OF Infinite contempt.
Il Away, thought he was poltroon,
he muttcred. IN W. am sure of it.o
He jumped thl fence like young
deer, and hasteued, with long stride,
to the old bricS house.
''oh, is it you1" said Cary, not with
! ut sudden shadow of disappointment
in her lace. "Irs very good of you to
come for me, Pm sure. But thought
you thought you saw Graydon,p
interposcd Brow. well. you did,
but he has an engagement in the oppo.
site direction. I'm sorry am the wrong
one. But come, Carryl"
"0ut in that rain-certainly notl"
said tho village beauty, with an air of
decision. 'Lct US stay hero until it is
over. It's a mu.ty old place, I know;
ut the roof is w~ter-tight, and"
'And there's your parcel, Clrry.
Come
He took an oblOug paper package
from her grasp, and then drew tho IN
willing little hand uador his arm with
gentle force.
But / shall get all wetp she de
clared, still hanging back.
Garry" he said, ''do you know
where your arel"
In the old brick house, to-be-sure,
she answered.
"You are in powder magazine. And
your life may perhaps depend upon the
distance which we can place between
odsse.ve e-rl this dangerous place, ne
added, in deep voice, as another sheet
Of bluo lightning blazed and vanished
before their eyes.
She was quick to comprehend the
awiu peril which surrounded them
quicker still to hasten out into the
driving tempest, cliuging convulsivoly
to his arm the while.
"Aud you-you came here to rescue
me % she faitered.
do you think I could stand calrn-
ly by aud see yoa exposed to peril like
lhi Z"
"But Felix Grayion-"
"Feix Graydon thought of himself
otly. Fix Graydon is a thorough
scsd puppyl calmly observed Brown.