Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-08

Tie Trn11 IN 4ne o0ppSI oDDS4
~Permis NJ, Aonsieur RsTmond. todnrend
inso the pis,s and hanging his Iaiier over IL
edge Il the biack and aiimy gulf. Essanoehs
disappeared from. sighf.
as i nothing he cried, nscn~ns later,
'-and no nzuei of haad; the eye is SUM-
csent.- tut all tire ssrne tiss miller did nos ~
appear, but continued TO hammer and nail.
tie Eassr TEiEy from the Depths to he ~
yeated BY t.4e echo.
.'Eaa luck 70 isr' he shouted: this viu
never 20, tie wheel b eioggssi; three days II
work Lass-thres WHOLE days.
Is was vita d3sfieaity Raymond esnlt dir
sinrusS.s what the nlsiler salsi. the depth II
the sAHss was 30 zFsat-
-E'aer seiiox.' sail tss Partisan 10 Himself;
she Is having c time Of IL. caLss sea ralss
the aAesiF Ne ea.lsi 70 Ess4no,sss... leaagnx
over and pserfnz ist7 {. darkness
TOO dlgietl. for single arm Vow, II
Matthew vas only there, but tbs ioitersr's a.
the mas
Ia moment Raymonds foot was on .hs
round ef the ladtar He was really sorry sor
the man whose gussurai yoice zssit AZ from
.he Pit sueh yoleys Of growls AMI fierce tnu-
preeasioHs, and in tbs twiskiing IT an eye be
bad Ge~aaAslsd y, tins bottom, the n4iil w.~ei
oat .ineti against the szy hooking above sisem
ike a mos.srsDSls octopaa
= hat are you dong here, ~ RaymossiP
cried tho miller, who has. heard Lil4I seeiinx
his way down the ladder; ~yoll take yaF
death IA this dungeon OF place, TAKE are,
take care you're In . country you Nsre
never ia befOrv. in spite Of AL yogT vos a.--'
Light care 10 them only through The pen-
inss beneath the wings u the wheel, bt,t sar-
row az they were, Ray fneGd could s;l4l see s.e-
low them the dark green waters Ut tho ii.slr-
gouss bordered by vines and trailing IVY fhe
lantern booked TO tho side OF tbs SanlS
smoked DehIttd It's dirty 1lassss, throwing .
dim and feeble light up on ihe faee OF the
miller stripped ~ his shirt sleeves ..rins,iag
and lifting with the strength Of a giant.
~ ithout troubling you, y. Z frgoad."
said Eatanoche, "a stroke Of the 'isEd will
raise the wheel now--that Is, waen / connect
the arm u the lever, and with Il ste , Ike the
wind he ciiiHisd toward tho opening
slight grating was heard, and as RAYMOND
looked hJove hln the ladder was e!.sa .,lear.
Ing oves Gis edge Of the wheel pit
Had you passed along The roa1 ns this mo-
nsnE you would have seen gss.er the arch Of
the willows the figure Of MARA lian with
burning eyes-who trantically nni Wild fero-
cious curses turned with both arms tie crank
Of ths water gates, opening them wide
The mill dam bad been closed since early
dawn, and rs Estanoche had taken care that
the side gates were shut, the accumulated
water precipitated itself into the empty space
Ia heavy ani roaring cataracts As II it ex-
pressed all the hatred and all TIE shame OF the
frantic husband masideued with rays and
Jealousy, and tho mill wheel, under the enor-
nous pressure, grow!ed and w..lrcd with .
terrible uproar,
Ono morning, perhaps a fortnight later,
Estanoche was seated before the mil which
peacefully mufmured and whired is stones.
when tue rural psstmaa came Up the rath
and handed bin tho little viIleg~ paper A.
he glanced through its columns his eyes fell
upon the following lines: N. Raymond do
b has been missing for many days; it Ii
impossible 10 find any trace OF him Every
one Is lost Ia con lecture as to his mysterious
event, This amiabie young man was without
an enemy in the world, and 1t is feared that
he has met with d terrible accident We beg
our renders TO send to this paper any iEforma-
ton that may aid in the discovery Of the
tl,h
with a scowl; information Of hui Won, let
them ask lie cray fish OF the iiourgouse;
they aiid they alone, can tell them where he
ki''-l translated from the French Of ST. Mar
tia for Tho San Francisco Chronicle by L c.
WaggeHer.