Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-05-05
NUMBER Is.

thiS Unoouih. dunrobed. dwariishi !
do not wonder that, for space. l be-
liove la being of other lineage than
the human Hut when the strange.
sluat figure moved OF. vas sufficiently
daring or sufficiently nagne,iEed 10 fol.
low.
Pursuit was une -,cted, and stealth
ruled my conduct. was led by winding
ways into yet another place % bowildsr'
ment Of Bunno.s ruby mine. ] knew
a little by report and reading. Now l
"a. la one Ou every side were token,
of the fact, abruptly realized, that caprice
hal brought me into one of natures no
table treasure houses Astonishment la.
duc,d car,lcssness Ny foot overturned
a stone. aud my presence was disoo''
crcl
II was an Instant ~ curious crisis
AID fancy my unwilling guide ~as a.
uncertain of r,sult a. myself But ~as
la light Just then. and bs was In shadow,
anI u gave him ths advantage of quick
knoWledgc lie came forward. not even
rausing as ho heard the click of my
weapon, drawn against csentualiiics.
Closer scrutiny revealed deformed
Bunnan boy. with the stamp equally -
Intelligence ami suieringon his plnchoi,
pTcmaiurcly old c0untsnance. And u
Wasa a startling thing that he called rue at
one, by nay name. without prefix Or en-
planati0n.
"Whai DO you do here. llo- Tonr be
asked in a shnll. troubled voice.
Il want the path to the lower village
Ianswcr,l Il have missed H.
At lat got q clew 10 much that was
pulling
"You are Tar out ~ your way. You
can not reach the xyat tonight IL will
b. b,tter % rtay In fatbor's-in our cave
again Come"
l ob-yyl the word and gesture, and q
very few PAGES brought Va through .
steep descent on 20 my old ledge. and
thus once again into the familiar quar-
tcrs of Muung Kos scCryt home
My gent u the mine. then. was Moung
Zoe sonl
'llarkI said be- And a terrified look
came upon hi. countenance
listened. but could hear nothing. My
s.nsss acre les acute than his
"lcs. yes. Il has come. a. he aid 10
would. the 10y cried. shifting his breast
And Ia. eyes dilaicj with fear.
What - your trOublcC ! asked,
though | could already guess.
"llarA. say. againr bee answered In
an agony "ths wailing l. louderl There
= lighting bclow Ia tie valley Oh, viii
tll.y kiil hiniy
Ki.l thc D., c,l and rey,rcd phoonghis.
of whose aI-s, from orthodoxy there
sccmcd no current suspicionl thought
Il very unlikely set the for,boiing
Woris u thr ..sr echoed IN NY memory.
The cycntidc went IN anxious watch
ing and waiting IL was marvellous how
the one touch ~ nature made us kin
But the by spoke no Wori q bis past.
When the morrow daWucd two anI.
ious faces watched from the friendly
veil ~ the bushwood the b.nd % the
grsat valley. A solitary wayfarcr came
into view Relief. ringing into eIube-
rant jUy. was In my companion. accents.
1t j. my father lie j. safe" the
poor lad said
AlAsl the glalncss Ma. doomed 30 .
sp.,-iy cclips. ! thought that MOong
ko crypt upwards slowly. and staggered
a. be- walked And once within the
mountain fastncs. Il VA plain that hD
.omlsr forecast hal no, t-,n ~ false A.
~e vould willingly have believed.
Moung 10 looked az me iir,t with con.
sternation and then. was almost sure.
content know that, with genuine un-
.clhshnsss. be- wishe,i me veil A man
vas man and brother to Moung no.
whether he were Buman or Bdton. IL
1. th, glory II the world bud that In all
lands lhcra are ii Gee hearts loyal a. hu-
maniiy hut the phoonghie re.led and
sank upou the noor To the COY horror
and ms own We Slw that his coarse robs
vas dysd crimson at tho side be griPpcd
~ tightly. Moung Ko was wounded.
II Vas my turn 10 play the surgeon.
aidcl. a. 10 appliances. by the devoted,
ds.paifing son. Ijut my skill was In
nnitely telow Moung Koa II was tho
patients suggestions thai ] had 10 fol-
low
"And IL will 10 in vain. the old priest
gaspsd. wearily. "the time ls al hand
have known u from the hrt IL smy
fate, and deserve it Listen. and viii
make the DARK thing clear. The Law
of the Iagoda allows ncophites TO so
hack 90 tho world II they like not
- ~ - a.. lilac ~. sant
on a mission soon after became
priest. and they lost me- In an
other province ] broke my VOWS Tor q
womans sake. loved and married
But IL was an unhappy match. Ny wife
deserted me. and ! understood that our
babc wa. dad Then | returned 10
Anat1ora A. II nothing had happened
II was my great attnnsgrcssion. The story
told was true. bat only half the truth;
and 40. In another sense, a lie. And l
could not rcst I wandered much. and
| found the minc-and this cave 10 wAs
occupied by-would you guess iu-my
Wife She was hunting mo 10 my dis
grace. and death had overtaken her
here. I could not save her. hut NO
were reconcile,l, and che confessed that
our ION lived sought the child and 1
brought him here. We have been much
together Now ] go
There vas long breath, and then tho
story reached it, snd
The hill men ross. as knew from my
visions they would do They came
against the village. Many houses have
been burni-tho ryai among them. You
escapod in time. went into the light
a man of peace. 90 stay the hand % the
frairicide and. In the conclusion. tho
blow fell II was not struck of intent,
and I triumphed through the fact i
pointed to the stream of blood. pleaded
my works for their welfare Then ! SOC
away by secret path-and Il IL all
only-care for Dara Maillu-my poor
boyi"
The voice died into silence. There was
a soft sigh looked again. and Moung
Kos eyes. open as they were. saw no
earthly scene. lie was dead.
kept the pboong ghis's charge, and lived
a cave life for many months. subsisting
on the stores hidden where first had
found Dara Maillu II seemed that ira
dors came into these hills at certain sea-
sons, aud then rubies were exchanged
Tor ncccssarics.
but Dara Maillu never recovered the
shock ~ his fathers loss. Before o year
hal nas.el auoind he had reioined