Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-21

mOnuS ife Qllte sire tnouBn tney may
have been IA danger"
"Win Herr tiainsborough let me say
one world
It's too late--l have no time" re
turned l. with an emphasis all the more
coldly contelnpiuous because Of the se
crct inclination | feit--in view Of her
youth and prsttiness.--to be conpassiou
ate AMI forgiviAg. and perhaps was
hall sorry shzt VIE attempted no further
sell vindicaroa, bat sbeyins my que
/ ture Of dismissal. passed outot the dooi
md down the passage. with her bare
feet, mud her blue eyes downcast and no
packard glance When she was gone
shut the door In no enyiable mood ana
/ walked 70 and fro about my room like
enrly bull IN pound For the frs
though not for the last time | heartily
cursed the diamonds. they seemed &
raise the devil wherever carried them
In the midst Of my anathemas Mr. Birch
more knocked az the door and told IA
that everything was ready down stair
Tor the start.
And. by The by. Gainsborough,r /,
added. with one Of his point blank, ic,
glaaces, Il have arranged that our lug
gage shall be removed today, and II 70,
leave yours here l. advise you 10 seal i,
up IN my presence. | found the lock OF
my door IN rather n strange condition
this morning have my own opinion
OF what our landlord may be"
WHO recommended yoa to this place
Mr. BirclimoreT' demanded CURLY. foi
/ was getting 70 feel something Hike con
tempt fer my intended father-in law
II Is not easy to respect man who
under whatever stress Of circumstances
allows another MAR 10 make a slave Of
him
at was that fellow Slurk, and he de
serves a good horsewhipping for iti- 70
piled Birchmore, thrusting his hands
resolutely into his pockets.
II think he deserves at least that |
rejoined, with significant laugh and
whenever you're inclined TO operate on
him III stand by you.
Mr.. Birchnlore said no more. and We
went down stairs in silence. Kate WI
already seated ia the carriage Slnfh
WIS on the box, with a large basket con
tanning our provisions tor the day be
side him Mr. Birchnlore Snd htook OH
places--one OF us, al least. with heavj
heart. The landlord stood at the doc
aud nodded rs snrly farewell
Where is christina" | asked him
''She has gone ~ tho town 10 sell eggs
did the Herr want anythingY'
ii should liked to have sent for
screwdriver. bat probably can get on
on our way back, was my answer an
with that we drove away
In about half an hour. proceeding b
. unfrequented roads. we came in sight G
. Kohlstein 1t was a vast four side
mass Of gray rock. scanned with dee
elefts and assures running horizontall
and vertically, 30 that il appeared {
, have been built OF gigantic blocks q
stone II was considerably over on
= hundred feet in sheer height. and
stood upon n risiAg ground Of shiftin
! sand Slender trees grew here and tbeI
1 QUA Ok tho cr0vices of ~ headlong aide
t and struggled markedly aloRg its hSv'
? summit. outlined against the sky
p WAS an ideal place for n robber strong
I hold, impregnable, certainly. to any n
| tack save that Of the heaviest moder
a artillery
\ 1--WE must get out aad walk from here
a remarked Mr. BiruhInoro There's on
I one way Of getting to the top. and that
, on she otker side | have got touc
q u my rhelRnatics today and hard
4 tlriak shall b. Rt5e 70 % ths eliHitaH.
However. that needn't interfere viii
you young people, OF course
o exchanged covert look with IA
az ! helped her to descend from the ca
5 Rage, and she pressed my hand an
!, smiled admired her courage IA niue
a ~ ltmented the apparent lack OF II
/ her father The horse having been n
1 harnessed and tethered whore some CO
Is grass grew beside a stream we BtruC
y of across the sandy upland Siurk ca
z rying the big basket. NV. Birchmo
, walking with a rather feeble step nei
J. him. and Kate and ! In front II W
e an even hs;ter day than yesterday al
y the trump was wearisome one.
n the time we arrived at the foot OF u
n Stein. we were unite ready to rest a Re
minutes in the shadow OF the rock. q
n GOODNESS and breath
If mo. ! cant do it, said Mr. Birc
n more. wiping his forehead and glancil
d hopelessly mp at the narrow white 70
lie path that seemed TO mount almc
le straight upward to the distant SUNNI
m Just leave me here. with few san
10 WITCHES and bottle Of hook. and sh,
AZ do very comfortably till you come bnck
II was certainly very aronous wu
s. clanberiBg up that hdderliks pat
l. and douh whether Hates determin
of ton and mind would have held cut b.
Ia she motive which urged rs been mere
/ one Of curiosity. But the top was gain
at last and we threw ourselves down
to the dry grass 10 rest and to be tam
r by the welcome breeze that blew thel
Slurk placed the basket ia little h
O low whore sosHe bushes kept oil the
rect rays Of the sun and stretched hil
er self at full length beside IT,
Now let MS walk about, suggest
~ Kate, Mt length, in IN uudertone, "
I must see what there IL TO DO seen"
so We had already arranged all the sic
by which We were 70 proceed 70 l