The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-05-19

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HER GaiRshorOHgh has hts dtaHaRdS
ptth hiIn -
We made late start the next morn.
ing and did not rearh the farmhouse DO
tore four O'elOrk ! had little oppor.
tunity of speaking to Kate on the way;
In fact. the prrseuce OF Slurk. who sat
on the boz Of the vehicle and once in
awhile threw a glance n rs over his
shoul,ler. Irritatcd me 10 such degree
thai more tender sentiments were tenn
porarily pushed into the background
Kate herself. though she attempted TO
appear cheerful. betrayed signs Of In
ward anxiety and nervousness. while
Mr. BirchmOre converted with volu-
bility and dis.undveness greater than !
mad ever remarked in him before
The farmhouse stood quite alone On
an unfrequeuted by-rOad. In little angle
OF the hills. Il was not exactly pictur.
esqua building. with its four walls GOV.
cred with rough plaster and pierced
with dozens Of small windows, and il
enormous red tiled roof. with those
quaint. narrow apsrtures. like half open
I'd eyes, disclosing single pane Of glass,
which do duty Is dOrlners itstood flush
with the road. ~ Herman houses are
fond Of doing. but bshind was = large
inclosed farmyAri. roughly paved with
round stones and well wall,-l in The
front door. though rather precautionary
painted anil Oruanleuted with some 70
hgious venicle OT Uther written upon
the Intel. was not used ~ q means Of
entrance or exit
Il was, ~ afterwar'l discovered. not
only locked and bolted but actually
screwed mp on the inside. and the Only
way Of getting iuto the house was by q
aide dooF opening into the courtyard
A the courtyard ITSELF wis provided
with a heavy gate. you will see that the
farmhouse. close Ia the FuAh though q
Wna. waa by no means 40 easy II ingre8
or ogrea ~ It appeared Surprising, Of
couras. that II was the hnmor Of the In
mates 10 declare q state Of siege ! men
ton these Particular nIsrely by the way,
thoy arc c0ulnHpn 70 three houSea Out Of
Eve IN this region
The BirchmOres lngssge had. u aP
poarod. already been carried over from
the hotel but man In rough peasants
costume. who announced nIn~. !. N the
master q tire honse. now came out 10
take charge Of my trunk was, or
fancied myself Ia you may have
notiredl a quick judge Of faces, and
this peasants face failed to commend
itself 10 me Il was ut oncO heavy and
gloomy. while q scar at one corner Of
bis mouth caused that feature 10 twist
Itself into 4 perfunetOFy grimaoe. gro
tesqnely NJ variance with his normal En-
preston IN person he was much above
the common Etze. and to judge by the
ease with which be slung his heavy
trunk over his shoulder he must have
been ~ strong ~ August der Starke
himself. whose brazen statue dOmineers
over the market place In Dresden
sGuten mOrgen. Herr Rudolph said
slurk. hailing this giant aGably The
two seemed 10 be on aome soTt Of terms
of comradeShip. having perhaps struck
mp an acquaintance during the previous
nsgotinhons for Iodginga must ay
they looked 20 me to be a not III matched
pair
We alighted and were welcomed In
with Eurly courtesy by Herr Rudolph
Kate. cOnfeasing to q headache. went At
once 20 her room. whence she did not
again emerge. Slurk disappeared into
ne kitchen regions with the landlord.
Nj. Birchm0Fo presently went out for q
stroll before dinner. and |. finding my,
elf thrown temporarily on my own
resources, decided 10 make q virtue Of
my loneliness By writing somo letter.
which had been long owing accord
lngly groped my way up the darkSome
stone staircase and 90 along an eccentric
passage 10 my room
/ did not know then nor could even
now accurately desc-ibe the arrange.
mcnt Of rooms In that farmhouse. Their
were n leaHt three separate passages
not running II right angles % one an.
other. but seeming 10 wander about ir
regularly. now and then turning awk-
ward corners. doaCEndipg or ascending
short flights Of STEPS or eddying into 4
little cul De aac. with perhaps only I
closet doOr 1t the end Of It. The cOnse
quenee was Il was nearly impossible 4
cay whose room adjOined whose 4
might b. 4 long distance from one q
smother measured along the passage
and Ut they might actually be separated
only b. the thickneas Of wall Whsr,
tho farmer and his family slept / know
MOI. but have reason 10 believe that a
our party. Intending SluFk. were aceom
modated upon the came door
On opening the door Of my room
found n1rne one already there. This per
son va . comedy young woman. tn
larmsrs daughter evidently. busy In tn
benevolent occupatiou Of putting thing
ID order She had moved my trunk b
meath the window, she had put fresl
water ID the ever. she had straightenoI
out nc slips Of druggut on the rougl
hoari door. she had placed some Tower
m tho window. and she was now On
gagged 10 fuckiug a clean sheet on u
bed aid she wa coineiy. on soron
louk abe was better than that She wa
positively pretty. with the innocenl
lIund preiiiupa Of some Ge1nan pea
aui girls
Her laIr nair. siiiootied cOmpactl
orr Der sulall head aud wound ~ IN