The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-01-07

he ventured to plead with Lady Inch.
cape for sight Of the sick girl, .that be
might examine her medically. but
earned for himself one of my lady's
naughty refusals, and had to content
himself with compromising and sending
Viva . medicine for feverish cold, and
retiring to his own businessswith raging
spirit.
Another day passed; another night
fell This storm was succeeded by q
perfect calm This night the fisher peo-
pie all went to rest, for there was no
longer any hope of recovering Edgar's
body. Sircombe had sent az account of
the accident to the authorities on the
mainland, with a brief and obscure &C
count Of the attending circumstances;
but Kenmore had not been one of the
crew who manned the boat.
Kenmore had not slept, had scarcely
broken bread since the catastrophe: for
his heart was breaking over Viva And
now that a suspicion of Sircombes had
come to haunt him, he wandered from
the tower to the shore. round and round
the cliff paths; into every Granny and
copse, like restless wrath; pursued BY
phantoms
About two o'clock of the night he flung
himself down by trickling rill to rest
and drink. The water oozed from a
cleft in the cliff, pure and sparkling from
the living spring sealed up in the cold
heart of the rock The place was close
down by the sea beach which here
formed a natural haven. small but Sc
cure. The wide Atlantic stretched be-
fore the little bay:-it was a solitary
spot, wild and mysterious. g..
The summer sky was white and silvery
with broad moon; Kenmore could see
objects far and near. with those keen,
practiced eyes, as if it were MONDAY.
As he sat, too weary and sorrowful to
think any more, with his back braeed
against the rock, he heard long drawn,
quivering sigh at his very ear.
There was no terror in his mind as he
looked round, and then stood up to see
better, for there was so much human
distress in that sigh that his instant i'm
pulse was to help the sufferer.
But no mortal was visible.
Great horror fell upon old Kenmore.
His heart melted like wax within him.
his knees knocked together, the hair Of
! his head stood up.
He fought that he was in the pres
ence of spirit-the spirit of drowned
Edgar had come back to haunt him for
the simple hate he had borne him while
he was alive
The devOut Highlander most certainly
believed in ghosts: had he been asked by
q modern skeptic if he believed in the
supernatural, he would have said, lifting
his bonnet reverently: "Weel, l hope
Sae."
He now fell on his knees and called on
God to deliver him, in tones that echoed
far and wide through the rocks. An
answer was instantly vouchsafed, but
an answer that perfectly COMPOUNDED
him.
kenmore! Kenmore! ! am close beside
you-behind the rock!" called human
voice, wild with JOY. "Heip me, l can't
get OUT"
The old man leaped to his feet, and
with hands clasped and eyes starting
from their sockets. glared at the I'M
broken face Of the cliff: terror, doubt
and JOY chasing each other through his
brain.
@Oh, Captain Edgar. ye're live man
yet, the Lord be thanked" shouted he;
"but de'il's in it. l Gamma see ye!"
SWAT a minute, old friend." said the
voice more family. and Kenmore knew
that the revusion of feeling had over
come the young man, and he had hard
ado. to keep from bursting into tears
himself.
aOh, Captain, where come ye frae; on
" tell. me-s&Mt?" said he .bewilderedry =
Never mind'nov-,ouly.get me out of
this!iving crave before ! 90 mad" said
Edgar, in great exc1tem9nt 81 have
Wandered il the bowels of the rocfE :.
how: long; Eenmore?"' 80
9. sTwa-nghts .an' a day.n said Ken
more, who was peering all up and down
search for an aperture. '%~How am T to
. get at ye,' sir?" shouted he in, despera-
tion. 80, .. - -
g" .ook at the foot OF the rock where the
water trickles through" came the an
swer.s you must begin work here" .:
Kenmore saw pale hand creep out
with the: water pouring over it.
30 He grasped it with a cry Of joy and
grief, for it was cruelty lacerated by its
! vain efforts to tear down the flinty wall.
Thank God. I've got hold Of kindly
human hand once more, for l thought
my day was done," said Edgar, clinging
piteously to him. Nov. brave old
irlenO, OH Win YOU iOC ucip, anu SeI mo
out"
Faith, can hardly let 60 Of ye. sir"
said Kenmore. huskily. "We've mourn
ed ye as drowned so bitterly"
"Drowned!" echoed Edgar. amazedly:
"did not Mr.. Sircombe-drowned. My
Cod"
There was a brief but pregnant ST.
lence; Kenmore was straining his ears
for more, all his suspicious of SircOmbe
on the alert; Edgar's very blood ran
cold as it, for the first time, flashed upon
him that Sircombe had played him false.
"Who said l was drOwned?" cried he.
aNaebody limited at anything else. ?"
said Kenmore, significantly.
aKenmore, ] want You tc get me out
of this without rousing SOUL said
Edgar.
THAT will l, sir. But 1 hope the
ladies can be told that you are sale.
"Bless your loyal heart. But don't
tempt me. my fine fellow; you little
know-there, off with you for your pick.
and get me out: that's the first duty.
Konmore strobe aWay without further