Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-01-21
CRUEL
-AS-
The CRAVE,
The Secret Of DunPaYen
Castle.
BY ANNIE ASHMORE,
BY ANNIE ASHMORE,
Author OF Faithful Margaret" Etc, Etc
CHATTER xII.-continued.

gar tod him the whole story OF his acct
dent and what followed.
Amusement and wrath burst forth
from kenmore as he learned the fact OF
; rcombe having known all the time
what Edgar's fate was.
The foul fend's in tbs mani" mutter-
I'D Kenmore, perfectly aghast. Little
kent il was your life he coveted when
1 was rogue enough TO clogue wiz him
10 row ye over to Scotland an leave ye
1herel"
Edgar had fallen down an unknown
distance, and lay stunned for long
time When he recovered his senses he
found himself lying upon bed OF fine,
deep sand, in q cell or ca ern. whose
walls OF natural rock seemed to stretch
"A oft to great height. He never could
discover the opening through which he
had fallen, which was no wonder, since
Sircombe had blocked it up while he
lay insensible. and besides it was far up
beyond his reach.
As his faculties returned to him. he
Tau he'd at his adventure; thinking that
-Sireombe would arrive at any moment
WIFE rescuing party, when he would
return TO Viva with the news that he
had discovered the dungeon of the
southern bastiOn-
he Investigated the cell as we'll as he
-eou.d by torch. il was dry, sanded. and
rock
As time passed and TO one came to re-
lease him he began to feel uneasy, and
wondered whether it was posi- lie for
SircOmbe to lose the opening of the
cavern, and TO wa To time in searching
in a wrong direction.
HI he could scarcely credit, so DC
cuiiar had been the appearance OF the
spot where they had halted; and his per-
- hraH lei
.ent red MS honorable sod at Sircombe
mad abandon him 10 his fate At last
he set 70 work in bitter earnest 10 liber-
ate himself Round and round the base
OF the wall he went s coping out the
sand with his han to find some possible
-egreSs, til at ! myth he was rewarded.
"A former ca ltiye had LEVIN out a narrow
tunnel through the thickness of the
rock; and this tunnei Edgar found
choked with sand He cleared it out,
and crawling rough, he was in a mar
row pass ge, viii in its turn brought
him TO another cave, and here he lost
himself in a mae of natural corridors
and caverns wh.ch hOneyeombed the in
terror of Dunraven Cliff
be spent much time and strength in
wandering through the labyrinth, climb
ing narrow and rugged ascents, cropping
down dizzy and Dreeipitous crevasses,
where daylight never pen -tratAd, though
the atmosphere wa, dry and pure At
length lie appene upon thu tiny rivlet
blessing Indeed to the perishing man;
and after drink ng and bat ing his
feyered temples in the crystal wat T, he
followed is capricious wanderings with
infinite toll and patience, until it
bro gnt h m 70 dead wall behind which
he heard the roaring Of the sea. He as
Sill making desDerat efforts to find an
outlet when [ b essed sound OF Ken
mOre's voice came TO him.
Ali his Edgar tod Kenmore in a few
words, and not without painful excite
menL for his suHerings had been
frightful
@And now, all that I ask is that I may
get away unsupported" said he in CON
elusiOn- 81 have stern work to do be-
fore my enemy may know that 1 have
escaped ali
-Oh, sir, but will ye no tell the Lady
Oolava-Just her?" pleaded Kenmore;
-she can keep faith. she's true Dun
fSyenl5
@But what right have TO burden her
happy heart with my grim secrets9" said
Edgar, thirsting for new as urance Of
her sorrow for his suppo ed fate
The burdens on her heart now,
muttered kenmore, sadly troubled be-
tween the fear Of saying too much and
of Edgar leaving Viva .pining under
false deluslOn.
~Oh, my man, don't tempt metz
grOaned Edgar; "Td give my life to see
her sweet face before l go-but dare
not, honor forbids. See now, kenmore
I'll tell you all 1 adore your Lady
OOlava; If 1 cannot win her for my wife.
my life Will be worthless to me Now
you shall know who it is who dares to
look up to Lord Inchcape's dau shter
-Gind gindle us!" ejacuIa ed the
amazed anmpra-0ve Ian fhatfn
Edgar pulled out his pocket book and
opened TO a page where he had written
in the dark heart of -Vrecken
his farewell to life and Viva; and he
held toward Kenmore the signature.
-EuGAT ARDEN, OF INcHCAPE."
THE he.ri" cried Kenmore, blanch-
ing ~Inchcape's ain next of KIM Lord
sake: an I've daured to hate an mis-
trust ye"
Never mind that now, my brave
heart; it was all for love of Lady Viva,
and surely l should forgive that" said
Edgar, ferYently @And now listen to
me. ! am going home to lnchcape.
hoping to reconcile my lord with his
guiltless lady. Hush! Attend Mr..
Sireombe has put himse in my power
by this business, and / think l can
wrest the nth. which will prove her
innocence, from him, in the presence of
Lord lnchcape
kenmore stared with rapturous ad-
miratiOn in the young mans face.
~I'Ne just been an even down ASST
said he. ITO think that l Wadna ken
Arden of Inchcape Wnen fell against
him. Lord but yen be a Draw pair!@
Thank you'll" cried Edgar, raptur-
GUS y; then You think l may hope"
-Why not ask he sell afore 20 go?@
Because an honest man would win
her fathers consent first sighed Edgar.
"What If Lord Inehcape should say
that Viva was not for me2 Then 1
sh u d have disturbed her for nothing
better far that she should never know
who it was that loved and lost her
lie buried his ia q in mis- hands, for it
was tier potion that honor pressed
t. his / ps; anu kenmore began to feel a
proud a ection for the young man, and
to own that he might even lie worthy of
beautiful Uoava
TIL Edgar carefully unfolded his
scheme, instructing Kenmore in tho part
that hs was 10 p ay, Above ali, he eau
TONED him against betrayins the secret
OF his rescue to anybody on eat-na-
Nrecken. lest it might come TO Sir
eombe's know edge, and he should fly
before Edgar had made his intended use
OF his fears
Long he balanced in his mind the two
alternatives, whether he would indeed
leave his ten 4er friengs. the ladies of
Danraven, in cruel ignorance OF his
sasety. or Iisk the success of his scheme
ps telling them through kenmore. II
a. 1cted him unspeakably TO gi~ Q them
needless pain; yet he feared that in
spite OF AL warnings. their changed de-
meanor would betray the truth TO If
c0mbe. who would be doObiy watchful
and sus iciOus in his guilty seif-con-
scioasness.
He was determined in the first alter