Milford chronicle., 1892-10-07

MS place Well locked up, Dut We'll AOtc1 ~ u
iburn Il over Bis headW
There WIS a yell o approval, and then fol-
Howell show OF stones and rirk~ against
he heavy oaken doors and closed shutters.
Unohseryed ia the confusion Ma gare ha
lcrept along nnde, some hi IN shruhh-ry 70 thel
shel er uf number Of dense snort Go lars,
lrrowiug cio-e ag dust the sid Of the house
iShe remembered that thera was low &c lar
ldOor At this point and In L hoping 10 uni "
lopan, but did moi yield 70 her eff Irts. Pau'-
ling 10 think how sha eoHli fOrcs an entranes
lshe heard bolt Ill softly from within and
lthe next moment Fleteher's b ood-stainsd lace
appeared.
He stnrted as Margaret put out her h1ndI
iand whispered hen her words retssnrrd MIN :;
! "It's ms Margafe Gwynne sir. For tfHl q
lsake crouch low in the bushes or you're al
dead msnl Creep after ms through yon
lshrubbeiy aud on 20 the woods, ''is our oniy
lhope OF eseape."
/ Q ob.ysd her withour q word and when
lthey had reached the woods asked:
"How came you her.. Margaret2 This is mol
lplies or woman. Surely you wefe not onl
he hig road upon such a night as thsl"
II did not como bv the highroad, Sit, shel
Ianswerrd simply, "but ha K" rs a crash r''-
Is uRdad throu gh the air, ''they have hrokeul
lin the no iss aud wilt beginHs arch Tor YOU.
I'VE mast hurry" The with quick glance NJ
his white face she added:
4 fear that you are badly hurt, sir. and mead
help
He did not answer and, as she ceased speak
ling tie biliug-placs was brilitntly lum-
linei. Ih4 rio ers had ared the nonsc.
| MARGARET look Dies airinGly from tn
ldrooping figure and daath-ilse face al her
lsid@, 10 the open country, ipidly growing al
lllshs az day and then up at the impassable
ldrifts behnd tham.
9Th res the tunnel, 'tis our only chance, ."
she iatered. Il came that way, and We NUT
lgobackF'
"You came that wav, and for M, MarPar ri
my br We giFlr' exclaimed Fieieher, eply
moved.
II was only by n supreme effort that be-
lg7th"red Strength TO follow her. She divine /
lsOmething Of ihis mortal weas ness, tor hOiGIngI
lh-r Ii. he young arm about him, she aided his
lfain ing iOOt~tel + into tie darksome tunnel
For a few moments neither spnge. Tue way
lmnst bs more than malt traversei. Mar Hr~i
Itheught, 8 with belJihR heart he hurrIrd
In IN onward Suddenly sh' stumbled, and shel
lfet the swaying Of his powerful form aSains
lher.
keep up, Mr.. Fl tcher. keep upf' she cried.
l"OnlY a feS more steps, sir, and W-ro sale.
ION, Col" for h had iHileu ov her side as slie
lsroke. He has fainted, pernHls Is dying, III
this 4 fui plaeep'
She sank on her xmas beside him and placei
lher ear 10 hi heart. In the soi'mn, dreailul
lstilln-ss she heart a faint pnlsa ion afd Knew
II hat he lived. She must leave h,n and 20 lori
Il el Then horh possibilities su-gestinSl
themselves she pnused.
/ ANY inst nj IA tram might mss ana WnHt u,
Ina ( conscious, hs shOald move duriug hrrl
dbseueet Even now he mi-ht lie close enou2h
o the rack tn he swept into eternity by an
ono ming oromotva.
Sh. bent. and irag ing hts prostrate body
leloss TO the DAMP. sliHy wall, felt shnud-r-
Iinsiy Tor the cruel steel Of tho Track 50 dan
lgAtously ne r. As hsr hau 'uched ths raj
5 - tanciaI sha felt a vibration, a. Was III
hney2 Holding bsr ear Ia the ground shrl
4 ten d. There was a rumh @ a. OF ttinndeTl
an Il faint quakinR Ut ltne earth 1-nea' her 81
/ rough the barkn-ss, lie rel eye ma
lmin q he tar ilsfaacs ami an Approaching |
Itrain was sneeiin: on TOW ri ha narrow
WAY. uHrg,sret's cheek hla1ehsl aat Der lli's
novel in prayer. An instant later tn" loco
mo i've had cred the tunnel and, with onei
ta ror-- rirksn Il nee up AT the wit, oheo n
ling han ON OF sudden deat she threw her
protesting arms over F!e'c chers form and SANK
lin O msre.fui u1oousc business.
Joe Darle, living in tho town below. awoEe
lsome tim alter midnight. could not siee ii
n rising, walkel 10 "a 8 win low to SEA- j. ih"l
lay hat dawned What wa- { at "a the dare =
lti Of Mar. tr-ts tOme2 The SKY Ea, hlv |
with the Il me and sp4ras OF huruius bnld-
ling. In % moment he had dressed and theI
uaxt was oul under the tis say, dashin /
l,SIh mad haste toward Aargsret's cot ago.
/ hs door va uulatcS 4, and J. oting through
tue rooms ns fOund he hOuss Empty. Wa i /
possible that shs mud nturel out upon such
la ni.h
! lie lighted a lantern he found ar the door
land be,gan so rGhIng for footprints. !
ithos. we're hers; dainty fOoss eps. I'll
fstran ely enOuru, in-teHd Of leadtag to theI
Inf hisnWay, they 8 al around 10 tile back ci
the house AMI on 1h ongh tn Woo !. lie loi-
lowed e. the Ut ep dec WHY, Hni then rkrd
1.-The slide - Of some Il Hvy body, tow I'd thel
uotln, blacknsss Ul The tuune. Like a Hash
Il q rutu G m to MIN.
-, iood God r. ne exclAtmei; ''she would nae
lri k that Tor him
| he klew ia his heat that love such ~ hers
! ouli count deal IA as thia sud lie resolve
I'd ,hat hi- -houid b ave AS much.
"And she Suoh ehit OF a glrlu be b tii Sob
bed, as hs stopped 10 piek up "a bii OF bla'k
firing from a wpmHn's shawl lying just with-l
ia the tunnel . mouth, ''but she's gone IN here,
sura.'
! Ho recalled with shuddsr that only few
moments mu-t have elapsed since the lasi
ltriiu snfei 81 that way.
| t;autiau-iy stepped within, searching forl
he lai ell not tniRk Ah. T.; tilen, at the signt o
a dark Otj q lynn co-e 0 thu vail, he hur-
Iried on with ttit-d br attn Hui qnirkenins bot
steps. he neld tire Ian ern aloit an .ooSed |
No mahyled body ID re. thanE Goi2 But al
he thank q I'd Ia that dr>t awful IN imentf Fo /
/ uer. iay the one woman he loved on thel
/ o-om uf the m IN he had hatei with the Bit
ter hatred OF rasla all these years.
Meg he cred, taSin; the = light form mi
his arms, ".or Gods sake say ye amt dead,
my sweef grIp
10 his Joy Margaret open d her star led
eyes. taen slipping from his arms looked
larouni her.
"Wners am I, JoeY How came in thi-
ldreadiul plaerY
Rer eye tell upon etcner and sha cried:
Now, know, twas tn clrsl On quick, |
help me get him home. az once They've
slot him, joe"
No tni iug for Dartl- or MS constant love.
Slshing, ne stopped aud took Fletcher IN his
lstrong arms. Margaret went ahead with ths
liHntrrn and soon thsy were 0ut Of the nOsOme
place aud az n irgareI 8 door.
Fletcher Wis PLACED upon Margarets bed
and hen Dartle asked meskly what more sue