The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-08


psiled bcr Why bad she done this foe
hardy thiue' Yet, Why should she hsv
thought OF danger; Or how foretsil tbs
she would be the only woman on boar,
that cas-, bouod trr~ And the doctor
/ ,sser bad been % T4snt. Her sun, ".
dying aud needed hrs She felt ~ II SUI
focs,eg. aud hurried towsri the 'oor.
woaldn't lad, B, t'sh stay inside. Y,
peedn' b, .csrea. We kip take Ca O. 20
lady. M.bbe oufiip' Won't happen. Meb
be its ouly foolin', urged the porter, gen
tly
Helen bad been = generous psuoa apt
not fault finding. She bad slmost com
pensated to the ebivslrous po,t.r fer BIZ
empty car. snd therefore, almost empty
pocket
Open the door. ! must get out OF tai,
prisoul Ia 40 instant she had sprung 4
the fr' n ground sud was ruuning blindl,
vii lly forward. fine passed the train
leng b ,ud came to thecsnon's brink. As SD,
hsw by them her pale fsca was Illuminated
by tue hHe OF the traiomen's torches
searching the disut.r's ex eat
o., lad. Don't go down therel Take
carel LIS tough place.
At the tJuoh Of the brakemsn's b lui on
her arm the girl stopped, Her uureason-
ing lear left her Ms uddenly rs il come,
and sue Was her cool. alert self again.
Have you t, lsersphed for bel
That's the worst the wire is cut
Sent some Que, ! eLp
Yes 1.-the messenger an t stopped
Did such thing ever happen before.
Tue mao answered evasively.
lts's wi eouu'ry, lady. Considerable
mon J goes east now and sgsin, there's .
di mond IN. rchsnt travels the road somei
timrs.
jerry Biiug that light this way.
As the glare Of the torch faded the
N moonlight Il led it's place. Ms, Denslow''s
fesr has gone. her curiosity remained
Canon Disblo is wo,lis wonder.
It's sides are covered with loose stones and
powders which look rs If they hsd been
brought l',o,, one BY one sud tossed into ;. its is
! will 60 down . little way. We must
,t,y here for hours Il shall never. have no
other such chance in oil my liiel
The girls nostrils dilsted. Her heart
beat eagerly. Here was a new experience,
indeed. 1t promised to be satisfying
,ne; and she had fed her hungry hear,
with such husks since that day. year be-
lore, when she had parted from her lovor
% quarrel. Moonlight always brought
Ills memory back to ber with cruel dis,
inctness. He seemed very near to her ct
bat moment. wonder II be did really
20 to the Pacific cost. They said 40 AID
= it seems q, il must have heard OF him
here; and yet lis that why hate going
nome? What . dunce ami Erpecti g
o hear Of any ybodyI In such gre country
Is Caliiornis .Ah,th tIs : marvellous! 1t is
desecrstion for mortal t, irespsss hers.
Nevertheless. the desecrstion WAS ruth.
Iessiy continued. The trsin and it's misi
! sps were forgotten. while petty personsl
interests dwsrfed and faded out OF sight
before the msjes,y OF that moment 10 tnst
,wlul solitude | wonder il ever before
romans foot passed over these stones.
How ,xcited AMI All alone with desvlai
iop aud God
BY daylight. With less exsltation OF
'pirt. she cunId MT have accomplished
be descent; bnt at thst weird hour she
-escbed the bit IN Of I ie chssm safe il
remblios. TDeu she looked upward across
IL csb0u. sud -bn id-red. Its further
o-iuk seemed 20 res, sgsintt the sky. Back
ward aud upward the height appeared in
Sue sst down 10 the shadow
IF bowIder, aud delightful, unmessured
season OF repose succeeded the excitement
u endesvor.
A pen, trsiing chill or used her, snd she
ookei upward sgsin. How can get back
low did ever doi,2 She etf ID ther-.turu
az dread OF her sdni su'i began the ascent
,ver the rocks which lied and slipped
nd threatened her destruction.
Snddeuly she stopped That echo II
aIilug bouldtrs was not caused by those
,bich her own feet bad disloged. Then
be saw ibe fsu es OF four men silhouet- |
ed sgsinst the sky. and. fnz,D with teri
or, watched them descending toward her.
'ney we're the train vreckers, she thongh'. |
She VAS doomed. She understood |
clearly She bad put berself ont OF the
each OF aid Impulse had cost her ber |
Ife. a. II hsd once cost her iis happiness.
Veil life without hsppiness that is. With
ut William Glenney wasn't OF great val.
"a D.st1 ! Canon Disbl -hor strange. |
Miss Denslo~s terrOr ended In 90 In
ifflr pee which Vas bslf unconscious,
ess. Bnt she uss no, OF the sort vhich
siuts She Il tened dresmily TO the 10,
res.ine sonpds. and beesn IN count;
nriou.ly wondering how high her nun,
ere would reach before bes destruction
sme.
Up 10 the 6r.t ihoasandl Bat the stones
ollny v,rg near Oie thosuand AMI
weniy one O II
Great heavens Helepl Yon --h,rel
Por an ipst ,pt shs though, that she had
foseed the bosrder sui bad found him 90
be other side: hypothesis quite renots
RON the fact ths, be bad been that one
olit,ry passenger 10 the other Pullmsp.
o whom the Ieqascious drummer bed 20
tuousiy referred. She passed hsr
lsnd aeross h,r confused eyes. then ssv |