The Dickinson press., 1892-07-16

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&s stood on the narrow path now,
q ehast(y spectacle. Apleceot quartz
had styYt,A HIM Oh the head; n thin
st.asm ~ blood WAS trucking down
has cheek. In one hand he acid the
Great AespesS IN the other he grasped
his rife.
But he dared not o from the
position he had reached when the
roof Tilted up; for the light that burst
ii had blinded him once more. The
,Na,rls closed over the sensitive retin.
as. an6tle blank, sightless eyes stared
Mildly round, incapable OF seeing.
/: was possible 'or Brace to reach
HIM ny gong along the ledge.
NIL NNu save him?" laskcd.
Not /, paraney,' he replied. 81
leave him 10 Providence, be his end
What II may. The shot he fired at
my poor Nonus>tsr started the CON
Sa.n. and brought the whole thing
down. lis GOD .Mmishty's judg-
ment. let II be-"
Van Noeck lei; the rifle slip from
his hand, how insignificant to us secm-
cd the sound that came up from be-
low, as the weapon struck a rock,
after the mighty discord that
had thundcred i'll u ears,
ana yet to him how terribly signiti-
cant.
We could see his hand quivering as
he CROPPED along the edge OF the wall.
In vain now he strained his eyes to
see the ledge by which he had followed
us. Vet he could not stand forever
there.
He found Il crevice for his fingers,
and made a step forward; he adj
vanccd again. but the rock he put his
foot on was Il piece OF the debris that
had fallen upon the ledge. 1t rolled
under his weight. lie staggered back,
swinging his arns in the vain attempt
to gain an equilibrium, her he shot
forward, and fell headlony down,
down, down into the abyss.
| held my breath; it seemed
minutes before that hollow pong"
reached our ears, telling us
that Van Hoeck was gone forever, and
the Great Hesper with him,
There was cord, and to spare, in the
coils. Weighing one end withastone,
l threw an end across to Brace; and,
when the cut ropes were knotted, and
a bridge one more formed, he crossed
and knelt down by ME over poor
Lola.
He examined her wound, and shook
his head i'll silence: there was no hope.
We made q mattress OF the rugs on
the smoothest part OF the rock, and
attempted to lift her upon it. But
the movement gave her pain, and she
motioned us to desist. Then pointing
upward, shemade signs Tor US to leave
her.
"Not while you are with u.s., my
poor GEL" said ller father, with more
tenderness than l had ever heard in
his voice.
We had the flask, and some food in
q wallet. We ate when we were
hungry, seated beside Lola.
Then exhausted with fatigue: and
the terrible strain we had been sub
jected to, we unconsciously fell asleep,
with our backs resting against the
rock. The last thing Of which l was
conscious was the pressing OF Lola's
lips upon my hand.
Brace touched my arm.
"Pardner," lie said, in a tone of
awe, "the Kids gone"
Hooked where 1 had seen her lying
with her face to my hand. She was
gone literally. There vas u little stain
of blood upon the rock,-adropfurth-
or on, another close TO the edge OF
the platform. Shehadkept her prom
ise,-she had been good; and now the
sufferings OF her short life were ended.
"She knew it was no good our watt
in; poor little cuss."
l felt something inmy hand; opening
it, l found q rim: had bought for Lo-
Ia. She had slipped it there before
she went.
Sir Edmund and Edith came to San
Diego in June, the loveliest season OF
that lovely land. The air from the
sea tempered the suns heat. The
plantations were already burdened