Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-05
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t;se waA slight end small quito
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wAa NOT msssiis ~ interest M her for
fbe 'dfi'lnfnerH HIT regular e,icsia,
vim irh their inn visits Feri'aisly
snd appreciated tbet coffee WIS
~rved promptly and wsalding hot
they fI,uei,f nlI the mme Of Karen
And when sl,e slipped almlt among
them viii, her tfny, The slow, heavy
yksasafile moved aside and made way
TN her with ,,nusiinl aIscrlty, and
tIss conversation ceased for y mo.
mhnt All had ~ look NJ her when
si,e laaspd. sl,e was ~ fine
kafeus oyes were ~ that large,
eray kind which seefn ~ see, and NJ
the safne time look far beyond, and
tho eyeInDws were strongly arcbed,
A. " wondering VI something.
Strangers thought therefore that
sIie did not understand what they
asked fof. but she always under.
stood and never made any mistakes.
EtilI there was a lttle something
aiw,it her, ~ II she were looking far
beyond her surroundings or listen
Ing or waiting or dreaming.
The west wind came rushing In
over the low Jntland heath. II had
bceD rolling long. heavy waves all
thu way over the North sea Salt
ana wet with froih and foam, II
threw itself across Tho coast and
went asbore, but among The high
klittor covered with mnrobaim, II
had become dry and heavy with
sand and a little tired, ~ that when
IN reached Krnrip Inn II was all II
could do 10 open tho largo barn
doors.
But they Ind TO give way, and the
wind filled tho whole barn and
forced its way IN through tho kitchen
door, which stood ajar, and ~ last
tho pressure became Ho great that
the double doors at the othor end Of
tho barn burst open, and now the
west wind swept triumphantly
through. swinging tho lantern which
hung from the roof, tearing off the
hoatler's cap and carrying II away
nut In the darkness, blowing tho
blankets over the horses heads aud
pushing a white hen or tho roost
down into tho water trough. Tho
fowl set up a terrible caclIlinR, the
hostlcr sworo. the girls In the kitchen
wors nearly chokod with smoke, and
The horses became unmanagcablo
and stamped sparks from the stone
noor. Even the duclss that had hud.
died together around the managers, 40
~ ~ be on hand for tho oats that
would be spilled. took to quacking,
aud the wind swept through with q
ffightfui roar until two men came
ynt from tho guest hall, put their
broad hacks against tho doors and
forced tiiom together again, while
tho sparks blew about their boards
from their large pipes.
After theao achievements the wind
went down among the heather, ran
along the deep ditcher and gave
Ierk to the mail coach, which II met
5 couple Of miles away.
"flo II always In such devilish
hurry 10 got 10 that tavern" grum-
bled Andcrs, the driver. and cracked
hi1 whip ovcr the heads OF tile steam
Ine ho,ses
For II was about tho twentieth
limo that tho mail clerk In the coach
had lowered tho window aud urged
Andesr ON. Al first II was q friendly
Invitation 10 q cup Of coffee punch
a the inn. but gradually the cor
1islity became weaker, until tho
window came down with a crush,
aflcr several brief comments ON
horses and driver, which cut deeply
nto Anders sensitive soul.
Meanwhile the wind swept along
1lfec % the ground and sighed
A&avlly and ominously In tho dry
hnAthcr The moon waa fun, but
1lickIy vcilud By clouds, 80 that II
1ovp only q faint. misty glimmer 10
Do dafkneas of tho night.
Hack of krafup inn was q peat
b>a with piles of dark isat aisi
1eep, Dangerous holes frum which
|hey hAA boep dag, A strip of sfass
sUnnd ~ way through the heather,
~ some neRIpcsoi pad bat n was
" b rad. for Il terminated at one
= t1sk JAsat holes whssh was larger
|nf dpejrf than the rest
~ ~ sns-. fiat on the ground. q