The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-02-01

" ptNAfAhs Dhth ~ uUhNt
as yours makes the whole world laugh
not empty laughter, but hearty
Atnoon Jierck Dewitt came to report.
He and the boys were safely hid in his
fathers barn.
"Ike mostly sleeps" says Jierck, "Sam
plays obi sledge with dummy, and Hen
drecus Is writin something in short lines
all beginnin with big letters-poetry per-
haps. He's an awful great scholar"
Their plans were again discussed and
orders issued.
"Well, said Jierck. lat dusk I'll have
my men and fathers runt pony for the
prisoner TO straddle down at the forks
of the road waitin for you. Nothing
can stop ms now but one thing"
"And thatr' asked the major.
"ls Lady Brothertoft. II she sus-
picions anything before we're ready to
run 1t will DO all up with us-halter
round our necks and NIL MP among the
acorns."
SO Jierck, still "stiff AZ the lord chan.
cellor," and yet lumber as a snake i'm the
grass, took his departure.
Afternoon hours went slower than the
morning hourt
1.-THE sun always seems TO me 70 hold
back In going down hill" Skerrett said.
~ wish he would tumble to bed faster.
/ am impatient to make our success
sure"
"your sturdy confidence treasures
me, returned Brothertoft. II am happy
there Is one of US whose heartbeats will
not unsteady him. lose hope when l
think what failure means to my daugh-
ter"
II must keep myself the cool outsider,
with only a knight Grants share in this
adventure" Peter said.
A hard task he found thisl The father
30 charmed him that Ire felt himself. for
his sake, taking a very tender, fraternal
interest in the young lady. II was 80 easy
TO picture her in her chamber, not
mile away, looking tearfully for helpto
ward the hills. II was 30 easy to fancy
her face-her fathers, with the bloom Of
youth instead of the shades of SORROW
and her character-her fathers, with all
this gentleness that perhaps weakened
him, In her but sweet womanliness.
Peter Skerrett perceived to the full the
romance Of the adventure. He fire.
guentlyfelt the undeveloped true lover
In him grow FESTIVE. He thought that
he was all the time putting down that
turbulent parsonage. Perhaps he was.
But 1t must be avowed that he often re-
GREETED his mustache, despised his III
fitting coat and only consoled himself
by recalling, at will be night, and she
will only half see me-" AS evening ap-
preached Peter Skerrett perceived that
his desire to redeem this fair victim
from among the bad and the base was
become passion. He also noticed that
its feryor kept him cool and steady.
Silent sunset came. The crisis drew
near. Doubts began TO curdle in Edwin
Brothertoft's mind. He looked over the
broad landscape and along the solemn
horizon, and all his own past spread be-
fore him, sad colored and dreary.
"Ah my beautiful childhoodr'' he
thought "Ah my ardent youth, my
aspiring manhood, my defeated prime!
My life utterly defeated, as the world
measures defeat-and all through her!
All through her, the woman l loved
with my whole heartl Please God we
may not meet tonight! Please heaven
we may never meet until her dark hour
comesl Please heaven that when the
loneliness of sin comes upon her and the
misery of worse defeat than any have
felt is hers-that then at last | may be
ready with such words of pardon as she
needsr'
''Seep said Skerrett, softly. 1T is
dark: There is light in your daugh-
ter's window. We will go to her."
"In the name Of Godr' said the father.
PART THREE-CHAITER Will