The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-08

by tic crashing together Of opposing
forces, one Of which, from the VoluolG
dialect evoked, must have been sttired
Ia corduroy and wealth OF pearl but
tons; for, moment later, key Push
barrow, runpled and painting came
Strike me luckyI" casped key. seat
ing himself discouragediy In al empty
donkey car. 70 recover his breath.
swat d'y 'spose wus tn OIL eoVes
moyeg'
With apparent deepest concern l
pressed him for particulars. ,,
ali 'Rd me donah in mo arms. HID
lest glVo or q chaste busA key, says
she, hits hail hup WI husp Strike me
lucky says Iii, il It bo.' ELL kill
ee,' SAYS me donah. Not this hevenin,
Gays Iii. wat an hever makes yer SO
bold? says she. Ne 'eavenly dO0ah,
says Hi. win ye DO man, key, Il
Hill run away wi yer says she. HI
up an busscd or agiu. 'Hevery htnch,
Gawds TRUTH says Hi. Then. says
abe, Hive made a Ole In tn wall Hits
builders storage lot below. key, .
twenty.toot laddsr'll reach that ole an
me-jest a hour from this yer minute:
Hits Ger Seven Dials way! 'Hangel
O. me lie,' says Iii. Jest then tn oil
cove 'oye in eight 'Wagsboner sayaeo,
griffin is grinders like th' hauimais
In th' Zoo. NE donah plunksd hous O.
mo harms, an hup tn ladder { tn loft !
Willie gain AFTER 'er, Sunthin' dropped
| like SHIPS hanchor. Strike mo lucky.
but didn't 70 ear hit, guyornor2 Wat
dye 'spose was that or covo's ely move Z
Esd run down rs moke (donkeyl at
mel An. GsUd's truth, governor, that
yer vicious mammal kicked nearly
hevery bloomin' button of me toys.
But. strike me lucky, th' langwidge as
come long o. tn kickin' from me
domains OF cove, 'asn't bits ekai from
shoreditch c BIIlingsgatel Come agin,
says 60, wills th' hantnal 'ammcrod
inc agin' III wall, wen yer bones is
cot. fkayf Hiii>ie knives az 6les {
is 'oels noxt time. 20 W'itochGpet waga'
bonep"
Despite tho lud,crous appearance Of
the coster, who now limped lugubrl.
ously beside me. my sympathies wero
fully aroused. I called q hansom at
Furnival's Inn, and through the drivers
knowledge OF tho labyriuthine region.
In lcas than aaAhour's timo wu had dis
covered the storage grounds on tho
other sldo Of the Leather Lane bound.
AIRY wall.
The caretakes wasfound and enlisted
in our service. Alter much cropping
among the sheds aud piles Of doals VIC
triumphantly occurred ladder OF tho
required length. But here an IN
pleasant obstacle confronted us. Great
numbers Of heavy skids and tlmbcrs
had boon piled againat the wall and
there was no safe grounding for our
ladder.
We wsrkad valiantiy for another
hour and at last were ablo to Htcaseh!ly
haist the ladder in place, its top rounds
srusting few feet above tho tiny black
aperture I'VE epnld Just distinguish,
more thau 5af way from the ground TO
tthesdark wdl.edae cutting against the
faintly:lighisa, aembcr sky.
1kSy's .bruisns rendered II out Of tho
QUESTION for him 10 ascend Che ladder;
andI perforcetbeoame the chief actor in
the restuo OF tho "princess" from hnr
stately "pahusH tower. The coators OK.
element was intense and the novel
situation.bad certain touch Of danger
init which remember Hpurrcd me on
amazingly, as key held fast below,
wh!le breathing lloarse coster plnudits
aud tsrms.of enauarment Us carefully
teated each round on my way upward.
When my head was alongside the
aperture, cautiously peored within.
could seenothing,but single strand OF
ofEiight, which niarced tho blackness
Ik.a..I 49, o,rtAo T,r frarn tho III m
lamps OF .L9athef Lano.
waitsa for time aud heard no
'sound. With my olosed penkuMe
softly tapped asa4nsethe wall and lis-
toned. Thought heard o eight rustic,
bn. was perp,exod at securing no other
man1er dfresponse; when whispered
impatiently down 30 1key 30 sound his
coator call. /
Cherry ripe. you 'as ii, envernorl
Fro shc COOS"
"Td.ta.tdl td.tdl; ta-t9.tu"
u seemed an unea,thly blast in Che
silenoes Of tho walled aud deserted
ward butt had scarcely time to reach
the top Of the ladder whom little head
popped through the wall opening
Il was instantly Withdrawn; but In
Cash q littlo foot, fhen auotheS then q
dainty pair OF lego, and, finally their
substantial upper belongings swung |
through tho aperture; and tho girl hung
there from her finger ends without out.
cry or apparent fear.
I reached around her. getting 1rm
grip on hor little body, and brought hor
to my own. IIor splendid pluck, silence
and faith stirred mo deeply; and l kiss
cd hor squarely upon her lips in impas.
stoned admiration.
EASY does 1t, guvernorl" came
hoarscly and tremulously from key be-
low.
But before the cosser's protest had |
reached either her ears or mine tho girl !
savage.y aquirmed like catin my arms,
and but for my best efforts would havo |
fallen headlong to tho earth below,
while che hisscd:
"AfI deurs Dubbiesky! (For tho dcar
Lords sake) Hits tn bing's (devil's) |
lips, stead o Ike's!"
It was the only Gipsy's kiss l ever
knew, this ono snatched in the dark |
from Phrony Plunkett's lips undor the
wiiiest Of false pretences, and I hopo |
for mover another; for | was 80 startled
and overwhelmed. by her Vicious strug-
glings, that swift consciousness OF |
whose form ! held, Of the real part I
had been taking. aud above all Of my
loyalty to one lowly friend working
such treachery aud havoc 10 another,
that know not how-for lkcy had dos.
perately run up tho ladder 10 aid In our
Il all 20 1AaF a.