The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-09-13

scured the tops OF the mountains and
the roads We're slippery. StaDdish re-
GREETED this. for he wanted to show
his bride the splendid scenery of the
next five miles, where the road zig
Gags down to Trefol, each elbow of
the dizzy thoroughfare overhanging
the most awful precipices. 1t was
dangerous bit Of road, and even with
two horses requires cool and courage
Gus driver with steady head. They
were the only guests at the inn, and
it needed no practice eye TO see that
they were a newly married couple
The news spread abroad and every
lounger about the place watched them
drive away, one hind wheel of the car
riage sliding on its skid, and all breaks
on.
At the first turning Standish start
ed, for the carriage went around it
with dangerous speed. The whip
cracked, too, like a succession of pistol
shots, which was unusual going down
the mountain. He said nothing to
alarm his bride, but thought the
driver had taken on more wine than
was good for him at the inn. At the
second turn the wheel actually slid
against and bumped the stone post
that was the sole guard for the fear
full precipice below. The sound aud
shock sent cold chill up the back Of
Standish, for he knew the road well
and there were worse places to come.
His arm was around his wife and he
withdrew it gently so as not to alarm
her. As he did so she looked up and
shrieked Following her glance to
the widdow of the closed carriage,
where the back of the driver is usual
ly to be seeen, he saw pressed against
the glass the distorted face of demon.
The driver was kneeling on his seat
instead of sitting on it and was peer
ing In at them, the reins drawn over
his shoulder and his back to the horses.
It seemed to Stagdish that the light
of insanity cleaned from his eyes, but
Tina saw in them the revengful glance
of the vendetti, the rage of the disap-
pointed lover.
My God. That's not our driver"
cried Standish. He did not recog
nize him as the man who had endeavor-
ed to kill him. lie sprang up and
tried to open the front window, but
the driver yelled out:
open the window If you dare and
| I'll drive you over here before you get
half way down Sit still and III take
you as far as Neisse Knott. There
you'll have a drop of milk (un mig
10y
Turn to your horses, you scound-
rel" shouted Standish. cor I'll break
every bone IN yur body"
The horses know the way, Slgnol
Inglese, and all our bones are going
to be broken, yours and your sweet
bride, as well as mine"
The driver took the whip and free
off the fusilade of cracks overhead, be
side them and under them. The horse,
dashed madly down the slope, almost
sending the carriage over at the mex
turn. Standish looked at his wife
She had apparently tainted, but il
reality had merely closed her eyes t
shut out the horrible sight of Pietro'.
face. Standish threw his arm out o
the open window, unfastened the dool
and at the risk Of his neck jumped
out Tina shreiked when she opened
her eyes and found herself alone
Pietro now pushed in the frame of the
| front window and it dropped out o
sight, leaving him face tC face Will
her. with no glass between them.
Nov that your fine Inglese is gone
lima, we are going to be married
You promised it, you know"
You coward" she Kissed, To
rather die his wife than live yours"
You're plucky little Tina, you al
ways We're. But no left yos, I would'n
have left you. Well be married al
the chapel Of the Three Holy Springs
mile beyond the Weisse Knott; vel
| fly through the air tC it, Tina, anC
our bed will be at the foot Of the Ma
datsch glacier. We will go over to
gether near where the man threw his
wife down. They have marked the
spot with marble slab, but they will
put bigger one for us, Tina. fol
there's two of u.s."
Tina crouched IN the corner of the
carriage and watched the face Of the
Italian as if she were fascinated. She
wanted to jump out as her husband
had done, but she was afraid to move
feeling certain that If she attempted
to escape Pietro would pounce down
upon her He looked like some wild
beast crouching for a spring. Then
she heard her husbands voice ring
| out
Here, you young fool, we've had
enough of this nonsense"
The next moment PietrO fell to the
road, propelled by a vigorous kick.
| His positionIlent itself to aItreatmentIof
that kind. The carriage gave bump
as it passed over Pietro's leg. and then
| Tina thinks that she tainted in earnest,
for the next thing she knew the CARR
age was standing still, and Standish
was rubbing her hands and calling
her pleasant names. She smiled wan
ly at him.
How in the world did you catch up
to the carriage and it going so fast %
she asked, woman's curiosity prompt
ing her first words.
"Oh, the villain forgot about the
short cuts. As [ warned him. he
ought to have paid more attention to
what was going on outside. I'm go
ing back now to have talk with him.
He's lying on The road at the upper
end of this slope"
Tina was instantly herself opain
mo, dearest" she said carelessly:
you mustn't go back. He probably
has knife
I'm not afraid"
No, but [ am, and you mustn't
leave me"
Il would like to tie him up in a
hard knot and take him down to civil
hzatlon humping behind the carriage
as luggage, think he's the fellow