Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-09
THE PEOPLE
 OF THE MIST.
By II. RIDER HAGGARD.
tCopyright, 1898. by the Author.l
 CHApTER WHY

tile god, found himself in the light of day l Leonard found himself in very different l plaCC-namcly, in a secret passagc, bear | ing the spnSClcsS form of lua1na in his arms and in process of being guided by | Son, whithcr he knew not.
 On they went through various tunnels of the turninss Of which Leonard tried to keep count in his mind, till at length Soa uShCrCd him into rock hcwn cell that evidently had been prepared for their re- l cCptiOn, for on one side of it was a bed and ambulance of skin blankets, and on the other table provided with the best ! food that the country could offer. At n sign from Soa he laid ,Iuanna down upon | the bed, whcTcupon tho woman instantly covered her with skin blankets so as to | hide her face from the eyes of tho curious Then suddenly Leonard felt himself seized from behind. and while his arms were held by two of the priests third, under | Soa's direction, removed his revolver and hunting knife, which weapons he carried away.
 You devil, said Leonard to Soa, be careful lest 1 kill you.
 To kill mc dclivcrrr, would be to kill | yourself and another These things arc taken away from you because it is not safe that you should have them. Such toys are not for angry children. Stay, i" 1 SAAN F~AI'A ~ 'A A't4LA4 iJIltSI ENSdTCn HIS 1 pockets
 The man did aS he was ordered placing | everything that Leonard had about him. such u> his watch. Francisco's notebook and r-aIy and the great ruby stone, in little pile upon the table. Presently he CaIuN tn t3G fragment of poison Juanna had GtE, q him. which was wrapped in squary "i kIG~kin. Sea took it and after CNAminAtiuu said. Why, tielivcrcr, you
 
 hrtn: !ou lad luck if ycu keep It, |" and going toa small aprrturc in the wall of the cell she Ihrcw thc tiny packet out of il and after it H >,c"EI packet, which Lcunarl ryc"suizrL aS having bcen taken from ,IUanna'~ hair.
 There, now you vanEot hurt yourself, " she s,,id in Portuguese Let me tell you something. Sn long as you remain quiet all will !> we'll. nlI ii you attempt vio- l"ncv u" o>rlp> then yuu will be bound and pl},yd l'v Nours,lf; also you will bring ;thout t,,r death of the Shcphcrdess yundr". E. warned. then, by mo, white man, and turn 3,'ntlc, for rcmcmbcr you arc in my powcr
 That k vrry clear, my ostimable friend. answered Leonard. controlling his wrath aS best ho might. But for your sakc l hope thAt the hour will never come when y'u shall hr in mine, for then may rCmrm! 'r all this do not in the least understand what Nuu are aiming at, nor d0 much carr so !unS "s q certain person Is prNtvstVd.
 Do not far. dclivcrCr, She shall bc prnt>ci,T!. -\S :ou kHov. I hate you, and yet l keep Nuu alivV because without you shc n!-hJ die. Nhrvforr for her sake be careful Attempt no violence toward me or my father ii wr iSit you alone, for We shall do >n in urtl,c that she may not be discAvcr,d. and the moment that you lift a hand agliu~g Ills will bC the beginning of her doom -,!tl now l must lcavo you for aWniir, lNr s.!Hoth!nE passes in the temple wLI, h w~uld sc,'. If she awakos before l rC'urn, hr c1rcful not to fright cn her. FanwCll' Then Soa went, taking the priests with her. and the mass i've timber door wa~ closed upon them.
 -\i!>r h. lad restored his various be lpnSin--~T hi~ pockets, the revolver and knifr. whi ,u E::d I,en removed. excepted Leonard t"rN'ri down the rug and looked at JuanNH, W'.' appeared tn be plunged i'll d"on aGd hdpiy sleep, for there was q s:uj.r t.I,n h"r .uv' Then he examined the p!aro w!tI.' t4.y We're confined. It lad two doors. that hy which they had entered aad a second If equal solidity The rNly ether oprnlnS was tho slit out of which SuI had dropped tho poison. It Nl~ St.s NA 4AtNO all I4iNtEkt1l IOOpnQlR, the narrow end facing inward. This aperture attracted l-cunarl'S attCuti ou both on nc count of it's unusual shape and because of the sounds that reached h.m through it. of thc>' tho first and most prevailing was a nuiSc If rushing water. Then after awhile h. di>tinSuiShcl a roar as of a null titudr $AaUtlnt that wSlS repeated again and a-Lin ut intervals. Now he knew whrvr they must he. They were hidden HWdy n iIr rock of the temple somewhere i'll tn immediate ncighborhood of tho rag ing Ool that lay in front of the colossus ", | thrSC sounds which he heard rose from t.1% people who watched the fate of Otter
 and Francisco.
 .luAh@a still slept heavily under tho in- nurnr> ut the drug, and hc was glad of 1t, for when she woke it must be to a worse misery than any that had gone before Partly for SomrthiuG to do and partly be- cause tfr cravings of nature mado them SClVv~ ili. even through his sorrows he turned tu thr tab!2 and ate and drank of tho viands tLcrI, though not without fear that tn, : might Le uoctorCd. As the food tool, eiICcJ upon him somo share of hope anu courage cntcrc'i into his heart. for is f a true saying that full stomach makes n i.UGve man After all, the two still breathed and were unharmed in body, nor was it absolutely certain that they would ba called upon to give up the ghost at present. This WAS much. Moreover, he had lived long enough to win the love of thr f6aChrSs and bcuuttful girl who slept beside him. and though perhaps under Iuch circumstance love, however true and las;!onatC, ceases to occupy a command Ing H!0Cr in N man 'S heart. even then ho felt that this was nOrC aud that happier days might dawn N hen it would be, if not everything. at-lvsst most of all
 As hr thought thus he saw color creep into .Iuann~'s pale face Then she sighed, orrnCd her eyes and sat up.
 "Whcro am T." sho said, glancing around wildly. This Is not tho bed on which lay down. Oh and she started, is it ovcri'
 Hush. dear hush. I am with you," snid Lconar,i, taking her hand.
 ''So I sec But where are tho others, and what is this dreadful place? Are we hnricd alive, Leonard' It looks like a tomb ''
 No, we are only prisoners. Come. ent and drink something, and then I will tell you the story"
 She roso to obey him, and for tho first time her eyes fell upon the robe she woro.
 Why, this Is Franciscn'h Where Is Francisco?'
 E-at anu uEAllh, no repeated.
 She did his bidding mechanically, watching his face tho while with wonder ing and frightened oyes.
 Now" she said tell me. can bear this no longer Where arc Francisco and Ottcr:'
 Alas, Juanna, they aro dcad!'' he an swered solemnly.
 'Dcad!H she waile,t wringing her hands Francisco dead Why. then, ars We still alive'''
 Bear up and listen, Juunna. After you wont to sleep in thS palaco Soa came to Us with plan which We accepted"
 'What was the plan"' she asked hoarsely.
 Twice hs strovuto toll her, and twice hs failed. Tho worVls would not come L.LN-. L.. .-l-.-