Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-04


trace OF feeling there. Il was baffied love,
and not jealousy, that had taken the joy
out OF Danny's life And as yet the lad
had not once reflected that II Mona did not
love him II was perhaps because she loved
another.
"He isn't goin," continued Danny.
"Thank God" said Mona feryently.
@And Kisseck, does he still mean TO goY"
"Aye, Of coorse he's goin- tn betomor-
row, 1t seems. I'm to go too"
Danny, you must not 60" said Mona,
dropping Ruby's hand to take hold Of the
lads arm. He glanced up vacantly.
"Seems to me 1t doesn't matter much
what / dc" he said.
but It does matter, Danny. What
these mon are attempting Is criiae-black.
cruel, pltlless crime-murder, no less"
"That's what the young masther was
sayin," answered the Lad absently, "and
the one of them hadn't word to say agen
it."
Ruby had tripped away for moment.
Returning with little oval thing in her
hand, she cried: Danny, what's this9
found it under a stone, and its gills were
shining like fire."
"a sea mouse" said the lad, and taking
1t out of the child's hand he added, "I'm
less nor this worm to our Bill"
Danny, would 1t hurt you much II you
were to hear that your uncle Kisseck was
being punisheds"
The lad lifted his eyes with q bewildered
stare. The idea that Bill Kisseck could be
punished had never really come to him as
within the limits Of possibility. Once, in
deed, he had thought Of something that he
might himself do, but the wild notion had
vanished with the next glance at Kisseck's
face.
"He could be punished" said Mona
land must be-"
Then Danny's eyes glittered and looked
strange but he said not a word. They
walked on, the happy child once more TAX
ing hand from each, and laughing, pratt
Ting, leaping and making little runs be-
tween them. Ruby was in deeper sense
the link that bound them, and in the deep
est sense of all she was the link that held
them apart forever They had walked to
the mouth of the harbor, and Mona held
out her hand to say goodby. Danny looked
beyond her over tho sea. There was some
thing in his face that Mona had never be-
fore seen there What it meant she knew
not then, except that in q moment he had
grown to look old. 1.-THE storm Is COM
ing" said Mona II see the diver out at
sea- Do you hear his wild note?"
"Aye, and yo see Mother Carey's chicken
yonder," said Danny, pointing where the
stormy petrol was seudding close to q
white wave and uttering a dismal cry.
Then, absently and in a low tone II think
at whiles I'd like to die in big sea like
that, said the lad.
Mona looked for moment in silence
into tho lads hopeless eyes. Danny turned
back with his hand in his pockets and his
face toward the sand.
Truly storm was coming, and it was
storm more terrible than wind and rain.
Mona and Ruby continued their walk.
1t was the slack season at the factory, and
Mr.. Kinvig's jewel in looms was compelled
to stand idle three working days out of
the six The young woman and the child
passed down the quay to the bridge crossed
to the foot of the Horse hill, and walked
along the south side of the harbor-now
full Of idle luggcrs-toward Cor, .-lry
head When they reached the narrow
strait which cut off the Castle isle from
the mainland, they took path that led
upward over Contrary head. A little way
up the hill they passed Bill Kisseck's cot
tage. The house stood on wild headland
and faced nothing but the ruined castle
and the open sea- An old quarry had once
been worked on the spot, and Kisseck's s
cottage stood with its front to what must
have been the level cutting, and its back to
the straight wall of rock. A path wound
round the house and came close to the edge
of the little precipice. Mona took this
path, and as they walked past the back
part of the roof woman 8 head looked out
of little dormered window that stood in
the thatch.
"Good morning Bridget" said Mona
cheerfully.
"Good mornin," answered Bridget
morosely. "Its middlin cowld, isn't it,
missis, for you and that poor babby to be
walkin up there?"
"It's a sharp morning, but we're strong
and well, Ruby and l, said Mona, going
on.
"The craythurr' mumbled Bridget to
herself when they were gone. "It's not
lookin like 1t she is anyway, with face as
white as haddick."
Mona and the little one walked brisk1y
along the path, which from Kisseck's cot
tage was nearly level and cut across the
head toward the south. There was second
path few yards below them, and between
these two, at distance of some 500 or 600
yards from the house, was the open shaft of
an old disused lead mine which has since
been filled up
"Whata dreadful pit, " said Ruby, cling
ing to Monas skirts in the wind. They
continued their walk until they came to a
steep path that led down to q little bay.
Then they paused and looked back, around
and beneath. Overhead were the drifting
black clouds, heavy, wide and low. Be-
hind was the Horse hill, purple to the
summit with gorse To the north was the
Castle island, with its Fennellas tower
against the sky and the black rocks, firing
ed at the waters edge with white spray.
Beneath was the narrow covelet cleft out
of the hillside and apparently accessible
only from the sea- In front was the ocean,
whose moan came up to them mingled
with the shrill cry of the long necked birds
that labored midway in tho burdened air.
"What Is the name of that pretty bay?"
asked the child
"Poolvash, answered Mona.
"And what does it meanP" asked the
little one
"The bay of death, said Mona That's
what they used to call it long ago, but
they call 1t the Lockjaw now.'
"And what does that mean?" asked Ru-
by again, with child's tireloss curiosity.
"It means, suppose, that the tide comes
up into it, and then no one can get either
In or out. !"
"Oh, what pityi Look at the lovely
shells In the shinglc," said Ruby.
Just then step was heard on the path
below, and in moment Bill Kisseck came
up beside them. Flo looked suspiciously at
Mona and passed without a word.
"That gel Of Kinvig's is sniffin round, !"
he said to his wife when he reached home
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