Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-06
CRUEL
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THE GRAVE,
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The Secret Of DunPaVen
Castle.
BY ANNIE ASHMORE,
Author of Faithful Margaret" ETC.. Etc
CHAPTER XII.-COntinued.

of her sufferingS; but his rancor against
Edgar was all gone in the reVuisloh o.
fee ing consequent upon recent oc
currences. When he could extract nc !
moro from his UNIV ling informant, Ed' |
gar tod him the whole story OF his acc
dent and what fol owed.
Amusement and wrath burst forth !
from Kenmore as he learned the TACT OF
S'rcombe having known all the time
what Edgar's fate was.
"Thc foul fiend'S in the man" muttor
ed Kenmore, perfectly aghast. Little
kent it was your life he C We cd when
I was rogue enough to clOgue wi him
to row ye over to Scotland an leave ye
there."
Edgar had fallen down an unkno
distance, and lay stunned for long
time. When he rccoI cred his senses he
found himself lying upon bed OF fine,
deep sand, in cell or ca ern, whose
walls OF natural rock seemed t) stretch
q oft to a great height. He lever could
discover the opening through which no
had fallen, which was no wonder, since
Sircombe had blocked it up while no
lay ins nsibie and besides IL was 1ar up
beyond his reach.
As his faculties turned to him, he
lauched at his adventure; thinking thai
Sircombe would arrive at any moment
with rescuing party, when ho would
return to Ulya with the news that he
had discovered e dungeon OF the
southern baStion
He investigated the cell as we'll as he
cou'd by torch; it wa' dry, sanded, ana
Theoretically scaled by the wall OF living
rock.
AS time rasscd and one came to re-
lease him he began to feel uneasy, and
wondered whether it was posi- lc for
Sircombe to lose the opening OF the
cavern, and to wa to time in searching
in wrong direction.
This he could scare ly credit, so Pc
cuiar had been the appearance OF tho
SPOT whore they Lad haltei; and his per-
plcxity grew hourly, although it never
ent red his honorable so t at ircombe
had abandon him to his fate At last
he set to work in bit or earnest to lOcr-
ate himself Round and round the base
of the wall he went, coping out the
sand with his han1 to find some pos s'lo'e
egress, till at myth he was rewarded.
A former captive had LEVIN out narrow
tunnel through the thickness OF the
rock: and this tunnel Edgar found
lhoked with sand. He cleared it out,
and crawling t. rough, lie was in mar
row passage, viii h in its turn brought
him to another cave and here he lost
himself in maze Of natural corridors
and cayernS which honeycOmbeo the In
terror of Dunraven Cliff.
He spent much time and strength In
wandering through the labyrinth, climb
ing narrow and rugged aSccnts, cropping
down dizzy and precipitouS crevasses,
where daylight never penetrated, t1ough
the atmosphere was dry and pure. AT
length lie aprened upon the tiny riVleE,
q blessing indeed to the periShing man;
and after drinking and bathing hi9
fevered temples in the crystal wat r, no
followed is capricious wanderings Wild
Infinite toll and patienc', until y
brought h m to a dead wall behind which
he heard the rearing Of the sea. He va,
still making Gesperat, efforts to lind al
outlet when t. O b esSed sound OF Ken
more's voice came to him.
All this Edgar told Kenmore In few
words, and not without painful excite
ment, for his suferin.s had beer
frightful.
@And now, all that 1 ask is that ma!
get away unsu pected," said he In con
cIusion. 81 have stern work to 90 be
fore my enemy may know that nav
escaped ali G.
ooh, sir, but will ye no tell the al,
Oolava-,ust her?" pleaded Kenmore
"she can keep faith, she's true Dun
raven!"
aBut what right hayc to burden he
happy heart wi h my grim secrets'" sail
Edgar, ihirstiDg for new as urance
her sorrow for his suppo ed fate
"The burdens on her heart now,
muttered Kenmore, sadly troubled be
tween the fear of saying too much an
of Edgar leaving Ulva pining under
false delusiOn.
aOh. nv man, don't tempt mo!
oroaned Edgar; "Id give my life TO Sc
her sweet face before | go-6uS dar
not honor forbids See now, Kenmore
IN tell YOU all. ! adore your Lad
Oolaya if | cannot W n her for my wliC
nv life will be worthless to me. NOV
con shall know who it is who dareS
look up to Lord Inchcspe's dau~ ~hter
"Gind gindlo u.s." eta ed In
amazed Kenmore-"ye ken tina !"
Edgar pul cd ont his pocket book an
opened to q age where he h d write
in the dark heart Of Sleat-na- Vreckr
his farewell to life and Uha; AMI b
held toward KermOrs the signa;ile
"EoGAR ARDEN, OF I>CHCAPE."
"The her cried Kenmore, blar CT
ing. "Inchcape's ain next Of KIM Lor
sake. an I've daarcd to hate an mi
trust ye."
"Ncver mind that now, my b~av
heart: it was all for love OF Lady U.vf
and surely | should forgive tn t " sal
Edgar, fervently. Sand now listen
mo. / am Ing nome 10 inchcap
hoping to reconcile M lord with h
euiltlcsS lady Hush. Attend NJ
Sircombe las put himse in my powC
by this business AMI | think | ca
wrest tic nth. which W roe ht
innocence, from HIN, in the presence
Lord lrchcaIe
Kenmore stared with rarturoIS a
miraton in yoHn; man 5 face
az iLst been an en- wn ass
said he "ro III nk that | wadna X
Arden Of Inchcape wnea 1 fcl- again
him! Lord. but Yell be Draw pair
"Thaak you.' CRED Ed ar rap Il
ous'y; sthon ut ink may ho2e "
~\Vhv rot ask he sci afo.o yo gJ?"