The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-04-30

monster o. tn" valley.
Tho brothers talked ON In low tones,
pausing only once, when a shadow
passed the door-yurd and glided toward
the forest
who's that?" queried JEFF, peering
intontly into the darkness.
"Hit's only jed, l reckon" was the
reply.
"Whar's he goin at this time o
night?'
~ dunno; goin' to soak his haid in
the creek. maybe. more n half believe,
sometimes, that he's gettin' foolish
bout the Latimcr gal; lac new did have
much sense, nohow. But, as / was
a-Gayin'--" And the talk dropped
back into the channel from which Jed's
appearance had diverted II.
The two men sat on "a log behind the
barn. facing the cliff at the hesd of the
cove. Had they been gifted with the
visual powers of the oW which hooted
dismally from the top OF a blasted oai,
standing IN the adjacent corn-held
they might have discefncd, half an hour
later, n black speck ziFzagging up the
bncc OF the apparently inaccessible
cliff twas Jed. and hen he reached
the summit just under the shadow OF
the tree that years before had borne
such Rhaatly fruit, he turned his face
southward and walked rapidly toward
"The Laurels."
"Do you know, Mr.. Ringbrand, that
I've always had persistent and haunt
ing impression that we've met some
where bcforc2"
Ringbrond was spending the even.
ing at the Latimcrs as usual. and they
were all sitting in the starlight on the
y, la OF Tine Laurels."
'lou mean before came to Tregar.
then, Miss lfester?"
"Yes. IL might have been ages ago
Ringbrard smiled under cover OF
the darkness. Perhaps it was. Dc
you believe in transniigration2"
81 thinl, not" she answered doubt
fully. 81 believe in the creed"
MAY | ask what srcPd?"
"I'd think you'd be ashamed to-
when there is only one--or, at most,
two"
81 stand corrected. Would IL be her
esy if | asked where | might find the
one-or two?"
"Of course not; they're in the prayer
book; supposed everyone knew that
Going back TO your impression
again, do you know that l have an ex'
actly similar one? | am almost posi-
tive that you are right. Can't you helI
me solve the mystery?"
whats that you-all are talking
about ?" inquired the colonel. knocking
| the ashes from his long-stemmed pip,
and crushing a dry tobacco leaf In the
palm of his hand for fresh charge.
Miss Hester was just saying she
thought we'd seen each other some
where before came to Tregarthen, and
I'm almost sure she's right. We wer,
trying TO locate the time and place"
"Oh, ] reckon it's just imagination.
replied the colonel, packing the tobacco
dust into the bowl of his pipe. THAT is
without you've been visitin' the young
ladies' schools in Virginia."
"No, haven't been doing that" sale
Ringbrand, laughing, though IL would
doubtless be delightful experience"
/ AhAb WYNN hfl''lAh hUOi
your Grand" interrupted Hester. "l
think most of the visitors used to leav,
Miss Pelton's with tingliuR ears; they
should have, il there's any truth in thu
old saying"
AS Ringbrand was about to reply, HI
saw shadow moving in the bushes 9
few yards distant. whats that dow
there by the ?" he asked, rising
20 get 0bettcr view,
Anticipation Harry Latimer spranf
from his chair and ran into the house
appearing moment later with his rifle
As he came out, the shadow dartcd from
the bushes and glided among the treei
ON the lawn Henry saw it, and woul,
have fired II his father had not wresteC
the gun from his hands. Seems llk,
YOU get less sense every day. Henry,
yaspcd the colonel breathlcssly. "Hov
10 you know who you We're going Il
shoot at?'
"a know well enough. and SO do you,
replied the young man, nonchnlnrtly
goiEg back 20 his chair and relighthii
his cigar. "rhcy-all win get you SOM
day, II you don't get them first"