The Lamar register., 1897-10-23

tlNuNtfAtAA Il tttED hittp DF near
ing voices outside the hut, and soon
distinguished her ssther's and those of
some Of his cror.es As she nstened
ses grew cold as with a sudden chill.
as she heard them plan to waylay and
rob some one. and she held her breath
to catch the name. All! heaven. could
it be that she heard arightl '.The pie
ture fellow" they said. "he has plenty
OF money and jewels worth taking"
She must save him, he who had ca
ressed her so fondly. her dear friend,
for even to herself she scarcely dared
call him by any fonder name yet. She
would listen to all their plans. and per-
haps she could warn him.
He will be coming home along the
cliff road from the chateau that holds
his sweetheart" said her fathers voice;
they viii think he fell over" he ad-
ded. with a fiendish chuckle.
Hist" said another. "the girl may
wake"
She could hear no more, for they
moved away; but the iron had entered
her soul, and jealousy had made a
woman OF the girl of yesterday. "oyer
the cliff TO see his sweetheart" then
she could never be anything to him:
she was only child to amuse him.
Then all her passionate nature rose in
revolt: no one else should have his
love, she thought; they might throw
him from the cliff. she would have the
remembrance OF that kiss of yesterday.
and after he was dead she would go too.
She covered her head In the bed
clothes and shivered and wept until
morning: then with the bright sun
came better thoughts. and she remem-
bered the grand picture that was to go
out into the world-she must save him
or II would not be finished She would
go along the ciif road at evening and
warn him OF his danger. So. alternnt-
Ing between love and jealousy. she
spent all the day. and when the sun
sank TO rest behind the hills size was
on her way over the rocks and up onto
the eliiT. whore she could hide herself
and watch for hts approach.
II grew dark. and the moon was hid
den behind black clouds; a storm was
coming up; stiii she did not stir; the
thunder rolled and lightning 1T up the
heavens with itful dashes- Perhaps
he would not return tonight. and she
prayed he might not, although II was
agony TO picture to herself the lady at
the chateau pleading with him not to
20 out into the night. Harkt that was
his voice surely singing softly to him
self, and in one OF the hashes she saw
coming from .he chateau road the form
81 aim she loved. in one swift moment
she exuited that he had left his lady
in spite of pleading: but the feeling was
brief. for from the other direction she
heard voices, and reSilzed that the evil
deed planned in darkness The 1ight be-
fore would be axecurci unless she could
prevent H. Nearer end nearer they
come until they are almost opposite her
hiding place.
Holy Mothsri what can she do, There
Is no time to warn him. as he comes
JauntiIy on TO his doom. and she sees
like fash his mangled form on the
rocks below. to be washed out by the
cruel waves in the morning; then the
picture rises before her In all its d.
vine beauty; her brain Is bursting with
excitement Unknowingly she rushes
out 0. hsr eoncealment. and the ruff
fans. seeing the form in the darkness.
think their victim Is in their power.
In her frenzy she has gone too far:
one false step and she falls over the
cliff; lightning fash lit up the sky,
and there was one shrek as of a lost
soul as she went over the edge. The
men turn and fee for dear life. think
ing in their superstitious fear that evil
spirits are pursuing them. In an in