The sun., 1897-01-03

with her foot. and said. ''reel:for Yourself
The trap door IL Immediately overhead."
said the man. ."snd God noNs how sorry
am that you should be r. sharing my im-
soEder ssa %Ss .ms ooeoa1 on IVpsu the .snds
below below. But % III Try nrit II this stone can DO
lie left her and got upon tho short set Of
steps, and strained with his hands. lie could
Ss s sns S.s s the aHT shs
made II easy; but Il is not easy to thrust 1p
not do IL with my hands In that narrow cir
Lets walk to that hole" said tie girl. hook.
Another siehtseer may descend" ssid he.
Fey dream Of booty IL ,ni, gcs" .sn she IAN an
tinued. that ali fs'a are dry DO bones here O
They gained the orlfce. 1t framed q noble
picture OF channel ocean afternoon, The seas
Groan, upon the hidden beach beneath. Whit
s we're Ia' in sight, light " blowing n % upward. bio wing
downward. rendered somewhat, nrismatic in
hS sIs ,nf anS .sey ecad sc
"Looi At that" cried the man. pointing
The ,shudaeripg, Girl drew foot or two clos;
or sS and ,p, pe.rod below. There is no escape
Now they looked at each other. Tho girl
has teen described. Tho man was the sailor
" looking fellow you would expect TO see IN
shone sr very % well SessU hefe and q sank Tor distance
OF twenty or thirty feet into the gloom, then
nes Miss CONWAY ssW Standing Sssde her
q man Of about 80 years OF age. lie was
dressed In the stvlc Of the .oay when peace had
newly lighted on the lsnd. when the bilows
of our homo waters were no longer vexed by
the kesls Of contending cruisers. nor by tho
thunder. He was decidedly handsome. Hair
cut short behind. he had lost his hat. and she
could SEQ that his hair In front was bushy and
coming ~ over The IN
features, but they looked ashen and sunken
now. He bowed g tho youpg lady when their
You perceive I have lost my hat"
I'VE viii not sock IT," che exclaimed.
eooTeS saifs and metal TSes" bSons Ho Was
covered with dust had scratched himself on
the hands and face and coull not have lookoe
largod after q weeks imprisoninert in the
great pyramid.
those sands when they are bare3" said the man.
AT long intervals" said she. finding some
faint reassurancs In his presence and In the
tide IS ugly. and It make. fast"
In the full sight OF life," cried the man, lea n
ing against the wall and folding his arms with
o a. IDIOT bad sSa 'PsnA s% Bas ha ;fGIS
II desire 70 6nd you a man" she interrupted
|
must husband our strength and preserve our our
voices. In to-day or In tomorrow"-but her
zones failed her as she spoke-"a spoke az man AN ma, may
lie gazed at her with . sudden admiration.
she stood viewing him in that strange, tunnel
like light. bright on the left. IN gloom on The
corrSor Hs ss,r. S.n
down. placing her back against the wall. II
was clear that an under dread possessed her,
h,,s - hAE hn mob n
being lockel down with strange man In q
lonely cavern for an afternoon and night
was horrible. II kept her soul shuddering. SO
to speak But the mans own consteruat.op
WAS too excessive to take notice OF anythlnn
,ut this-tha he was entombed In q smugger'
| cave. where. as things stood. there was every
chance OF him and bis companion leaving
their bones. lie sat down in a most disconso
"This." said the man. meaning tho liGht."ii
"Continuai darkness is trightful." she IN
| swered. 1t drives men mad"
Who the deuce could figure that those sand,
| would be covered at hoodr he cried What
| an enormous waste they offer when tn" watei
"You must havo slept, otherwise you would
have surely known that you had already Spen
. T .yht IN this place"
| When found l couldn't got out" he an
swered. II took to wandering in the darkness
and lost tho light. and losing that lost this cor
ridor. turned and Piled ana Rrppsd' dn~ hMS u1on 20
| now sit. and have Lo doubt slept awok'
and began 70 erope my way @ along M again: ~ AN! ans
entrance Just down yonder. clear into the view
". "; Z Ss,llrbs'" sho asked.
When {o9 &c. ont" che ,r said: .millRg .,. "yo'
cried % he w,tn % real fervor. II II Is only Tor YOU
preservati9n. May ! ventnr. % TO 70 Az @ tho ,. nam
!
"My ,mo /. Al. Conway, she answered.
He stood up and made her q low bow.
the Royal Navy-what he viii think whs, ht
mss,nsAI am his only child he win snppos'
| | have been overtaken by tho tide and drowned
Yet they should still be looking Tor me there.
she exclaimed, gazing out TO sea
surf" said hsi "thoy, d watch for tho break
S %s..t pHa am VIa eaot s jaesman. S % late Of th
ship Lovslace, which arrived home a week o
Dart cash. snf r"SG a%Ipf mass
In your regheorhood. and pretty cruise
Arc you an Amerio ln1" sho asked.
mo. am gu posed to descend from Goo'
Xss ssTs siso bod d e. Si.ss sGs since y''''rda
"wei. God must help us ont He must hell
u. out, for It is too. too awful" she cried
'r"iiG G DsaDls don. pas; pass today, = they win com
| ] hav- got tho voice Of u lion." saying whcl
he stood up and sent ship ahoyl For God
the troubled rnsh OF tho sen.
"Ay." she exclaimed; but think what mus
pass betwee now and tomorrow" She locke,
., her watch. DO you know tho timer
she inquired.
by tho light in tho west I should say It 1
not far from six" he answ, rcd.
~, is six" she .aid. replacing her watch
and we have the nisht before u.s."
| 1T must be borne" said the man. with
| noto of bulky sympathy. olasplng his knee
and fixing his eyes npon the sea-
| CHAPTER II.
| CAPT. JACKMAN.