The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-07-05
CHAPTER xvIII.-(CosrrNuED.)

evasively
nat the two men were missing
toeether, because their names happen
~ come together on the list.
clara instantly drew the inevitable
.,ncIusion from that ill-considered re-
rank is missing from the party of
.o1iof" she said. Am l to understand
that Wardour is missing from the
huts?"
Roth Crawford and Steyenton hest
.otod Mrs Crawford cast an indignant
look at them, and told the necessary
Ii without a moments hesitation!
Dvocn she said. "Wardour is miss
ing from the huts. :"
0uicklv as she had spoken, she had
s+iIl snoken to late. Clara had noticed
tbo momentary hesitation on the part
d the two officers. She turned to
Steventon.
81 trust to your honor" she said
onietlv, Am [ right, or wrong, in be-
Iieving that Mrs. Crawford is mis-
taken?"
She had addressed herself to the
right man of the two. SteVenton had
M wife present to exercise authority
orer him. Steventon, put on his honor
and fairly forced to say something,
cunod the truth. Wardour had re-
nlaced an officer whom accident had
disabled from accompanying the party
Of relief; and Wardour and Frank
we're missing together.
Clara looked at Mrs. Crawford.
you hear?' she said. st is you
who are mistaken; not /. What you
call raccident'-what l call fate
brought Richard Wardour and Frank
together as members of the same EX-
pedition after all" Without waiting
for a reply, she again turned to Stew
enton, and surprised him by changing
the painful subject of the converse
ton of her own accord.
Have you been in the Highlands of
Scotland" she asked.
Il have never been in the High
lands" Steventon replied.
Have you ever read in books about
the Highlands, of such thing as The
Second Sight?'"
Yes"
DO you believe in Second Sight?"
Steventon politely declined to COM
nit himself to a direct reply.
Il don't know what l might have
done if I had ever been in the High
lands" he said. CAS- it is, l have had
no opportunity of giving the subject
any serious considerations"
i won't put your credulity to the
test" Clara proceeded. Il won't ask
you to believe anything more extra
1rt&m in England not very long since.
My dream showed me what you have
Just acknowledged more than
lhat. How did the two missing men
come to be parted from their COM
panlons? Were they lost by pure ac-
adent, or were they deliberately left
remind on the march?"
Craytord made a last vain effort to
Caeck her inquiries at the point which
Wey mad now reached
neither SteyentOn nor l were mem
Uss OF the party of relief" he said.
now are we to answer your"
-FOUR brother omcers who were
members of the party must have told
suu What happened" Clara rejoined.
only ask you and Mr.. Steventon to
Vli me what they told you"
MRS Crawford interposed again
WIN practical suggestion this time.
lne luncheon is not unpacked yet, f"
sue said Come Clara! this is our
'U @al and the time is passing"
Inc luncheon can wait few min
we eS longer" Clara answered. Bear
~ my obstinacy," she went on, lay
us aer hand carelessly on Crayford's
SHOULDER. Tell me how those two
VINE 70 be separated from the rest.
~. Iu nave always been the kindest of
enuS' don't begin to be cruel to me
lra. 4e zone in which she made her en-
,am lV 10 Crawford went straight to the
leaa heart. He gave up the hope
NJ M ;, struggle; he let her see a glimpse
apu VI the third day OUT he said,
bobin. ) strength failed him. He fell
@c the rest from fatigue"
~. "ely they waited for him?"
him was serious risk to wait for
1.-Two, my child. Their lives, and the
buts :, Inc men they had left in the
rata depended, in that dreadful eli