, 1898-11-28
No TRESPASSING.

between which glimpses of the river
parallel were every now and then be.
trayed by natural vistas. If you happen
to know the road to Lonore, before the
path to Ashness Bridge forks off, in
fact the delightful stretch that lies at
Rakes' Foot, you will have a scene like
to it as two peas are to one another, but
for Derwentwater you must, of course,
substitute the rapid, shallow, shingling
Barragh.
The road was inches deep in dust,
and that of the whitest, and the boots
and stockings Of the knickered, Norfolk
jaoketed traveller could scarce be dis.
tinguished from the dusty way itself,
and he looked, had there been any to
see, al though he loated in the air, be-
reft of feet and ankles.
Now, half way down the road, the
traveller, who was young and fairly
good looking, though perhaps not en-
lowed with that facial strength of char
acter which is the dear delight of au-
thors who are feminine, happened upon
q stile spanning the graystone and
NOISY wall the, separated the wood be-
yond from the roaG. 1t was a famous
stile, somewhat like a pair of steplad-
ders, with three rungs by which to
ascend from the road and two TO ascend
into the wood on the other side of the
wall. The traveller assembled, and perch
ed upon the happily placed platform at
the summit of the s%tepladder and pom
dered some, and while he pondered he
mopped his brow and gazed upon his
boots besides, giving the lie to those
who say that ''one cannot do two things
at once"-this for one who has refused
to close the door at my behest and | in
a draft most thorough. Then he struck
q match to light IA cigarette know it
ought to nave been a pipe, but it was Il
cigarette'-and drawing it along an adj
jacent post. saw, for the first time, n
notice thereon. 1t said:
ANY PERSON
FOUND TRESPASSING ON
THE BARRY ESTATE
WILL BE Prosecuted.
By Order,
Agents Office. J. SMITH
A very ordinary notice, but one which
had been the subject of much mcrri-
ment a while back, when "'Ar1y-you.
Juggins" had eliminated the harmless
o and i%nterpolated the direful E for the
amusement Of his onsnurs and con-
freres.
The effect it had upon our traveller
was not that which henceforward, for
all I care, may be described as de-
faciensis tripperii. He had no desire to
drop in mot between the "will' and
the "be," neither did he change per
son" into ''peer," but he did allow his
feet, which had been resting on rung
two Of the roadside ladder, to change
their position to rung one of that Of the
woodside.
After the first step the way was easy.
So appeared to DO the grass path
which meandered among the trees in
curves most sinuous, a path that looked
-as all forbidden paths look-seduc-
tive, and, moreover, by far the most de-
lightful in the whole district.
Our traveller looked at his watch, at
the up and down Of the road. and not a
soul was in sight to deter him. He slip
ped to the ground, and in a brief space
was in the thicket.
On and on pressed he till the black
ing was restored to the boot by the dust
banishing grass agency. The cigarette,
smoked out, was replaced by n second,
and then he came to a halt at the brink
Of q cunning little tree mirrored, tree
surrounded lake, whose clear waters in
vited-nay, almost communicative
mersion, with the thermometer taxed
to its utmost heat recording limits.
Birds were singing, the lakelet rip
pied. and with delicious splashing a
waterfallet threw itself in wanton aban-
donment into the embrace Of the all
absorbing tarn.
Delicious spot for bathing, but a spot
wasted, impossible. On the farther side
was one who gazed at our traveller, the
intruder, with eyes beautiful and pro-
voked-one attired in kerchief of lawn,
bodice and skirt of print and in other
dainty things.
IA pretty girlr' said he mentally.
IA wretched tourist!' she reflected.
The path was winding, like to a
maze, but surely mazelike it led to an
eventual goal? 1t would do no harm to
ask. The traveller m%eandered on and
found himself in a space but three or
four feet from my lady of the lake.
His cap was off.
Said he. "Will you kindly tell me if
this path comes out anywhere near
Marleydale?"
Eventually ct the village ITSELF"
she replied.
He thanked her, and with steps re-
luctant would have advanced, but she.
~reddening and paling alternately, denied
him progress except over her lithesome
self.
"Please stopr' she commanded. Are
you aware that this is private proper
tyr"
II could hardly imagine it was pub
lie, :" said he.
She flushed angrily.
"You are trespassing, " she contin-
ued, land are liable to be prosecuted"
"And prosecuted. if the notice board
lies not. he added.
""The notice board does lie. Some
tourist she begun im%petuously.
"Then | suppose l am not trespass-
ing" he queried.
"You will see T. said she fiercely.
"But surely a trespass without dam
age Is as harmless as q threat that can
mot he carried Out?'' he asked.
1.-THE 9ams'- she started to say.