Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-24

lult NJ Vlnteu 70 huoN Ito-A SA--
yillrs fate. that VAS certain. What
was equally crrtaiB was thsi be had
strong rsSasoBs fer holding lis tongue
By what mems rould this man be
brought 20 bOokl How could the gui't
which S.Smed TO ~ undoubtedly bis ts
brought bone 90 him1
MaSEOn's INST fear was that Cocb
Tai would take the farmers questions
as a warning aud that he would at
once find niPans 10 escape. And al thle
thought Lc ran toward TIE GoOT Of the
outhuGsc. eager 90 follow TrerGTnn Rad
10 stop the fugitive hut although he
was ahlc TO stumble across the rauGh.
incumhercd door aud 90 open the ouleT
door 10y which the farmer had passed
out. hr saw NJ onCc that without iao'
tern he could not attempt 20 lind tic
traces of his hosts footsteps
The snow was still falling thics!y.
In small hard hRkee that stung the
flesh while the wind. which SEEMED 10
play round lhr ruins from every side.
roaring round the sioCt walls and
whisiljng lrtwrrn the stone shafts Of
the broken wil..lows. whlihd little
clouds CT dry. pOwdeTy. sn"wlike
showers OF spray against III" sides "
tie farmhouse and blinded him so
completely that his eyes could perceive
E0thIng more definite than big. blurred.
dark masses Of what he knew to b.
walls on every side.
A. he turned back. forced into re-
treat and rptirctIng Rs he did so that
even Coch Tai. hardy mountainrer that
he was. would hardly dare 20 venture
forth on such night. n gust OF wind
bore mems voices to hi. ears lie
could distinguish no wOr,iS, but he
fancicd that the tones he heard were
those OF fierce rrproach aud OF answer.
ing suIicn stol!dLy.
In auuthcr minute, the voices having
IN the meantime died down nr been
borne aWay 10y the wind. two figures
came suddenly upon him. and MI IRE
garons voice urged him to go in
Mason and the two others got Lack
across the floor of the clubhouse AID
/ stood in few seconds time, within
. Tie kitchen. There Mason saw, to his
,,,.,a,t disar,,o,;ti,rut that the farm
nr.s ror,u,u,uu WAS not Coch Tai. bu,
thn tad Tom. whose face wore su!leu,
forbtdding frown.
/ lie has guGg away" exclaimed Mas.
son AZ once. with rNcit"urnt
4 "NloJ Nrrrir.f No. no" answer,
.d ,bn form,r with n decided shake u
tbr h,ad He knows better than to
lroyr The Shelter Of sound roof o1 u
pi,-lt Ike THIS"
Take me- to him. want to see
him puw-at once" said Mason.
Arain N, farmer shock his head.
81 won, do that" sad he. Give the
moor f, lIov 4 cbauc, to collect bis wits
/ lie v.us o,yftI unset by what | said t.
him Nassau frowurd "Oh don't
he orgoiJ sir, He has no thought OF
rnttina away You shall see him In
/ to-. ,,n,nln, There's my Gyuvbtpr &c
,l;n, oI.,r, no,y If You're going tc
v.,,rh sir vnr Ind br,trr 90 M, OF
w,rJJ Won .,.n n slrcp lirsIY"
"SIrr.2 No, | c,uldu't close M eve
,ori,h. sud Nassau uu;rrly II vii
co ,,,, ...,i,s
r,r,,ra ,hu. ohruptly from hts fy
vori,n .nyirty abort his brotlrr's fate
~ ,h,. ,,s. h,. ,,,J IN hand Tie youu-
dcr,nr assembled the stairs n, once Il
,,,n nm mis- self imuos,J duty OF
watrlfr, II ;hp sic room.
In = chair bv the bedroom fire h,
rorul n, old woman, wrapped TO the
ewes in couu,c Of dark check woolcg
si,vls staring with uuhluking hlact
nvas M III. red Goals, Al his entrance
sIn tronsfrrr,d her gazr, as before
from the fire to his face aud follow
ed his every .oypur0t. moving he