Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-11

strange conduct Of the previous after
noon. Ny divinity was still very wroth
and a personal apology was necessary.
explained with a fuency born Of
night long bordering over a falsehood
that had been attacked with a sudden
palpitation of the heart, the result Of
indigestion. This eminently practical
solution had its effect, and Kitty and !
rode out that afternoon with the shadow
Of my first lie dividing us.
Nothing would please her save a can
ter round Jakko. With my nerves still
unstrung from the previous night /
feebly protested against the notion.
suggesting Observatory hill, Jutogh. the
Boileaugunge road-anything rather
than the Jakko road. Kitty was angry
ana a lfrtIe nurr 0oI yfeiued nom rear
Of provoking further misunderstanding,
and We set ont together toward Chota
Simla We walked a greater part Of the
way and, according to our custom. can
tered from a mile OF so below the con
vent to the stretch Of level road BY the
Sanjowlie reservoir The wretched
horses appeared to fly, and my heart
beat quicker and quicker as we neared
the crest Of the ascent My mind had
been full Of Mrs Washington all the
afternoon, and every inch Of the Jakko
road bore witness TO u old time walks
and talks The powders were full Of
il. the pines sang it aloud overhead,
the rain fed torrents giggled and
chuokled unseen over the shameful
story, and the wind in my ears chanted
the iniquity sloud.
As a fitting climax, in the middle Of
the level men call the Ladies mile the
horror was awaiting me. No other rick
shaw vas in sight, only the four black
and white jhampanies. the yellow pan
eled carriage and the golden head Of
the woman within, all apparently just
as ! had left them eight months and one
fortnight agol For an instant | fancied
that Kitty must see what | saw-we
were 30 marvelously sympathetic in all
things. Her next words u~ndeceived me.
''Not a soul in sight Come along,
Jack, and IN race you TO the reservoir
buildingsl' Her wiry little Arab was
off like a bird, my waller following close
behind, and in this order we dashed un-
der the cliffs. Half minute brought Us
within so yards Of the rickshaw. |
pulled my waller and fell back a little.
The rickshaw was directly in the mid
die of the road, and once more the Arab
passed through II, my horse following
Jack. Jack. dearl Please forgive met
rang with a wall in my ears and, after
an interval. ''It's all a mistake, a hid
eous m%istakel'
l spurred my horse like a man pos
sessed. When / turned my head at the
r reservoir works, the black and white
~liveries were still waiting patiently
waiting-under the gray hillside, and
the wind brought me a mocking echo of
the words / had Just heard. Kitty ban
tered me a good deal ON my silence
throughout the remainder Of the ride. ]
had been talking up till then wildly and
at random. To save my life | could not
speak afterward naturally and from
Saniowlie to the church wisely held my
| was to dine with the Mannerings
that night and had barely time TO can
Ter home to dress. On the road to Ely
,ium hill l overheard two men talking
together in the dusk. 'It's a curious
hing" said one, chow completely all
race of il disappeared. You know my
wife was insanely fond of the woman
never could see anything in her myself
and wanted me 10 pick mp her old
.ickshaw and coolies If they were to be
rot for love or money. Morbid sort of
,ancy | call il, but I've got to do
what the memsahib tells me. Would
ron believe that the man she hired u
rom tells men that all four of the men
they were hrothers-died Of cholera
m the a to Hardwar, poor devils.
md the rickshaw has been broken mp
" the man himself Told me he never
Ised a dead memsahib's rickshaw
,poiled his luck. Queer notion, wasn't
II Fancy poor little Mrs Washington
any ones luck except her
wnr' laughed alond at this point,
nd my laugh Jared on me as l uttered
/ So there were ghosts Of riekshsws'
fter all, and ghostly employments in
he other world How much did Mrs
Washington give her menf What were
heir hoursf Where did they got
And for visible answer TO my last
/ saw the internal thing block
~ nv path in the twilight The dead
.ayel fast and by short cuts unknown
ordinary coolies. / laughed aloud a
time and checked my laughter
1ddenly. for / was afraid ] was going
,ad. Mad 10 q certain extent i must
ave been. for / recollect that l refined
, INV horse at the head of the rick
law and politely wished Mrs Messing
m Good evening" Her answer was
"a I knew only too well l listened TO
= end and replied that / had heard u
1 before. but should be delighted II
. had ANYTHING further to say. Some !
.aliOnapt devil stronger than ! must
we ertered into me that evening, for
have q aim recollection Of talking the /.
'mmonplaces Of the day for five min /,
10 the thing in front Of me ,
,r hatfer NOR devil on =