The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-25
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The CRAVE,
-oR-
The Secret of DunpaVen
Castle.
BY ANNIE ASHMORE,
Author of Faithful Margaret" Etc. Etc
CHAPTER NIT.-Continucd.

to his young lady'S dignity to betray his
suspicious of the real depth and source
of her sutferingS: but his ranCor against
Edgar was all gone in the revulsion oil
feeling consequent upon recent oc-'
currenceS. When he could extract no
more from his unwilling informant. Ed
gar told him the whole story OF his ace
dent and what followed.
Amazemcnt and wrath burst forth
from Kenmore as he learned the fact OF
SircOmbe having known all the time
what Ed2ar'S fate was
THE foul iiend's in tn, man" mutter-
ed Kenmore, perfectly aghast. Little
! kent it was your life he coveted when
/ was rogue enough to clogue wi him
TO row yc over to Scotland an leave We
there"
Edgar had fallen down an unknown
distance. and lay stunned for long
time. When he recovered his senses he
found himself lying upon bed of fine,
deep sand. in cell or cavern. whose
walls of natural rock seemed to stretch
aloft to great height. He never could
discover the opening through which he
had fallen which was no wonder, since
Sircombe had blocked it up while he
lay llSenSlUIc, dllu UtSluSS ~ was 'ai up
beyond his reach.
As his faculties returned to him, he
laughed at his adventure; thinking that
Sircombe would arrive at any moment
with a reScuing party, when he would
return to Ulva with the news that he
had discovered the dungeon Of the
southern baStion.
He investigated the cell as we'll as he
49, h. 10 lrp nd
hermetically sealed by the wall Of living
rock.
As time passed and 70 one came to re-
lease him he began to feel uneasy, and
wondered whether it was possible for
Sircombe to lose the opening OF the.
cavern, and to waste time in searching
in wrong direction.
This he could scarcely credit, so Pc
culiar had been the appearance of the
: spSt where they had halted; and his per-
&xity grew hourly, although it never
gIered his honorable soul that Sircombe
had abandoned him to his fate. At last
he set to work in bitter earnest TO liber-
ate himself Round and round the base
of the wall he went, SCooping out the
sand with his hand TO find some possible
egreSs, till at length he was rewarded.
A former captive had Eewn out narrow
tunnel through the thickness Of the
rock: and this tunnel Edgar found
Choked with sand. He cleared it out,
and crawling through, he was in mar
row passage, which in its turn brought
him to another cave. and here he lost
himself in maze Of natural corridors
and caverns which honeycombeu the in
terror of Dunraven Cliff.
He spent much time and strength in
wandering through the labyrinth, climb
ing narrow and rugged ascentS, cropping
down dizzy and precipitouS crevaSSes,
where daylight never penetrated, though
the atmosphere was dry and pure. At
length lie happened,upon the tiny rivlet,
q blessing indeed to the perishing man:
and after drinking and bathing his
fevered temples in the crystal water, he
followed its caprciouS wanderings with
infinite toll and patience, until it
brought him TO dead wall behind which
he heard the roaring Of the sea. He was
still making dcSDerat. efforts to find an
outlet when tie .esSpd sound of Ken
moreS voice came to him.
All this Edgar told Kenmore in few
words, and not without painful excite
ment, for his suifcrinGS had been
frightful.
"And now, all that ask is that may
get away unSuSpected, said he in con-
clusion. 81 have stern work to do be-
fore my enemy may know that | have
escaped alive"
"Oh. sif, bat will We no tell the Lady
Oolava-iust here" pleaded Kenmore;
@she can keep faith, she's true Dun
raven"
"But what right have ] 10 burden her
happy heart with my grim secrets" said
Edgar. lhirS:ing for new assurance OF
her sorrow for his suppo ed fate.
The burdens on her heart now"
muttcrrd Kenmore, sadly troubled be-
tween the Fear of saying too much and
of Edgar leaving Uly& pning under a
false dcUsiOn.
@Oh. IN: man. don't tempt me-
rroannd Edgar: I'D give my life to sec
her sweet face before | gO-OUt dare
MOI. honor furbidS Sec DOW, Kenmore,
I'll tell y0u all. ! adore Your L2dy
OoIava:i il cannot win her for my wife,
my life will be worthless to me- Now
YOU snail know who it is who dares 10
5Sok up to Lord Inchcapc'S daughter
NGind gindlc us" calculated the
amazed Kcnmore-"yc ken that"
Edgar pulled out his pocket book and
opencd to q page where he had written
In the dark heart OF Seat-na- -Nreckcn
his farewell to life aud Ulya; and h0
held toward Kenmore the signature
"EuGAE ARDEN. OF ISCHCAPE."
@Thc her" cried Kenmore, blanch.
ing. "Inchcapc'$ ain next of kin. Lord
,a);e. an I've daured to hate an, mis-
trust ye."
.Nnrnr mind tha. now my brave