Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-19
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FAREWELL 10 TIIi INEM.
MasS"n crossed the Kitchen tl"or very
softly aud Opened the nuuh"u>r door.
Bui there WAS un one there. The place
was 81 large. - dark. There were :"
many hiding places among the lumber.
81 many pitfalls hcSidr> the old we'll
that he dared not make Il very rNhaus-
tive survey. lie went back again into
the Kitchen. however. with the definite
impression nat some onr had been in
there listening Ia his conversation with
Gwyn and that the cavr~lruppcr who
ever il was. had found Il way uf cgreSs
The belief was a disturbing one.
Masson knew That in the belief OF
the household lac WAS engaged TO
Gwyn. that he was going to marry her
and take her away with him lay his
safety. And he was therefore not sur
prised when the girl made II preteNt for
OBTAINING him after dinner 10 whisper
il his ear that he must Try IL get away
without delay.
He was startled by her carneStness.
Some one overheard us this morn
ing" said he abruptly.
Yes. And you must 20 Al once.
There must he no more delay. | don't
say the journey will he without dan
ger but ii is worth the risk any risk.
There will he light for nearly three
hours. and 10y that time You will have
got out of the hills if you haN" any
luck. The road to the bottom Of the
hill is clear now, isn't it,
Yes"
well. you must start then and get
away as quickly as You can. The 9th
ers are on the hill yondcr, making a
way up to the rest of the sheep. Go
now, at once. before they miss YOU
As she spoke she thrust out her hand,
and he took it in his. Before he could
utter word in his turn, however, the
door was opened hriSlIy. and the farm.
ers cheerful voice cried:
Hi. doctor we've been looking for
YOU Come and lend Il hand. We must
push on up hill before dusk comes"
I'D been asking the doctor 10 go
down the hill, father, into the valley
to see whether there's way up to
Thomas yet" said she, Were run.
/ ming rather short of provisions, and |
| know Mrs. Thomas can help MS. Make
| haste, doctor, aud don't be long she
went on. turning to him with warn
| ing frown which her father did not
! see. Get down the hill and look along
| the valley To the left II you see men
| at work little distance of, cutting
| their way toward YOU, shout to them
and tell them would be glad to know
| whether they can let me have a side Of
| bacon
She hurried the doctor out. helping
him on with his ovcrcOat and muller
and giving him when she could a
warning glance to urge him quickly on
his way. Then she opened the front
door, which had now been freed from
snow, and let him out, with a smile
and a nod. Her father was standing
behind her. just inside the doorway.
Farmer Tregaron's eyes We're fixed
upon him all the time with Il look
which MasSon thought suspicious, GU
rious Under this fire nothing in the
nature of a tender parting from GwyIl
was possible He would have offered
his hand for one last clasp. but heI
own arms We're held rightly behind hcI
back, and although there was a
strange look of yearning and sadness
in her black eyes her lips uttered Nc
word.
"Goodby, then" muttcrcd Mason IL
a muttied voice.
"Goodby. doctor, for the present
returned she loudly.
And as If fearful lest he should by
some word or action or look betray tn,
understanding there was between then
she shut the door
Mason sped on his way down til,
hill with a tumult of strange feeling
raging in his heart. He could not be
leye that he had seen Gwyn's face 70
the last time; that the deliveranc
from prison, for which he had bee
longing, had come at last and brough
nothing but soreness and regret wit
1t.
AS he crossed the stone incumbere
plain in front of the farmhouse and be
gan the descent of the hill by the MAJ
row cutting through the deep snow
drifts which he had helped to make h
was torn with regrets and longings
with remorse and distress, in whc
his admiration and reverence for Gwy
struggled with his self reproach on hi
J. brothers account
Had he not wasted his time up Their
and the opportunity which he shout
never have again of finding out wha