Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-21

CHAPTER 1.-The Rev Granville Masson,who
is travelling In Wales. writes his BROTHER Dr.
Reginald Mason, that he Is about to go on an
excursion il the hills witha Wild, uncouth. red,
headed guide After this nothing Is heard of
the clergyman. DR.. Mason goes to Wales, finds
tile Inn from which his brother started, and
that f the a n sx
nicknaImed Coch Tai. Reginald starts in the
9I and u ms haste en we5 n to
achlog farm. II.-Percelving figure ahead of
him, Reginald hastens and comes up with
tor. shows signs Of great terror and darts ahead.
Reginald follows, feeling sure that the man Is
Coch Tai, and, overtaking him, calls HIN by that
pursues the fugitive down ravine till he arrives
at the edge of q clln, from the bottom OF which
comes u groan. IV-Above him he hears
voice calling and, retracing his steps. comes up
on farmer. who conducts him to his house.
The mans daughter is Ill, and Reginald agrees
to attend her, On the farmers finger Reginald
sees q ring that had belonged to his brother.
V-The house and the people In 1t are myster,
ious. There are an old woman. the farmers
young son. Tom and farmhand t t I'M Myrls r,
Gwyn, and upon seeing him, she is struck with
horror. vi and vII.-Rognald sleeps In the
night he awakens to find that some one has en-
tered the room and has evidently tried to rob
him, suspicion pointing to the farmland Myrick,
turns out to be Mr.. Tregaron and the place
Monachlog farm Tregaron tells Reginald that
he found the ring on hillside near by Wilt
Reginald watches at Gwyn's bedside, and she
warns him to leave the place before morning
TX. X and XI.-Everything and everybody about
the placeis mysterious. The old woman never
moody, while Gwyn is in constant terror. Regl-
maid. seeing Coch Tai climbing ladder to loft
Questions him al Ut bis missing brother corh
fal admits that he WAS Granville Masson's
guide and says that Mason insisted on climbing
Uoch Tai never saw him afterward. XII.-Gwyn
RECEIVERS and urges Reginald to depart heavy
fall of snow prevents. and he believes that lie
VI lille he Is with Gwyn. Coch Tai comes to the
door Reginald gees out to him. and Coch Tai
shows plainly tina, he in love with Gwyn and
Jelous Of Reginald md threatens him In case he
does not depart ut once. Reginald pacliies him
and returns to Gwyn, who discloses that she
hates hate cGS but fears s a a o s
covers pii q the place and. VINE Examining
relapsis and acts strangly Reginald, while
watching with her falls asleep. He wakes to
Gears Gwyn pleading for him She is telling
someone, He loves m and love him. and he he
Is going to yen RsFnad e st
does not explain the IN. stery, but the next days
declares that the attack upon him was a trick to
frighten him She does not explain ~ Why she
ried but declares that such must be the under
standing till she can secure his departure, when
maid, Reginald determines to sleep In the loft
with Coch Tai He awakens to find Coch Tai
bending over him and asking him to wake up
and help him control his desire to kill him,
Coch Tai confesses that his enmty is on account
of Gwyn, but tiually nObly admits that he de.
sires Gwyns happiness even at the expense Of
wife. but she resists the temptation to marry
above her strtion. They suspect that their c II
yersatton has been overheard by an eavesdroper
with Tregaron. who takes lin to the edge of 4
high cliff, then advances upon him menacingly;
when they. hear Gwyn .calllng: "Father! Fa-
tfler!"