The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-10-23
cuArrrn XIV

u - happened thaI / met nobody,
- all haf { must confess that tu3t
fueh eaa hHttef fhHn nay maoaHe-
meat A. eaWH apan tie stream
new aauud reached ma uffh che Heifi
n aaa tha NHnia ~ be aud birdie. tho
hat - hsafa came after nnd / hHd
barely tIrnr 10 fling mfaaH flat "a hon
two haFaeHstu emerged ftasn the plan.
tatian. riaIHH straight towards m 3n
the moonlight ~ ihef eantthuHd on
that course mos reaif uHf fan e. SEQ
nc ~ ttrf passed a'anE ths oflH.uaitf
hank ifauFfnr. e. my urHprasfialf
rfiief theY were azare clear - She
trees when they termed thftF horses
heads red- fhen fhfaurh the unisf
= raad % s, ards fram where I las and
81 awa8 at eautar actress country
Towards thr ROAD ON mF hands ard
knees had a good iazk a. them a.
theY habHrd 80 ard down under fhn
saoaB. aaa mf fears sahsidea in
sstaHisirH rzriasiff For Z have al.
srady faasfrH - ms sYrairht ard
could hayz sworn thaf uFithsr Hoft.
ray naf any ans ~ his gaertz waH -
the hnssrsarns pet the hack nad
ahaaiaara - ore - thaza raHrrHf
snsnrhap familiar - IRE
fanhI fhs reaF - re hulidlnE t.
dArkness Hnfeiieera from vtthia an
the other hard the eilHsblHE fnnfn
beat - fzi HHan ths Eartsu waii O.
waa ~ though lantern PINNED fue
a. / rrspt beneath e. I followed the
wan aasus Htfir dlslaurs. ard then
g. go ever a. WALKED backwards un-
81 { uas al tmt n the stream. ard
thsfe nufe snnaHh shnnn ny daf'
finE.a candle rlaaa against the dia-
Fnnnd rarsa - her usrFoa l1ftY
uina1wl Il hfauFht these ready trara
Aark - ms foolish. frvsred eyes
had n garden wall O. nrHtr. neSr-
y tNtrs rny own tright ard with
asit notch ~ Granny IS The masonry
I stood against Il an eng fuea aHd !
touched " Win ny finNrrtlpa a. hitch
ap Sc possible aafnn fsar feet severed
them from the esrinF
I Do not knaW whether have made
Il n.aia that fhe house vas not eur
rHuraed rs four walls hut merely
nIied 3 ireHeh ~ una u the four
uhieh niprsed s, las Il were a. either
end The hack entrance vas APP
psazahahie enough bat barred or
watched. might 30 vsry sure I
followed the sail round q the point
AZ which H abntted on The t0uer that
ltumured ny love she height newer
varied nor could ms handa or eYus
discover n single fnnt hole ledge or
other means - mauntirE e. the top
All a. nnra waH II the tongue -
Nature trlHlnF me fhc WAY. ~ com
mon Eufnuffuu rntufuinE a. the ilth
hour : ran down % the water =
edge sna enuia have shouted Tor soy
Great stones lay ~ ruuai pfofusi0n
on hsd and banks I lifted uus -
the heaviest Ia both hands STAG
Farrd with ~ ta the wall J came
back FOR another. Tor some - min
utra ! uaH ~ employed my ultimate
reward a fine heap II boNidera against
thr wall
rhsn i,eran ~ build then mounted
my pile rIa wing the van 60 keep
my balance. NJ fingers were stn
many inches from the cuninr, 7
jumped dauu and gave anoth~ ia
minutes e. the hack breaking work
~ carving more hnwthfra from the
water - thr wall Then I wifened
my enirn below. 20 that J could stand
firmly before sprinEinF upon the pin
nacIe With which I completed f. I
knew wen that this would collapse
under me II I allowed my weight e.
raaf mere than an instant upon r.
And no az Last a. dla hflt my fiuFcrH
had riusehed the coping in time. had
grabbed 81 even AZ the Insecure pyr-
amid crsmhied ord left me danEiiuE
INSTANTLY cxeriinE what ma acle 4
had left ard the occasion gave me I
succeeded iu pulling rnYarH mp unth
mT ehiu was on n Lowell with my
hands when ] flung an arm over and
cnurht the inner Cnplns a4'hH other
arm followed then "a Lex and at iaHf
Hat aafridr the wall painting and
ralpffaung and hardly ahle o. credit
my own achievement One great dlf=
nrulfv had been my o. revolver
had been terribly frirhtened it might
no of aad had finally used my rraynt
ia sling % a. the back of my neck
II had shifted a litflr aud ! was work
INK it round nmiu. preparatory o. ms
drap when ] saw the uFM <2idgnlF
taken ffam The window boz the tower
mad krHehisf Nnviue for ono In
slant ln lee place sa she had been
waiting aud watching fpr mo oil fhfae
hours hours I dropped into the gar
den In very ecstasy az grief aud
rapture. Co think that I had been Ha
Ions iu coming to nay love bat that
. tnd come ai last And ] piCrad my
SELF up Ia very frenzy ~ fear lest
after ni ] should fall GO aplrit her
from ihIa horrible place
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