Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-02-06
CHAPTER III.
What They Found.

There were those who knew Prince
Charlie well who had reason to be-
lieye he had passed through some I'M
pleasant experience with lovely wo-
man-been deceived, perhaps Tilted.
Although always gallant toward
the fair sex, he seemed to be ever on
his guard, as though quite determined
no mortal who wore petticoats should
have a second opportunity to play
battledore and shuttlecock with his
heart
But this was something entirely out
Of the common run; and as he stood
there listening, to make sure there
could be no mistake, he felt an cleo
trio thrill pervade his whole being,
such as he never before experienced.
Charlie determined to go forward.
He was surprised at himself for the
peculiar resolution that urged him
on. 1t seemed as though he were
being dragged forward by some mex
orable fate, whether he would or not
And the sound of sobbing still con-
tinued, stealing along the gaunt pas
sageways. The darkness beyond was
apparently as fearfully dense as that
which descended upon poor, plague
stricken Egypt at the time Pharaoh
declined to let the children of Israel
go.
AS Charlie advanced he noted that
the sound, which had erstwhile reach
ed their hearing but family, grew
more distinct. Thus he was present.
ly able to place the sobbing, and, still
advancing, he began to discern the
dim outlines of figure upon The
ground.
AS he drew closer he saw that this
was a girl in a long cloak, and that
she had hidden her face in her hands,
as though to shut out the ghostly fig
ures conjured up by the gloom.
One thing was very sure-when Ar
temus, in the earlier stages of their
exploration, declared he heard a faint
shout, it had not been the gurgle of |
the greedy Sheldt gliding under
meath the crypts and corridors, as
he (Charlie) had so confidently de-
clared, but in all probability, this lost
explorer calling for nelp.
Well, thank God they had found
her, and were in a position to rem
der her the assistance she craved.
After all, it had not been such a wild
goose chase as he had believed when
yielding to the opportunities of his
adventurous comrade.
They advanced closer still.
As yet the distressed one was not
aware of their presence, or the blessed
answer to her prayers.
Her attitude of abandon was most
and Charlie could not but
hink what a charming picture she
made there, overwhelmed, not by
,rief, but the terror of her situation.
1t was not intentional on Artemus'
art, but some sudden chill draught
aused him to give vociferous
neeze.
This was instantly followed by a
title Shrek as the girls hands fell
rom her face, and she turned a pair
( very large and very startled eyes
pom the two comrades.
1t was, of course, Cnarlie's bounden
uty to Immediately speak and reas-
IRE the alarmed fraulien that they
ere flesh and blood like herself, and
OF spirits of the olden martyrs who
ad met deaths of torture in these
lngeons; but for the life of him, and
erhaps for the first time in the
,urse of his whole experience, he
,uld not say word.
For the soft light of his waxen
per fell full upon the face that had
It'll now been hidden behind the girls
lnds-a face that, tear-marked as
was, and more or less begrimed
ON contact with foul walls during 4
II cropping in the dark, electrified
m with its peculiar charm of
auty, and started his traitor heart
beating as it had not done these =
any moons, since he had quilted the
essence of another fair woman, with
-terness against the whole sex rag y
3 in his bosom. =
(To be continued.)