Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-12-29
she lay as still ana 1nresponsive as II
she were dead.

Tie net; az 49, you CT, .aG. a. o
the DOCTOR there aga!us, we come.
Then The TWO h..ed the woman De-
tween them. and the Cd man, tremu'
lously. dlstracledy. Leading with tho
lantern, carlicu her with what spec4
they could in tne direction that AA4oo
had taken.
And every minute still the bell re-
itcratcd It's heavy. moGotonOus cidne,
though, for tEe nOnce. ;Aey A4u AIMS
ceased 10 be aware OF II, barg.= nau
become rnuIIeren to II a.t.se,aeg
and only graduany awoke TO II Asa'..
as he sat no,dlng his daughter Aa..u
watching the lie rekiAaie IA aer el -
and listening 10 ner :eeoie wh.sre .."5o
~. is a long way from tle s,auv~
she was telling MIN. sat.sheu "..A ne
forgiveness size cou!d reaG - n.s e>e.y
tone and loo.., aau wnen go - "a
as the church | Was So treG 49, .a.Dt
AID tancled auolL "a. i...-s ..-.s~.
you would be there IL the De,.;l -.
| went to the churc1, o. iGe W.. w..
locked. and"
Bsrs;s turEei to ;oIc2 CO. a
shoulder.
The Vicar is waiting w!ta seve:a
others, in the next roSai, SAID Co.
doctor. ".nhey want tae Key 81 :.
Leltry, but think you tao oe.t=. :,
win tnem-you ale t1sk.Lg 10 IL! Ia
tlent more than is good Ter EEL.
Comet"
Bargle hcsita;ed a momeLt. then
stopped TO kiss ;ae pa.e tate on The
pillow. and slbmissive.y oLeyed.
Up the steep, narrow stone stairway
OF the belfry tower. up, and up. and up
they clattered one a..er the other. ull
at last they Streamed IN across the
holOw-soundng floor Of the belfry
aud there through the ceiling the three
Iupas DANCED in the shodowy emptt
ness moved by no visible agency; and
yet. even as tie palpitatins little group
paused. the iron alaas doomed again
close above them.
Some ones up in the Ocll.chamSe-,
said Bargle. obviously.
BY right of his ottca AID OF his "a.
miliarity with the place. Barge mount.
ed first with his lantern. the others
failing up after him. In twinkling he
had jerked the trap-door open, and
stepping into the bell-chamber. peered
eagerly round, and was startled By a
vision of two white faces gazing from
the shadow of one of the bells.
Why" he CALCULATED; what are
you doing here, young masters?
For he recognized them instantly as
the Squire's two sons, down at Peri
dale for holiday.
They came forward shivering, but
evidently bent on showing that they
were unDerturbed
IT'S al right, Dargle,' or!ed the Old
er OF them; you Gare teea Ions
time coming"
But why are you hegc. Anes?' in
CURED Tie Vicar. :ep:ov!rg!y.
"Oh, We aipped on; at,e: we'd gone
up to bed, SIR" said re eoy. "aad same
TO ring the BELLS"
But I've got the keys" n.u:te:sd
Blrg!e.
I'VE craw,el throaga tas be.:sy win
dow"
There WIS no need to cone g a:gI
as this. though"
No. Il was too carly to begin VIXEN
We got Ee:e, 50 We came up to sec
what it was Ike in here; and AL in a
| jiify the trap.door slammed down and
the candle blew out. ard we'd lett the
matches below. We coudn ,4eel where
the trap was in the dark. hut we found
one of the bells" He fal.e:ed. shud
farinS reminiscen:ly. hut added. fore
ing laugh us Yocr faux. really
Bars,c. Il you saGl; said you wol!dn
ring the beiis-2o bells at Christmas
-rcve: heard 81 such ;sing! w,
shoudn. hsvi cone"
III YOU tic=t Gene. young mas
teGs-"
Bi!gle stepped as e biz w3:1s t.ols
ed him. re thought Q: the white iact
he had left lying cn the pillow. az;
could not believe it was by mere acct
dent or by human hands only that ,ht
warning bell had summoned elm therl
in time. A great remorse and thank
fulness was surging up from bis heart
and 1t was this that silenced him
"Amos!" he cried. sharply motion
ing TO his assistant; get thee down
lad. It's more'n time We was maxim {
start"
Little Hints.