The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-09-03

Inmate OF the uDclOT nome.
| Mrs Clum told him how the young girl
had remained two days. Her arm had
come to rights quickly. The death of
Sir Reginald had shocked her, and, she
seemed nervous worried eager to get
away from the scenes that had Mortified
her. She had left a tear stained note.
fervently thanking the doctor for all his
kindness. and saying that she felt she
must get work and support herself.
In this she had been successful.
few miles distant was the home of the
Duchess of Westmoreland Ethel had
somehow learned that she wished to en-
gage a governess for her daughter. Lady
Claire Linwood. She had applied for
the position, and had secured it.
One day DR. Elfenstein rode over to
the sumptuous baronial home. He pass
ed an hour in the company of Ethel.
| When he left his heart was hard and
cold. and she. poor child, was tortured
with the anguish love only can feel.
In fact. Earle had asked for an ex
PLANTATION of her seeming part in aiding
dead Sir Reginald to brighten the simple
| natives with the superstitious idea that
the tower was haunted. Ethel remem-
bered her solemn promise. She dared
not break it. The doctor grew from sus
| picion to distrust, so baleful cloud arose
between them About three days after
the burial of the baronet. Ethel Never
gail with Lady Claire Lnwood, accom-
panied by groom, started out for their
usual horseback ride. Both were skillful
| horsewomen, and both were extravaganza
! ly fond of the saddle. This morning they
had resolved to follow a wild looking
path, leading through a deep wood, one
they never had noticed. in rides past the
spot, until the day before.
Suddenly, after an advance of about
half mile, both girls noticed at once
that footsteps had diverged from the
beaten path, and looking towards the
point TO which they seemed directed, they
were assonished to see the opening
trance to what seemed large cave. over
hung with vines of thick luxuriance.
These vines seemed lately to have been
parted. Refining up their horses, they
paused before the spot, in order to sur
vey it more closely. when all distinctly
heard low means of pain issuing from
a point near the entrance.
| Surmising at once that some fellow
| being was in distress, Ethel requested the
| groom to dismount and investigate the
place, and Immediately return to report
the cause of the apparent suffering with
in. The man dismounted as requested
and disappeared from view, only TO re-
turn with THE news that an eccentric
bookseller, who had recently made his
appearance in the neigh borhood, and who
was known as the Rev. Edwin 9. Styles
| WAS very i'll in that remote and hidden
spot. Bidding Roger assist her to the
ground, Ethel at once FASTENED to the
| side of the sick man.
| She found him stretched upon an old
cot bed in this damp and gloomy retreat
| far away from the haunts of men. She
noticed a few articles of furniture, and
few utensils for daily use. but Jaw no
| trace of fire or food.
On rude bed lay stretched the form
of the eccentric being who had been
much talked of during the past few days
His cheeks were flushed with fever,
while the weary movements of his head
told of intense pain in chat region. Clasp
ed in his thin. white hands upon his
breast lay small wallet.
Seeing at once that the poor creature
was very low, perhaps near death, Ethel
stepped back to the entrance of the cave
and requested Roger to ride with all
speed TO summon DR.. Elfenstein 30 his
side. She also requested Lady CLAIRE to
remain within call, while she herself
would watch over the sufferer until aid
should come.
At once Ethel returned to her self-as-
sumed charge, and endeavored to arouse
him from the stupor he was in, in order
TO ask of his relatives and home. The
| effort was vain. A low. incoherent NUT
tering. in which the words brother" and
save me-" were mingled, was all she
| could hear.
1t seemed a long and weary while to
the anxious girls, before voices were
heard in the distance. DR.. Elfenstein
was the first to enter the cheerless place.
while two men beside Roger followed.
ready to bear the sufferer in their arms
to wagon quite a distance down the
road. beyond the narrow pathway the
girls had pushed over on the backs of
their gentle horses.
The doctor paused a moment to exam
Inc the patient, but looked very grave as
he did so. and whispered to Ethel
| Il uhink we are too late to save him
He will live but a few hours, as death
is even now upon him He must be re-
moved. however. at once. and as know
of no other place. | shall take him TO my
own house"
Taking the wallet in bis hand 30 draw
it away. he found impossible to do
50, as the death clutch of the dying
fingers upon II was tight and still strong;
so leaving 1t where it was on his breast.
the doctor summoned the men. who gent
ly raised the slight form In their arms,
and bore him forth. Soon the poor man
was lying on blankets and a soft pillow
upon the floor of an easy wagon, while
the doctor sat by his side, carefully fan