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Of St. Giles
CHAPTER II.-continued.
By PROF. WILLIAM III. PECK


of at once following Bashfort hurried
in direction opposite to that taken by
him, rushed to the verge of the cliff,
lthrew herself fiat upon the verge of
Ekhe rocky platform, and, with head
thrust forward and her face turned
downward, stared wildly, seeking
something which she feared she might
| see-that is, the spirit of that ancient
Dane, whose ghost, tradition said, was
1sometimes to be seen floating across
\ sSiie face of the cliff, amid clouds of
mist.
The tradition was that, if one were
to hear the weird cry thrice, and not
be able to trace the form of the Dan
ish ghost amid the mist whence the
cry was heard, some dreadful calamity
would ere long befall the hearer; but
that all impending evil wouul be avert
ed were the hearer able to distinguish
the spirit form seated in royal state,
and in gigantic size in outline upon a
throne of snow, resting upon clouds OF
fleecy mist.
Martha gazed eagerly downward
upon and into the mighty masses of
fog which now concealed all the lower
half of the cliff, and hid the entire
view of the sea.
"Alas!' she moaned, after straining
her eyes and her Imagination in vain,
'I can see nothingAnothing but mist
and fog. tbs no good omen for me,
or for the worll-whateve that may
be-which I am at Dun AngeuS to
share in
The harsh voice of her husband in
:. her ear, and his angry grasp upon her
"A shoulder, started her suddenly to her
Meet: It.
IN ''The box of tools!" he calculated.
aWhere did you put it? Quick, an
swer!''
sFQuick, for your life:;; cried Lord
Genlis, coming to the verge Of the cliff
at the same moment.
The noble was man of tall and
powerful frame, dark-eyed, gray beard
ed. swarthy of visage and harshly
handsome in feature-a stern and sin
lister looking man, not more than fifty
years of age.
When Bashfort joined him, after has
tening toward him, the noble had said:
Course you, man! Why were you
not near-not within when we arriv-
ed? But of that hereafter. The box
of tools sent-saw, chisel, screw
driver, files and alive cannot find
the box
81 gave it to Martha to take care of,
my lord,'' began Bashfort; but Lord
Genlis broke upon his speech furious
ly; and it was plain that some species
of terror greatly agitated the noble
He jerked his SLOUGH hat, damp and
dripping with sea spray, from his head,
and uttering terrible malediction Of
wrathful Impotence, smote Bashford
across the face with the saturated felt
stamping and exclaiming:
TO Martha! to Martha! The fend
choke you for fool-you and she!
GO to her-find where the box of tools
siis-nay, will go with you, for this is
ahcase of life or death, and all my
( hjIpes and plans hang as it were upon
fAhair!'
Bashfort was already upon his way
to the verge of the cliff, AID Lord Gen
lis, active and nerved by some potent
secret alarm, followed him so quickly
that both arrived near Martha at the
same moment
1s1The box of tools!" repeated Martha,
amazed by the pallor and excitement
of the noble. ooh, put the box in
corner of one of the"
LEAD me to i'll" broke in Lord Gen
lis. grinding his teeth, drawing his
sword, and grasping her by the arm,
as if suddenly demon-mad. Go on
he added, hurrying her forward toward
the ruins, and brandishing his sword.
<Faster woman, or never was horse
spurred as will spur thee! On! with
all thy speed, bag"
Mercy, my lord, mercy! will
make what haste can"
The point Of the cruel mobiles sword
fshad bitten deeply into the muscles OF
I nher shoulder, and a red stain grew
aV(yoad upon it as she ran. And as she
rAn she muttered between her quick
/ gksping for breath:
4 tsssWhat devils work is he upon now,
that he must screech for box OF tools
and stab woman in the back? Gods
madison be upon him and his deeds
y and all his plots!"
. Thus running and closely Followed
by her husband and Lord Genlls, Mar
tina soon passed Dun Aengus, and
across the space which lies between
the outer and the second wall.
She bounded over and around the
Ghevaud-de-fris formed of sharp stones
set on end, which are there to this
day, and hurried through a gate arch
of the second wall, and across the
second enclosure toward second
1 gateway of the third and last wall.
Four men in sailors garb We're
standing under this archway, the gate
OF which was thrown wide open; they
stood aside as Lord Genlis. foaming at
the mouth with alarm and 4 Impotence lei
called out:
.sGive way there FOR the woman!
U Give way! 9
IA And as Martha rushed on. in inces-