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CHAPTER II.-continued.

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recognized her husbands lord instead
Of at once following Bashfort, hurried
in a direction opposite to that taken by
him, rushed to the verge of the cliff,
athrew herself fiat upon the verge of
Zkhe 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
basometimes to be seen floating across
" ne face of the cliff, amid clouds of
mist.
The tradition was that, if one were
80 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 nearer; but
that all impending evil wouul be avert
4 ed were the nearer able to distinguish
the spirit form seated in royal state.
and in gigantic size in outline, upon
4 throne of snow, resting upon clouds of
a fleecy mist.
I 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,
81 can see nothingAnothing but mist
a and fog. 'Tis no good omen for me,
or for the worll-whatever that may
r,1,;c oh r OF INN, IN
share in
The harsh voice of her husband in
b her ear, and his angry grasp upon her
1l shoulder, started her suddenly to her
'sThe box of tools!" he CALCULATED
ssWhere did you put it? Quick, an
swer."
"Quick, for your life:'; cried Lord
Genlis, coming to the verge of the cliff
4 at the same moment.
The noble was man of tall and
powerful frame, dark-eyed. gray beard
ed, swarthy of visage, and harshly
4 handsome in FEATURE stern and sin
q lister looking man, not more than fifty
years of age.
When Bashfort joined him, after has
tenng toward him, the noble Had said:
Course you, man! Why were you
4 not near-not within when we arriy
ed? But Of that hereafter. The box
y of tools sent-saw, chisel, screw
n driver, files and alive cannot find
q the box"
n Il gave it to Martha to take care of,
n my lord" began Bashfort; but Lord
n 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 a terrible malediction of
wrathful Impotence, smote Bashford
across the face with the saturated felt,
stamping and exclaiming;
10 Martha! to MARTHA The fend
choke you for a fool-you and she!
1 Go to her-find where the box of tools
iiis-nay, will go with you, for this is
aNcase of life or death, and all my
d hlpes and plans hang as it were upon
i ihair!'
Bashfort was already upon his way
to the verge of the cliff. and Lord Gen
lis, active and nerved by some potent
secret alarm, followed him so quickly
that both arrived near Martha at the
same moment.
.'The box of tools.." repeated Martha,
amazed by the pallor and excitement
of the noble. ooh, put the box in a
corner Of one of the"
LEAD me to it," broke in Lord Gen
lis, grinding his teeth, drawing his
sword, and grasping her by the arm,
as il suddenly demon-mad. GO ONT
he added, hurrying hef forward toward
the ruins. and brandishing his sword.
Faster woman, or never was horse
spurred as will spur thee! On! with
all thy speed, hag!"
Mercy, my lord, mercy! I will
make what haste Lean.
The point of the cruel mobiles sword
:Ylhad bitten deeply into the muscles of
Ger shoulder, and a red stain grew
Aroad upon it as she ran. And as she
I'm she muttered between her quick
esping for breath:
1ssWhat 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
a and all his plots."
Thus running and closely followed
by her husband and Lord Genlis, 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.
chevaud-de-fris formed of sharp stones
on end "
day, and hurried through a gate arch
way Of the second wall, and across the
second enclosure toward a second
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