Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-24
CHAPTER XXx.-CContinuedJ

oh easy Shdll, Win uef Teu TuAf iorSeig
falling around her pallid. worn face.
The tears roll down her cheeks. at in
teryals, in large. heavy drops. She is
weeping over the ashes Of love. over
wrecked hopes, and lost life. Heavily
over her broods the spirit of the night,
boding OF death.
AS the night advances, the clouds
have it all their own way, yelling the
sky with profound darkness; and the
winds wax fercer. The air is filed with
the alternate shrleks, and sobs OF terri
fed nature. There is heavy rain, with
which the monster sports dashing 1t. and
whirling it. and scattering it In gusts,
and eddies, and masses.
Heavy footsteps upon the carriage
drive; but the tempest absorbs every
sound into itself. Over the gravel,
which stands out lightly from the black
ness that encompasses 1t, moves a
large. dark, numbering object. 1t is a
man, bearing another, seemingly sense
less, upon his back. Slowly, staggering
and swaying at times under the weight
and the wind, he advances to the hall
door. There he lays down his burden,
and seems to ponder for a moment. Then
he walks cautiously round the house,
looking up at all the windows. There
is a faint light In two, but seemingly
emitted only by night tapers. All seem
to be sleeping.
He cautiously tries the windows upon
the ground floor. All were securely fast
ened. In a corner Of the building there
was a smaller window, like that OF a
pantry. With his diamond ring he cut
out one of the panes Of glass, put his
arm through the cavity and with some
difficulty succeeded In reaching the fast
ening that secured the sash. He raised
the window and crept through. He took
a lantern and some matches from his
pocket and struck light.
II was not a pantry he was in, but
small bedroom. Passing out at the door,
he found himself In the servants Offices.
He took off his boots and crept noise
lessly along the passage, until he reached
the corridor. He halted at Silas Cars
toms door and listened, with his ear
to the keyhole. All seemed quiet.
He assembled the stairs. As he reach
ed the first corridor he became sensible
OF a strong, pungent odor and a mlsti-
ness in the air, like smoke. He looked
, about him for some cause and crept fur
Their along the corridor. Beneath the
? door, and through the keyhole of one
of the rooms, shone a red glow.
Great heavensl had accident anticipat-
ed his intentioni Was this fre2 He
turned the handle of the door-it was
! not locked. His doubts were solved in
an instant. A body of hot binding
smoke rushed into his face, nearly over
, towering him. The room was in flames
Hanging acress the arm OF a chair was
the body Of a man, either dead or in
sensible. Lost and awe-stricken, Rod
well stood helpless and transfxed, gaz-
ing upon the awful sight
] At that moment Judith. hurrying out
: of her room, appeared upon the scene.
q Miles away, a carriage containing al
old gentleman is speeding furiously alonl
the Essex road. Upon the box are two
policemen.
On through the pelting rain and the
rushing wind, beneath the shadows Of
overhanging trees and along the oper
e road, the soaked, blinded driver, scarce
I ly able to see a yard before him, gallop:
S the horses.
e Look, lookw cries a policeman, sud
o denly pointing ahead
h There is a glare rising up In the blacl
: sky-a wavering, red glare, that bright
. ems and fades, fades and brightens.
The old gentleman within, who, spit
i OF the storm, is continually putting hi
! head out of the window to see wha
progress is being made, sees 1t, too.
Faster faster, for heavens sake.' h.
cries do you not see that fre2 1
must be the Manor House; there is nj
3 other house near"
II What is that dark object advancing
a.
e Looping furiously, darts past like an ar
row, and is lost in the darkness.
what is thatT' cries the old gentle
man, looking out of the window again
But only the wind hears his voice.
The glare In the sky grows stronger
nearer. Up rise showers Of sparks. an
- up rolls tho red smoke, and faster an
n faster speed the horses, until they seen
running n race with the wind, match
ing themselves against the tempest.
n
Judith and Rodwel face one anothe
1 but only for an instant. With a or
of agony, she rushes towards her fatf
err. The fire surrounds him now, screer
ing him from all human help. The fame
and smoke drive her back with thei
scorching breath. With wild fury, sh
4 turns upon Rodwell. Recovered fror
his momentary panic he Is flying; bu
! as he reaches the head of the stairs, sh
is upon him, with the grip of tigres
and calling wildly for help.
IN He struggles hercely, twines his fiji
4 gers In her long hair, and with tn
4 other hand rains heavy blows upon he
4 head and face; but still she holds OF
I never ceasing her wild cries for hell
Other cries begins to mingle with her
4 and the sounds of battering at door
n The prisoners are aroused to a sense
their danger, as well as the servants b.
4 low. He will be detected, after all, an
through this wild cat Of a woman. Su,
i denly there is a dull thud-her voice
silenced-he has hurled her over Il
balusters.
q Down the stairs he springs. In Il
hall he meets the two terrified servan
in their night dresses, who scream an
I run back. Quick as lightning he shoe
back the ponderous bolts Of the doc
\ and the next moment Is flying along Il
: graveled drive, through the iron gait
=. and ont into the highway, where he hi
'ie left his horse, tied to a tree. One bour
and he is In the saddle, barefooted az
. sn bareheaded. One look behind-a r,
20 glare Is shining through the windows
me and away he dashes through the dar
:. ness. and the rain. and the bowling win
N. On, on, over the open common. whe
: the tempest RACES in unresisted fury
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