The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-02
Thursday, August 2, 1906.

were out there upon the lonely noun
tain road.
Gavin, for answer, gripped him by
the arm and forced him to listen.
"Do you not hearth he cried in a
pro broken aS a, whisper; "some one is calling
They bent together as tho to hear
more keenly. In the courtyard without,
footsteps could now be heard and a
voice crying, "Mastef, :master!' The
hour had come then! Here were those
who sought them
"Hush for God IS sake-I must think.
think" 49,
"That g a second footstep-can It you
hear it, Ny God. Gavin. what shall
+, LET !; me think. Arthur. let me
He buried his face in his hands and
could feel his temples throbbing. For
Evelyn's sake, for her-ah, if that
miracle Of love could but come to pass!
To open the gates, to defy the perifs of
the hills, to pass as in fight by towns,
rivers, cities, the abodes of men, the
lonely passes the lights sn Of tow1s' the
Evelyn's sake. If it could be that! The
voice Of reason answered. "Fool, the
men are at the door"
He rose excitedly from his chair and
g1pped his friend by the arm.
Tap the pavement" he said. "tap
think, Arthur-for God s sake now tap
with the stick
Kenyon obeyed him as child would
have done. He tapped upon the stone
floor with the stick but did not speak
word. Gavin had him by the arm now
and appeared almost as one in trance.
His eyes were half closed he muttered
b. o&r o%oh +, 20 hnn md
feeling, as it were, for a path which
the darkness would disclose to him.
And the. word upon his lips was
"Evelyn''-oft repeated, as tho she
were near and did not hear him.
"What are you going to do, Gavin?'
"To lead you from this house, Arthur
do not speak to me; some one is call
ing us, Arthur
He passed out into the bare stone cor
ridor leading to the banqueting hall.
From the shadows one of the gypsies
appeared with the swiftness of an ap-
partition. He carried lantern in his
hand and lifted it while he spoke.
"Master!' he cried, and then reeled
back, the words broken upon his lips.
They passed him by, leaving him cow
ering by the wall; he did not cry after
them or raise an alarm. And Gavin
went on swiftly, still toward the gate,
as tho his will would open it.
tonight - Kenyon said presently. He
was thinking that if they passed the
gates, their allies would be the wolves.
Gavin did not answer him at all this
time. He had come to the gate by
which you reach the courtyard, and,
lifting lifting the latch he went out unanes-
"You see,n he said, "that fellow
has just unlocked it. knew it must be
50, Arthur
WHe has gone to bring the others,
Gavin.'
'They will not hear him. Or if they
come, they will be powerless to harm US,
lyn's voice. She would not call me if
| the gates were shut
| Kenyon knew not what to say. Once
| or twice before he had known and seen
Gavin in such mood as this, led by
unseen hands and speaking with an
others voice. Never had he seoffed at
it or misunderstood his friend. He took
it to be force within that was beyond
his own experience. Tonight, at least,
| Der to look once more upon the heaven
of stars above.
'tI will follow wherever you lead
GAVIN he said in a whisper, "only
tell me what / must do"
"We are going to the bridge, Arthur
| Tap as the Old cneValer o1a. snall CRY
'Open!' when we come there. They
will let us out and we shall cross the
mountains 49, = ? 49,
The idea in his head remained there
ineradicably. Despite the horde Of
gypsies that was concealed somewhere
in the darkened rooms off that weirc
house, Gavin pushed his way toward thu
portcullis and demanded that the keeper
should open to him. This was the frs
time he had spoken aloud since HI
quilted the room where the dead maj
lay, and instantly at his words TIT
courtyard became alive with the muir
muir of voices and the sounds of shut
fling footsteps. -... -
| HQuiek, Gavin, they are after US,
Kenyon cried, holding his friends arm
and trying to draw him aside to plac
Of safety. H.
Gavin would not move, however. Imi
Eating. as well as he could, the voic
he had heard SO of IN challenging tn