Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-06-09

We eane ter she BurnIn' Hna Peers as
isosge could fsei the beat rtght ao~
Tssy ss,s Cow &c ss sEaIosasss; scr3 ~
soeis So distiSesiy l 81 Ines - SioSIss
red streakinz the earth lks The trails -
a tSlss n lie. sS "a as L dia 50 Re very
Srcnnd about seemed % te4ve CD anl doSn-
Tesp sudtsaly al wss asTsHess axa.S,
Yer Sc" she co1flcued I uay oe
co~ard. an All thet- Meobe -. Ia nay
blu sl a ghost story. to. But there IL Is.
The brave you7< man Was getting really
scaret He had never before neeD ous an
s@ssi stiiiSess. hroSen oow ans thea ~
unpleasant sounds peculiar % ne mountain
coantry. aNed aRd frigatened him lis
~i-i-Wish NJ had stsrtcd hsek sooner. -
Re usHaSed o say. "l-i-had 10 Idea
yer might . had a purty god isea. - she
answered: but tt amt a-xoin' o. 90 no
god Ter git sssred Cow. Come alons
~ ,sis tine ,ssy were nearing che
dreaded rlsre. SCdtcrfv. as she reached
forward her foot 70 take step. she realized
foetirE as soon a. Z; should. 4 sndden and
uncommon warmth cane upward and IN
another instant the faint glow was seen.
/ ehoviar her chasm. WITH r. frrther
orink some three feet away. Leaping across
she called 60 her couparlon. "Mind ye-
eye! They Rad changed pisces-she vas
Row TIE master snd 10 the slave
What = itF' he asked 50 be neared the
| place Jest then he took the fatal step.
snt felt himself faillag- Bat the girl Vas
Gaick. Suddenly rsachirg out her arn she
| Eresprt him BY the hand and fairly drag
I go him arross TIRE chssm.
/ wei. I never he exclaimed ln fright
That's something awful. don't you kaow-
/ ssy ere there many more Ike thatT
Gone on. a. Guit Ter talkia'." vas the
1 prem tory ORDER.
~Bss ssy. 1wo-bits. II lsn't safe. Is itr'
4 s.at sf~srd. she answered: ~ you
arr VIZ stsy where yon aEs. o. 80 back
Blast tas little mo" he uutts-ed L
~oacsr II shes going q 70 away ant
] .eave me oct her, al alone. Perhaps II
| Eould serve me riEht. for suppose it's al
| ~ ON fault But really. I lad 20 idea
ir~re Eas any truth r. What she ssld"
leave ne al alone And there csme into
AS throat something very Ike a sob.
/ l-rk ont tcerr. he heard Der call. md
| ~ the darkness D. saw Der some I've feet
| abead q bt-- Don't try % waik thar. or
YER "a. 10. sure. It's wide. I tell yer.
Wei, what wiu doY- he asked
1 ! caa't star here all night"
-, N ,.ss ger could jump across do
sarcastic. bar not without purpose. Thc
1oi. co... us .ocsin55ias % see that ths young
Qner q Ept MIN g. put forth bis best q
| forts. She had 40 doubt - her ovn ability
20 clear al the chasras, but she Vas quite
| sure that her companion Vas no- accGs-
toned % such tricks Vow. he stood like
| Scared cLil4 on the opposite si'e q the
| cifcn- II the situation had Tot been 50
serious, n would have been conicaL
| We'll yer coElln q sic ASKED. I'm
| patiently.
| He stepped hack Tor a run. bat When be
| cane p the el<e agalu b. stopped short
ard .coket ruefuliy az the red glow beneath
hlU. He held ogt h.s hand and drew II
back suctenly. a. be felt the iuten-e beat
lnen y lat little eourage D. possessed for
sook hll-. and Ee began o. wlimprr.
I Just can't make il. Tvo-bits Whatevei
! shall I Gof'
"w-a-u.~ drawicd TIE matter-of- fact girl
| I spcSe I could e ahead an Elr some o
The feAlers frcul town ter come cat an hell
. yer across. Iheyl make DO cad q f1n o
{ yer. though
Blast the fun he cried Hurry ~
and Set me oct % this. most anyway
"AI riglC stay " here you arc. and IL
Z be back after While.' AID she hounde,
WAY Ike @ deer. leaving George Case
sitting there In the night alone.
AinCtes DRAGGED Ike hours, and the darn
ness SEE med 20 grow thicker every momen Z
! Except Wheu IL W4s penetrated by thar un
ca1ny glow from down below. Then, IS D.