Gunnison news-champion., 1906-04-27

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rgmhlinF and the rocks an which she
stood shuddered at it Nearly futug
from terror a. she wa-. o. fasainafiau
made her louk down iute .h. cha-rl D.
vas llied with a aEhas n plospbareserur
glow, ami BY this terrifying lrf so.
saw two great shapes which pursued
each oHhor. first running BACKWARD lrfo
romntc PROGRESSES. and chen thunHeIna
down gain. while the uoi-f 81 tHalr
tread shgak the mountain and fIur -
with sFe meaning ana tho rush lf
water tief head swan pound. aa1 fr
a ua-aeut she iast eousci11sn THaa
she perceived that her csnpauiau at-
bearing her swiftly aWav No. pHu-.4
IN through ths darkness. az sh. Thought
with Incredible speed Was he tasiHr
her to Gro abades - other nlnn-t -a
more horrible than those which .lt il1
seen? She bad uoi tHe s,r.nrtb 90 try
out or TO make any rrsis.anoe. Al
length DO seemed chat thrr climbed in-
Vulnerable sic .,s. chen 70 Eht broke
round her, ana to her joy She found thar
they had come out upon the top of The
great precipice.
The fresh air revived her. and She
gszed with delight upon the broad ex
panse Of the ocean before her. III khI
placed her ina reclining position ana
stood beside her smiling though Dc Was
breathless with his exrrtjoas.
"The sight Of the giants Wps toomurh
for you." be said. "Well. / wiIl tell you
what they are. There Is nothing So
FRS FL al.
are two great rocks which have tcen
made round BY constant rolling ahrH in
that wonderful chan ber where reg
live. The waves are forced in thra.. b
crevice and strike upon the rocks
with the force Of waterspout 4.i lua
them up the Inclined floor ,i lh.nl-
her. When the water suh-iar. o. ra1l
down again. only To- be driven da d by
the next wave. A fearful sound th.-,
make, ] admit. and it is enough to keep
the common people out Of the cave.
although the cause OF il is well known
StilL tin .gparstitiuus viii have il that
demons haunt 5he place.
n discovered the passages through
which ! have led you when was a
little boy. don't think ali Of them are
n IbNfl 70 nun NfANt.lt hiNtfi u kNtlIul I
go down upon the rocks 10 see the
waves ana look for wreck 1t was
thus that ! happened 10 meet you, which
is a great pleasure to me and not alto
gether unimportant 10 yourself, for. as
there is no other way from the rocks to
the haunts Of men, you might have had
TO go hungry to-day, unless indeed, you
had found your own way through the
cave"
"rhat could never have done, said
Sho Mai, and She expressed her thanks
in words that came from her heart
Let us not speak Of it any more, e"
said Ii Xii. ''Come, If you are rested
and I viii show You the home of my
father, Ii Nuen Wy"
The fresh breeze and the beauty Of
the daylight, so cheerfully contrasting
with the darkness Of the cave, revived
Sho Mai, and she followed her guide
with nimble steps. They passed through
pleasant fields. and before their eyes a
beautiful prospect was extended. They
saw tho city Of Teng Chow set high upon
the hills, and the walls Of a great tenn
pie, wherein for thirty centuries and
A-N'-' NLi' llltet Y u ltt- LllA- N -bls NLuh
Wong. has claimed the alteration of the
people They reached at length small
dwelling, set in d garden, and there in
the door stood pretty Ii kean. the
daughUer Of Ii Nucn Wv. 10 welcome
them. Her brothers long absence had
made her somewhat anxious about him,
and she greeted him with every token
of sist'rly affection. while She looked
out OF the corners Of her handsome eyes
at the strange youth who had come to
be theirguest.
Passing within. Sho Mai was brought
into tle presence of Ii Yuen Wv. A
venerable old man he was. hose broad.
high brow and intelligent eyes pro-
claimed him a thoughtful student Of
books and Of men. word from Ii Xiii
explained ShO MATS coming, and the
scholar greeted her with cheerful hospi-
tality- Food was placed before them,
and deft-handed Ii kean was cup-bearer.
Afterwards a chamber was prepared for
Sho Mai, and in this quiet refuge the
tired maiden slept. almost without
moments wakefulness. until the follow
ing morning.