Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-03
You are not afraid Petty -

| You ara not afraid, Retty7"
Only cautious. But how can yon
laugh A rat?s cried voice rather
anxiously Why, they are As big as
dogsl"
| hut arrant cowarGs~
So, one OF these voices smoke Eng.
fish as It's bithright. tho other spoke
with m accent that is to saw BIZ atEop-
lion INTO Wits had | falleng Whithes
had my hunger brought mcg / w&s
soon to learn.
There came a faint thread og light
On one side Of the hail, such as ruay bo
hkened to that which filters unsser
doorsill Presently this was foElawess
by the sound Of jansling brass rsBga
! A heavy velvet poFtierc which i. n0s
Ing 10 darkness, had not discovered
slipped back My glance rather blind
| ed, was FIRST directed toward the fame
On the candle, Then | lowered it,
and surrendered fer ever aud for evers
heheld two faces In pruiilc. as II
We're, one side In darkness. the other
tinted and glowing like ancient ivory.
| honestly confess to you that III ALI
frequent and many never saw such
an enchanting picture or two more ex
quisite faces. One peered forth with
hesitant bravery, the othcr~-she who
held the candle-with cold, tranquil
inquiry.
All my fears such as they we're. ieft
me Instantly Besides. was not With
out certain amount of gallantry and
humur. | stepped sQuarely into the
light aud bowed
Ladies | am indeed not a ghost.
but promise y0u that | shall be If
am not offered something to eat at
, oncel' aaskfs il 49,.
Tableau!
What are you doing here?" asked
she with the candle, her midnight
eyes drawing down her hrows into =
frown Of dispieasnre,
| bowed re begin WITH find 9
gate unlocked. sad heIng curiouss
open IL: then / find a door Unmatched,
and enter Under these unusual cir
cumstancss | am forced 70 ask tha
same question of YOU what are you
! doing here In this ruined castia1 y
| 1t Isn't ruined ii Is deserted. Nhaeh
amounts to the same thing" This WIS
impertinent, especially on the part Of
/ self-invIted guest -.-sss@'ssas ~
THAT Ia MY affair. sir a itsses -
right here, now and rs ALI times
! Her voice was cold 8nd authorifaf9pe
There is an inn six. miles further
/ down the road; this IL private r95A
dence Certainly you can not remain Z
here over night" '.~sss --ss''
..six miles, echoed disnaaily
! Madam, II have seemed impertlnent
pardon me | have been in the saddle
six hours. | have ridden NEARLY Mf
miles since noon. | am deau witrs'
fatigue. AT least give me time to rest
a bit before ticking up tbs way again.
admit that the manner OF my en-
trance was informal but how was
10 know? here WIS not eveyR ~
knocker on thc door by which. taApake .
known my presence t0 you. The
truth lis, | did not want to 90 az once.
No one likes 10 stumble into an e.vcn
ture--enchag.lng as this prc1IA 4 70
beand Immediately pop out OF 4. An
idea came to me. seryiceahle rather
than brilliant. Il am an ArltYsau
My German Is poor speak no.
French | Fave lost my way II would
seem; ana hungry and tired. TO ride
six miles farther now is physionlSu1 ],
possibility; and ] am very fond Of my
horse
He SAYS he Is hungry, Grctch9ns..s
| said the English girl, dropping easily
into the Fesuch languaee as q vesIicie
Of speech, q was a wretch & sow.
/ but | sirl.l s. could net heia telling
that lie; iias want 70 So. eaa they
miaht be t9aspirators.) htssdcs,
went on the gill lie looks Ike gem
| tlcman."
We can not always tell GENTLE
man in the candle-llght," replied
| Gretchen, cycling me critically and
shrewdly ard suspiciously.
| AS for me, ! gazed from one TO tho
other, ineuiringly, after the manner OF
one who hears tongue not under.
standabsc.
| He's rather nice was the English
girls comment; and his eyes strike
me as being too steady TO be dishon-
/ est"
| | had the deccrcy 10 burn in f1@
ears. ! had taken the step. so now
/ could net draw back sincerely hoped
| that they would not exchange any en-
barrassng condolences When alone
women converse upon many peculiar
| topics: and conversing IN a tongue
which they supposed to be unknowR
to me, these two we're virtually alone.
but. my dear child the other re-
turned argumcntsdvely, I'VE can not
offer hospitality 10 strange man this
night Of all nights. Think OF what is
to be accomplished"
$50 something was TO be accom-
plished? | was right, then, in deceiv-
ing them To accomplish sou1ethfng