The Detroit times., 1908-02-19

travel by train? No, | do not want
to sit fer days and nights In -stnffy
compartment We will go home In an
automobile. II takes a little longer,
but then we have plenty OF time"
The next day they bought "A large
touring car. hired chauffeur and
started out along the old post road
through the icy wilderness and cross
the high mountain passes. Arriving
at the bottom OF very steep hill the
chauffeur said: II think Ii will be
better II you will leave the car here
and walk up that mountain path, as
II is necessary for me to go around
the loop and the climb Is rather hard
one. You can easily be at the old
image OF Madonna in 20 minutes and
I'm half an hour / shall meet you there
with the car"
He started of and the couple we're
alone. After they had walked little
distance the path grew very narrow.
On the right was a straight wall. on
the left bottomless abyss. Far be.
low, so far down as to be invisible.
the Sturabach was rushing along.
1.-The Devil himself is coming to my
assistance" Sobanow thought. No hu-
man being was TO be seen; all around
him were recovered mountains. and
above them the blue sky. Nowhere
witness. He struggled with himself
for a moment and then pushed his
wife from the path to the depths be
low.
Half an hour later the chauffeur
found HIS master at the old statue of
Madonna, a pitiful sight to look at.
His coat was torn, his hands were
bleeding and there was strange ex
preston In his eyes.
As fast as the car would go they
rushed down to the nearest village and
soon afterwards number of people
started out In an attempt to rescue the
poor travellers wife. II took them
where she had fallen.
There Is nothing that we can do
here" the old guide said There is
no doubt that she has fallen down into
the hole in the glacier. 900 meters
down into the depths where she will
rest forever"
I'VE must get her body" Sobanow
said.
ut Is easy enough to say that sir,
but 1t Is impossible to do II. There is
no man who will dare TO descend into
that hole. even IL you promised him
millions. II is possible that the stream
will in time carry the body along with
Ii. but hardly think so.
"Oh, God! Oh, Cod"
Calm yourself, dear sir, IL was an
easy death! She could not have died
more quickly. The only thing that you
can do now Is this: Pay the priest 10
say mass that her soul may rest in
peace hereafter"
"A mass? will pay for twenty; no,
for one hundred I will pay the priests
to sing masses here on this spot ev-
cry year on the anniversary OF her
death. and will invite you all to be
present and pay you for your trouble.
Oh. how unhappy l am! How loved
my dear wife!"
They had to pull him away from the
spot. and the next day he left the vii
lage after donating one thousand francs
to the village church. and the same
amount to the men who had helped
him search for the body. At the same
time that he was travelling by express
toward Paris Nine. Lydia was sitting
in Hotel Belvedere at Palanxa on Lake
Maggiore. She had fallen down, but
only six OF seven yards, then the root
Of tree had caught her dress and
kept her suspended in the air until her
cries attracted passing tourist who
pulled her up with his rope. He had
then accompanied her to Airolo after
promising her solemnly not to mention
to single human being that he had
seen her or saved her life. Now she
was sitting thinking OF how to get re-
venge. Should she have him arrested
and accuse him OF attempted murder?