The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
AFISICI.

and fool but he thanked God there was
repair the mischief; and repaired he that it
should be before another had Happy resoIu-
ton; odd irony of fate that tomorrow should find him
far away from Kittys though the stood
between them!
Now, he had chosen a bride path by the river for
his journey this he followed all the way the
ferry Tspiow This month when the moon did
not rise until nearly midnight, but rewarded him
richly at through
film of summer clouds showed eli that river land
in primitive and unspoiled beauty.
No fine villas then by the wayside caterers for
the peoples custom houseboats toll and stress
Of pleasurebut the yver calm placid wild
iris unkemp and the great floating lilies silent
woods and the sleeping grasslands by here and
there the black farmhouse speak tomorrow's
awakening and the common labor of the day. Dick
in truth, rode through country which might have
been hundred miles from any city, and when
at last he the place ferry found but
sleeping village and hardly dog herald his
approach.
And a broader road to Marlow--and what ap-
prehensons what odd thoughts his approach Should
he boldly Kittss this night wait
better opportunity? Was madness to believe that
she would forgive him his audacity or must rea-
send him hack to bed?
BE sure that his anger against her had cooled by
this time and that 1t was reined In his
morse when he discovered the house (for long
been known to him) and asked himself which Of those
dsrkened rooms Kitty slept what be said OF
him il he aroused the such time
This argument, fortunately, pursued further
record goes
and not decided the point issue for Richard
Esconbe that night And 1t pistol fred under his
very horses nose, 20 PAGES from the gates-so deg
trously SO surprisingly that the brute bolted
headlong for Henley and Hercules himself you might
have said, would never have held him.
NOW, man who has horse bolt with him rarely
remembers much OF the circumstances He recollects
but sudden plunge, utters perhaps started ex-
clamation and then is carried Of that mad
excitement tand chiefly the excitement OF the ssue)
which is not to be surpassed in any circumstance
Those who questioned Sir Richard Escombe concern-
ing his experience this memorable night earne ed
but little for their pains. lie them Of Kftty,.
house-he remembered well stood out In the
moonlight Its white walls catching generous bea
fine yew hedge about it a pair OF considerable
gates opening out drive. Here had taken hfs
stand when the unknown niscreant fred pistol ct
lection OF the affair
Certainly the road was winding and A great
moon shone overhead there wonderful heav en-
OF stars but he had been miracle horseman who
had regarded these things thunder of hoos in
his ears and that black uncertainty end before
him.
How the brute gallopedi Dick said. What devil OF
fury seemed 70 possess hirni Had wolves
heels he could not have bettered speed. ,adlons
down the river to Henley. dying pnvsop-
ing them IN pungent cloud here swinging the right
there to the left, hand OF the rnoonlit
Thames itself upon the other the thick wide
pastures above Hambedon the fight went a. it
Sir Dick could have cried excitement
of It,
what gamble with life. he thought What play