The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-04

f.sSs uRs fnily aware thsi fbe leas
srship u lhs ekg~dl,ion had gane ffol
iseT she SIS Bct ss~ry II wak 4
sifang hanslR su4reE. iea. rsratpi
.ipni bgRnch aud passed 4 rope arunB
It.
"Nop fllcErw nod lssI~u.~ said Gray
1ief seon dri~css-f canonsly sal
cuea cismoF ffpEn the inner Processes q
the cleft AZ trsi nlfnos, indistinguisl
alie u gradually assumed the i~cuila
aitfiiasr ~ imns~ass yoinDrs ~ di,
iaEf sognd aud Oiled the ear 80 the 81
cltaRiaa N all else, n wss like D0thInI
any - ihrsa had heard before. Now
recalled The roar u mighty waterfall
snd again it, strange neicdy brongh
inemofles ~ a river in food But 10
dominant note was the grinding Dcls
of Inuamerablc milistones II cowe'
them all. Even the dog was afraid,
Guess We tied M just In time" ex
elsimet Gray, feeling the need o
speech A little sob answered him
Elsie was beginning 20 admit the shee
hopeieesness Of her undertaking
wow, cheer up. Miss Maxwell" sait
be "All the water that IN going Il
must come out by the same road. A
the worst We can skate back the wal
we came aud take oar chance But i
will soon be broad daylight, and II
answer for II tina, II Captain courte
nay Is yet alive he Is not between ~
and the mouth 81 the Inlet or he would
have contfised some sort Of racket I,
let as know his whereabouts. Now,
propose that our friend Ia the bows b
asked to shin up the elf and prospect
q bit He ought 10 know how 10 crawl
through this underground Fifty feel
higher he win be able 10 see some fs
lance"
Suarez was very reluctant 10 leave
the boat, but the American adopted a
short cut IN the argument. Offering him
the alternative OF climbing ashore OF
Of being thrown overheard
So the Argentine adopted the less
hazardous method and climbed TO the
bank. A splash and scramble and n
slight exclamation from Elsie told that
the dog had followed Soon the swish
OF leaves and the cracking Of rotten
wood ceased. suarez might be out Of
earshoi or merely hiding for time, Ia.
tending 10 return with news OF an i'm.
passnble precipIee There was n crumb
OF comfort In the absence OF the ter
rier. Joey would either 20 on or come
back 10 them at once.
Gray felt that the girl was too heart
broken to talk. lie listened to the
chorus Of that witches
caldron In the heart OF the defile and
watched the gray light slowly etching
q path through the trees until II touch
ed the fast running water with a
simmer of silver
Neither OF them knew how long they
there. AT last straining
and creaking Of the boat warned them
that the water level was rising and the
ropes needed readjusting. II was now
possible TO see that Elsie had made
last to fallen tree. Its branches were
ocked among the gnarled roots Of the
owermost growth above high water
mark. Already there was distinct
In the pace Of the current,
md Gray fancied that the distant rum
Die was softer. II would not be many
before the neighborlng rocks
we're covered. High tide he knew was
II 3:l5 q. ID. He forbore to look at
lis watch lest the girl should note his
ictlon That would Imply the utter
Of hope.
II might be that his mind was too
aiken up with the weird influences OF
he hour or that Elsie's senses we're
strung to superhuman pitch. Be that
Is II may, II was she who sprang TO
Ter feet. all a-quiyer with agitation.
do you hearY' she whispered, and
Ter hand clutched Gray's shoulder with
in energy which set his heart beating
Ugh. lie did not answer. He had
leard no unusual sound. but he was
lot without faith In her.
THERE she painted again. Some
me is hailing. Some one cried Elsie.
am sure of Il"
Guess you'd better toot Arthur on
he Off chance" said Gray.
Almost the last thing she remember
d was the sound Of her own wild
cream There came back TO her a
trongcr shout and the bark Of dog.
The had blurred consciousness Of |
vhole troop Of men scrambling down
he choked ravine, OF glad questions
nd joyous answers. OF delirious dog |
Gaping on board and yelping staccato
ssurances that everything was all
light In most wonderful world. Then |
he found herself In Courtenay's arms |
nd heard him say In rapture OF de-
ght:
II owe my life to you, dear heart.
hat Is the wonder Of II. No need to
ell me you ran away from the ship.
know. One kiss. Elsie, then full
peed ahead for the Kansas. BY the
ord. TO think OF it--you here. at the
cry gate Of the inferno. Well, one
lore kiss! Yes, II Is l, none other, and
( az a fiddle. Never got scratch.
here. now: really must see the crew.
We must he ready for the turn Of the
de-"