The Press., 1911-03-08
TheEndef His Rope A Story of a Fortune Hunter In
 the Swiss Alps
 By F. A. MITCHELL Copyright by American Press Asso- ation, 1911.
By F. A. MITCHELL
Copyright by American Press Asso-
 ation, 1911.


 central point for tourists for making excursions either into the neighboring valleys or on to the mountains. The town, which Is simply a cluster o1 hotels with a casino, is built on a plain between two lakes, deriving its name from it's location, each lake about ten or a dozen miles long and
 about a mile wide. To the south o1 these lakes rise the peaks of the Der nese Alps-the Eiger, Jungfrau. Monch and others. From Interlaken a cog railway carries tourists up steep In elines to Grindelwald. Scheidig, and thence down to Lauterbrunnen. From Lauterbrunnen one may be swung up by cable several thousand feet to Mur- ren, where a near view can be obtain ed of the surrounding group of noun taIns.
 One summer some tourists started on the cog railway for Scheidig. from whence the men of the party intended to attempt to climb the Jungfrau. The cog railway now extends farther up the mountain. but at that time one could travel by rail no farther than Scheidig. In this party were Miss Della Denton of New York and MT. Archie Pendleton of Chicago. Miss Denton was an heiress. while MT. Pendleton was a young lawyer of moderate means who had but recently been admitted to the bar.
 Touring in Europe affords every ia cility for lovemaking, and Pendleton had availed himself of the opportunity to woo Miss Denton. He seemed about to secure the prize when a young Britisher, heir to an earldom. came upon the scene. and 1t became a tie between him and the American. Pendleton had the modification and disappointment to see his suit held up by nothing more or less than a title Worse than this. from the time Lord Boyingham entered the contest for Miss Denton's hand he treated the Chicagoan with that towering superi- ority which has made John Bull un- popular with all other races.
 There are hotels at Scheidig, and 1t had been arranged that the ladies of the party should put up at one of them while the men made the attempt upon the mountain. There were three men intending to go up. but one of them. becoming fearful of his hearts action in the thin air even at Scheidig. de cided not to risk a higher altitude. This left Boyingham and Pendleton the only ones to go except the guides There were two guides. armed with axes and alpenstocks. one for each end of the little procession.
 When the party left their friends standing on the porch of the hotel both Boyingham and Pendleton looked back at Miss Denton. each for good by. Boyingham was elated, Pendle- ton depressed. for the smile she be slowed on the former had an evident meaning in 1t. while the one she gave Pendleton conveyed nothing more than
 
 couraged by cheer from those who remained. and were soon lost by a turn In their path taking them around the side of the first mountain.
 It was 10 o'clock when the climbers started, and the day was fine. Through telescope on the porch they were watched, being occasionally seen like d0ffod Ifno for mn ou fho uoupfO in Sjdo About noon the weather began to thicken. with frequent snow hurries and they were visible no longer.
 It was nearly night when two of the party, Lord Boyingham and one of the guides, Hans Dyekman. returned their blanched faces and agitation denoting there had been an accident.
 Where are the othersP' asked a clamor of voices in tones of dread
 "Lost. fear" said Boyingham.
 At that moment Della Denton joined those about the returned climbers and. hearing Boyingham's words. staggered.
 What has happenedY asked all at once
 '"Tell them. Hans." said Boyingham.
 '1The snow covered our way" said Hans, land getting on was difficult We were crossing a ridge. Brouwer was In advance, with MT. Pendleton next, his lordship third and I fourth all bound together by the rope. Brou- wer and MT. Pendleton had crossed and were cutting steps in the ice on the other side. Something. we know not what, gave way on the other side. and we felt jerk on the rope. It had broken between Brouwer and MT. Pen dleton. His lordship was on the edge of the divide. Presently there was an other jerk. Mir. Pendleton went down. and his lordship fell back, I catching him fin my arms" ..... a...
 But the othersg' exclaimed the ex- Ated listeners. 'How far did they fall? Were. they killed?"
 That I've don't know." replied the guide. "It was showing. and we could not see a dozen yards. We concluded to return for ropes, go back and as soon as 1t is light tomorrow make an They have provisions and Tasks of liquor. and if they are not killed we may save them"
 At this moment the landlord took up the end of the rope that had been scv- cred between Boyingham and Pendle- ton and scrutinized It. Presently he dropped it and went away.
 Why did you examine that roper asked guest.
 ITO see if 1t had been broken"
 'WellY'
 
 "It was broken. The end was frag ed"
 About midnight a party, provided with such paraphernalia as were neces sary to their purpose. made ready to start in quest of the missing guide and Pendleton. Lord Boyingham declared that there was no use in attempting Q reach them: that he had looked town into a crevasse several hundred