The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-17
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Z the waste and weaid-
All" said she. but YOU have de-
eived me before! I came here, a
traneer, trusting you. and YOU let me
ose my way. and wander, You
,rought me to n bad place, That
ras treason, rough wind and Eng
ish rain
Wait, wait cooed the unseen in
iuences; wait before you reproach
u.s. Is there not work which you
nay do here? Were you brought for
,othing to that lamp that shone IN
he dark
L know L was brought to news of
aunt Emma, though not to herself,
he girl admitted. Yes. you let me
lander, but you did bring me to
heller and safety in the end"
Unfortunately the Signeur Swan.
whose mission was to protect his
stronghold. did not understand wad-
ng ladies and horses. and felt con-
rinced that they were hostile. He
broke up vernon's curious mesmeric
i,eam by darting at her bare feet
md the nervous mare started SO that
he very nearly set a hoof upon the
scuttling pink toes Laughing and
Iplashing, the invaders vacated the
sacred waters; and gayly singing to
aerself. SuItana's mistress gathered a
handful of dry grass. wiped her feet,
md reshod herself with some diff
Guilty, brushed the earth from her
habit, and led the steed to where q
EASIER.
This is a strange place" she mu-
ted. II must come here again. 1t
q kind of sanctuary, where one
need Eever. think of Lady Bunbury or
Miss Tarlton, or even of Mrs. Trent" .
Sultana. too, evidently liked the
place. She shifted the air as IL it
.oid her secrets. They agreed to-
sether that it would be a pity to re-
urn to the road. They would across
he waste and see where they came
%, upon the other side. While the
run shone so bravely. and Vernon
knew east from west she could not
possibly get lost. The spirits Of the
lovely place whispered to her to trust
hem. and she felt as a child may
feel when unexpectedly caught up
INTO the arms of nurse or mother
1nspeakably safe and sheltered.
After q mile or two slow pacing by
devious routes among the clumps of
nramble and gorse. they came upon
lovely steep road. ascending a
gravelly hill. its lip over-arched with
flaming broom, and fringed with ha-
eel tassels. backed by feathery larcn
It was evident that they were cross
ing some kind of pass, and were
not likely TO find habitations until
they were over the summit. When
at last this was attained, they stood
above a roll of country. heaving In
bold pillows to the west, shone upon
by the vivid glory of the sinking sun
unspeakably impressive, but to Yer
non quite strange.
However. it seemed wisest to go on
and they began to descend the road
posed As they went on, the uglt-
ness of their surroundings grew more
marked, and they began to perceive n
the air that acrid smoky smell which
upon the clay there was no more
broom or heather or pines. Near
lines of hedges grew more and NOR.
dwarfsh Down below them, the haze
Of smoke hung over an unseen hoI-
low suggesting a village.
The road wound about. down ant
down. until Vernon began to realizt
that she must be a very long way
from home But as she had no ides
how to get back. she held on he1
course, until, rounding a corner, she
vas in full sight of extensive brick
AeIds. surrounded by clusters o
dwellings of the unsatisfactory ant
Inakeshipt description which the sud
den development of an industry in {
rural place calls into being.
BY the side of the road she wa
descending were cottages. the littl,
front gardens full of wall-fiowers ant
naroissus and forget me-nots. Ther
20 the left Of the road, her eye wa
caught by a sight less usual than i
should be in our land-a tall wooden
crucifx upreared by the wayside.
stood In an enclosure which was full
Of flowers: and behind it appeared
long erection of corrugated iron, will
a small bell turret at one end ,ant
over the door was the inscription, il
scarlet letters:
Mission Of the Resurrection.
The door of the mission churcl
stood open, showing curtains of darl
xoolen texture within
Vernon hesitated There Nigh
be somebody inside the church VIII
oeuld direct her back 10 Carronlss
But, glancing down the road. in tn
dazzle Of the low sun. she saw a. wo
man come out from a cottage door
and. looking up and down the roa,
as II In search of somebody, irnper
icusly beckon, as 1t seemed, to hei
She glanced behind TO see If Their