The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-02-07
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A Story Of a Fortune Hunter. In
the Swiss Alps
By r. A. mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
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lnterlaken, in the Swiss Alps, is a
central point for tourists for making
excursions either into the neighboring
valleys or on to the mountains. The
town, which is simply cluster OF
hotels with a casino, is built on a
plain between two lakes, deriving its
name from its location, each lake
about ten or a dozen miles long and
about mile wide. To the south Of
these lakes rise the peaks Of the Ber-
nese Alps-the Eiger, Jungfrau, Monch
and others. From 1nterIaken cog
railway carries tourists UP steep In
clines to Grindelwald. Scheidig, and
thence down to Lauterbrunnen From
Lauterbrunnen one may be swung up
by cable several thousand feet to Muir
rem. where 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 Mr..
Archie Pendleton of Chicago. Miss
Denton was an heiress. while Mr..
Pendleton was young lawyer Of
moderate means who had but recently
been admitted to the bar.
Touring in Europe affords every ia
cility for 1ovemaking, and Pendleton
had availed himself of the opportunity
to WOO Miss Denton. He seemed about
to secure the prize when young
Britisher, heir to an earldom, came
upon the scene. and it became a de
between him and the American.
Pendleton had the modification and
disappointment to see his suit held up
by nothing more or less than title.
Worse than this. from the time Lord
Boyingham entered the contest for
Miss Denton's hand he treated the
Chicagoan with that towering superb
GRITTY which has made John Bull I'M
popular with all other races.
There are hotels at Scheidig, and it
had been arranged that the ladies Of
the party should put up at one of them
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
Pendleton conveyed nothing more than
good will The men moved of, en-
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.
1t was 10 o'clock when the climbers
started and the day was fine. Through
a telescope on the porch they were
watched, being occasionally seen like a
dotted line far up on the mountain side
About noon the weather began to
thicken, with frequent snow furries,
and they were visible no longer.
1t was nearly night when two Of the
party, Lord Boyingham and one Of
the guides, Hans Dyckman, returned,
their blanched faces and agitation
denoting there had been an accident.
where are the others?" asked a
clamor of voices in tones of dread.
Lost, fear" said Boyingham.
AT IAAQl LAOluCAl lGlld OCulOu
those about the returned climbers and,
hearing Boyingham's words, staggered.
What has happenedY' asked all at
once
''Tell them. Hans" said Boyingham.
''The snow covered our way" said
Hans, land getting on was difficult
We were crossing a ridge. Brouwer
was in advance, with Mr.. Pendleton
next his lordship third and l fourth,
all bound together by the rope. Brou-
wer and Mr. 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. 1t had
broken between Brouwer and Mr.. Pen
dleton. His lordship was on the edge
of the divide. Presently there was an
other jerk. Mr.. Pendleton went down,
and his lordship fell back, / catching
him in my arms"
but the othersp exclaimed the ex-
cited listeners. "How far did they
fall? Were they killedT
'That we don't know" replied the
guide "It was showing. and we could
not see dozen yards. We concluded
to return for ropes, go back and as
soon as it is light tomorrow make an
investigation. 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 sew
cred between Boyingham and Pendle-
ton and scrutinized 1t. Presently be
dropped it and went away.
why did you examine that roper
asked guest
''To see if 1t had been broken"
"WellY"
1T was broken. The end was frag-
ed
About midnight 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
to reach them; that he had looked
down into a crevasse several hundred
feet deep, into which he was sure they
had fallen. He declined to go back
with the party, making an excuse that
he had been so "cut up" by the acci-
dent and the loss of the two men that
he would be of no use In the rescue
Since no one was wanted In the party
who could not assist 1t was deemed
best for him to remain in the hotel.
The party started about / o'clock.
They could travel over known path
till nearly dawn, which would bring
them near the scene of the accident
as soon as it was light enough to see