Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-08

weakness: shs had eaten nothing
since morning, and the nervous shock
and strain through which she had
zone had reduced her to a pitiabie
condition.
Her luncheon had fortunately SIS
capped unharrned. In q big pocket OF
her short skirt there wss q small
flask of whiskey. which her Uncle
Robert had required Aer to take with
her. She felt sick and faint, but she
knew thnt she mus eat Fl she was to
make the Journey, difficult as It might
prove. back to the camp. She forced
herself to take the first mouthfui OF
bread and meat she had brought with
her. but when she mad taated she
needed no further incentive, she ate
to tho Hast crumb: she thought this
waA the time she needed stimulants,
too, and mingling the cold water from
the brook with q little OF the ardent
spirit from the hask, Hhesdrank. Some
suf the chill had worn on, N OF the
fatigue had gon6.
She o to her feet and started
down sfhe canon; her bloody sweater
still lay on the ground with other
things 81 which abe Was Needless. It
had grewp cclder. but she realized
that the climb down the canon would
put Ter staEnant blood IN circulation
and All would be well.
Before shA+Aegan the descent OF the
pass, she cast one long glance back
ward whittier the man had gone.
Whence came he, who was he. what
had he seen, where YVES hs nowr She
thanked God for his interference in
one breath and hated him for his
presence In the other.
Thu whole sky was now black with
drifting clouds. fightning flashed above
her head, muttered peals OF thunder.
teFrifleaily ominous, rocked through
the silent Mills. The noise was low
and subdued, but almost continuous.
With = singular and uneasy feeling
that she was being observed. she
started down the canon, plunging des-
psrately through the trees. ieaping the
brook from side to side whore 1t mar
rowsd. secking ever the essiest way.
She struggled on, panting with sud
den tn~explicable terror almost as bad
az that which had overwhelmed her
an hour bsfore-and growing more
intense every moment, to such q tragic
pass had the day and its happenings
brought her.
Poor girl, awful experiences really
WAS to be hers that day. The fRfes
sported with her--todily fear, out
ragged modesty, mental anguish and
now the terror Of the storm.
The clouds seemed to sink lower.
Until they almost closed about her.
Long gray ghostly arms reached out
toward he It grew darker and dark
or In the depths OF the canon. She
screamed aloud-in vain.
Suddenly the rolling thunder peals
concentrated, balls of fire leaped out
OF the heavens and struck the noun
tains where she could actually see
them. There were not words to de-
scribe the tremendous crashings
which seemed to splinter the hills. to
bs succeeded by brief periods OF 81
ienne, 10 be followed by louder and
more terrific detonations.
In enc OF those appalling alrerna-
tons from sound to silence she heard
= human cry--an answering cry to
her own7 It came from the hills be-
hind her. It must pr6ceed, gns
thought, from the man. She could
NOT meet unat man. although q
craved human companionship rs level
before. she did not want his. She could
not bear It Better tbs wrath Of
God, the fury OF 'ths tempest.
Heedless OF the sharp note af warn
Ing, OF appeal, In the voice ere II was
drowned by another roll OF thunder,
she plunged On In the darkness. The
canon narrowed here; shs made her
way Down the Lodges, lsaping reck-
lessly from rock to rock slipping,
falling, grazing now a side. now
the other, hurting herself forward with
white face and bruised body and torn
hands Anda throbbing heart that would
fain burst it's bonds, There was once
an ancient legend, q human creature.
menaced BY all tho furias, pitilessly
pursued by every esnalefic spirit OF
earth and air; Ike him this sweet
young girl, Innocent, lovely, erstwhiie
happy. fed before the storm.
4 mr. H. FFA-ktser a1 FI