The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
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that, sir" said the girl, and, spring.
ing from the saddle, deftly secured
him. Then turning her back toward
the Mount, a shadowy pyramid in the
distance, she seated herself in the
grass with her eyes to the woods.
Rot long, however, did my lady re-
main thus; soon rising, she walked
toward the shadowy depths. At the
verge she paused; her brows grew
thoughtful; what was 1t the woods
recalled? Suddenly, she remembered
"a boy she had met the night she
left for school so long ago, had told
her he lived in them. She recalled,
too, as a child, how the woman, Marie,
who had been maid to her mother,
had tried to frighten her about that
sequestered domain, with tales OF
fierce wild animals and unearthly
creatures, visible and invisible, that
roamed within.
She had no fear now, though faint
rustlings and a pulsation Of sound
held her listening. Then, through the
leafy interstice, cleaning and flash
ing, as II some one were throwing
Jewels to the earth, lured her on to
the cause Of the seeming enchant
ment-a tiny waterwall!
The moment passed; still she lin
gersd. Around the Mounts high top
her own home, only trRnEcendent al
lsnce relgned: here was she Surround'
ed by babbling voices and all manner
OF merry creatures-liVely little sQuir'
rels; winged insects, romping In the
twilight shade, a portly and well-sat
istied appearing green monster who
regarded her amicably from a niche
of green. A butterfly, poised and
waving it's wings, held her a lone
time--until she was suddenly aroused
by the wood growing darker. Raising
her eyes, she saw through the greer
foliage overhead that the bright SKY
had become sunless. At the same time
rumbling detonation, faint, far-oft
broke in upon the Whisperings ant
| tinklings of that wood nook. Getting
then walked away.
Near the verge Of the sand, SaladiT
greeted her with impatience, tossing
his head toward the darkening heav
ems Nor did he wait until she was
| fairly seated before starting back a
rapid gate along the shore. But the
girl offered no protest; her fac'
showed only enjoyment. A little wilC
no might be at times, as became one
of rugged ancestry, but never vicious
only headstrong! And she didnt
mind that
Already had he begun to slack that
first laundering pace when something
white-a veil, perhaps, dropped from
the cavalcade of lords and ladies some
days before on the land and waited tc
the beach-futtered like live thing
suddenly before him. In his tense
mood, Saladn, affrighted, sprang tc
one side; then wheeling outright
madly took the bit in his teeth. Per
force his mistress resigned herself
sitting straight and sure, with LITTLE
hands hard and firm at the reins
Saladin was behaving very badly, but
at least he was superb, worth con
Quering, If
A brief thrill Of apprehension seized
her as, again drawing near the point
of land, he showed no signs Of yield
ing; resisted all her attempts to turn
to direct him to It. With nostrilE
thrust forward and breathing strong
he continued to choose his owl
course; to whirl her on; past the
promontory; around into the grea
bay beyond-now vast expanse, OF
desert Of sand, broken only, about half
way across, by the small isle o.
Casque. Toward this rocky forma
ton, a pygmy to the great Noun
from which 1t lay concealed by thu
intervening projection of land, th'
horse rushed.
On. on! In vain she still endeavoreC
to stop him; thinking uneasily o
stories the fishermen told Of thi
neighboring coast; Of the sands tina
often shifted here, setting pitfalls TO
the unwary. She saw the sky grow
yet darker, noted the nearer flashing
of light, and heard the louder rumb
lings that followed. Then present..
another danger she had long been con
scious Of, on a sudden became real.
She saw, or thought she saw, a fain
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the sky where the yellow sand
touched the sombrous horizon. An
saladin seemed to observe 1t, too; t
detect In 1t cause for wonder; reaso
for hesitation. At any rate, that heat