New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
Drawings by NJ. Tore Hood

Rookie here -hr.uici m suo"-H.i'c cloud Voi.- there
basknG 90 richest sunlight. II N.s many weeks before
thcayaauOhru, summer tourist, would turn chat peace
iIl valley and the trails that l.l far into the depths Il
the mountains into ,hattcriug. vapd pluiemouium.
She was the ouy guest 90 The H''I" SWISS Caao, mat
nestled among the trees ON kno that rose Just the
other side OF the rustic bridge ON which She stood save
for the house servants there seemed not 20 Dee even other
haugcf.on II Was isolation. with the edge just properly
removed for who more or less dcpcnirn, upon
the icshpots for creature comfort.
Suddenly She was startled by the sound Of heavy
object falling on the bridge behind her. With thoughts
oi bear, and other wild animals bringing into her mind,
She whif,i about expecting 20 aCc-shc knew not cH-
aoy what Blu, nothing met her gaze save the screen
Of the trees with the chalet nesting among thCin ui'
hcrcycs fell TO the bridge which She stood There lay
"a monkey wrench Of goody size. is she stopped 70
pick IL up swift glance around showed not only that
not "a soul was anywhere in sight. but that nowhere was
there any growth Of trees shrubs, nor even Of forest
debris enough to give ambush to a possible assiI-
ant.
Puzzled and in spite Of herself vaguely uneasy, il
exactly alarmed She started slowly for the chalet
Scarcely had she reached the end OF the bridge when her
ears caught something whIrrng through the air be-
hind her and she faced about expecting 90 catch her
foe red handed oil dropped almost at her feet the
vcid yellow stuff squirting out upon the tips Of her tan
shoes.
II was positively uncanny especially as another and
searching scrutiny Of her surroundings showed her
that there possible place Of ConCcalmcnt from
which the wrench and ocan might have been thrown.
' Nll Hiil' 'lIl VI apprehension anu 'S 'lllt
long enough 10 pick up the oilcan She quckcncd her
steps and was lust about to turn into the trail leading
straight up the hill TO the chalet when her sharpcncd
hearing there came the sound OF a call
A FINE, little thread Of a call it was, and quite as un-
canny in its timbrc its suggestion OF peculiar aoof
ness as the mystery OF the tools She held in her hands.
Yet she halted rcsoucly, her scanning the valley
in widening circles Again came the hail, still
thrcadkc yet sounding clearer and nearer, and the
truthful chroniccr confess that as she listened
Miss Payiar the tastdious the darling Of society
continents stood there agapc ike the vccst goose.
girl Again the call and this time she positively
jumped.
Alloy, Alloy there" the voice called. Look alott!
Look aloit,~
Mechanically her eyes lifted to the great mass Of
Mount Freehold, then Travelled slowly from peak to
peak OF the great mountains that incloscd the valley
"No no." the voice called. straight up,"
Scarcely believing her ears, She nevertheless threw her
head sharply back, and then fairly staggered at the
sight that met her eyes acroplanc poised high
above her its single occupant waving his hand energetic
ally at her.
Il want to come down. he said through mcgaphone
FIe'se ,itch mold OF the rope when IT comes within
reach and pull me down"
In horridcd amaze Katherine Playfair Rugged the
wrench ana the dripping olcan TO her breast and ia
zcdly watched the acropanc it slowly circcd about
gradually dropping lower, and then as il finally came
10 rest about two hundred feet above her its driver
began to let out rope hand over hand Had her life
depended upon it. she could not have moved and even
when the rope began to swing close to her head she
made no move 10 grasp it.
- want to come down. said the man again. Catch
hold Of that rope, won't YOU please and pull me down."
still Katherine Playfair stood moonlcss
What S the matter? Can't you hear" said the man
note Of evaporation beginning to appear in his voice
"ies-.yes- can hear Katherine managed finally
to gasp her voice sounding quccy as she tried to direct
it above.
~Ihen why don't you do as ask said the man
"Bccausc-bccause-
"Oh, rcd-handed poppycocll" exclaimed the man.
Don't be Boston, Just take hold Of that rope and pull
me down ''
But but-lm not strong enough said Katherine
How do you know said the man. "You haven't
even tried to see whether or not you could DO it."