New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12

hour Of the peasants simple supper and the 'npp''
table dh0tc.
rb. kew fitted easily. and presently the three "crc
ca,nbering the dizzy cork>crcw stairs OF stone pHe
hundred and eghty-four, counted Arthur "a They
mounted the last stair and stepped out upon the p"'
form above the west end OF the nave.
When they stood on the verge all Brittany seemed
s,road AZ their feet. tccmng with legend and uau.
lore Beyond the quaint gray gables OF the Tow" ''
,bc Green slopes Of its mount, the river wound a'
toward the sea- On each hand rose the lacy pnut ID
towers Blu, it was the carved group IN front thar cn
chained the interest Of Arthur Ives.
~BcboU The statue Of King Gralon,' exclaimed
Codic uncovcring his head with grand gesture
The eian, horse and his giant rider, a King ~ lbs
crorn Stood on the verge OF the platform, gazing down
over the rnarkctplacc toward the winch bad buried
the beautiful city Of y.
Il want 20 sit on the horse as the man u-'d p" i'.
aid Arthur uncxpcctclv 81 want 20 know how 4 ict
C,dc uttered an involuntary exclamation and spraug
forward What would these mad Americans DO ncNf
40 can climb up By myself all right. Arthur
rejected his fathers profTcrcd hand and '''d
gilcv 10 the broad back Of the stone quadrupci Bat
I've, and Cadic each secretly graspcd corner 81 tie
bow, little Jacket and held il firmly. Cadic had urno!
pale: but he said nothing. II Wa not ms busne>~ :"
cxDostrlatc with the careless father Of adventurous
Arthur chung ABOUT the "t9' VI t.'' ''' ''''f
Gee, its high up here isn't it, Il makes me Dizzy ="
look down" he said closing his eyes Proppcd by tie
other two he could not fall. at gycs You the queer
feeling" said Arthur 1T seems as If wa, part 81 "
fairy tale"
YES YOU had better take care his father teaNed
you might get into story and not be able 10 get on.
again How would you Ike To- turn 70 stone ana speh'
the res, Of Your days up here, Arthur?
The bow laughed rather ncrvousy. 81 guess II be
getting down now he said. 1T makes me have creep
in my toes
Cadc had been waiting patiently, with both handS
cl,,chcd in Arthur's twccds He too had closed MS
eyes l. made him dizzy the boy on that aeri".
perch Has the little man seen enough; he ASKED
rather TREMENDOUSLY, as Arthur stood once more hrmF
upon the platform we one hundred feet above 'he
marlctp ace-qute a tumble! It waa from mere '"'
last cupbcarer fell.
~Fcli," exclaimed Ives with a shudler. You dt n"'
mention that before. How was it,"
"IIcrve Gloancc was perhaps not quite steady that
morning explained Cadic He had been celebrating
the night bcfore-what would you? He drank o'i the
wine; but when he came TO toss the cnp-thc same
which my grandfather won, and which have IN my
possession to this day-he lost his balance and ''H
down into the square. The market being crowded "'h
citizens made il most unpleasant La La
Did it kill him:" qucrcd Arthur.
But certainly, my boy, answered Cailc Ills neck
was broken
come. let us go down., said Ives hastily. I've had
enough oi this take il that is one reason why they
came 20 give up the ancient festival ! would never
have lc' YOU climb upon the back If
that horse if had heard the story
first: Arthur