Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-15

In his mind how to meet the emer
gency, she stood at his side, his equa
he knew, in courage daring and re-
source, and answered his rapid qucs
= lions as 70 possible gutcwnys OF
v escape. The rain, which had been
ubating, now ceased, but from every
: assure In the mountains came the roar
: of rushing water, and little openings
OF rock and waterway that might have
offered chance when dry were now
out of the question. In fact, 1t was
Mans belief that before morning wa.
ter would be running over the main
rail itself
Yet" said De Spain finally, before
morning we must be long way from
this particular spot Nan. Sassoon
has posted men at the neck OF the
gnp--thats the first thing he would do.
I'll tell YOU" he said suddenly, as
when after long uncertainty and anx.
iol~ doubt one chooses AN alternative
ana hastcns 10 follow II. Retreat Is
The thing for us, Nan. Let's make for
Music mountain ind crawl into our
cave I'LL morning. Lefeyor will get
In here some time tomorrow. Then
we can connect with him"
Realizing that no time was to be lost,
they set out on the long Journey. Ev.
cry foot of the troublesome way of.
iercd difficulties. Water lmpeded them
continually. Nan picked their trail.
liut for her perfect familiarity with
every foot Of the ground, they could
not have got 10 the mountain at all.
When they got to the mountain trail
Itself they found their way swept by
mad rush of failing water, its deafen.
INK roar puncturcd by fragments OF
loosened rock which, swept downward
from ledge TO ledge, spill and thun.
drred us they dashed themselves
against the mountninSlde. On pro
tected floor the two stood for mo
mont, listening to the roar of the CATH
raet that had cut them off their refuge.
mo use Nan" said De Spain.
There isn't any other trail, is therei'
She told him there was no other.
And this will run all night. Henry"
she said, turning to him and as II
thinking Of question she wanted to
ask, how did YOU happen TO come to
me tonight when | wanted you sol"
Il came because you sent for me-"
he answered, surprised
"liut ! didn't send for you"
lie stopped, dumfounded. what
do You mean, Nam" he demanded I'm.
easily, 81 got your message on the
telephone last night, In my office OF
Sleepy Cnt, from man that refused
TO give his name"
Il never sent any message to you"
she Insisted In growing wonderment
II have been locked In q room for
three lays dearie The Lord knows
! wanted TO send you word. Who ever
telephoned message like that2 Was
II Il trap TO get you in heref"
He told her the story-of the siren.
uous efforts he had made to discover
the identity of the messenger-and
how he had been baked "No mat
ter said Nan at last 1T couldn't
have been trap II must have been
friend. surely not an enemy.
"llcnry" every time she repeated
his name De Spain cared less for
what should happen in the rest of the
world, what are we going TO do now1
We can't stay here all highland
take what they will greet US with In
the morning"
lie answered her question with an
other: What about trying to get out
by FL Captain
She started In spite Of herself. ut
would be certain death, Henry"
Il don't mean at the worst 10 try
to cross it till we get a glimpse of
daylight, But it's quite way over
there The question is, Can we find
a trail up to where we want to GOT"
81 know two or three" she an.
swered, IF they are only not flooded"
The storm seemed to have passed,
but the darkness was intense. and
from above the northern Superstitions
came low nutterings of thunder Com
PEELED ~ strike out over the rocks to
get up 10 any Of the trails toward Ell
Captain, Nan, helped by De Spain
when he could help, led the ascent
toward the first ledge they could hope
to follow on their dangerous course.
The point at which the two climbed (
almost five hundred feet that night
up Music mountain Is still pointed
out in the gap. No person, looking
at that confused wall, willingly be-
lleyes II could ever have been scaled
in the dead of night Torn, bruised
md exhausted, Nan, handed up by her
lover, threw herself at last PROSTATE
on the ledge at the real beginning of
their trail, and from that vantage point
they made their way along the east
ern side OF Music mountain for two
miles before they stopped again to
rest
1t was already well after midnight.
A fayorlng spot was seized on by De
Spain for the resting place he wanted.
A dry recess beneath an overhanglng
wall made shelter for the fire that
ne insisted on building to warm Nan
n her soaked clothing. 1t was dam
,erous, both realized, to start a fire,
nut they concealed the blaze as best
hey could and took the chance-a
'hance that more nearly than any that
lad gone before, cost them their
ives.
The mutterings above the noun
aims now grew rapidly louder. and
While the two lowered over the fire,
thunder squat, rolling wildly down