Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-24

yet. as though fascinated. he still sat.
his gaze fixed on the bit of white
drapery which was part of Marlshka.
He tried to imagine what Gortz was
saying to her, for he seemed to know
that Goritz was her companion, seemed
TO hear the murmur of their voices.
drapery vanished. reappeared. and Ma
riShka'S figure stood in the window,
leaning with one hand upon The case
ment, in silhouette against the Ilght'
And now quit" distinctly against me
velcety soft background Of the breath
| less night. the sound of her voice. re
, fined by the distance between them,
| but fearful in its tone and significance.
II am not afraid to die. Herr Cor
| itz." il said
! suddenly awakening from a bad dream
into a still more dreadful reality. Ma
! rishka still stood in the window, mo-
lioness. but the words that she had
spoken seemed to be ringing cndlcsSly
down the silent gorge and in his brain,
which was suddenly empty of all but
its echoes He wanted to shout TO
her a cry of encouragsment- and hope,
hut he remained silent, grlmIy "a'ch-
Marishka said something else, and
| ,hen turned into the room. viii
| through another window he saw the
! dark figure OF Goritz pass away from
her toward the outward wall. or Ma
! rishka he saw no more. but at intervals
he saw Goritz pacing to and tro.
How much longer Renwick waited ne
| found himself stumbling along the race
| of the mountain, sdsscending by the
way that he had come, Marishka words
singing their MESSAGE thtSugn tSus,nb aha tba
words had been meant for him instead
of Goritz. that Renwick. even in death.
should know of her danger and come
to her aid He was coming now, n3'
Nirit n.
armed with righteous wrath and rear
full lust for vengeance. He understood
what the message meant Hers was ii"'
a cry of despair. but OF deflance,
II am not afraid TO die" Nor was
Renwick-but to live were hetter-l"
live at least for tonight. Fury gave MN
desperation, but for the task before MN
that haste might send him hurting I"
the bottom of the gorge, he moved more
cautiously. stepping down with innhits
pains until he reached the brook c6 wn!cd
he crossed carefully, and theh hl"It"
back up the declivity toward the CASTE
The night was clear. stariit but moon,
less and the cliff he reached II looKeu
down upon him with majestic ana r S"slni . nd
disdaln The ages had passed over Hno
left il Scared and scared but sun oeI
fant and inaccessible. Renw,ck paseg
a moment to be sure of his ground ano
then boldly crawled up over tne caa"n '"
! I
until he reached the wall of SOLID rock
where he stopped again TO reealn n,S W
breath and examine the hssure 'n"t M ne
had studied earlier in the daE Wa
a cleft in the rock. the result oi l sol'lI
suhterranean upheaVal which had cauSeo
| tho whole crag TO settle into ltS paso
| a assure, originally mere crack Wn,Ei
| had heen widened and deepened ny tht
! erosion of time Tpon closer insps'.Ion
| if was larger than it had appeared lruu
/ below perhaps ten feet in Wldth az W,
| outside, and tapering gradually as II
He entered and ran his fingers alohs
/ its sides penetrating to its tuli utpi
,n,iI there was jusr room enough II
which TO wedge his bent hodF' I lme,
rising cautiously. seated, SO 10 sPsan
| upon the incline which seemed 20 De apEu W.
! thirty degrees from the vertical, ne utt
the iron-shod toes of his peasant poUI,
/ into the roughnesses of the wall peior )
| hin, and rose pushing with ELBOWS an
| arms where the wall was too snooth ISi
| a foothold.' 1t was hard work. ana az th'
| end of ten minutes, perspirlng proiuseE
| and leg and arm weary, he stopped upoi
! a nroiecting ledge. where he found
| nerfect balance for his entire booy' am
relaxed But he had gained hfty feet
/ Above him was the long streaK o
pallid light shimmering against IN
gloom Of the rock like the BLADE OF
naked sword, with its point far aooN'
him among the stars. For a tuIl nv
minutes he rested, and then went up
ward again, feeling with his hnger END