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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1930-06-26, Page 2• Yi by.• d. 't think *� st , IK'm not gotnr to. e, -ata t an i significant crack in its out A f my c mfostable ,seat. ?He leafed b�ck hilly. ,;Fl eenti'pede crawl d ea'• ;!I Qwn�up• Chrilcl's PiGayer By B.ETTGURRE Let me 'Please, oh Mother dear -lay my bead upon your breast And in silence surely • feel, Here, at last, I can find rent. ed, outroZn the ander side the table -top. onto his coat. He brushed it rcl whose nature they could aY• . SYNOPSIS 1pcwming hi rise. of the water Slackened. ' divine, only 'dim-ly.T It remain, Attempts have been made on the life with a muffled report, the fawn Spoil It became Stationary, pf Elise Mnea rip owner of a coffee . Inch b i chit Part• Verde, Brazil., wall toward' the lake collapsed a �-� � Slowly began to fall. n y n, then, Slanration, near o Several ail Vilak,io Elise's .line occur- huge. wave red against it. Aam'ad, crept down' the walls, exposing now; red, and eakElise s cousin and pro= from: g a wider the black seat 'of a' broken chair, now Elise s enemy? is that .he bottom oof salt' noting; r e standing on mountain spreading Elises enemy,. is at the and widgr as and: want, it circ!; d duke the Boor, ops now 'with a pots lswish vane' ews' ,comes that the hurtled to r dam at vs o's : as , at t od tower, •and hot wa . Vale- , ! ,eek swee tug A��i'a ees� !? al9s, lnw fishing and exposing the muddy, floor r P itself s . : . The . clinibed down from • the' table Y, and, going to; one:,of the• windows, ,at: teinted °t,► r• out 't'o-'u ateh .the re - eat o - the,e sing water. But the dL - ap . n trot 'thee night ;appearing of ;the 'moon 1}.., , 'g s'eemed:••permanent, their eyes. •could not pierce the - obscurity They, could. gauge' its fall. sem:what, howefuere. by he owi'n faietnesrof.the•:murmur the. . i . , : e and it s'eddies as they dropped lbw t lower •down the slight rises'on which stood. the house and tower. "Wonder how Prentiss fared.. in all this?"' Vilak said. -.He stretched` again. the trouble N A '1 a broken and c Elise and, Lincoln Nunna9 y lying Sheds anything 1 ride to : 'rrhrch citric warn. Prentiss; Theyaare fired upon.: ,within . its fierce embrace: �•: front•the ,woohe'end :Vilakthen .deter- 5,w on wave.caneedownuponthe' t , e threat •of floods re a A sec d, inmost, tha tPre _ . - . i ,_ the.Oen' . •-it swirled up •tire ground around -'f ke to: get: Prentiss out in opehu •first•, r. Hokin „ at93lie . e.,•mi. ht' be : murdered by itis. the 'tower- arid began g, . that e g ,de. t h ernselves • • `. barrtca.... , h . foundation ,stones• Tbe • three xnsid+4. nemies; They n a tower ;and are •besieged. 'When watched it -fascinated, tried •to distin- t ammunition sett low Vilak anti their : a m g fished whethe.�' the; ]Slack, forms bob-. th n► � •. e ell antra 'and'ge to •Blow its rest v�ere:branches'or:inert. • . ell 0 dyke • , l ' :l lake. • e.. bing on, , c ,, Cloud Ng the.dltke ho�ding a -.s • • But'tho •moon..had„ gyne:'urnder a �� •,,, , , •• again and;'•they,couid. see clearly only, • • CHAPTER; LXX. .: : • a few -feet 'ah ad..: Five ni nutes passed. -'Ten minutes: The waterhhhad. trickling.over: the taco -taco, that strange South Amer- oar -sill.. The 'old man eyed it : er. t e - A 'ran animal which like the. mole, lives 'hensiv ly Vilak caught his glances �I cannot find the words to tell you, :What burns in my heart so deep;. Just let; nue; Mother, like a child Sit near youand softly ween.. . Do 'not question; Such, a . child Cannot find expression For the thoughts that Mack the mind rAnd that need suppression,'•, h, . • Eve hin ' is still too,; new;' . i~Yt g Do nor know its name; Only lately have '!'.learnt ;To know—love, and'' pain' Let. ranee Please„, ]1'iotlter• ale e s fl ay mY�`head.ttpon Your, F • •.T . And. in silence surely feel, .1 i That• with your love I,•am blessed! . Memories' e "No u'se worrying;'Naniiy.'eerily. a Elise vigorously .slapped 'a:foot which • a , „ h always esonanroursd:, begaig. its: fan- tastic.,. resonant hammering beneath them. The green caterpillar, which had crawled up' the wall, now crawled 1' 'down again and vanished into the crack from which ''t had come. Fifteen minutes..Shots : rang out from the trees` near"the gate. Elise's. powder-smoked:lips quivered.Twenty minutes. Still' no sign of the two men •.who had departed. ..Elise rested her weary Wrist,.. "Do. you think . he's . . hit?" . she "asked slowly. "No no' ... Er • . no." : The old map's voice expressed a cheerful- 'ness he did riot feel. "He's all right." "Let use tie upyour arm main. The bleeding's reconuneneed." • . She made the bandage tighter. • As -•'she 'did so, the door opened. cautiously: Vilak stepped inside. His clothes were '•covered with inud, his face '.scratched with brambles- . • "Bad shots," he grunted.. "Or they would have had me. Moon Went under for a minute...' Thought 1 'was safe but it came Out in a hurry and they, saw me: Fuse's lit all right" The old: man wonderingly watched him shtt the door. "Where is ' .. er Prentiss?" ."Went over. .to , the house to get something. Said' he'd 'he back in, a minute" • Once more the log 'thundered against the gate• 'with an ''increased Violence which showed that' the at- tackers had well profited by .their rest, The iron, weakened" -by the previous assaults, could „iso longer resist the tremendous blows rained upon it. 'It cracked explosively. . "Broken ;through," ' • Vilak snapped,g "The water'll;have.to be fast." •. A torch glared along the creek, then • another and another. "Try to smoke ,us out, .probably.' Won't get them very far, when , we're in this stone tower." h • One torah seemed to speed through the•gate. Vilak fired. The torch went out. A moment later all the 'torches,. were extinguished. Vilak swiftly glanced at his watch. "Fuse been burning seven minutes," he said placidly "Two minutes over- due as nearly ds I can •calculate a makeshift affair. Our friends are now , undoubtedly crawling through the gate. If it doesn't go off soon, we'll be•'in trouble. Wonder what's keeping Prentiss." , He slipped a pellet of betel into his nreelth and fixed his -gaze. tipdn his watch. A bit of mortar loosened by the firing, dropped down upon his • l She made the bandage tighter- As she did so, the door opened . cautiously. Vilak stepped inside. By BETTY GQURRE I found a rose in an 'old, old• book,. Hidden 'away in a dusty nook.. In a summer.,hodse by a.rippltng brook! It had ' shrivelled and • died'' in that • going to 'ave a race clown the ilia — fumble•dawn shed 1. 1.Tit-Bits. Had no bright green leas or petals • of red, ' But, it brought,' to my, mind • a romance Tong dead' ' .. 1. j• 111.0011 dens' . the:g*0 •Lemon , P.udding ° Juice.o;P 11emion,and the grated rind i emon. 1 coli sugar, yolks of, -two.• of %.. lemon, . eggs'• :(b'eeten.wyel•L)•;' 1 •teaspo'on of , to liutter,.';e tablespoons,'flour, el melted ... • cu.p •sweet'•'inilk h .�i in following., '`etliodt�.&irt•to8�et•e,. .M l , os.der:'Sugar, juice and rind of lemon, . egg -•Yolks, , 'butter, •flour, male" and,, lastly, fold in beaten whites of eggs. Voir into buttered pudding -dish, sett dish in large► 'pan of w^ter and bakei. r. 90 minutes. • "'Why are j ou.' stoPpipg here?" :he, :..• asked; nervously. • • • "It's all right, guienos " the ettendr, ant replied. "I' only waiting fr`iuy Mate, with another . old 'gent •W'e're • .:y$portng • . S Old Brown had ha.d.a'•ter!ible nit rn- a in : • He .was unable::to watk,. ani!. diad engaged a: pian to ,pull' frim aaout• In on valid's chair. • Tevecle' they.;,h'ad 'an. nearly 'been •crushed.under ;a: traiiica>,, and 'wire the invand-chair .man had; nlricost' dropped. his. chai�ge into :a ger: •' ; .. . They 'halted' at the top. of a *very steep hill. At first Brown •welcomed, the halt. But at last he began to get estless • lit hip cigaret: The trickle became more rapid. Vilak held out his eigaret case. The old man shook his head "I tell you there's no use worrying," Fragrant and sweet in that 'old book it lies, ' And though its. long; long ago, and I'm old and wise -• • Minerd's Drives Away the; Headache. Little Jdsepla had recently' taken up the study of. physiology, , which he fotradriointerestiagehat he was eager 'aPplyi.lis' teachings le ,the home. Particularly as regarded the daily or approve • uncomprornisingly frail his Physiological winder& One even- ing hie 'aunt' Was serving seine freih higly ‘'How 'abeut this eider be- loeking very serioue, replied, "I ...don't -"think it is very .gotul for us, uncle Contains 1.0 per cent. alcohol!" "Ip that go?" said uncle' William. "Well, how can you. explain the. case of our gresii many apples; made cider by the barrel, and all his' the :dratik quanti- ties Qg it, aeil,'Yet lived to be 94 years old?" Little • Joseph felt; his ' pet ,study was heing severely assailed, 7 and it was necessdry ler him- to de- fend. it With a clinching arguthent, so, with quivering lips, ' he staminered, "Well, I—I'll—bet he Wasn't very healthy when. he died!" Great inventions7-• are' often the :Sim: pleat: .The architect took the door off a clothes 'closet and called a break- fast nibeik. Frei:mei Ferguson gives' S:.•.:10.1in:4. • all the Credit. for Canada"; Preigrees to datee. Evidentle Meet 'of the niiiney. Men of Canada" eras „eel:steel,. lee Europe this AlIttaltitil for less money • ,The fsmous Passion Play is ' '-clraWing added thousands. Its 44, -August, an51 September, the ' crowd hai. passed—there's choice of .accornmddations had gone to sleee; the old mareshiftel the ;bandage, to euriously regard the In a quarter of an hour they were Vilak wen' t on, his eyes again at -the flashing his electric torch on the water Window. "Either the. water rises, and n the low gully which lay between the makee the tower collapse, or it doesn't. tower and the house. "Be dovin enough These are the only two things that can to get egress in a few rninates," he muddy black hair arid a few of the possibly' happen, 'If it collaphes, then said :thoughtfully. • "Funny about grains fell intt? one ef: Elise's eyes. it'll be time to think about it Mean- Prentiss. Welt a little while, and if Quickly; dextrously, he began to re- while, We've done evetything we can, he doetn't tome we'll go Out to look move them. and there's nothing to be gaieed by, for him." A flash of light colored the -sky be- gettieg pervoui sheet it. "Wish it I , §bon after the odd trio slushed 'hind the Mese; the rear of a power- wasn't so confounded darL Could see iihroughthe mild to the house. Vilik's ful explosion shook the , ground. then whether our friends had gotten lantern sprayed. the gloomy exterior "There it goes," Vilak murmured. away or tot. Wonder what's happen- vvith it white, circle of light. "Pren- The roar of the explosien was fol- ed to Prentiss?" lid eitended.the eig- tiss!" he Shouted. Thepe- Was no ao- rowed: by the clatter of crashing rocks, 'aid ease to Elise. "You're net goirig giver. "Prentise! Where the devil gra then the steady, dull thunder of rush- to desert nie too, are you, cousni? • you?" he galled again, tinakingri mega - big water. 'Frightetied ehouts 'arose She brtished her hair back from her phorte of his hands to shin greater , from the betties at the. creek; tint bleckened .fece. "Surely 191- smoke volume. ' • . ' - • -watchers in the towers could see. with yee." She smiled faintly. "Not His only %TOY waS a Wolf -like howl shadows scurrying frantieally about, one of yours . . . if you don't Mind." from an aguara off 'in the forep His some dodging back to the gate through The old man decided to join them. great blond eyebrows puckered. "Fun - which they hall come others racing to f Vilak took the candle 'from the corner, -nY. Mighty funny. . . :Let's go in- : the house, all fleeing frem the unseen.* lit the eigarets; then put the cand e sule." upon a shelf. The water began to in- Thciy.enteved the desolate structure. undate The room- " Again they 'walked through erunibline- Vilak sled, as he pushed a heavy table ruins Of a kitchen- They Peered into "Might as well get comfortable," living rooms, moldering hedrooms, the ' towaed the centre ot the room. "If we every musty cupbeard-arid pried itto all sit on this, we may riot get so wet." every skeleton 'of an attic.. In ore They climbed up. "More water tharethall evhieh formed the gloomy eritranee I expected," he wen on. "Lake either :to tho forlort brilding Were a few deeper, or we started that one next tp ;muddy prints which Vilak had no dif- RIGLEY it on a little voyage, too. One thires .ficulty in recognizirg is the marks of rises, the more ground it has to cover. !,:tantly weee: Beyond this th'ere was li our favor: the higher the water Ithe heavy huntirg shoes Prentiss eon- , , Certainly oughtn't rise rauch.more. Lot:hirer,. Man: and dog as welt had Wrie,,*.eils 'creates pep ,and• erge iled-keeps you aerie! A 50 neatest they save 'On . froth going to sleep at the wheel • tlakes hey stretched ,ciut on the table, 1th ir feet overhaaging .the edge, the (To be 'confirmed.) old man, watching the waiter ereeping ;higher and hikher up Ole Walls. Elise r leaning down and trying to mash some ' ' of the powder stain,s from her eyes , Mal mouth. in •Whitsentide corigress, and added Th6 water climbed half way- up the ; , table, then eeared the tan. The towev I __ausdhel. to the legion of ertisting Ger-, gave A slight grivee Anti a ear) :ap-+4.14°4'444=tle's" tle"l'e.vz'a-TQld) i' `'dli ..tklumaily ietilis cizall'ef i...44.1.e_bit 0 'ile.l. said , Vie organization' would strive to schemes AN -11101 inight partly1 gave .the . 11,Reftee te werry uetil it gets at AlotoringeMilie rays: "Not ell the - Iraq a couple of feet bi2her• Then i wnoderr-Iteaded drivers are; foute on ing fr.revin. 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