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"Well, yes," said the Onbiel "I do, but you do not give me time. The fact is, gartlemen I have to ask your pardon." "It is not every, als
THE HONGKONG VALLY Fhood, SATURDA¤, AUGUST 99rs, 1899.
Al Tabould like to vid Anderson, commcig ble breakfast and looking tienidly from one to the other.
op waves just nonum tad sarnos. You will havo enough to look at till we retura?
Is there any danger?! The breakfast want on in-silence for a few Not the slightest, unless you wilfully, walk
| Into it. Now, Valter, vorwort: { " minutes.
BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN; Olen 1 Den suis at liberty to salost has AUTHOR OF "A GOLDEN DREAM," "Tanjug end Dame, coldly and his dis PARBON & DUMforų” » The MASTER OF (barem a pleasa the Dolorel, who
TEZ CELEMOVIES," "BLACK BLOOD, -xolaired, quickly.
OR THE LASK THAT LOY <n i
Goro. I opologies for my rudeness, and SOLDIER.” “A Mist of
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06!"said Front. "that's it.. Very well then,
MONEY," &C., &C.
CHAPTER IX.
ANOTHER RESCUE.
*Auat!ant! where see you?" Hoster caflet again and again, hut there, was answor; and at last..growing alarmed, abe ascunded to the path, looked about hor, saving nothing, but becoming conscious of a pecație: leur soniarbat similar to that emitted by her Eutior's cizat.
She can't have gone back, thought Hester Thon, ulei. “ Anut, whore aeg you
As she spoke she caught a glimpse of a white does through the trees, and stopped off the path
Josemad.
Oh. aunt, is that not too near the edge P" she said. merrily. "Come busk, madam. It is say then to meo'd now."
As Heater spoke she desusaded slowly from pins to piso, and then stopped shoet as abe oame Tally in stelt of her aunt clinging to the três and staring with a posutiar axed expression dowa into the valley.
"Aunt. what is the matter? Come back From there.".
Sat there was no reply. It was as if this figars before her wers paralysed, or suffering from some terr bls tack of nightmed, so matjonline and Azed did it seva.
For a few inomanis the strange nervous affc tion sword to have attacked Haster, but she mastered it, aut, fully realising the dsager, now beg to degraud enntiously toward where the piral and woman clang. But she bad not gone many garis before a voice fro: above roared “Stop! troves, was erplaínot simply soonch, for Dana and Freat cums harrying down from where theg Ead been parchal, some eighty or a hundred yards owny, a mine nook to which they had climbed at
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"I do not quitu Ellow yea," said Anderson, They would spoil its gbrions emplosing, my] friend meas, and Dasné,
"Ob, Iseo. Yo of course. Bat. Vien, you The Coinnal frowned, and then smiled as legals have a companiec, and that makes all the
affarenés.””. Woald you mind telling me your eme
old gentleman, I'll take one of these cigars."
held out kis mÅD."
bo to go down a transidious slapa wḥarmall was black and bars; Frazt and the gu do to assis higher and higher till within five minutes of the time foretold, he stark his hat on the top of his jos age, and waved it from the show on the peak.
Seu him, Valter
"Yes, hare; he is waring his hand torahat No, it is the sun shining on a patch of date. 1
cannot see him.”
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be tṇrnal from tămato sina to exfont a lúak to there are in few vinitors.
Don't hang of it. thank gondoms, mid the lawyer. Frant, in spite of his heary que "Never mind" sail Prat, lecking at hi They planet et ons into a top rally which Frans, eating ong as if her laying in pregnen sing the lightest and most active of watch. Aid Come on down. vishin far loys over the monalain
foto al var the roots, then at last by many 'n siz-zur to where this attenti edelman valar Yering wirimating stream ht bir-bottom: Bawel au the glacier
cay the in seat tipit vilas tik a far how the gelly and orauing this they-TO-TER vas few as foul wives vel diabod along the side of the gorge, and in four HONGKONG TELEPHONEEXCHANGE.
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Alice Mom. Hapital Bankier Corpo, gargle of the matar that teiaried down from the go. Where's De
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"And you are the son of- "Admiral Praat, E.N."
And yours, sirgtinued the Colorat "For bo it from me to set charlishly towards my fellow country mon; but frankly, the fast is. I have bano sally pestered of lato be spin."
Why didn't you bring on, than, stupid, anid Fraut to himself."
The place in cortsaly a delightful spotten of the chelet hotel, but I found it very depressing last night Everything was so still, sxempt the roar of that cassado."
Tos, it dos senud salems and strange when one's low spiritel," Deans chorved.
"You should tako to, a god briar-root pipe, Iani" criel Esaten over feels dull if he
has his pipe."
Old men has a crack," aid Fract to bitself. "Inded!"saki Deane, more gouially,
For quite two hours they slimh dog, up and afraid my father thinke mass unworthy son m
Should I be ende if I asked in which diree up very lowly, Anderson posing frein ties to I did not select the army for a profession, but I
tion you make your exsprajon this morning P" ties to arprass his daight at the wonderful tints have not disgraced him by hang a spy."
By be man," replied Deace; while Frant of the fov, dezzling waite, and at the edge of the Wos your father in theory, ste?" said thu made so peculiar a crisisco with his fade averted pravassas emmencing of the purest blue and Colonel, ayarly.
My fat er, Ganerat Digue, is in the army, from the table that the mid stared at in open-descending till it was of the despust amethystine monthed, and then catching his or tarned purple Brarandagain thay threaded their way sir.""
in and out among blocks, drips, and piumaalas eneral. Diane is in India," said the Colonel; scarlet, and rasind into the enlle a manger
Wo wore thinking of going up the narrow which had failon from above and some of which sharply.
He was at Calcutta a mouth ago." sidrift you see across yonder baroad the pine, then were so lightly prized that Valter urged cation,
over a ridge to the valley that runs into this at nad spoke is whispers. Desno, quietly,
¦ right angles and orossing the glagler."
Indeed.?"
My dear Mr. Deane, I beg your pardón,” eried the Colonel, shaking hands warmly, happily- anconaairas of the fact that Aadacson was
ching them through his earbsaging beam, a gorge ca the other side" har troior slowly over the pages of the guide
"Then we aasend this ridge, and go dowa into Al! then there is a largo glacier so none !* "Thacipar," said Fraut with some rattling great orers and a good fall as well."
"Ia 'ho not making a needless Enas Þ” paid. Anderson, "Surely there is no dnagar.”
Almost w be apokea a lorrile orash, splintering, rendiyul, and bandrole of tnus of ico-acag wann dove some kundred yards or so to their
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"I think I will follow my friend's example,
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Franta sugges ion. For as they were retorni ig sir," said Deane, smiling. "I will take one of market to Oxford-steoot throngh Soho," crisa Dan Valter and i will go up first and lower "Now; as I had nivaya baru of siz aptivo diz 55. Hongkong Electric Cu
from a wonder above, tha lattor had heard voices Herd, let's alimb up and smoke the pipu of rence," he whispered. Here come those chalet folk. We'll wait till they go by.?
"Maos a one. I hopa, oried the Colonal, agerly, banding bla caso. Tako one too, my lad," be postinned, pass.ng the case in turn to the guide, who smild, toot one of the rolls of bobeson, and raised bis har
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"Bit dangora Rasen Frank, drily. I have bosa under a great misapprehension:
"How interesting,” said Anderson, sitting: Nerer try that side of the gletesher, gentle and balching up near Anil like water. My1&&0. Tel Co. 10-F.& 0.8.3. 0% Circumstances have made me anepicions, and---
after every moral Lato: I had great pain thee, saa gan teman. I ask you to forgive me." balancing the spons on the era of his coffee," and Taller, quisty. The ios is always petite gradually left ma, sul had rost pus the chest. which tiras med to strike Anderson said astlag, but tolled on, per-through to the back sad stondera I lost a "There is no need to say another word; sirup. But it requires a trained mountaineer to roton there.".
Oh as" replied Deans. "Yog that I was puzzled."
-do-it if you took tiras
„th ina la varat na rugzol sui aplintered, thawed "Tuded" add Andarsan, ezerly. "And by many mid day sans into jag red forms ready to topple down at a touch. Hore Valter pointed would the path be dificult to find
No.ich easier than going from the Hay-to the rook at the side.
"Here is your wtfest bit of elimbing," said Frant,
Betanse I was thinking I wight try and go down the rops for you to bure fastened round part of the way and see you as pan cats back."your waist. We'll pill you up if you do not
Ok. we'll ses you up to the glacier." said care to venture and limb" Dwas followed bis friend without a word, for.
Deane, good humouredly; and if you took a Let me see you go up first," said Anderson, show as big inolinations warn to go on, he was comed to acknowledge that his prosenes was: "You are a connoissaar in cigare, I see." said amlwich with you, there would be plouty to quietly.
"I 89, look here, son kaow," said Front, iut rast you- while we crossed, and we'd vamo elistateful to the Colosal for some reason ex | Deane another, and that it would be beiter that they Ah! van appreciate a good ons," said the back the ame way and pick you up. Eh, Aleck P" perhaps you've had maugh of it; would you
All right. Pra open to saything, en long us like to go back now ? Colwel, watching News, narrowly, "Ya, that
Oh, no, Lat we so you ɑlimb." But the party did not pass and Valter olimbed barna wl. The only luxury allow self in it's climb."
Yulter attained the ragged slope and went a little higher is where he could command a DİST
an extra gauf manner. By the way, we ganar din? Yes," said Anderson; “hut save- at tho path. from which reaannnisano, koreternally hava a cup of coffes about this time Will I should be giving you too much trouble. I esily, up, saizing the differoat projections, and house, and began to iako it. In a day or two I
am sneh bað wilker.
mounting about sixty fast, lo where the rook st tố xay that the ladies wvra noce.
yon walk with me to the cditage, and join na P
I cold eat my Make yourself a better ous. Dar guide shall was split into a broad opening forming a gully, found ratief. Sana dll my pains left me, and 1
gradually gained strength. Frant glacord at Deane and shore the moment Deane hesitated and glanced at Fraut. when his companion was glancing at him. The nap! You think the change too sudden, help you over the rough bita. It will be easier easy of asosat Drenas after him dicaload, and after bavior used two bottles I forind
bat he used is lesse as shoot, inserting the all was that both yazag men busied thema Nongarsal We are Englishmen at in coming back."
But, really, if you think I should not in painted and of the band in horizontal cravizes myself completely cured. salm over their pipes, fr Dane's did wat seam this out-of-thway valley. I am sorry for the
somraode you"
and easily j sining the guide. to draw well, and Frant's shinney wanted amaen-pat. Show your forgiveness by onming."
"Not a bit. Pray come."
Wait a minute. be said: "we'll send down lag. process which be carried out by picking a
the end of the zợp"." long -trand of grass and carefully thrusting it Throngh the stám,
did not meeti.
After this there was a coursɔ of smoking pår- ticipated in by Valter who routed himaali. he lying right back starting at the bla sky, and thinking the th- Bagluk wem satrage veople, -for-if-that-ul boon Gretohen down below. in the path gathering flowers, he abould got base stopped to smoko. But in a spirit of opposition they smoked on ia atter ailenes, the mountain bony carrying the odour as aforesaid to faster, and Dsd for abras the twhotin tinta luntatly declared that nothig should wake hin rava heard terier calling. Then cam
Of course we will," said Frant, rising. "Coms alour, Adam. W do look disreputable enough In our rough tweeds and groaned books to ba
Not swell mobane." said Doans, smiling. "No" said Fraat drily spias, delatives in vary plain clothes indeed. I say, sir, you asked
ita sur Stero HOT pestly bluut question Prav, bat har con buen doing to have deter five hunting you?”
Humph! You're a plain-spoken young conteman, sir," and the Colous, stiffy
"I am" Feat. My father is a sailor, and more plain-spoken still."
"Wall, 1 don't like you any the mess for it, ir. kat I cat tanarer unur question. The
the repetitions, and fly a reited cry of swer is privala. Let me tell yea, howovor, that alarm, which ad hardly pada stertkat was rolling unworthy of as offer and girl's lips before Daai 19 tring:-ntlemen."
apoleeris for my fient's words'
braak bi nok in a reck fro I am sure of that, sir." cried Donne, warmly.
her they had bang until, ni Fr. Following to pretioipatan in 'ok. Ely wi Valtys mod hina veli
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Hester obeyed the call to atap and book dan
in a fright as way feunt where she stood on to
Healt; I 030ant find words to express may gratitude.TM
"Don't try." said Fraut bluntly." Save your Wad. You'll want it all going up there."
Then, if you will not and thick I will rail role of your kindness, but only on one
enadition."
"And what that?"wald-Frod
"That it by company proves irksome, hinder you. I am to be left behind."
"Agrid." Dans
"Yet another stipulation, gentlemen."
We're making big benus of a very small Matter." said Fraut, taking out his pipe,
There is no neodity. I think," said Ander. son; and without hesitation he began to climb, varying a little from Doune's coures and taking more time, but ronahing the albora in faty. and not realising till he was by them fast Frant Gad follows close behind.
position, I steve hard to do my work and at tend to say shop, but in April 1885. I get to bad that I sent for my daughter, who was living at Priest Hatton, near Carnforth, and she re turned hems. Whit away sho hadi boz andor a doctor for weaknes and roncalgia, but get- take a ficino asllat Mother Seigel's Creative! tas no better she had een recommended to Syrup, and this carol her; so the insisted upn my taking the samedicine. I got à battle Exora Mesere. Nusdina Bros., obalats, Brig-
I bave recommended this maliai as to many of my Eriends and matomura who cams to my shop, and it has done then good; ao I think it right that its virtos should be mato as widely knowra as possible.”
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rls which the Chinese have of latey ears bagni Ansther, woman says In December, 1995: polled in cuiu to express the numeros, sh joote in machinery, photography, telegraphy, after my ostinnost, I began to be a part in science generally, which the rapil ilrance
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"Only going to spread eagle you if you had lost your nerve," he said, laughing." Autored from fatzes in the chest and plainly lnstrated and explained, forming exercises that's rest so very bad far sa invalid. Why, you'll be ready to do one of the peaks directly
"Oh, porhaps with proties 1 night in time xuid Anderavi. Lastly.By the way, new gen going to climb one of simportant cut bains pr "Dont the lot." suid Frant, adolly; fnu.
My food red to turn to wind. 650 given he say Bach and overy word in of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are
appetite and much pain and sickness after st
stomach. I gradually lost my al rougth, and fell into a low, desipouling state of mind
However light Fred I took I bad pain, so that I lost a dad of sleep, became afraid to st and got so weak I was freqasutly obliged to be At time the pain was almost mora täna Löónbí bar, and I tend to
I stipolate that you shall be my guests frid, Wetterhorn Biger, Mätoh Misshabol down on the conch sui rest arguing at doon"
Oh, and sense!"ail Front. "But".
Anderson shook his head an Fset life tooth, for
or shadients of a most instructive nature. Both the Court and Paati proannoiations are given
hente being carefully marked on the best. rinciple hitherto attained. The typography plays the suones of an attempt to make the Chinese and Baglish type correspond in the size f borly, thereby affecting a vast economy st paca, achieving clearness not previonaly mained and diamanaing with those vast margins int vacant spaces which have heretoforo obara terized Chinese publications.
To izateate the was scopa of the work the following facts are submitted foroanatderasion Chalmers Vorsbatary, contains about 15,000 Chinos characters, aud Medhurst's Earlish and Chine Dietionary about 100,000, whilst This work soutaius mora than 50.000 English words, and upwards of 600,000 Chinese ohneno- the Again, despite all the grammes and other elementary works as yet publishod, the stadout of this dillisalt langasga ahvclutely m gaires examples to display the various appli- : autions and equivalents of diforent words which
this work contains more than five tim have que geseri menning. Of these sxonplus any other Dictionary forte pab. For pretios parposes the arrangement of We said your oan tot have a fire without bare werk is so complete, that a reference to its
hor, Weisshorn, Rosa Matterhorn, and most of the little ages about hers. Try en again it bad and have lat silt applied to my shet and stoma. for when fais attacles cama, sa "Oh, very well; look kere, yon ball stand a you're on."
I fall us if I was dying. The doctor who Themis sad Mr. De," said the old both of the 9sis hamparas It isn't bad."
No, no, my dear sirs, the diar explots, or tzo olirais mes tiffan, but it was only errated said I was suffering for Chronic Sam w stately cog var 10 there w
buce battress whish jutted ont orar the one digestion, aut this so-thing wrong algaat in uten must use
"Give in Alak" said Deane, and of blow, and as they carefully with the upper domach. What a strange cost and we will fush war
về ha Binh NTĐ KH tut without anon rendu. Hah! He then compliat to dagarded in bath it is breastment for a doctor to make! He did
on palmována ei vols, amontule,
band; ( lagural où tư this way for twelve steep crassy slope down which Deane rapidly'.. 3. in one bath they passad the morner."
With the great placereri Ithaînerne, inlays to face care,
mrrbs, Alu Chia ime Me. mor, St'və- ŝittle tratai, what... kivierson was seited with ivi
Awe Bvior u Digison Street, toll my father of this grach boy she had Lerived fra baking Tothom 'nigal's Synp.aud 1 sent at vase and ta boltle, nod after taking thras bottles all adu laime. i gel strong and could eat u27. ing, and from that time to this I have never all I koop thi moins in the bar, and
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Gool herveus?” exa'tined. Deano “abo muit be mud and seizing Rester's weist, he pressed her towed a tree. Hold that, be priod, "till I come back."
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go into the botel and have some wins."
He's all right, sic, sau Fant, drily "you send not trouble about him."
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hay on it was a big stea of war It is oan of the tram which helps to make the torret you sa uing at of the too ontern at the font of the glaciar."
The lawyor unded at Diane,
to what thick boots, sught I ant
"Well, if you went cat is liam patantes de ru leather tuloga yua'd come banke barefas" said Frant, ughing. Put on the stonin pair you have, and bring an alpenstack."
Aadowson added and went into the house,
Take her up, man, yourself," said Front, who brasked by tim, and the pair cod tebing ext the dialat, but be started sad looked round citedly as the sturdy title fellow deconded to sharply, for in a low, sappressel whisper come whara Aunt Ecclesie o'ng to the pino.
one mitered an oath fall of malignant passion, The poll was broken as Friat caught lose But Yalter did not know who it was for the in-while Fraat turned to his companion. "Lak here, old chap. I'm mob a good young man that arw and draw her back. holosad har evas, valid visitor who hadiately com's to the hotal was atturel a cob, and her leg gave way boueath her banding down over his book. the prist of which mu't wear-I mean I won't, because I can, "No."avid Feant, renoble. "don't fant;"is small and the light beginning to fall in the porectally; bet this is too bad. I'd rather give fiver than have that obop with ns. I don't there wax un reply, the frightened woman being valluy; but there was light in more than one for the moment utterly helpless. Look verbert, as talking lofty the Colonel walked like him."
WAR, renlly, Alock." said Deane, thought continued Frant., put your arms round in ensk dewly on with his companions towards the and hold tirbt, I'll carry you back to the path" charic, pausing a while as they reached thn dabeis fully. "I don't think I do."
And yet yen've done the sivil to him. I Aunt Ecclesia istorid and her low sigh. of the avalanche. shiver dan they oborad. 'rant taking tight
don't like his eyes; there's a shiftiness about hold of the pins vila bis light hand and fine
them that isn't hide"
"No, no; prejudice!* the lady by passing his left arm round her wall Study & moment, hart," cried Valier, "I'm coming down.".
"You" he sail, “I should like to son that." A quartor of a mile upward along the glaciar and tisy wers of the algs of the terrifle crack whiul the friends bad examined the day after the lanche, and as they appromoted, Aalerson is polentarily shrank bank and fistened awestricken to the deep musical esheing roar of the falling water
if any of the fits all supthing a dass or two of Mother Balgel's Syrop usts them night."-
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ing some kind of fil. The Imman stomach is pages stables a person who understands Finglish store, and food is the fuel a put into it. It communicate effectively with matires who the and is onasand, or digested the body is anderstand nothing but Chinese. In this rospect nourished and brit up, and we enjoy health the work will be found indispensable to all ead strength; bat f otherwise te qkly waste Europeans rexiting in China, and to the natives Take my hand," said Dosae, smiling, "You away and perish. Now, when the stomach.re-themselves it explains subjects fully with which will soon master that shrinking Mind when fuses to digest, bara be a fol. we have very few indeed of them are parfsally acquainted. you place your feat so as not to alip. It is worts what is called indigestion and dyspepsia, the To parties rosidont in England and Urterosted
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"Yes" said the Colonel, that fall sad the sapleasint mapicinas I had made me think of banging my camp, but we are quite afe where
Oh, no, if isu't. My father always said that are, and I daro say I shall stay here for months. Ah, Heater, my done; Fucleala, ne mora ilke a bulldor, then a boy, and I "No bend," said Frast, and drawing a long friends her have come with me for a cup of believe he was right. for feel as if I want to sniff round that chap, and the mors I saiffed brast, ha loosened bis hall of the pine and outside please, in the verandah." alimbed back steadily with his load to where The Alpenglowed to be Rugering still on the less I should like him. Hash, here he is."
Anderson re-autared the verandah, looking Huster and Deate stood, the former half hysteri Hester's root, fair facs, and there was a verige, cal si hemolino,
too, on Aurt Ernal's ob-eks. Perhaps theory esger and pale with excitemenor, to so-sides were of a deep blue where the spray of the "One mirutra rast" said Fruit, quistly, was more xador in the hotel verandah for nepose that he would not be five minutes, and "Hold tight, pleats, ma'am. Now then, there Lawrence Anderson's contenus a diasppeared og in
ghostly pale as ho said to himself: it's together.
dooper than I thought, but nothing shall slay me there."
‚'
Flan rest of the way was climbed, and the group had just get lied upon the mole path, whero Anni Sarlosa had burst into a passionat fund aftras, when tea Colonost and Audron appeared an in scare, the former starling angrily and increasing bis pane, while Andarzon followed, frowning heavily
Wie is the meaning of all this?" oried the Coinl.freely. "Wasthis plannedig advance? “ The ladies are ignorant of the dangers of these mountains. air, said Dine, midly,
"Oh, thank you, whb-3 oot kant Boele in. extending her wind. You have grad my life."
CHAPTER XI. UNWELCOME COMPANY. "Going to give up the hast for the old gold fine now ?" sald Frant the next morning.
"Give up."orind Dema, "No, why should p
Thought you were going to turn lap dog, par- haps. I Bay, old fellow, you'll have the old man asking your intentious before bag,"
My dear Alack, you had hatter give up shaf
alpenstock."
"No; I'm Bar I don't like him.".
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All right us if he becomes much of a bare wo man take him up some tough bits and soon sicken him of wanting in coma with us. Soon walk him af bis logs, eh "
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Hundreds of feet, ab, Valter P "More thas five," was the reply. "Right down through the ios to the rock.
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Of courss. Excuse my ignorance," it lesly out of the verandah he began to around
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"Yes, no uncertainty about it," said Deane Cons-as, asid Frant, blat Bat Ifing. Your wit is as blant an the point of my that he's gone there. Wotder whether theNow theo, we propose that you climbap that
-FORMOSA, by J. W. FATERMION, wouldn't go down like that again. Good day
Ha a ddd t. th Color tha. eu? followed "Possibly," said Frant, "iny appetite is not. old was will stand it. Hello! yon there "sunny slope, and you can rest or have a nap if
New. BormaN, Frant started, for Anderson had raturned quiet- you like."
. Customs Service. Dan, saying, man, old fellow. I want Pays that honey."
There are no wild beasts-no hours," mid Coloured. Prios, $1.50. To be bad-at-Daily "No, don't eat it. I'm informed on very goodly and was standing at his elbot, acsoatred for
Andors t to finish my pipe."
authodty that it is made out of glyowipe and the climb.
"Fe, I'm quite ready now. Where is your
"By George, no!" criad Frant, "I only wish Press Office and the Booksellers. pear_juion."
there were." friend"
"Up ronder; and he indicated the spot where There's nothing whatevar to fear." said
"I don't care. It's sweet. Sait you." said Frant, going on with his breakfast ravenously.
tere," and the alana makita sign to Vilt-r. “Come on Lad see my to-night, I want a tow words with you.
-Valter tǝsebed his hat and walk d away after I panght the little nant watching you several Denne stond. Confound him," he added to Deane. "You will rest there while we cross the his eplagers.
"I shall got go,” he said to himself. "I don't tits Lat night. Your attenti s to the lady insof. "why did he cical upon me like that glacier, and go over the ridge on the other sile
Anderson's face was like marble, but there to descard into a deep valley there."
"Gald hunting!" said Fenn, merrily, "And want to be paid for getting them out of the
was a pecalfar fook in his eyes which Fraut did not se. If Lo had som it he would have low look bersir. You see that point with the in
on it? That sharp pyramid his new friend loss.
95
were articular."
flow can be the father of such a Where we going this morning said mide as that No I will nat go. Yes, I Deane hurriedly, to change the conversation.
"Where you like, old fellow, but I thought he mid, after a pine, "Gratokon is
For would like to be uf to the chatet directly there**
after you had made's bat breukfast.”
CHAPTER X
IN THE AL Nɑ Low.
That meaning. Const Daton walker up che hotel where Anderson waste in the vand he spring is coffe, and Due and Frant were upon a roses of rock, watching the Algalow on the snowy peaks
Anderson rosen the 'Caimi passed bim. with short end than anbaited in ùis chair.
Have IoFraded him ?" he said.
He has gone up them," thenght Åndereon, if inspired by Frant's own thỏnghby, "tu se
I shall go to the chalet again when I am if he is at the window. asked. What do you say to crossing the glacier and having a look over the other eide of the ritge!"
The very thing. Thers' ba nice bit of a limb first."
"I have an idea that the old workings lie somewhere or in that direction,"
"Very likely, I say, I wish they would make coffee. like this at home. Halla: here's the invalid."
But surpris obanged to annayapon as he saw to Cell continue his way toward the group by the macke, and he bit like tips hard as he longed to know what washing and. Dean and were broukfesting."You begin moals carly."
Prant su the cut after's uppron with sus prise, and the letter whiegeral Way in for
Good morning. gentlemen," said Anderson, astering the verandali where the young MOD
Wautor in this new fresh air."
Yes, it is wonderful, my appetite is not
11, Adam Où a's going to cholen endor (like the sama sion I bara boy bars."
daring to mediķe with his
"Eqaiet: hell bene
Good evening, ente
shortly. "Ake. Th
it -o p
• Tag” replied Denia
We spak to
That is pr cla
military, fir Ide rant to peate le you, así
ile took his seat at the nor table, looking longingly towards theim.
CHAPTER XIL
A GooD PLACE FOR A MUEDER "Why, you're mat half such a bad hand with your foot and Fraut, laughing, a couple of honpalater, as they tote beide the dirty grey water, which came roaring and foaming from s low arched too grotto at the foot of the glacier. "It is not so difficult as I thoaght it would be
We brought you farther round, and up the little vide valley." said Deane, smiling.
"I000. And then-there in the air. It is so arisp and invigorating"
To be sure it is." oried Frant.
«Well, in iwe kones', time, I'm going to wara my hat to you from there. Valter and 1 Te to go on walls friend Thaus here grabs after Ronen roms Won't come, I suppose," I Not this time," replied Anderson, must confess to fasting tired. But you will re- turn to me. I fear that 1 should be in dier). ties if I woat back alen"
IT
My word's my bond," said Fernt, quietly. Now then, hava yus get your sandwiches, ask, oigara and matches
Yes; all safe"
"Thon off you go, and don't come too close to his crevice while we are away. It's very pretty to look at, but there ought to be someon Way, in bere to tell your friends of your position here."
Have ao fear. I shall tímu yox. In 10 six months I coull make you as strong here se Valter."
boars then on the top of that great peak."
Little pak. That's noiblog." old Frant, Baby's work! you could drive a cow up it." ** If ato would go,” said Deane, merrily ; and following its sig-zags, while Anderson slowly ́otiusbed the vido of the gorge throngn....whisk the frozen river ran. Ia half-an-hour the two young then and the guide had crossed the glaviez aud rawanted rapidly in the ridge above it, whencer hay looked hee's to an etern sougen serendoju special is the briski sanabisa.
Plenty of room here,” wid Frant with his water roared, porring in to a soft bhish they want of along the lower lip of the orevive i
- dall for an in-
Anderaez, sighed and shook his hand as he began to inspect the low grotto from which the
enth full.
which row darker into parple aud then blpok.
What an awful-looking place," he said. Thrunit wom, if whould not be incommoning. "An lehen, laking in Deane to endorse" From where does all thin water come "
Up above, wiles away," said Fraut, amused by his sariarity. Melting of the snow and ice " said Donne, quietly, Have you from the moutain.
Would it be possible to go in The ire "Dur the past year." ed Audran, sunt cave must de beutiful
Wets to if he ould go in there, *If yon o ka," ka Denus. ing - "Ovor-work My physician vid!
Eb., of course not," said Ible Colonel, tak. I shall be all right if I gave up everything and Vulc p
"no," said the guide, emphatically; was had a muted as baf 7. Ing in his cigar east. Bacaan as pontie a good rest for the brin, and exeroled my
, bat yon smoke frightful too will you fimbs well in the moussins. Thanks, yes," he water in deep and would sweep the strong at Take can of youssif, eld way," 'cri- Fat
continued to the mail who attended; coffee men away." end ish."
The matter is n delate me, had out of my way, be muu on p′′ I did a kreste încă : begin
take a cigar p
Thanks, no," said Deane, quietly, "I profer; my pipe,"
And the frightful tabuco,” added Frank
As you will," sad the Colonel, uneasily, and he lie bis own gar and smoked in silent for a
few minutes, gazing at the wondrous criou tinta apon the mountains
luriens"
J
"Nothing like climbing to put a fellow right,”
said Prant.
**&b, yes," said Anderson with a sigh. You
are young and strong. Batit is very difficult to olib up to one of the axe, ay nate a glacier.
"Understand him?”
"Oh yes," said Anderson, "His Germun is not perfect but gaite oler"
Come along then.
"W bera are we going now ?”
o climb up the side of the gorge here, and
Of ourse, moutain tops are out of tày reach" get on this gla ier" replied Deane, pointing op
ne they macked a gally no wish be and Valter) were to climb to the pak
Never four," was the mply..
"Mind the kobolda und gobline who guard the gold, and don't go mad if you find too meob."
1 tabsence," said Deane, who was thinking of the glint of gold in Hester's fumariant hair.
Batter get back to him as soon as you've kind : The glacier higher op are time
Hard? No, repid us. Begin by to the right. We shall leave you yonde on your squirt round, and we'll drop down on to You wished to spank to wy, mir. I thinkýnu. short allgabe, and de a littls muze und a little thatruung slope, where' Yon will be able to P). Your well;” zupled Donna, ánd they par 163)
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