Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 151, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1915 — Page 2

Dark Hollow

By Anna Katharine Green

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CHAPTER XVl—Continued. He was pointing Again, bat In a very different direction now. As her anxious eye nought the place he Indicated, her face flushed crimson with evanescent Joy. Just where the open ground of the gully melted again Into the forest. the figure of a man could be seen moving very quickly. In another moment It had disappeared amid the foliage. '‘Straight for the station." announced Mr. Sloan; and. taking out his watch, added quickly; “the train is not due for 15 mlnutea He'll catch It" “The train south?" • "Yea. and the train north. They pass here." Mr. Black turned a startled eye upon the guide. But Reuther’s face was still alight She felt very happy. Their Journey had not been for naught He would have six hours' start of his pursuers; he would be that much sooner in Bhelby; he would hear the accusation against him and refute It before she saw him again. But Mr. Black's thoughts were less pleasing than hers. He had never had more Him a passing hope of Oliver's innocence, and now he had none at all. , The young man had fled, not In response to his father’s telegram, but under the Impulse of his own fears. They would not find him in Shelby when they returned. They might never End him anywhere again. A pretty story to carry back to the Judge. As he dwelt upon this thought his reflections grew more and more gloomy, and be had little to say till he reached the turn where the two men still awaited them. In the encounter which followed no attempt was made by either party to disguise the nature of the business which thus had brought them together. The man whom Mr. Black took to be a Shelby detective nodded as they met and remarked, with a quick glance at Reuther: "So you’ve come without him! I’m sorry for that I was in hopes that I might be spared the long ride up the mountain." Mr. Black limited his answer to one of his sour smiles. “Whose horse Is this?" came In peremptory demand from the other man. with a nod toward the animal which could now be seen idly grazing by the wayside. “And how came it on the road alone?" “We can only give you these facts." rejoined the lawyer. "It came from Tempest lodge. It started out ahead of us with the gentleman we had gone to visit on Its back. We did not pass the gentleman on the road, and if he has not passed you he must have left the road somewhere on foot He did not go back to the lodge." “Mr. - Black—" "I am telling you the absolute truth. Make what you will of it His father desires him home, and sent a message. This message this young lady undertook to deliver, and she did deliver it with the consequences I have mentioned. It you doubt me take your ride. It Is not an easy one, and the only man remaining at the lodge Is deaf as a post" “Mr. Black has told the whole story." averred the guide. They looked at Reuther. “I have nothing to add,” said she. *T have been terrified lest the gentleman you wish to Bee was thrown from the horse’s back over the precipice. But perhaps he found some way of getting down on foot He is a very strong and daring man," “The tree!” ejaculated the detective's companion. He was from a neighboring locality and remembered ♦h<« one natural ladder up the side of the gully. “Yes, the tree," acknowledged Mr. Sloan. “That or a fall. Let us hope it was not a fall.” As he ceased a long screech from an approaching locomotive woke up the echoes of the forest It was answered by another from the opposite direction. Both trains were on time. The relief felt by Reuther could not be concealed. The detective noticed it Tm wasting time here," said ha “Excuse me. Mr. Black. If I push on of you. If we don’t meet at Uw station, we shall meet in Shelby." Mr. Black’s mouth twisted grimly. Be had no doubt of the latter fact Next they were all cantering fe the one direction, the detective very asach ia the advance

-L«t mm go with yoo to the station." Heather, u Mr. Black held Ms anna to Bit her from her horse at the door of the hotel. Bat hfa refusal was peremptory -HI be hack in Joet five minute*" «ld he. 4.p0 without waiting for a second pleading look, be JKtod her gently off aad carried her to. When be returned, as be did in the h«.« specified, be had hot one word for her. -Gone." said be. -Thank God!" she murmured with a ' /.'l' ... ■» -<*. •' rj- *- < Not haring a smile to add to hers. r ~V jte ; . v - ' gra. J

CHAPTER XVII. The Curtain Lifted. It was dark when Mr. Black came Into Shelby, and darker still when be rang the bell of Judge Ostrander’s house. But It was not late, and his agitation had but few minutes In which to grow, before the gate swung wide and he felt her hand In hla. She was expecting him. There was no necessity for-preliminaries, and he could ask at once for the judge and whether he was strong enough to bear disappointment Deborah’s answer was disconcerting. “I've not seen him. He admits nobody. When I enter the library, he retreats to his bedroom. I have not even been allowed to hand him his letters. I put them on his tray when 1 carry in his meals.’’ “I am afraid he never will hear from Oliver. The boy gave us the slip in the most remarkable manner. 1 will tell you when we get Inside.” When she had heard him through, she looked about the room they were In. with a lingering, abstracted gate he hardly understood till he saw It fall with an Indescribable aspect of sorrow upon a picture which had lately been found and rehung upon the wall. It was a portrait of Oliver’s mother. “I am disappointed." she murmured in bitter reflection to herself. “I did not expect Oliver to clear himself, but I did expect him to face his accusers If only for his father’s sake. What am I to say now to the Judge?” “Nothing tonight In the morning we will talk the whole subject over. I must first explain myself to Andrews, and, if possible, learn his Intentions; then I shall know better what to advise.” "Did the officer you met on your return from Tempest lodge follow you to Shelby?” “1 have not seen him." “That Is bad. He followed Olirer." “It was to be expAsted." “Oliver la In Canada?" “Undoubtedly.” “Which means —” “Delay, then extradition. It’s that fellow Flannagan who has brought this upon us. The wretch knows something which forbids ua to hope." “Alas, yea.” And a alienee followed, during which such entire stillness rested upon the house that a similar thought rose In both minds. Could It be that under this same root, and only separated from them by a partition, there brooded another human being helplessly awaiting a message which would never come, and listening, but how vainly, for the step and voice for which he hungered, though they were the prelude to further shame and the signal for coming punishment.; So strong was this thought In both their minds, that the shadow deepened upon both faces, as though a presence had passed between them; and when Mr. Black rose, as he very soon did, it was with an evident dread of leaving her alone with this thought. They were lingering yet in the hall, the good night faltering on their lips, when suddenly their eyes flashed together In mutual question, and Deborah bent her ear toward the street An automobile was slowing up—stopping—stopping before the gates! Deborah turned and looked at Mr. Black. Then the bell rang. Never had it sounded so shrill and penetrating. Never had it rung quite such a summons through this desolate house. Recoiling, she made a motion of entreaty. “Go," she whispered. “Open! 1 cannot." Quickly he obeyed. She Leard him pass out and down the walk, and through the first gate. Then there came a silence, followed by the opening of the second gate. Then, a sound like smothered greetings, followed by quickly advancing steps and & voice she knew: “How Is my father? Is he well? I cannot enter till I know.” It was Oliver!—come from some distant station, or from some other line which he had believed unwatched. Tumultuous as her thoughts were, she dared not Indulge in them for a moment, or give way to gratitude or any other emotion. There were words to be said —words which must be uttered on the Instant and with aa much imperiousness as his own. Throwing the door wide, she called down the steps:

-Tee. he is welL Come in. Mr. Ostrander. and yon, too, Mr. Black. Instructions hare been given me by the Judge, which I must deliver at once. Be expects yon. Oliver,” she went on. as, the two men stepped to. “He bade me say to you Immediately npon your entrance that much as he would like to be on hand to greet yon, he cannot see you tonight For tonight st least, and up to a certain boar tomorrow, you are to keep your own counsel- When certain persons whose | names he has giren me can be gotten together in this house, he will Join you. giving yoo your first meeting in the presence others. Afterwards

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hard. 1 am to say that It ia even harder for him that It can be fie you. But circumstances compel him to act thus, and he expects you to understand and be patient.” Young Ostrander bowed. "I have no doubt of the facta." be assured her L with an unsuccessful effort to keep "hla trouble "out of KTs voice. “But as my father allows me some explanation. 1 shall be very glad to hear what has happened hare to occasion my Imperative recall." Mr. Black glanced at Deborah, who was slipping away. When they found themselves alone together. Oliver's manner altered. “One moment," said ne, before Mr. Black could speak. ”1 sbould like to ask you first of all. If Miss Scoville Is better. When I left you both so suddenly at Tempest Lodge, she was not well. I—’’ “She la quite recovered. Mr. Ostrander." Involuntarily their glances met In a question which perhaps neither desired to have answered. Then Oliver remarked quite simply: “My haste seemed warranted by my father's message. Five minutes —one minute even is of great Importance when you have but fifteen In which to catch a train." “And by such a route!” “You know my route.” A short laugh escaped him. “I feared delay—possibly the interference —but why discubs these unimportant matters! But your reason for these hasty summons —that is what I am ready now to hear.” And he sat down, but in such a way as to throw bis face very much into the shadow. This was a welcome circumstance to the lawyer. His task promised to be hard enough at the best Black night had not offered too dark a screen between him and the man thus suddenly called upon to face suspicions the very shadow of which is enough to destroy a life. The hardy lawyer shrunk from uttering the words which would make the gulf Imaginatively opening between them a real, if not impassable one. Something about the young man appealed to him —something apart from his relationship to the judge—something Inherent in himself. Perhaps it was the misery he betrayed. Perhaps It was the memory of Reuther’s faith In him and how that faith must suffer when she saw him next Instantaneous reflections, but epoch making in a mind like his. Alanson Black bad never hesitated before In

He Was Pointing Again but In a Different Direction Now.

the face of any duty, and it robbed him of confidence. But he gave no proof of this in voice or manner, as pacing the floor in alternate approach and retreat he finally addressed the motionless figure be could no longer ignore. “You want to know what has happened here? If you mean lately. I shall have to explain that anything which has lately occurred to distress your father or make your presence here desirable has its birth in events which date back to days when this was your home and the bond between yourself and father the usual and natural one." Silence to that shadowy corner! But this the speaker had expected, and must haye exacted even if Oliver bad shown thb least intention of speaking. “A man was killed here in the old days —pardon me If I am too abrupt—and another man was executed for this crime. You were a boy—but you must remember.” He paused. One must breathe between the blows he inflicts, even if one is a lawyer. “That was twelve years ago. Not so long "a timi as has elapsed since yon met a waif of the streets and chastised him for some petty annoyance. But both events, the great and the little, have been well remembered here in Shelby; and when Mrs. ScoTille came amongst as a month or so Hgn, with her late but substantial proofs of her husband’s Innocence in the matter of Etheridge's death, there came to her aid a man. who not only remembered the beating he had received as a child, but certain facts which led him to denounce by name, the party destined to bear at this late day the onus of the crime heretofore ascribed to That name he wrote on brtoces and walls; and one day, when your, father left the court-

loud words which i will not repeat, hut which you must understand were such as must be met and answered when the man so assailed to Judge Ostrander. Have 1 said enough? If so. raise your hand and I will desist for tonight" But no movement took place in the shadow cast by Oliver’s figure on the wall before which Mr. Black had paused, and presently a voice was beard from where he sat, saying: “You are too merciful. I do not want generalities but the naked truth. What did the men shout?” “You have asked for a fact and that I feel free to give you. They shouted. ‘Where is Oliver, your guilty son. Oliver? You saved him at a poor man’s expense, but we’ll have him yet.’ You asked me for the words, Mr. Ostrander.” “Yes.” The pause was long, but the “Yes” came at last. Then another silence, and then this peremptory demand: “But we cannot stop here, Mr. Black. If I am to meet my father’s wishes tomorrow, I must know the ground upon which I stand. What evidence lies back of these shouts? If you are my friend —and you have shown yourself to be such —you will tell me the whole story. I shall say nothing more.” Mr. Black was not walking now; he was standing stock-still and In the shadow also. And with this space and the double shadow between them. Alanson Black told Oliver Ostrander why the people had shouted: “We will have him yet.l’ When he had quite finished, he came Into the light When he had quite finished he came into the light. He did not look In the direction he had avoided from the first, but his voice had a different note as he remarked: “I am your father’s friend, and I have promised to be yours. You may expect me here in the morning, as I am one of the few persons your father has asked to be present at your first interview, if after this Interview you wish anything more from me you have only to signify It. lam blunt, but not unfeeling, Mr. Ostrander.” A slight lift of the hand, visible now in the shadow, and with a silent bow he left the room. In the passage-way he met Deborah. “Leave him to himself." said he. "Later, perhaps, you can do something for him.” But she found this quite impossible. Oliver would neither eat nor sleep. When the early morning light came, he was sitting there still. #••»••• Ten o’clock! and one of the five listed to be present had arrived —the rector of the church which the Ostranders had formerly attended. He was ushered into the parlor by Deborah, where he found himself received not by the judge in whose name he had been invited, but by Mr. Black, the lawyer, who tendered him a simple good morning and pointed out a chair. There was another person in the room —a young man who stood in one of the windows, gazing abstractedly out at the line bf gloomy fence rising between him and the street. He had not turned at the rector’s approach, and the latter had failed to recognize him. (TO BE CONTINUED.)

ANCIENT MONEY MUCH PRIZED

Believed to Be Currency Used by Tribee Before the Era of the is Roman Empire. Peasants plowing a field In the commune of Castelfranco dell’ Emilia, In Italy, In the year 1897 turned up a big Umbrian vase full of aes-slgnatum. which is ancient money marked with a sign, supposedly that of a tribe. There were in all 96 pieces, all covered with the characteristic patina of bronze that has been buried for ages. The aes-signatum of the early Romans, is not very rare, but only one other find of this far more ancient money has been made. This was at Fiesole, near ’Florence, but unfortunately the finders had no Idea of Its value or rarity and all of it was melted down for a bronze founder except one single specimen. There is not one specimen in the British museum and very few other museums have any. How old this money is we can only guess. The best authorities say it to pre-Roman, probably the money of the Italic tribes that, if not aboriginal. Inhabited southern Europe about 1,000 B. C. There has been much controversy over this money, and there are a few archeologists who even deny that it was real money. Each piece is of solid bronze and bears on its surface a figure which to supposed to be the sign of the tribe to which it belonged.

The Mines of Spain.

More than one-third of the quicksilver produced in the world last year came from the mines of Spain. Those mines were worked centuries before Christ, and they seem good for centuries more. Other quicksilver supplies are discovered, exploited for a time, and exhausted, but no bottom has been found to the veins of Spanish cinnabar. Many high authorities hold that other mineral resources of Spain are quite as splendid in proportion as her supremacy in the production of mercury. Spanish iron ore is sometimes shipped to the United States, yet the mines are said to be worked in very clumsy, ineffective fashion. It is even claimed that the coal supplies of the peninsu'L* are superior to those of any other part of the continent, but these, again, are managed in a careless, ipdolent. unscientific manner.

Home of The Panama Hat

MANY a man wears a beautiful Panama hat woven in Cuenca, but he knows little of where his head’s covering was made, or that this Ecuadorian city sends to the world a large supply of its famous sombreros. Such, however, is the fact; and now that the through route is open via Panama it is likely that Cuenca’s hats and those of other Ecuadorian cities will come to us more directly, quicker and in larger quantities than ever before, says a writer in the Pan American Bulletin. Where Is Cuenca? High up in the Andes, nowhere more majestic than in Ecuador, lies this ancient city, with a present population of 30,000. Through the republic from north to south two chains of the Andes stretch; between these mountains are high tablelands, the most thickly populated sections of Ecuador. About 100 miles apart are the three leading inland cities of the country—Quito In the north, Riobamba in the center, and Cuenca in the south. From ancient times the trade routes have existed between these centers of commerce and with the coast ports, of which Guayaquil is the most Important. The opening of the railway a few years ago from the latter city to Quito brought the capital, and Riobamba as well, into rail communication with the coast; but Cuenca remains 93 miles from this modern artery of commerce. Today the Huigra-Cuenca railroad is building toward Cuenca, and if plans are carried out the present force of laborers will gradually be increased to 1,000 men. The topographical studies have been completed from Huigra, a station on the Guayaquil and. Quito railroad, southward 15 miles; and the preliminary location established about ten miles. Approximately $20,000 per month is being expended for the engineering force which numbers 50 men. Delightful Mountain Climate. Let us press onward and view the old city of Cuenca before the advent of the railroad, before the modernizing effects despoil it of certain charms that appeal to many people. The city that is easily reached by rail is not always the most interesting or the moat hospitable to the stranger.

MANY HOLY LAND PILGRIMS

Easy and Cheap Travel Methods Yearly Increase Number of Palestine's Devout Sojourners. With the increased ease and'cheapness of transportation the number of pilgrims to the Holy Land increases yearly. The Roman Catholics come chiefly from Prance, but they are few compared with, the multitude of Russians, nearly all simple peasants, ready to kiss the stones of every spot which they are told that the presence of the Virgin or a saint has hallowed. To accommodate those pilgrim swarms, for besides the Catholics a"* the Orthodox, the other ancient churches of the East, such as the Armenians, the Copts, and the Abysslni&ns, are also represented, countless monasteries Mid hospices have been erected at and around Jerusalem, Bethlehem. Nazareth, and other

The visitor will be delighted with the climate of Cuenca. The city lies in a valley 7,800 feet above sea level, and about 70 miles air line southeast of Guayaquil. Cuenca was founded in 1757 on the site of Tumibamba, a settlement that the ancient natives started many years previous to that date. Various mountain peaks dominate the landscape, one of which, Tarqui, was chosen by the French astronomers in 1742 as marking their meridian. The visitor in Cuenca today is rather surprised at the very substantial appearance of its many buildings and the business activity of its streets. The curious dress of the humbler natives, to be seen to the best advantage at the central market place, is especially interesting. The native wares and merchandise spread upon the ground offer the curio hunter and the craft student a varied field of interest. Many Fine Residences. a Along with the older life is seen the modernizing influence that is slowly but surely entering into conditions and affairs. This is especially nbticeable in some of the fine residences of the people of means; many of these are large, with a profusion of flowers adorning their patioß, which are most attractive. Cuenca’s streets have not yet modernized Into well-paved boulevards; the cobblestone is still used, but the vehicles are made with strong wheels especially adapted to service over the stones. The cobblestone is still to be seen in many Latin American cities, but is destined to pass away. Among the public institutions of Cuenca which are rendering important services to the community are the college and the hospital of San Vicente de Paul. In this city and vicinity there are numerous sugar refineries, for the valley of Yunquilla is fertile, and sugar cane is grown in many sections. Gold, silver, copper and mercury are found- in the surrounding mountains, but modern mining operations have not yet been largely undertaken. The tourist, rare In Cuenca, on account of the difficulty of reaching the city by modem means, will wish to visit some of the notable ancient ruins which are situated within a short ride from the city.

sacred spots, and thus the aspect of these places has been so modernized that it is all the more difficult to realise what they were like in ancient days. Jews have come in large numbers, and have settled in farm colonies. They have built up almost a new quarter on the north side of old Jerusalem. But even they are not so much in evidence as the Christian pH* grims.

Presto Change!

‘Ton know Giblets, the parlor entertainer? Well, he met a beautiful girt just before Shuster, made violent love to her, and at last she gave Mm her hand.” < “Quite * romance, eh?” “Ton interrupted me. Every one expected they would be married in June, but Giblets broke off the engagement.* “I see, another of Us slight of hand tricks.*