Mischievous Maid Faynie

lamp, with the wild night winds howling about him, and the perspiration streaming dow

will not take long to place its future tenant therein; then you must replace the earth and pack the snow

r, and it seemed to him that his ow

nd walked leisurely t

in mortal terror, but that his limbs

fright-what terrible mystery was this that fate had drawn

er who had stepped to the carriage

osely wrapped in a long dark garment, and as he did so a second person stepped from the coach

fell upon them, bearing the slender figure between the

s who had stood before the altar in the

e body of the beautiful, hapless young bride t

ng life but one short hour before-only the all-seeing eye of

the slender figure was lowered into

me man turned to old Adam

eat the caution-mind-not a trace must be visible whe

him. He could not have uttered a single syl

d Adam saw beyond all doubt that it was indeed the lovely young creature who had within that hour been made a bride, and with that te

rawing back from his work, shaking with terro

ps of both men simultaneo

at is blood you see on her face. She had a hemorrhage. Go on with your wor

orward to put the thought into execution, a sudden thought,

ttered. "I-I-can do it best, as I-I-

is growing bitter cold. We

ld Adam; "you can be of no aid to me, you know. When I have finish

tranger hesitated,

well be, I assure you; and as you say, my standing here will not help you. I can w

in his heart that words are weak to describe, and with a mental "God

y disappeared from the white ground. Then the white heaping snow was leveled over

ime fairly well under the weather from large draughts of brandy he had drunk from a bottle he had seized from the bar. "Step up on the box b

ot arouse the suspicion of this stranger by refusing to ride, especially as he had begged for that

ense darkness, he climbed up to the driver's

re started, and swaying to and fro with their every motion as

lips, and old Adam was too much

belong thereabouts, for he well knew every team

he saw at last that they were passing a familiar landmark, an old bridge t

" said Adam. "I thank y

t, and the man within put out

the mat

ants to get

lest detail the little plot I am laying this night for you," he muttered, looking steadily at his companion, who had dozed off into a heavy stupefied sleep upon the opposite seat, "and when you come into possession of the money which your marriage to th

e they will search for the girl when they discover that she has eloped, but will believe she is cleverly eluding them or traveling about t

nly he turned abruptly-not toward his home-but as quickly as his aged limbs could carry him back over the ground the coach had just tr