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‘Yes, indeed,” observed Mr Alarshall. ‘Man seems but an atom, compared with such a scene; and yet he has power to eubdue and make subserve his needs even such stupendous things as those solid moun- tains and rocks.” “J think we will deposit our baskets in some safe spot, for they will be a burden to ug: then I will take you under the arch, ‘and let you look up. You will then ged some idea of the height of the stracture. How high do you suppose it is from the bottom of that abyss?” Walter asked. - ©T am sure I have no idea,” replied Ruby; ‘‘more than a hundred feet, per- haps.” Her companion laughed. Do you see that large flat rock which projects about midway over the chasm ?” oe es,” ‘Well, that is more than two hundred feet below tho bridge, and a line of three hundved more will barely reach to the bottom of the cavern below.” «‘T cannot imagine it,” returned Ruby, with a look of wonder. ‘You will realise it when you stand upon that flab rock. Have you nerve enongh to go to the edge and look down ?” Walter asked, as the party moved on. “Yes,” the young girl replied, ‘if you hold my hand, and promise to keep me trom falling,” Walter’s face flushed. “T do not neot to promise that,” he said, inalow tone. ‘'You snow I would let no harm come to you.” ‘A thrill ran through Ruby’s heart at these low, earnest words, and her lovely eyes dvooped beneath the light that had suddenly leaped into his. comiebooks.coan faa tines ce 1 ws’ at vn i 2 =e —— SS er. oe