Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-11-14

she kissed to him the tips of her daln-
ty fingers.
lie strobe down the path, unhitched
his horse with jerk and went riding
over the road, never once glancing back.
Perverse Rose Afdley was privately
peeping after him, rather enjoying than
not the semi-quarrel.
I'll not 90; she shall not get me
there on Thursday evening" he ans
wercd to himself in his annoyance. But
ere Thursday evening came his re-
solve was broken, after the manner of
lovers, and he meant to 60.
81 must skate up" he said. "The
nights clear ard frosty"
"Hope thcre'll be no wolves abroad,
Master Vance" said the brawny Eng
lishman, Hugh, one of his workmen
and warm admires. "Stainsly shot
one over by the bridge the other morn
ing You'd better take pistol"
"I'll trust to luck and my good
skates" answered Mr., Vance, laugh
ingly, rather ridiculing the notion of
evolves"
He started. The night, as he had OBJ
served, was clear and frosty very bright
and cold. Half his journey had been
accomplished, when he heard shrill,
sharp cry cchoing from the woods.
Then for a moment his blood curdled
in his veins. What were these cries
All, what what but the wolves?
Nearer came the cry and nearer, as
if the dreadful animals scented him
He glided over the ice like lightning
his strides quickened by the first click
he heard from his pursuers. On, frst
as rapidly as possible in a straight line
for not a second was to be lost. Ev
cry rerve and limb was strained to it,
utmost tension. A mile, perhaps; ant
if he had to double A horrible Aasl
Of despair almost paralyzcd him. Tha
was certain death. Why had he beer
so needless as To disregard sage Hugh
warning? But he had never seen ;
wolf during his sojourn in these Cana
dian wilds.
Faster faster Turns that fright
fully heightened his journey, but gav'
him moments respite, for his pursu
ers were by this means thrown OF
their track, and were some time in re
covering their speed. The moon shon
out brightly. Every tree seemed out
lined against the sky with painful dis
tinctness; here gnarled old oak tina
had been riven with some fierce doll
there clump of cleaning evergreen
that mocked him in their security
And now the river widened. Hardl
a week before he and Rose Ardley ha
enjoyed gay frolic Of skating on thi
very spot. Was she still vcxed wit
him? Oh, it she could but know!
In Imagination their red tongue
seemed to touch him. One of ther
seemed to hurt himself in some way
for there came sharp howl of pair
The pursuit was stopped for an instan
and then they came on the faster
Charles Vance's limbs were weak, hi
pulses throbbing from exhaustion, hi
very brains reeled. The fiery eye
seemed to scorch him with their luri
glare, and now he could hear the rar
id, expectant breath. SO near salty
dcspairing cry broke from his lip'
Rose Rose farewell to her, to happi
ness, to all.
Rose Ardley, the centre Of a ga
group Of cousins and friends, was thi
selfsame evening doing her uttermos
to be attractive. She was fascinatatin
at all times and seasons, but when sh
used little effort, could make hersel
doubly so. She had forgiven Charlie
Vance a dozen times since that las
angry morning. lie would be sure t
come early, she complacently told hel
self, and be duly penitent. After al
Chales Vance was brave, noble fellow
She thought she would not firt on
, bit that night with any body else. Th
guests all arrived. All but Vanc
Rose wondered. Had he been rcall
vexed, and was he away to punish hel
, Well, let him stay. She should NJ
NOPE or wear the willow. Love-lor
S girls were always absurd. So Ro'
9 Ardley was the gayest Of gay. The
J. had quadrille some of the eld'
ones sat down to cards. DIR. Caltra
y a deeply scientific man and great me
r merist, and three or four others, we
q into discussion on that wonderf
subjcct--clairvoyance. The doct
:. had been relating certain remarkab
d incidents, when it was proposed that