The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-01
IN MID AIR.
TCONcLUDED.

Before L could speak, tuo i''u'e' III t"'
agony of It's alarm, set up the screaming. my
cry which It's species u''el u',Go' 'i nv
influence OF pain or rage, ana inc e'ri
turned her head, ana ior Ihe H'sI 'i'i'e'
SAW me. My recognition o' Ier was
immediate. Wen diu remember tha'
golden hair those oIue eyes uiiated as
they now were, ana expressive on OF
grief and fear that ialr, pure lace! II
was the beautiful EngIlsh girl n"d seen
ut San Juan, and doubtless her late
companions had been her own family,
OF which she was, alas the sole survivor
"Save them! oh, save them! she eX-
claimed in Spanish. $50 to their help,
sir, for the love OF heaven My poor
father-mv dear mother-my brother
Am alI-i
She wrunr her hands pointing with q
pitaous gesture TO the face of the cltl.
II fear, Miss Trevor I began, speak
inc in our own language, when the girl
cave little start and uttered an cx-
clamation of surprise.
"You know mc?' she said; "yct-,
she paused fora moment, looking Won
derinrly Mt me, and then slowly muir
INJURED. "Ah! yes-I recolleCt-in san
Imam vonderT
And even at that terrible time N faint
blush rose To her cheek, rs she possibly
RECOGNIZED in me the strange Englishman
whose ewes had, perhaps too openly cX.
pressed the admiration that he felt for
beauty such rs hers.
This however, WAS no time, nor was
the Paso del Dia blo a fitting place, for
fine spceches. or elaborate apologies.
Miss Trevor" said |, earnestly, 81 am
here to save youlf can. Every minute
that we linrer here adds to the chance
That n fresh squall may set in. and should
il do so, it may be beyond human strength
10 Get clear of this perilous ledge.
Twenty wards of, ~ YOU see, is an angle
in the path, by turning which, rs |
irdce we shall be comparatively safe.
| will eadeavor to support you il you
will"
She interrupted me with an earnest
nraver that l would leave her where she
was. and go to the rescue of her parents
and brother. Their need, she said was
greater than hers. was, of course, but
too well aware that these unfortunate
persons must be beyond the reach o!
earthly aid, but to say 50 would have been
gratuitously cruel, and | therefore urged
on her the necessity for excepting my
escort so far as the nearest hamlet or
! cluster OF miners NUS P'"'''S'', " ~
turn with ropes and men, and to I'M
dertakc search for her lost relatives
which. alone, | could not hope to carry
out. She was very gentle, and conndlng
as a child might have been, ana rose up
from her knees, expressing her willihg-
ness to follow me. And Just then some
flakes Of snow came whir!lhS U3Wh'
whitening the rocky platform.
There were, as l have SAID, some
twenty yards 20 traverse before reach
ing a corner, by rounding when, rs con-
irGiurcd. we should have quilted the
ledge of rock and gained the wider road
bnvopd But twenty wards in some
cases. NAV give cause for more anxiety
tIan leagues OF ordinary waytaring. |
Ind need of all my strength to support
Miss Trevor's uncertain steps rs she adj
yanced, and when we drew near 20 the
a,rI. in the patn. perceived, with no
sIi.b, formulation. that she was trembling
M. am ..nnn leaf rs her eyes were turn
"a towards the tremendous gulf below.
uUnId me bsckl PRAY hold mel she
exclaimed. almost wildly. 1t draws me
toit-it will
understood her. luckily. l am one
Of those men who can remain cool and
steady on the dizzy verge OF prcclplce,
That is a mere question OF constitutional
temperament, tor have known the BRAY
est who have faced death on the battle,
field without finchins, utterly unnerved
by the terrible fascination which ayawh-
ING depth below the gazers feet can cX'
crt upon him. The dread GeSire u
| plunge and end life and fear Mt once
could well appreciate; and l saw thal
Miss Trevor would never get around til%'
[ sharp angie OF the rock, where the PaIA
narrowed TO width oil some eiShteo"
inches ut most. -,
BY u sudden impulse 'augnV up VI. Wv.
girl IN my arms, ana oy Iii'gntS eno,
succeeded In rounu'ns '"a Nv N "xaoa,od
point All" re", IA t >, Tbc snaw wa.
the broader road oeEohu, w Eli SIHT a "'i
falling fast whlie Inc tnoT bnu ii mast
the icc-coid wihns e"n't "C ,',;,h riII.r
Already the ROAD was WIN" MI w, on an ON.
flakes. far across , Tue i"i' ~ w. raIIs =,
Pos'te table lanu, ur$J',' ,.a VIZ ond with
a convent nesting "','''Is .i,-,' aa,tnrn.
larh ou''u r ga al" n.o hnt -"acb il We
around It. Cou'u we oU' .. ".a,. 80 cain
should be saie' Out III. oI,s a w nn.
itspcedIly was eE'uc''t'H =. - So II
ot those Suspens'o" pEnS ~ ra,.;ro
construction, when Spai'ncu VII. "' .'n
fIom side to side. And tniS' III iou7 !.
weather such as we were rSPer'tnei'. - =
presented notrltInS risk. Ihese BRIGGS
which moved the wonder ana admire,
ton Of the Spanish conquerorS, anu
which still afford the ohiy "c"''s ".
crossing some Of the CHASTITY chasmS ILa'
seam the mountain ransS-are are, n r,,,n