Ellsworth American., 1876-06-08


ion. would, by Gomerl Who spoke for
me TO the boss when | shook bit O. tea
an stun Tor poor hunted ole wallowby o.
a mate? Were it Miss Marion? Il were,
God bless her. There, wot dye think o.
that: That's my little game"
well. but"
well. but" (relapsing into his hardness)
'tbis is ii. I'm nothin' but an Internal ole
lag, an n mate q ole lags, but that ere
horse behind yer is better nor some o. you
swells. | know yer ungratefulness not
the iust time TO know ii, neither-not the
fust time. a hoss even. the poorest, bless.
edest ole screw, he ain't ungrateful. No
more is Norris
But. tell me, is there any thing wrong p
! "Oh, twn--,rosdN.u az al, i,lacn Iviu au
/ HobartTown Harry Is gone up TO the sta
/ ton"
| gasped giddily as the trees danced
round me, and the thought OF the defense
| less girls in the power OF the most british
bush-rangers of the colonies crept upon
me with kind OF bewildering horror. 90"
heard myself moaning out, like helpless
/ woman-''O God stretch forth Thy hand -
The blood flooded back TO my heart, and
| | stood unable to move, as stunned by a
| crushing blow. Ii was only for a moment.
| had hold of Tenter's main and reins and
one foot in the stirrup before a man might
count ten. In aimless wildnes. dimly aim
/ ing TO save, In the fury OF the concern that
came upon me, | Was about to gallop on
/ like n madman, but the broad heavy hand
/ OF Norris grpped my shoulder.
Dye want 10 Kill the girls, an wuss-
dye hear. an truSi-an' chuck yer own
/ lite away too, Ell? Wot the devil woul We
/ do. gallopin' un craEkited? Only git
+ bali in yer karkiss. Drop them reins the
[ hoss'il stand. Cum here. le want to per
/ tcct them? Right. But gettin' into tante-
rdms ain't the way, maie. Them coves
aint gone in the 'ouse yt. | know wot
+ they're a-:ou' 10 do-uevcr mind how.
3 They're a-going' To stop in the forkcd
den TIL they see-D'ye see that smoke roll
. in up from the bush firey'
Yes
TIL they see that smoke goin' down
cause they wan I wait till dusk. When
f that ere fire aln'i delIvcrin' 'smuch smoke
/ a that. they walk in. The fires ten miles
+ from the station. an while the boss an the
/ hand. X a'comin', they'll take wot they
/ like best, an before they put ire-stick t
( the caboose. they'll see the women. an
oh. stopl stop, Come on
Come on Why. the grouu's as level as
/ even bettin.' They Kin see the country for
N lpnF iDlits EOUn tnUN WAY lutN tuTu LItlT
I heads from that ere forked clump. 'ccpt
/ through this scrub patch, an they're arm
! ed. an three TO two
/ / felt maddcning feeling OF helplessness
/ growing upon me.
I've bin a-thlnkin' il over. Ye know the
/ long water-holc? IL runs from the panel
tree straight past the garden. ! e know the
I boat treel There's hedge of tea scrub
from that right across the garden up [ the
| yeranda, we might git there IN time 20
ask them in an offer them the orspitalities
OF kilveTy. Now, there, that's my little
game.
The broad ugly face looked handsome.
! There was a sad Kind OF fire in Norris's
eyes that told me he was breaking faith on
the one hand. while moved 10 gratitude on
the other. l could not describe. If would,
tne nuttuauuus VI his ~oIcS II would, |
think. be impossible 10 convey the enthu
sia.m that swelled IL one moment and the
! fiat WEAKNESS OF his tones the next.
i said he went OF. a. If speaking 10
himself ia hev nothin TO do with ii. an
We split. Miss Marion split Us. II it hadn't
bin for her, Id a seen the blarsted 'ouse
in flames.
But how are We to get up the long v a.
ter-hole? There's no boat. Norris
We amt a-goin' in coveHd carriage
au IouI' WIN HNcit huhh'es' up 'he Sai-
riaEe drive t and 10 our cards:
No.
we Kin both swim. You'll cut the thong
of that ere whip, an take yer saddle-straps,
an we'll put our duds on our backs swag
| fashion
Yes, yes; see now
Mount the mohe. an lets push on.
Hows the smoke:
iuoh Ii'e saint ,,
We ""iheu thI II ,iIe Ie'. " SCI . w anu
wattles that lined the track, and then up
/ toward the station, parallel with the road,
| but hidden by the bushes. When opposite
| the sin panel. Now. then, plant the sad
| die an bride. an let the horse go.' spoke
| Norris. in his curt way.
| Saddle and b=id.e were soon under a
| pile of withered boughs. and the horse
/ turned loose. We stripped, aud bound our
| clothes over shoulders, ahd III less thah
| quarter OF All hour We had struck off into
the long water-hole' shadowed with stoop-
/ ing trees, and were swimming past cold
| springs and whirlng eddies lengtening and
| widening the tracery of brahch and spray
with scarce ripple. We both swan well.
but from the low level of our eyes and the
increasing weight of our swags as the wa
ter Tipped them, 1t looked a long way. The
placid pool was blue with sky. and IL SEEM
ed like swimming in ether above a vault
of heaven Past spots had often touched
with the boats PROV, with the ladies be-
yond. who were 10 such fearful strait,
and past dark MAJ gins OF shadowing scrub,
we fought TO outswim the sluggish stream.
looked up from wearying strokes of my
| arms to the very trees from under the
shades OF which We had SO often let the
boat glide on with shipped oars.
.Eor han.a,h me the waters Law mountain
deem.
The heavens were mirrored there;
Around me was silence, but round the sweep
Lived thought too dread Tor the heart 70
Dear
The verse rushed to my mind like
prophecy. Norris was swimming on MS
side, and using but one arm. He came SO
close to me that our feet touched, ana
whispered across the silent swell Detween
us.
We've passed the forked clump all right'
Creep up the bank an look at the smoke
You want SPELL
| | made for the mud and scruD, and crept