The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-09-21

insult youa 2" inquired the provoking
girl, her anger rising at the sight OF his.
"By presuming to dictate to me what
good form is. But for my former lie,
you would not dare do it.
"Dare, indeed p she echoed, the red
blood dyeing her cheeks, show dare
you say 1 requested your presence2"
1t was lovers quarrel and hot
one. In her excitement she dragged so
at the reins that her horse reared.
Blake instantly seized the bride,
shouting and pulling the beast toward
him: " Let go let go u
In rearing, her horse had turned so
that she did not see the danger in which
she stood. She was on the canyons
precipitous brink, and below ran the
river. "Let go, you." she answered,
cutting him across the hands; "how
dare you touch my lines2 You have
lured me to leave the rest of the party
behind, in order that you might get me
alone IN your power, but lam not afraid
of you, take that !" and in her fury che
struck him again. Between the two
the restive animal was half maddened,
for Blake was dragging him forward and
Kate backward, SO that he was plungipg
and rearing, Blake was white with fear.
He did not heed OF seem to feel her
blows, only to see her danger, for, in
spite Of his herculean strength, the horse
was backing, backing nearer and nearer
the preCipice. Another moment and she
would be thrown over the yawning
chasm. He sprung from his horse,
seized both reins with the left hand, and
with the right tore the strip from the
saddle.
"Impertinent clown" she shriehed,
but he paid no heed to her screams; her
foot free, he instantly let go the reins,
grasped her around the waist, and with
almost superhuman strength lifted her
| from the maddeued beast and flung her
into the road behind He was not one
moment too soon, for, as he did so, the
horse backed over the cliff and disap-
peared.
When the rest of the party came gal
loping up, alarmed by the screams, they
found the retired athlete in a dead faint
on the edge Of the canyon, and Miss
Winstanly i'll like plight lying some
distance from him, but not within sew
eral feet Of the fTighttul prccipice. The
young lady was soon restored end
proved to be unhurt; not 50 Mr.. Blake.
The horse had trampled on his loot and
the pain had caused him to lose con-
sciousness. Being only o few miles
from Santa Cruz aid WAS soon procured,
and he was carried hack to the hotel a
very elk and badly bruised man.
Now the villrul and high tempered
Miss Wiustanly really loved Mr.. Blake,
but her pride had kept her from showing
it or even owning it to horself. When
she realized the true cause of his grab.
Ding the lines had been TO save her from
certain death, her heart was filed with
conflicting emoti observation-disclosures for
her life, gratitude to him for preserving
it, and shame and remorse at her un-
womanly insolenco and rage. She had
actually beaten him as he was trying to
drag her away from the chasm. In her
agony and penitence she opened her
heart to Emily Lytle, and confessed that
she had loved Blake all along. but now
that he had saved her life her passion
overhOwed all barriers and she wanted
to tell him so. Nearly all Of the gay
party left Santa Cruz a fortnight after
Georges accident. but Radcliffe, his
bosom friend, remained to nurse him,
and Miss Lytle staid to keep her betroth-
ed company.
Blake foot was crushed and it would
be a long limo before he could be re-
moved to San Francisco.
Kate resolved that she would not leave
until she had an opportunity of asking
| Georges forgiveness, At last, reports
were brought to her that he was improv
ing, was able to talk and at length to sit
III an arm chair, but he never alluded to
the accident, nor mentioned Miss Win
stanly's name.
Day after day she piled Emily with
questions, and fierce despair seized her
when she comprehended that she had
lost him-aDd through her own pride.
That was all swept away by her new
born love and humility. She was so alb
! ject i'll her remorse and sorrow, that to
obtaina smile from the despised "clown"
as shc had called him, she would gladly
have turned circus rider herself.
One day she crept to his door. II was
closed against her, but she could hear
Emily's voice and Radcliffe's talking
with Blake. She alone was shut cut
from paradise. but she had deserved
and mast bear it. In fit of silent tears
she sunk down On her knees and offered
up prayer that she might yet obtain
his forgiveness suddenly the door
opened and Emily came out, shutting it
quickly after her when she saw the
crouehipg girl. "Why! what's this9"
she inquired, astonished. "What do
you mean, Kate, by crouching around
Oh all fours like this ?"
SOB, Emily" sobbed the wretched
beauty, 81 ana perfectly miserable | l
must, / will go in and see him It was
all my fault Do you think he will ever
| forgive mee"
81 don't know, I'm sure" said Emily,
dryIy; "I wouldn't in his place. I'd be
revenged; but you can go in and see. "
Kate sprung up overioyed. Emily
grasped her arm, saying "But mind
you don taunt him about his past any
more. He's proved himself a gentle
man, and above all remember it was
only because he was an athlete that he
was able to hold your horse until he
could wrench you from the saddle and
toss you out of danger. No other than
strong man could have saved your
life. so go in and humble yourself to
him." She opened the door and called
Radcliffe out. They strolled off to-
gether, while Kate glided into the room
and hung herself at the feet of the ex-
athlete.
He took his revenge, for when he got
well he married her. - Illustrated
Weekly.
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