The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-09-25

Insult You inquired the provoking
girl, her anger rising ut tho sight OF his.
by presuming to dictate to me- what
good form is. But for my former life,
you would not dare do It,"
"Dare, indeed !" she echoed, tho rod
blood dyeing her cheeks, show dare
yon say requested your presence1''
1t was lovers quarrel aud hot
one. In her excitement she dragged 30
ut The rtias that her horse reared.
Blako instantly seized tho bride,
shouting and pulling the beast toward
him: Let 60 let go!"
In rc'ring, her horse had turned so
that sle did not see the danger in which
6he stood. She was on the canyons
precipitous brink, and below ran the
river. "Let go, you." she answered,
cutting him across the hands; show
dare you touch my linesl You have
lured rue to leave tho 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 she
struck him again. Between the two
tho rcstive animal was half maddened,
for Blake was dragging him forward and
kato backward, 70 that liz was pluuging
wv M an 5iTtn ny: tf n.ai' WIS Mhi'1 WIN 'Gaf.
ii IL VI" I"' leeh ot secn 10 Itsl ut'F
DiG"'' "Ii.y ~ See ner uanSer' l0f' IN
wis backing, backing nearer and nearer
the preCipice. Another moment aud she
would bO thrown over the yawniug
oH.s',' on:unn ,,..; Us spfunR IRON MS aorSe,
'GeV S;.i Nv uotn .ei'is WIZ tne 10Y Eann' anu
viii, WIN VIZ l'sn' 'ofo tuo Stlrrlp IRON THO
Sauuf'
"!mpertlnent clown! Ehe shrieIed,
but he paid no heed to her screams; her
foot free, hc instantly let go tho roins,
gIasped Lcr around the waist, aud with
almost superhuman strength lifted her
from the maddeued beast and flung her
into tho road behind. Ho was not one
moment too soon, for, as he did SO, tie
horse backed over tho cliff and disap.
pcarcd.
Whan the rest OF the party camo anl-
Looping mp. alurmed by the screams, they
found the retired athlete i'll dead fnint
on tho edgo Of the canyon, and Miss
WiIstauly in like plight lying some
distance from him, bnt not within sew
eral feet Of tho frightful precipicc. The
young Indy WIS soon restored aud
proved to bc unhurt; not SO Mr.. Blake.
Tho horse had trampled on his foot and
the pain Ind caused him to lose con-
sciousntsS. Belug only n fow milos
from Santa Cruz aid WIS soon procured,
and BIO was carried back to the hotel
very sick and badly bruised man.
Now the willfui and high tempered
Miss Winsslnly really loved Mr.. Blake,
but her pride had kept her from showing
it or even owning it to herself, When
she realized the :rue cause Of his grab.
bing the liacn had been to save her from
certain Gca!li, her heart was iilled with
conflicting cmotlons-thanklulncss fer
her life gratitudc to him for preserving
it, and shamo and rcmorso Mt her nn-
womanly insolence and rage. She had
actuully beaten him as hO was trying 10
drag her away from tho chasm. 1n her
agony and penitencc sho opened her
heHrt to Emily LytIc, and confessed that
she had loved Blake NIL along. but now
that he bad saved her life her passion
overilowed NIL barriers and shn wanted
to tell him so. Nearly all OF tne gay
party left SansH Cruz n fortnight after
Georges Incident, but Radcliffe, his
hosonl friend, remained to nurse him,
mud Miss 1ytlc stGid toEeep her bctroth-
ell company.
Blake's foot was crushed and it would
he Il long tina before he could be re-
moved to San Francisco.
Krlte resolved that sho would not leave
unit! she had au opportunity OF asking
Georges forgiveness. At Inst, reports
were brought to her that hc wilS improv.
ing, waa able to Talk and Mt longth TO sit
in m arm chair, but he nevor alluded to
tho accident, nor mentioned Miss VIM
stanly's name. ..
Day after day she piled Emily with
questions. md fierce despair seized her
When she comprchendcd thHt she Ind
lost him-and through her own pride.
T!mt WIS all swept away by her new
horn love and humility. She was 20 ab.
iect in her remorso and sorrow, that to
ubtaiua smile from tho despisea ''clown"
ns sh0 had called him, sue would gladly
haze turned circus rider herself.
Ono day she crept to his door. It was
clc'rd against her, but she could hear
Emily'B voice and Radcliffo's talking
with Blake. She alone wns shut out
from paradise, but sho had deserved
and must bear it. In q fit Of silent tears
"Eo sunk down on her knees aud offered
up n prayer that she might yet obtain
his forgiveness suddenly tho door
pprrpd aud Emily clplC ont, shutting il