The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-24

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tpa aan ms animal addressed . rev aneo-
spaS Moras 70 MN; ne
haeu nimse inrmiy In the sadole, gatnered
ns prieie IN q manner 70 lmlpart 70 ms
companion bis wi energy and determine
sion, ana moved into the creek.
turning up the stream, he proceeded for
aoout a hundred yards along the nank, and
enen struck boldly across II a direct line,
with the horses head slanted up current.
n depth OF the water did notsensibly in
crease IN the course OF eighty yards, and the
Stranger was congratulatlng h1mseiI upon
the probability OF getting over without a
wetting, when the animal in two steps in
creased the depth until he could no longer
nold ms footing, ana sprung DoIdiy into the
middle OF q deep, rushing hanne In an
ins.ahs the rlaer mao seIzeo tne name Oh me
noIse IN ~ ie,s nanu, ahu .Ppsu sho ope
out Oh tns saodie 10 tne lower sue, "nere ne
noated along;
man ana peast pattied bravery with the
1000 Tor q moment, wnen tne former was
startled 70 Ieei the morse nincn ana turn
with q terrified snort down the current. A
quick Jerk upon the lett rem served 70 pro
Ecure but an 1nstants pause In the preclp1-
tate course OF the beast, but in that instant
the stranger became aware OF anotner pres.
ence Dy the toucn Oh ciammy oD1ee' against
MS nano.
Raising mis- heaa ABOVE tne neck Oh tne
charger, ne saw dlmiy outineo upon tne
waving ana shimmering surface q dark ana
9~noehnspie 9oJect. ~ heA1 HoIeus .Ie
uespelase lung u ~ oeass 1no .T oH
ss.ucseu ns Vision, wno Nv .ne ~
epn LanIas ole a.h1Sua - Wy "
tns haIasnIP VI a,niesc sP1lls auu =
soiIlers aanseI! ne swung nis leS 1sel t.le
; naeS ,h o. , ms aniinai anu gathered himsei
Reaching out a hand. he Was about tn
seize the Object of his horror, when it e1-
| posed the CHASTITY features of a woman.
For an Instant only he hesitated; then,
| recovering from the thrill. he grasped the
head firmly by the loose, flowing, tangled
mass of raven tresses, and raised it above
the water upon the pomufsl of bis saddle.
Turning his head again up stream, he re.
neyed the combat with the tide. Twice it
seemed as though man. woman. and beast
must all succumb, and twice the noble strug-
| giles of the animal cheated the turqid grave
| Of its victims.
Finally, the hoofs once u. ore crunched the
| firm bottom of the stream, and ten PAGES
brought the party safely to the shore.
Feeling the forehead, he found it cold the
hands were also chi led, but he thought he
felt a slight futter of the pulse. Tearing
open the dress, he pressed his hand against
/ me QGurG anu lOuUu IL HIlll Warm,
His efforts to resuscitate her were soon re-
warded. and, after a few moments, the
woman made an attempt to speak. which
resulted. however, only in a moaning cry.
At this point he began to look. for other
assistance. when he observed a light mon
the hill above the creek. Once more raising
the bodv to the pommel of his saddle and
mounting behind il. he sought the road.
= n y
woman and onother entered tho bou,e tn
nrocnrs the st;mnIant
0Whot,s this ~ sold III. one who wa.
vomon
Tnsv lifted tho .mot;onless INIT rev;vino
49, ;n+n tho honsa onJ denosited II mon
: snf.
Ths .t;mr,ont Wan soon brouubt and
unon a small nortoin of it being admip,
istercd the woman indicated an Increased
%v;tol;ty hv q hroLen onrule This after >
while. gave way to clear articulation, in
which however. only syllables were
emitted. These were in turn succeeded by
one or two sharp cries Of pain, which
gradually subsidized into a moaning chat
ter of waiting, incoherent sentences.
At this point the stranger, in raising his
hand to her head to brush the tangled hair
from her brow. noticed a clot of blood upon
the wet skin Of his finger; rubbing it of, he
found no trace of a wound.
"she must he bleeding |" he calculated
"see if there is a cut anywhere"
An examinati n soon revealed q CHASTITY
wound. an ugly, gaping abrasion upon the
left side of the head. above the ear. and lust
behind the temple. The Iecks were matted
over If. and the blood still oozed slowly
from ito month -
Pending The arrival of a doctor. the
stranger elinned the hair from around the
wonnd and after bathing it with feminine
tenderness. he gave the patien over to the
charge of the ladies of the house who were
in Attendance.
-. ;-n ,.;d
Presuias you arc .ne Ios', sr, sa,o
ne, az once, aIuressihg .ie 9iaer VI sne wv
!. you wHh NC ~ ro. enUusn ons m $ = and
a pea, untll l can RESI- I1r an nour OF 80 anu
dry my clotnlng, ! snaii resume ny 1ourney
under great obligations TO you. Matters o,
importance urge me 20 lose no tlme, ana !
shall only delay until my morse can fecfal,
Tor the Daiance OF my rue. IN Lact, puS III
the incldent Oh nnalng inc unlertu laee .au.
IN the creek, L mould nave con.in9eu OF