Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-12-19

She ii fall asleep, the EARRING.
The fresh air al ways makes her drowsy,
YOU know, Esther she said to me.
" And then she'll be just bright from
/ her nap for Lily to see first. Lily used
I to be delighted with little babies, and l
want her to love mine"
And then Jessie must needs put on
her pink cambria wrapper, because
Lily was so fastidious," and when the
house had been put in exquisite order,
and every vase under the roof been
filled with flowers, All drove to the
station to meet Miss Fairlie by the
eleven o'clock train.
He must take this wrapper to pro-
tect Lily's dress-her travelling cos
tune is always so exquisite" she said,
running to the door just as he had
started.
Then she called ont, "Oh, ALI, why
have you taken Black Pete? l fear
Lily will be afraid to ride behind
him.
My brother had harnessed up fiery.
blooded horse lie had just broken-a
magnificent creature, whose very
whinny Jessie shuddered at, and she
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with whrlwind.
"Oh, no, she won't. She isn't O lit
tie scarecrow like you. Miss Fairlie is
girl of courage!"
"Well, be careful, dear ALT |"
"Yes, yes !' he answered lightly,
wbirling out OF the yard.
The station was half mile away.
We could see the train come in across
the level, unbroken country, and, sit
ting on the upper piazza with my broth
cr, | could follow Black Pete along
every inch of the white winding road.
"You will see him coming back when
the train is in, and you must tell me if
he has got Lily, Esther" called Jessie
from her room, where she was putting
on some last touches to her dress
placing white rose at the throat, and
another in her hair, l think. "You
are sharpsighted, you know, and I'm
afraid she won't come"
"Chris and Carl will watch, if
DON'T" laughed, for Carl, the young
est, was in especial killing array, and
| his mustache waxed. "You shall be
duly informed, my DEAR
| Soon the train came in, and in o
brief time passed the station.
In a moment l see Alf's carriage
turned toward home.
Ibid not know what frightened the
horse then, but the next instant I saw
him leap upon his hind feet, and fran
tically paw the air. Then in q flash of
time, he was tearing madly up the
road.
My brothers precipitated themselves
to the ground. 1 think the piazza
must have been fifteen feet from the
sward of the lawn, but they took the
leap without thought. As for me,
being woman, could do nothing but
tremble, weep, and wiring my hands I
thought. Not so Jessie. She sprang
out upon the piazza, and gave one
cry,
All, heavens above! The dainty
baby carriage stood at the open road
side, right in the path of the maddened
animal, the girl having gone few
steps away to gather some clematis.
1t was about rod from the house,
in the direction of the station, and we
could see the little, dimpled, white
hands tossing in the sunshine, while
we knew the terrible horse must reach
the little, helpless thing before we
could.
But Chris tried frantically to save his
pet in the face of hopelessness. saw
him start toward it shouting wildly.
Then Jessie stood beside me, one lit
tie arm extended. There was some
thing in that white, jeweled hand; I
did not see what. But the short, sharp
explosion told the story.
A scream broke from my lips, and
my distended eyes saw the horse fall,
and the carriage reel, and then come to
a standstill in the middle of the road.
Her aim had been strangely true.
The animal had been shot through the
heart, they told me afterward, and his
reddest blood pooled in tho road.
And Jessie?
l turned and caught her as she was
sinking senseless to the floor of the
piazza.
THE baby--the baby is saved !" she
gurgled, as she lapsed into faint, from
which we could not rouse her for two
hours.
III lew mOmeuCS All anu MlSS
Fairlie were in the house. The latter
proved herself a sensible girl. She
helped me to lay Jessie on the bed by
the open window where we used our
greatest efforts to resuscitate her for q
long while.
Poor little Jessie ! She opened her
wild eyes at last, and screamed until
the roof rang. She chung with hysteric
force about her husbands neck until
some one thought to bring her the
baby.
At the sight of its fair, innocent
face. she snatched the little form, and
broke into tempestuous weeping, which
gradually softened. At last she lay
quiet, with hidden face, while we
looked pitifully at each other.
Her terrible strain of nerves rem
dered her i'll for week. ALI hung
over her devotedly, proud as could be
OF his little heroine" as he called
\ her.
"Bless that little right hand-it
saved three lives !" he said, kissing it.
Poor little baby! You know she
could not help herself at all |" Jessie
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