Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-05

h0gety by half past seven, alarmed by half
past eight, and by half-past nine she ought TO
have all yarmouth out with torches. But
women are so long before they set about
thing in earnest They begin to fidget long
before man does but they don't set to work
to take decided steps. Still, searchers ought
to be ought by this time. | am beginning to
feel horribly cramped. l suppose some fel-
lows would like this sort Of thing but don't
see any point in it whatever"
In another quarter of an hour Hugh saw
several lights coming along the road below,
and could hear faint shouts, which seemed to
! be echoed by party proceeding along the
! hill They were moving but slowly, for
| there were lights halfway up the face, and
they were evidently searching very carefully.
| The wind was from them and il was useless
for Hugh to try aud return their shouts.
Gradually they got nearer, and he determined
| to make an effort, but to do so it was necessa-
ry to stand up. He moved slightly, and the
elder girl moved also.
Wake up, please" he said help is at
hand"
She raised herself at once.
II do think have been asleep. l feel ev-
or so much better"
~ will stand up to shout" Hugh said.
"Will you lean back against the hill will
lay your cousin down with her head in your
lap. She is as sound as Il top. Now for it :"
and standing up, Hugh gave a shout with all
! the power of his lungs.
There was a pause in the movement of the
lanterns and then a shout.
"Hallo-a-a!' Hugh shouted again "this
way"
Rapidly the lanterns came flitterng along
the road till they were down in front Of
them.
Here we are here are the ladies - Hugh
shouted.
Amy one hurt Z"
Not much but We can't got either up or
| down. You must let a rope down to us from
above Here we are!" and Hugh struck a
match and lighted a large piece of paper.
Have the party above got ropes p
There was shouting backward and forward,
but the party above had not got ropes.
Send back for them at once" Hugh
shouted, land be sure and tell the lady that
no damage is done here
How do you feel now ?-I was going to
say cousin Amy" he laughed but | really
haven't the pleasure of knowing your name"
Amy Herbert"
How do you feel now, Miss Herbert p
81 feel weak and rather headachy," she
said; but there is nothing really the matter
with me. What an escape l have had -
"Yes, you had narrow squeak of 1t,
Hugh said frankly; lust another pound or
:
the ledge"
She was silent and he went on
do you object to smoke Because if you
don't / should really like to light my pipe
Not at all, Amy said.
There's something comfortable about
| pipe" Hugh said, when il was fairly alight
somehow one can talk when one gets pipe
alight."
II think men can talk at all times" said
Amy, with flash Of her usual spirits.
Some men can, Hugh said. II can talk
with men but, do you know, somehow
can't talk with women. l can talk with you
now because don't see you, and because
| am smoking but / should feel horribly un-
comfortable if met you in the morning
II did not know any men were shy with
women nowadays" Amy said.
shy" Hugh repeated 'Well yes, |
suppose it is sort of shyness with me.
never had any sisters, and so, you see, new
er got in the way Of talking to girls. 1t is
very annoying sometimes and makes people
think me a bear. suppose you thought so.
You must have done so"
| yes" Amy said Il did think you rather
bear. am not accustomed to shy young
men, and simply fancied you did not want to
| speak TO strangers And now, please tell me
exactly what happened, because l shall have
to tell aunt, and have only a confused idea
| of what has taken place.
Again Hugh told her the facts.
Then l owe my life to you the girl said
when he had finished.
II really don't think you do" Hugh said.
in matter-of-fact way. II question very
much if you would have come round out of
your faint before l could have brought help
| from yarmouth However of course, acted
for the best, and it avoided all risk. There
was no danger in getting down to you the lit
tie one and slipped down as easily as posi-
BILE If l thought you were going to tell me
tomorrow that you were very grateful, or
anything of that sort l give you my honor
should go right away by the coach to Carnar-
von."
The girl felt by the tone of Hugh's voice,
that there was no afTectation about him, that
he really meant what he said
II may just say thank you, now = she
asked quietly
''Yes, just thank you, he said lightly.
"If were man you would shake hands
over it ?" the girl asked
"Yes," Hugh said
please give me your hand"
He stopped down and she put her hand in
to his.
Thank you" in deep, quiet, earnest
voice.
Then, as he rose again, she went on, in a
changed voice
Now mind it is bargain. We have
shaken bands on it. | am not to be CRATE
full and you are not to be afraid of me, but
are just to be as natural with me as with
Ida"
'That is a bargain" Hugh said with a
laugh. II don't think shall feel shy of you
in the future. l never talked SO much with
i a woman in my life. suppose it's because
l cant't see your face
81 don't know whether to take that for a
compliment or the REVERSE" Amy laughed.
1.-The reverse, of course" Hugh said,
laughing, too; compliments are not in my
line. All, here they are with the rope They
have been precious quick about it," And
Amy Herbert felt there was real compli-
ment in the tones in which he spoke. Now
you must wake Ida. How soundly she sleeps
Now let me help 20 on to your feet"
Even with the aid of a rope it was a work
of considerable difficulty to get Amy Herbert
up to the top of the slope for she was weak
and shaken and unable to do much to help
herself. At last it was managed; and then
she was helped down a steep path close by to
the road below where n carriage from the ho-
tel was waiting for them.
''Wil you come up and see my aunt =
Amy asked as they stopped at the door.
mot tonight, thank you. will come in
the morning to see how you are after the
snake ana please ne salu, Ten your aunt
of our bargain. 1t would be awful TO come
up 10 be thanked"
Goodnight" the girl said. ''I wont for
get. Come early. Now Ida, come along
you will soon be in bed"
Two months later Mr.. Herbert was walking
up and down his breakfast-room in a tower
ing passion. Amy was sitting in great arm
chair.
| tIt ;s nonsapsa II 10 incradibla Mr. Her
bert exclaimed "Here you, for whom have
looked for capital match, who refused three
of the very best men in the district last year,
are away for two months and a half at this
beggarly Welsh village, and you come back
and deliberately tell me that you have engag-
cd yourself to an artist, a fellow never heard
Of"