Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-20

your face close to hers, SO that she may see you
when she opens her eyes,
Hugh was sitting ON the ground supporting
the girl, whose head rested On his shoulder.
presently there was movement OF the eyeliis,
ana 1 then slowly and langnidy the eyes opened.
There cousin Amy. you are better ROW.
Lie quite quiet. You have hurt yourself. and
must be very good"
The eyes expressed recognition and a faint
wonder, and then closed again. Hugh waited
little, and then poured few more drops Of
whisky between her lips. This time the effect
was more decided: She moved. shook her head,
and tried re- avoid the mouth OF the flask,
Then she looked up again.
you doing? Where am I?n
"You must be quiet and good the child
said positively. You must not move, the gen.
tleman says SO.'
This time the speech was vaguely understood.
for she looked beyond the child's face 10 that of
Hugh's: closed her eyes again as If She doubted
them: locked again, and then made an effort to
raise her head. Then Hugh spoke, gently but
decidedly:
my dear young lady, you must lie quite
quiet. You have fallen down and hurt yourself,
and you are faint and weak. You are quite
safe where you are but you cannot move, for
we are On the side of the hill, and must wait till
help comes. Your cousin is here with you.
Kiss her, Pussy
Amy Herbert listened In a sort Of confused
wonder. She did not understand Ia the least,
except that she was told to be quiet In tirm
authoritative tones, SUCH as had not been ad
dressed to her since she was Child The warm
all was safe and right, and, with little sigh
She closed her eyes again, and was soon bieatn-
ing quietly. Then the child turned to Iugh
.Amys gone to sleep. Ny name isn't Pussy,
"All right Ida I'll call you SO in future.
Now. Ida. when you stand up can you see The
road down below there?"
Just see 1t" the child said; tbut it Is getting
dark. When are We going homer"
am AFRAID we are not going home tonight,
Ida. certainly not unless some one comes
along that road and there is not much chance
OF that
Where are we to sleep?" Ida asked in sur
prise.
1--WE must sleep just where we are. Cousin
to ne and lay your head against me On the
other side, ana l don't think you'll be cold"
Butt want supper before go to bed"
An, you can't have supper tonight Ida;
Out lt Will De great nun, you know, sleeping out
mere Tor a Dit, and expect that presently your
mamma Will send people out to look for you,
and then we shall hear them shout, and we
shall shout back again: and then they'll come
with some ropes, and we shah go TO the TOD.
Now shall tell you a story?n
80, yes, please Ida said, delighted.
VIII you sit quiet by me. them and when
you feel sleepy you just lay your head down
and go OF 70 sleep. I viii go Oh with my story
TN you're asleep; but We must talk very low,
else We shall wake cousin Amy"
F0r an hour he told stories OF fairies and en-.
chanters. and then the little head leaned grad
ualiy against his waistcOat, andin FIVE minutes
ne stopped IN the middle OF his narrative.
Then Amy Herbert spoke:
Il an not asleep; l have been awake for some
time, and have been thinking You are the
gentleman who rescued Ida of the rocks, are
you note"
YES" Hugh said.
u thought so. Now. please, how came you
we go hOme?'
O ledge. You struck your head In falling. and
were 1nSensiOie for a time. / came up. aud
should have run Off for assistance, but feared
II you moved before / came back you would
slipped down to YOU
Can't moye?' the girl asked. presently.
Are you uncomforable?"
NO" Sine said shyly.
Then you had better lie STILL Hugh said de-
cisively. The ledge IS very narrow, and you
are weak, and dare say giddy, for you lost
great deal Of blood. So you really might fall
over If you sat up. With ny arm round you
you are quite safe"
And Hugh emphasized the fact by drawing
her Stlll more closely to him. Her slight figure
ment, which was very like the nestle with
which Ida had prefaced her subsistence to sleep
Amy Herbert lay quiet, and In very few mln-
u tn hugh was sure from her regular breathing
lit must be nearly ten O'clock" Hugh said
TO himself. 81 should think we ought very soon
TO get out OF this. The Old lady win be f1dgety
by helfpas seven, alarmed by half-past eight
and by haf-past nine, she ought to have all
yarmouth out with torches. But women are
so long before they set about thing 10 earnest
They begin to Midget long before man does;
but they don't set 10 work u take decided steps.
sun, searchers ought to be out by this time
/ am beginning to feel horribly cramped. /
suppose some fellows would Ike this sort OF
thing, but dent see any point in it whatever .
IN another quarter OF an hour Hugh saw
sever"i lights coming along the road below
and @ lid hear faint shouts, which seemed to
be echoed by party proceeding atong the hill
They were moving but slowly. for there were
lights halfway up the face, ani they were EVIL
denti " searching very caiefly. Tie wind
NY ana return thelr Shouts. Graiu iltS they
got nearer, ard he determined 10 make an
EFFORT, but TO dc so It Was necessary TO stand
moved also.
Wake up, please" he said; help is at
She raised herself at once.
Il do think have been asleep. I feel ever
so much better"
Il viii stand up to shout. Hugh said.
"Wiil you lean back against the hill? / Will
lay your cousin down with her head In your
lap. She is as sound as a top. Now for ft ~
and standing up, Hugh gave a shout with all
the power OF his lungs.
There was pause In the movement of the
lanterns, and then a shout.
way" 'A"'
Rapidly the lanterns. came nltterIpr ALONG
the road TIL they were down in front OF them.
Here We are here are the ladies!n Hugh
shouted.
ANY one hurt?"
Not much but we can't get either up or
Gown. You must let a rope down to US from
above. Here we are;' and Hugh struck a
match and lighted large piece of paper
Have the party above got ropeS?"
Ihere was shouting backward and forward,
but the party above had not got ropes
''Send back for them at once "Hugh shouted
and De sure and tell the lady that no damage
is done here"
"IIow do you feel now was going to saw
cousin Amy" he laughed; "but really haven't
Amy Herbert"
How do feel now, Miss Herbert?"
"a feel weak, and rather headachy," she said.
but there is nothing really the matter with
me. What an escape have had"
~ eS, you had narrow squeak Of It," Hugh
said frankly; lust another pound or two of
impetus and you would have gone over the
ledge" ~
she was silent, and he went on:
do you object TO smoke? Because If Won
don't should really like to light nv pine. ;,
mot at all" Amy said.
'IheTeS something comfortable about a
pipe" Hugh said, when it was fairly aIiphr.
alight" Ao ppo
Il think men can talk at all tines Amv
said, with flash OF her usual spirits,
some men can, Hugh said II can talk
WIN men; but, do you know, somehow can't
lax with women. l can talk with Won now
because l DON'T see you, and because I am
smoking; put should feel horribly uncomfor-
taDIe II met you In the morning.
II Old not know any men We're shy with
Amy