Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-18
On The Heights.


''Will you lean back against this hill2
will lay your cousin down with her head
in your lap. she is sound as top. Now
for i'll" and standing up Hugh gave shout
with all the power of his lungs.
There was pause in the movement OF
the lanterns and then a shout.
Halo -a-al" Hugh shouted again; this
wayl"
Rapidly the lanterns came flit.ering
along the road till they were d wn in
front of them.
''Here we arel here are the ladies''
Hugh shouted.
"Any one hurtH"
'rNot much: but we can't get either up
or down. You must let rope down TO us
from above. Here we are," and Hugh
struck match and lighted large piece of
paper "Have the party above got ropesP"
There was shouting backward and for
ward, 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"
show do you feel now?-I was going to
say cousin Amy" he laughed; "but !
really haven't the pleasure of knowing
your namef"
''Amy Herbert"
"How do you feel now. Miss Herbert1"
81 feel weak, and rather headachy," she
said; ''but there is nothing really the mat
ter with me. What an escape | have
hadl"
"Yes, you had q narrow squeak of it."
Hugh said frankly; 'just another pound
or two of impetus and you would have
gone over the ledge"
She was silent, and he went on.
"De you object to smoker Because II
you don't should really like to light nay
Pipe"
mot at all, Amy said.
There's something comfortable about a
pipe" Hugh said. when it was fairly
alight; somehow one can talk when one
gets pipe alIght."
II think men can talk at all times, Amy
said, with fash of her usual spirits.
s'Some men can" Hugh said. 81 can
talk with men but, do you know, some
how | can't talk with women. | can talk
with you now because l don't see you,
and because / am smoking; but should
feel horribly uncomfortable If | met you in
the morning."
81 did not know any men were shy with
women. nowadays" Amy said.
''Shy2" Hugh repeated "Wel, yes,
/ suppose it 10 a sort of shyness with me.
I never had any sisters. and 50, you see,
| never got in the way of talking to girls.
It is very annoying sometimes, and makes
people think me hear. / suppose you
thought 50. You must have done so"
Yes Amy said. 81 did think you
rather bear, l 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 hap.
pened, because shall have to tell aunt
and have only confused idea of what
has taken place"
Again Hugh told her the facts.
Then 1 owe my life to you," the girl
said, when he had finished.
81 really don't think you do" Hugh
said, in q matter-of-f way. 81 ques.
ton very much if you would have come
roundout of your faint before l coulC
have brought help from yarmouth. How
ever, of course, acted for the best, anC
it avoided all risk. There was no danger
in getting down to you; the little one anC
l slipped down as easily as possible
If thought you were gong to tell me-
tomorrow that you were very grateful,
or anything of that sort, / give you my
honor should 60 right away by the coacl
to Carnarvnn."
The 9 u felt by the tone of Hugh's voice
that there was no affectation about him
that he really meant what he said.
81 may just say thank you, now3 sh
asked quietly.
"Yes just thank you, ;" he said light
ly,
eff ! were man you would shake hand
over it3" the girl asked.
eyes" Hugh said.
please give me your hand"
He stopped down, and she put her hanC
into his
''Thank you, in deep. quiet, earnes
voice. ....
Then as he rose again, she went on, in
changed voice.
''Now mind, 1t is bargain. We hav
shaken hands ON it. am not to be CRATE
full, and you are not to be afraid of me, bu
are just to be as natural with me as wit
Ida"
THAT is bargain" Hugh said, wit
a laugh. 81 don't think l shall feel sh
with you in the future. never talke
80 much with woman IN my life. l sup
pose it's because can't see your face"
81 don't know whether to take that fo
O compliment or the reverse, Amy laugh