The Sunday herald., 1881-02-27

wayi"
Rapidly the lanterns came altering along
the road till they were down in front Of
them.
"Here we arei here are the ladies ~
Hugh shouted.
Any one hurt p
"Not much, but we can't get neither up
or down. You must let a rope down to us
| from above. Here we are" and Hugh struck
a match and lighted piece of paper. =" Have
the party above got ropes Z"
There was shouting backward and for
ward, but the party above had not got ropes.
| "Send back for them at once" Hugh
shouted, "and be sure and tell the lady
that no damage is done here.''
| "lIow do yon feel now--I was going to
say cousin Amy" he laughed but Il
really haven't the pleasure of knowing
| your name"
| "How do you feel now, Miss Herbert 20
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 it,"
Hugh said, frankly just another pound
or two Of impetus and you would have
gone over the LEDGE" fQAft
| She was silent, and he went on:
"Do you object to smoker Because If
you don't, should really like 10 light my
pipe"
''There's something comfortable about a
pipe" Hugh said, when II was fairly alight;
s''somehow one can talk when one gets
pipe alight."
~ think men can talk at all times," Amy
| said, with fash of her usual spirits.
''Soine mon can,'' Hugh said. 81 can
talk with men but, do you know, somehow
can't talk with women. I can talk with
you now, because l can't see you, and be-
cause am smoking but should feel hor-
ribly uncomfortable IL met you in the
| morning. i6C rr3rn NtD AAst3 ~
al did not know any men we're shy with
women, nowadays.'' y nth f"i'N
''shy ~ Hugh repeated. sWsll, yes,
| suppose II is a sort Of shyness with me.
l never had any sisters, and so, you see, I
never got in the way Of talking to girls.
| II IL very annoying sometimes, and makes
people think me bear. I suppose you
thought so. You must have done So"
EYES," Amy said. 81 did think you
rather bear. am not accustomed to shy
young men, and simply lfancied YOU did not
want to speak TO strangers. And now.
cause 1 shall have TO tell aunt, and I have
| only a confused idea of what has taken
place."
+ Again Hugh told her the facts, 80,
''Then owe my life 10 yot,, /" the girl
said, when he had finished.
81 really don't think you do" Hugh said,
in a matter-of-faot way. 81 question very
| much if you would have come round out of
your faint before could have brought help
from Barmouth. However, Of conrse,
acted for the best, and it avoided all risk.
L.,
the little one and slipped down as easily
as possible. If thought you were very
grateful, or anything of that sort, give You
my honor j should goriglt away to Carnar-
Won. "a .B VI EElkk ~ FHRH .kL III.
The girl felt by the tone Of Hugh's voice
that there was no affectation about him;
that he really, meant what he said ~ may
just say thank yop'p nowf" she asked,
quietly.
"Yes, just thank you, he said, lightly.
| "If were man you would shake hands
"yes,' Hugh said. sk8k
He stopped down and she put her hand
.Thank yOu," in deep. quiet, earnest
voice. tN - kNtsf
Then, as he rose again, she went on, in a
changed voice 3lfsg q TEI lftMi
] CHOW mind, IL IS a bargain. We have
shaken hands 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. don't think shall feel shy with
you in the future. never talked SO much
with woman in all my life. ! suppose It's
because / can't see your face"
81 don't know whether to take that for a
cnYnnl i,nant tho rovorso - Annv 1ou0hoN
"The reverse, of course" Hugh said,
laughing, too +" compliments are not in my
line. All, here they are with the rope.
i They have been precious quick about 1t !"
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 you to your feet. .
Even with the aid of the rope it was a
work ofconsiderable difficulty to get Amy
Herbertup to the top of the slope, for she
was weak and shaken and unable to do
much toShelp herself. At last it was man.
aged; and then She was helped down a
where Sscarriage from the hotel was waiting
VIII you come up and see my aunt ~
Amy asked, as they stopped at the door.
"Notto-night, thank you. will come in
the morning to See how you are after the
shake and please" he said, I" tell your
aunt Of our bargain. II would be awful to
come up to be thanked" At
"Good night" the girl said s"I won't
forget. Come early. Now, Ida. come along
70 will soon be In bed.',iib NH4
ing up and down his breakfast room in a
towering passion. Amy was sitting in a
great arm harm. hseR a.
at is monstrous, h Us incredibls,,' Mr..
Herbert EXCLAIMED, Here yon, for whom
have lookedfor q cspital amasch, Who e.
fused three lof the very best met, in the dis
trict last year, are away for two months and
half at this beggarly Welsh village, and
you come back and deliberately tell me that
You have engaged yourself to an artist, a
fellow never heard OFF, z + HI jill
"don't get angry about u = Come and sit
down and talk it over reasonably, as you
always do things with me-" f ss,
u" No, no, Amy. ! know what your
reasonable talking means. am not to be
! coaxed or wheedled or made a fool of. It's
. all very we'll when you want pair of new
! ponies or anything of that kind you have
set your mind on, but there Is limit to
everything"
over, daddy"
"Not at all, not at all; no talk is necss.
sary. You tell me you want to marry this
fortune-h hunting artist. say at once l
won't hear of II that it's ont Of the ques-
tion; that will not hear single word about
such ridiculous affair."" "iA .tislHa ~
"Now, why should you call him for
tune hunter 10 Amy said, seiying at once
upon the weak point. "He has not an idea
that there is any fortune in the case. He
! saw me staying in poky lodgings at Bar
mouth, and beyond the fact that live a,
Manchester, he knows nothing. He tells me
, thathe has enough for us to live on very
: quietly, in addition to his profession. So
, you see he can't be called a fortune hunter
"Well, well, 1t makes no matter. The
thing is motstrous, and will not hear off u
swell, daddy, will do just as you like
and won't say any more about 1t, now
: but, of course, Tomorrow ] must talk about