, 1881-05-03
"A LEAP IN THE DARK. "


AMI therc. MI st,Ilntrrcd nttd tlrcvpn, |
Il Ts s't1rea sca1 fsSsi Gs 'sis sh . II ofYs s c
Of tl.o iiluutltain wilderness. . 49,.
running nortt ind ' soatl,, l'Et, for nany miiss,
Ti,s raHEs ' 80 on tho J, ,east WIN calu Cat.
cliffs. that on the west, Panther 'cnk.
!l>ecp d9wn III The ntto,n Of tho ynlley rssIl
II low niMl inrrDW rvcr, called tho uslbtn...
awful aoftta,tta Ut the wilderiess; not llv-
tng. creat.rn appeared III sight.
Human life seemed far nHay. ..
Yet ha,l tllpro bcet. light enough. n human
range. IL WIS Tho figure OF n ys,l,lig .gIrl,
fn ,e II to f"t t siiax i s sowy ftS,s a% h te
s;n T'ns M Snt tI at; Il ''nw 1ca p1ss!s @ :ia St q
Mlo ys as, rs liz lat NJ ufH' tr5i'r1 i, aid oit
III liz icscei,t..
s.tneti'nes she pa,'sed and leaned ag'aInst \,
tho fHlnt iiaht Of tic 'i,aon iii .liiol m t!p-
turned, luvely yDn,,g fncr, t,aIlitl witt, de-
spnlr. AMI liow ilnotller liRurc appeared upo!l
tho SeeMc, tVlotller and talltr y1.!ng Flrl,
c1lvulupeu nj n lUt1E wnterpr0tif c0nk, Wll0so
'i9,l , WI ,; arw ss1aate 0yer er i'e,.a. In
ss giiac.! silently N1Wi' tlie salllo pat,'1 u
hfgcssgisof; rrs i'a;c' y .I Il n. si,a "efo sa"o"R
oY e M fst cir! Wn ta Il her H. sin."ns y.ry fo Tay ~
tllo rldgu ainl etlgg ot tue river, between
Mg Tnt1w % III, Ts;ira ,v1,oss S tr, ~
:!ay. as,! awake ss tho awful echoes Of tho tow
ofltlG roGRs. -,,.. ,.,.,. -.
llefe sle sat tlowll on n talicii boulder, icy
Mea sMaw, %ion @ '!t , heT anrm Mi,n inS " ,
lenp htnlh! tlot, ci1sptal nee lintitS Mtoll Iev
kees' ~! t''rett lier wo!9l yoliiig Isct, ~
~ aie slHTit lle'tIcns' As II. hclp lot her h"t-
"en , Rse! s,,a wns is !tere. E. ,, r. ~, ,..,, o,.
Iilei slte LOOKUP vaguely a. tho little crGs-
ltlfiti to cct!ir.crownel summit nt tllo west,
erti ri.!ge: Ssie watched !tnilt ot slKllf. nn.l
..eit ~ ocr GanGe nt SLOWLY M dr,ap 70 ano r'Ger
NJ htr lcet: tiaHitlg on tfle low flvcr' SIM W.
gun t2 m.ttter to herself ns only the crazctl
Or y PVT GInAea !,,f eyer Go. ,,. ,,,,.,,..uu,
III unrctt-I t!nreu. sle WnlspoIStl,
HIT eSGS Niattl1lE rs BIG Gil1eu aowla M!nn tno
rS wosS nvss s!s, s dsn soo !rK W SftMge nra r.
tnke ttnke the plunge. They Say the U,hhr! l.ers
,ns .'n utlt,nl NJ least nGnn tiiat lfns i eScr
eeeli snulatles!. @ NiEit attGr ll1G't l Mhvo
tlnesi bnt laye nnyer ,y t9d tho conrnge to
tnko tlnt plhngcI Whit tlO tic pools say'
Who would not ctnosa =.
~, ~ Tao leap a'ta'nlng sne sels,sos
Oh. but l cantlot-l cai,llOtl Oh. for ono
brlnf ut af N,atl1!ess to give mt cOliraRo to
ettt It utl-to cntl It NIL with nio-Wii0 mn
afraid t, dle, md more nfrnt'l to llvc.. The
demon Inns driven ne to tl,ls rivers brink.
'ltel!t after night, but lie 1lns never drlyc!l
stnrttag to her feet ",yllat Is tllat?'
trail, fro,n the liortl,, eaIninr forcs and vol.
',iiie rs il spetl onwartIs. its tiunsrs ci,,teit
up by tho ccioes of tho racky cliffs oil encll
With m Overwhelming rproar tint iilctl the
iattoii every liyllie creature III It. '' '''
fl,e girl, standing up. gazed. breatllless.
@ p9 tS E'snE tToster wose ey eyes
1nFt 1tnt,r II tlats
hcurt, nnl bent forward, her ltps arart. her
a'zof fes q ,assss. ssfsiy US with to s'a''s'kf''s
Another instant, and with pl,reilziet yell
she tllraw hor Nrlns on higti, aiul, swiftor
tl,aii asl arrow from tlin b0W, she shut dawn
Mars r"9 s G 9.s baek 5 tfSw S srss c ea d.
thn rushing engine, :,
but swifter than the arrow WIS the ar,l Of
Ss': S s:; i I'll: Ill t;f*, {s* } 5 Is fSS @ sEs;ss 's IT,
iss' t's gf s s'%ss Ssa iss'f M t'sse 5s sI''
lIotll girls, inotionluss, exhausted. half
P9Xa ssr @ sss!y s s ey rssy 5 !ts loS
clteincnt, still clutclle:l tho Younger Iii hor
nr,ts, and held her rs III .leatil.Trlp., Both
were panic'str'eken, oyorwl'clnad and
Tho deltyercr was tho first to recover her
SELF.
husky s yS soss I insrts1ats sG tm'sRsse' volss IN
- Yes-llad," lnoancd tho otllar, utter u
lnuse. ,m,
10 tcIsu lid you tl0 tts"
:" ! hAyu told yall,-1 WIS lhnsl."
There WINS stlanct for II few moments. md
then the elder sIuko agaiu, grlvuly and ten-
der1y.
'ayylo! Wl%t ", rqvs 10y to dspertat'|on M
wish you had not stoppu.l mol It would
l'nyc been MI oyer by tlils tin,e," moa,1ed the
glrl called Beyyfc.
"Yes, yes. ycs. yesp' wntlctl tic girl. rock
Ing llersGlf buck mud forward; "for all0ud
liyo been mt Ut nll misery! Ora Oral lYhU
dig ,you follow n, lnop lPhy did YOU iutsrfero
foIl0wusl you ft,r days; / otIl responsible to
the I.ortl for you; i WIS in duty bo.tltl to