The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-05

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 Sgait until help comes Your
cousin is here with you. Kiss her Pussy
i Amy Herbert listened in sort of con
fused wonder. She did not understand in
the least. except that she was told to be
quiet iii firm. authoritative tones, such as
had not been addressed to her since she
was child. The warm kiss of her little
cousin seemed to assure her that all was
safe and right; and, with little sigh, she
closed her eyes again, and was soon breath
ing quietly. Then the child turned to
Hugh.
! aAmys gone to sleep, My name isn't
Pussy but Ida-Ida Herbert
IAN right, Ida. Ell call you so in flu
ture. Now, Ida, when You stand up can
You see the road down below there p
just see it, the child said; .but it's
getting dark. When are We going home2''
Il am afraid we are not going home to-
night. 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 surprise.
awe must sleep just where We are.
+ Cousin Amy viii sleep here, and you shall
curl up close TO me and lay your head
against me on the other side, and | don't
think you'll be cold
but | want supper before | 20 IL
bed
'.Ah, You can't have supper tonight,
Ida; bat it will be greRt fun, you know
sleeping ous here for bit, and expect
that presently your mamma win send pee-
I pie out to look for you, and then we shall
hear them shout, and we shall shout back
again: snd then they viii come with some
ropes, and up we shall 90 othe top. Now.
shall tell you story
.sOh, please, Ida said, delighted.
aWill you sit quiet by me, then and
when you feel sleepy you just lay your
head down and 90 of to sleep. viii 20
on with my story till you're asleep; but We
must talk very low, else We shall wake
cousin Amy.
For an hour he told stories Of fairies and
enehanters, and then the little head leaned
gradually against his waisteoat, and in Eve
minutes be stopped in the middle Of his
narrative.
Then Amy Herbert spoke:
Il am not asleep; have been awake for
some time, and have been thinking. You
are the gentleman who rescued Ida Of the
rocks, are you not
sYes, Hugh said.
II thought so Now, please, hos came
You and Ida here, and where are We, and
wky don't We 20 home
aYon rolled down steep grassy slope
on to ledge. You struck your head in
falling, and were insensihle for a time
came up, ard should have run of for as
sissanoe, bat feared IL you moved before
1 came back you would fall over abother
fifty feet, % | took Ida and slipped down
to you-
Can. mover the girl asked pres-
entity.
Are yuu uncornfoftAbie
.sNo. she said, shyly.
Then YOU had better lie Still, Hugh
said decisixelv. The ledge Is very mar
nov, and yoa are weak, and ! dAreay gid
dy, for you loss 3 great deal of bleed. 80
You really might al over II You sat up
With my arm around you, yoa are quite
safe.
And Hugh emphasized The fact BY
drawing her still morc closely 70 him.
Her slight figure Yielded 10 the pressure,
and with a lifsle uanxemert, which was vtry
Ike the nestle with which Ida bad prcfaced
her suAsidcnce to sleep, Amy Herbert lay
quies, and IN a very few minutes Hugh was
sure from her regular breathing, that she
too vas asleep.
III must b nearly sen o'eloek, Hugh
said 70 himself Il should think we ought
very soon 10 gcs out of this. The old lady
viii be fdrety by half-pasf seven, alarmed
BY halfpass eight and By half-Psst nine she
ought 10 have alI yarmouth ouG with torches.
But women are 50 long before they ses
about thing in earnest They begin 70
lidget long before man does, bat they
don't set 70 work q take decided steps.
Still, sezrrhers ought TO be ont by this
time. am beginning % feel HORRIBLY
cramped suppose some fellows would
Ike this sort Of thing, but don't see any
point in il whatever.
In another quarter Of an hour Hugh saw
several lights eoming along the Foad below
and could hear faint shouts, which seemed
10 be echoed 81 party proceeding along
the hill They were moving but slowly,
FOR there were lights halfway up the face.
and they we're ev:dently searching very
carefully. The wind was from them, and
il was useless for Hugh to try and return
their shouts. Gradually they got neareE.
and he determined 70 make an effort, but
20 do 50 il was necessary 70 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.
Il do think / have been asleep. feel
ever 50 much better
Il viii stand up 10 shout. Hugh said.
sWM You lean back against the hill
VIII 1af your COUSIN uuNH Win utt ttcstA IN
your lap She Is as sound as a top. Now
for ii ani standing up, Hugh gave a
shout with all the power of his lungs.
There was pause in che movement Of
the lanterns, and then shout.
AHallo a-ar Hugh shouted again
s.this way.
Rapidly the lanterns came fittering
along the road TIL they were down in front
of them. ~Here we are here are the la
dies" Hugh shouted
ANY one hurt2n
ssNot much; but we can't get either up
or down. You must let rope down to US
from above. Here we are; aud Hugh
struck match and lighted large piece of
paper Have the party got any ropes r
There was shouting backward and for
ward, but the party above had not got any
ropes.
s'Send back for them at once, Hugh
shouted, s'and be sure and tell the lady that
no damage is done her
"How do you feel now 2-I was going
to say cousin Amy" he laughed ''but |
really haven't the pleasure of knowing your
name