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ur twirc, lhs brave LITTLE fellow was
ionul 10 iall bach upon tho rocks, with
pm expression " pain which he could
not Hpress.
Aud now the childfen's situation be-.
came quite a grave one They were a.
vet, ~ we'll ~ they could jmlgc. n mile
or more above The town, The sun had
already vanished behind the snowy
peaks opposite, the autumn twilight was
rapidly closing In. aud, worse than oil,
Fletcher uould not and Amy would not
move.
How can | 20 away and leave you
here" she would say when urged to
hurry back so that father should not
But I'm all right a. long ~ ! sit
dill.n her brother would reply. BE
sides. tho scpner you 70 aud tell them
IL the botcl, the quicker they can send
somebody up for me"
At length, convinced that under the
circumstances this was the wisost thing
TO do. Amy set hravely out, but had not
proceeded more than twenty feet before
She came screaming back, declaring she
had seen n snake, and that she could
never. never 90 N through the dreadful
woods alone.
"Lct me stay with you, Flct,' she
begged. ''I'm sure when papa misses
~ he'll come right mp here;'i and her
brother. seeing she had No doubts on
this point, thought II ls'st not 10 remind
her that . was Just as natural 10 sup
pose that he would look in a dozen 9th.
or directions Tor them first.
SO the two sat together there ON tho
mountain.side. Watching the stars come
out, aud wondering ifthis was their pun
ishusnt for being naughty.
But presently Amy's eyclids grew
heavy hguiu. and leaning her head
against Fletcher. she asked him TO wake
her 'ns soon rs papa comes when
suddWily u reddish glaro flashed forth
out Of the darkness beneath them; por-
tons Of mountain and lake appeared
distinctly ms by day. while trees and
rocks and bushes stood revealed In start
ling yiyidnc>s.
30. what is IL, Flctpi cried Amy,
hiding hor face in terror.
Don't be afrmd," he answered. ~
guess II can't hurt Us, whatever Il Is"
still the boy hal dreadful visions Of
earthquakes aud volcanoes, which no
somehow imagined were much more
common In Europe Gan in America.
And now the rcd light had changed
10 green, this in turn TO blue. then back
TO red again and so on. until the brother
and sister became completely pystliied.
On n sudden, while the red glare lit
up everything around. there was n
sound OF rolling stones, q mans voice
exclaimed; "Ihauk God for 81.
Jaequcslr The next instant Mr.. Han
ways strong arms were about both his
children.
20. papa. 1 knew you'd oomor'
cried Amy, joyously. "But now You
must put ms down. and carry Flet,
'caise | was naughty. and he's hurt, and
all from 'sistlng me-"
Then the situation was explained.
Two young gentlemen from tho hotel
tcwierly raised the helpless boy and
carried him between them. and thus.
the happy father still retaining his little
girl. they started down the hill again.
guided by the strange lights safely 10
the town.
Fletcher soon recognized In his bear
crs two members Of tho party from the
m%ountain-top that had boon so enthu-
siastic ut dinner, and they furthermore
told him that Il was at their suggestion
that Mr.. Hanway had first directed his
steps I o the hillside, "for.n said one.
"we noticed how eagerly your little
sister listened TO my cousins descrip-
ton Of the wild flowers"
"And did you have those funny
lights liz SOS yo could see usP" ASKED
the boy.
"Not exactly" was tho laughing
response That Is the illumination
In honor Of 81. Jacques, whose several