The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-09-10

4" Now, Walter" said Hardy after shorl
rest, edo you feel well enough to walk
again You can take my arm, and when
! Pm tired Linton will help you along. We
must rest every now and then, for we don't
feel very fresh. How far is IL TO the nearest
| house Y'
1.-TWO hours walk away there is q cot
! tagc; we can't reach Werhausen to night.
| We must start at once, or we shall have the
| storm on us"
| without more talk they rose and set of.
1t was weary tramp; they began by ro.
tracing their steps for noarly an hour, and
! then turned OF hy the side of pine forest
in the direction Of Wcrhausen. By this
time it had come to liulon's turn to help
the invalid, and he could not refrain from
telling him how mistaken he was about
Nina.
"Sho had no idea | was coming to the cot
tagc did not know IL myselftill few days
ago. And that necklet that | gave her two
years ago was when she was n child and
nursed me when sprained my ankle. Be-
sides, Walter, when she found that you were
angry with her for wearing II, she deter
mined to give IL back to me. Look here,
| here IL is she gave IL TO me before break
| fast this morning, when You saw us together,
and were so savage about it,"
| " IL that all true ~ he asked.
Every word, on my honor"
"Then have been jealous fool and
have come very near being something worse
| | would have killed you il had dared as we
| climbed up the side of the mountain this
morning, and now you are saving my life,
| though you know | meant to leave you on
the mountain to die But look the storm is
| coming; you must run and leave me. The
| cottageis round the next point; you will get
| there in time"
"No, you must come too F.; walk as fast as
you cam
" No, leave me will shelter under this
rock till it is over.''
Nonsense you'll never be able to walk
yard by Yourself. Lean on me as much as
you like"
Walter had been getting more feeble dur
ing the last half hour, and had once or twice
shown symptoms of fainting it would have
been almost certain death to leave him alone
now with storm rapidly approaching So the
two friends toiled painfully ON with their
heavy burden, footsore and weary, and
scarce able to drag one foot before the other
They had abandoned all hope of reaching the
| cottage before the storm broke they knew
| that when once it had begun there was very
little chance of proceeding, and hope of safety
had almost died. Suddenly, however, Lin
ton caught sight of peasant making all
speed for the shelter of the cottage they
| shouted to him and he came to their assist
ance. Another moment and the rain came,
a thick mist filled the air, and for all they
| could tell they might be n hundred miles
| from the little chalet. Fortunately, the
| peasant knew the vicinity of his home blind
fold, and after struggle against the tempest,
they We're safely housed from its fury.
nights rest revived the strength of all
| three. Under Walters willing guidance
| they accomplished in few hours the rest OF
the distance to Werhausen, where medical
aid was procured. Before they parted Wal
| ter took Linton aside and begged him to let
him have the necklet which Nina had re-
turned to him.
81 will give it TO her again." he said
ANA will ask her to wear it always, and
when | feel suspicious or jealous again
shall look at it,, and it will remind mo of the
time that we have spent together on the road
to Werh ausen-1H Me Year Round