The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-10-21

seized him with a grip that showed that he
meant to give him no further chance of escape.
when groan broke from the guides lips.
Gently, Charlie" said Hardy, you're
hurting him; I'm afraid he's broken some
thing. WHAT'S the mat er, Walter!'
"My arm" replied the guide, feebly; 81
think it is broken.n
| Hardy knew something OF surgery, SO he
examined the arm, and found it was broken
below the elbow. 1t had become doubled up
underneath him as he fell Hardy tore up
their handEerchiefs and bound the arm up
after setting it as well as he could; a shirt
| from his knapsack was male into toerable
sling, and when all had been done that could
be done, they helped Waller back to the spring
and bathed his shoulder and head, the one
bruised by the stone the other BY the fall. He
| received their attentions without thanks, but
without any objections He was evidently in
great pain, and appeared to have forgotten
the recent excitement that he was in.
"Now, Walter" said Hardy, after short
rest, do you feel well enough to walk again I
You can take my arm, and when. l am tired
Linton will help you along. we must rest
every now and then, for we don't feel very
fresh How far is it to the nearest house?''
Two hours walk away there is a cottage
we can't reach Werhausen tonight. Wemust
start at once or we shall have the storm on
u.s."
Without more talk they rose and set off. r.
was weary tramp; they began BY retracing
their steps fornearly an hour, and then turned
off by the side of pine forest in the direction
of Werhausen. By this time it had come
Linton's turn to help the invalid. and he
could not refrain from telling him how mis-
taken he was about Nina.
"She had no idea | was coming to the cot
! tage; did not know it myself till few days
ago. And that necklet | gave her two wears
ago was when she was a child and nursed me
when ! sprained my ankle. Besides, Walter
when she found that you were angry with her
for wearing it she determined to give it back
to me. Look here, here it is. She gave it to
me before breakfast this morning, when you
saw us together, and were SO savage alb out
it,"
as that all truel" he asked.
Every word, on my honor"
Then have been jealous fool, and have
come very near being something worse.
would have killed you if | had dared as we
climbed up the side of the mountain his
| morning, and now you are saving my life,
| though you know meant to leave you on the
muntain to die. But look the storm is com
ing You must run and leave me. The cot
tage is round that next point. You will get
| there in time"
No; you must come, too. Walk as fast as
you can"
"No; leave me. I will shelter under this
rock TIL il is over.n
Nonsense! You'll never be able to walk a
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, fOOts IRE and weary, and scarce
! able to drag one foot before the other. They
had abandoned all hope of reaching the COT
tage before the storm broke; they knew that
! when once it had begun here was very little
chance of proceeding, and hope of safety had
almost died Suddenly, however, Linton caught
! sight of a peasant making all speed for the
shelter of the cottage; they shouted to him.
| and he came to their assistance Another
| moment and the rain came, a thick mist filed
| the air, and, for all they could tell, they might
| be hundred miles from the little chalet. For
| tunatelv the peasant knew the vicinity of his
! home blindfold, and, after struggle against
the tempest, they were 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 Walter took
Linton aside, and begged him to let him have
the necklet which Nina had returned to him
~ will give it to her again." he said, land
will ask her to wear it always, and when feel
| suspicious or jealous again | shall look at it,
and it will remiHd me of the time that we have
| spent together on the road to Werhausen.-
| Al the Year Round.