Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-09-07

ing came to her assistance now. Wit
a very steady hand. Jip, the lvelies
OF all horses. Was given TO under
stand that he must turn. for til,
driver would not put up with any 0
his eccentricities this morning
whereat Jip snorted defiance, bu
thought better, and commenced t.
turn. A half circle was completed
very satisfactorily, and Jip was back
ing at the command of his mistress
when suddenly a snake. which hat
been lying in tie tall grass, started
up and gave a warning rattle, greatly
to the surprise of Jip and his com
panion. who Immediately conceived
the idea that they were pursued by
twenty thousand devils with whips
and that the only means OF escape
was by flight. Accordingly they
made one bound. and were off like a
shot up the Hill. Nothing could stop
them.
And what OF that slight. fragile
person who sat beside the driver
With gasp and prayer to Heaven
for safety, Mamie Raymond uttered
a wild shrek and fell to Tie floor of
tie carriage, clasping the knees of
her friend. who was standing and
saving" with the reins the horses
mouths.
The shrek caused Eleanor to look
down for one moment at her com
panion, and pitiful smile fitted
across her flushed face.
"Mamie"' she Kissed through her
shut teeth. There is no hope for us.
AT the end Of this road there is
fence, but it is low one, and Jip
will jump it and throw us into the
river We are doomedr
The answer came back, bitter in
its intensity
Eleanor, am willing to die.'
The horses madly climbed another
hill, and Eleanor's voice was husky
with emotion as she dropped the
reins, sank down and claspod her
friend around the neck:
mamie. Mamier' she said in a
thrilling whisper. "Do you love
George Chester7 Hurry-tell mew
"As God is my judge 1 do, Ella"
And know that that love is re-
ciprocated. Cheer up for one min
ute, and | will save you!'
Il will save your Brave words
are these for woman to say while
in the present position! Brave in
deed! But was the woman mad?
In an instant she was standing erect.
and in another she had made des-
perate spring and landed squarely
upon the back of Jir. and was
grasping the check rein! Jip. think
ing lie was captured at last 10y the
leader Of the band of devils. made
desperate attempt to nearly fly, but
tie brown arms around his neck
still chung with the tenacity of death.
and the animal suddenly stopped and
reared back.
Now, Mamie, now." exclaimed
the brave girl, Jump for your life!
Jumpr'
1t took but few seconds. Mamie
landed upon a grassy embankment,
but did not rise. Then Jip's feet
crushed the brave girl who was
vainly trying to disengage her hand
from some Of the harness, and
bruised her, and the carriage wheels
mangled her, and with a snort and a
scream they were off again, leaving
behind them the lifeless body Of the
bravest ct all women, and also Ma
mic Raymond lying in a swoon upon
the gresnsward.
The golden god rose again, and
shone upon steeple, trees, houses.
and newly y married couple, and also
upon white tombstone underneath
knotted and gnarled oak, with a
stream Of silvery water at its base;
and the sunshine peeped through
the leaves and kissed the grave
Birds warbled their sweetest, but to
me their voices were dull; nothing
was happy there but the brook,
which was tossing, ripping and
laughing. But the sun went down,
and the voice of the brook was ex-
tremely sad as it wandered along.
To night it seemed to say these
words-'The bravest of all women"
and repeated it several times. I
could do nothing but kiss the wom-
an whom Eleanor saved, as a privi-
lege granted to the husband, and
fill the grave with flowers.