The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-03

of bis best ability. With all his wealth and love of society, he had beneath it all that feeling that there was a nobler and higher walk of life which he should try and follow-a life of soil and usefulness. life of development of the character which he felt was in him.
 And yet, so hard IS 1t to change from gay idleness to toil, that he despaired often of being ever able 10 lift himself from the life of pleasure into which he had fallen. This had troubled him much during the last four days. and mingled with II were forebodings of something evil or sad which was abou; to cross his lite. It seemed 10 him that something vas te happen to deprive him of ,ha, love which was fast becoming d very pat of his existence. | f;iInd would have told hm that he was simply Tn love. but 10 him il was deeper feeling and an omen of evil.
 He determined now, however, 10 cast this aside, and to enter into full enjoy ment of their ride.
 Together they rode along the broad and handsome drives. or through the m recesses of the deep woods. or the romantic bridlc paths of the most beauti- ful park in the world. The spring veg i etaiion of the trees and shrubs and flow CTS sas just al its height, and down in the hollows where the Little rivulets ran there fingered on the air the fragran, odor always to be found there at such seasons of the year. The birds, rendered tame by the absence of pursuit. sang to the setting sun. and hardly deigned to leave the pathways when the riders ap- pcared.
 fnvigorated by the ride through the fresh air. Roland was in high spirits. as vas also his fair companion. They i laughed and J..ked as they rode so close together. and Roland Soon forgot his 1 forebod,ngs.
 She WIS more than usually gay to-day. though Il was gaIety which was as un- affected and free from any appearance of sentiment as l; might have been on a i ride with her brother. She could not discover that he was to-day nearer her heart than he had been the day he first met her.
 Finally they reached secluded mead ow in which some of the frcqaentlng horsemen had arranged Il series of rude hurdles ant one or t"o jumps over the brook which bahh!cd through the place
 lleie they exercised then horses ior some tme. jumping tlien back ana forth
 They were suddenly startled by the shriek of a locomotive whistle. and then noticed for the first ;.n.c iha. ci.!y Ii few yards away. among the trees. tan the | # | ] m both directions IF steep cuts.
 At the same instant two trains. going in opposite directions. dashed out from their oonoealment, and passed each other with q roar and simultaneous ring ing of bells and deafening noise of whistles.
 Both horses reared and took fright Janey elung gallan,ly to her animal, ha, he succeeded in getting ,he hit be tween his teeth, and started off on d dead :, run down a narrov bridle path. which. for a long distance. ran far from the high , road
 Roland kept a tish. rein on his animal, but do what he would he was unable to prevent him from r; ming. and that. un fortunately in direction quite opposite to his companions. He soon reached the level highway. and after brisk run of a mile his horse was entirely subdued and tractable.
 Roland was more worried about Janey than as to himself, during the short pc riod of his ride, and as soon as he had his beas, under con,roi.- he urged him over the ground he had come and with almost the same rapidity.
 And now, when he had time 10 think, he remembered that his companion $ an imal had taken the dangerous path. full of overhangins branches. and dangerous places.
 4, soon as he reached the hurdles he started ,o follow her. tracing her horses footsteps easily in the soft earth ot that low place.
 For more than mile the path ran through the valley and then steep hill was reached. He could see from the depths of the footprints that the horse had been going q, break-neek ed. and has fears were momentarily increas- ing,
 o0ek was the speed at which he had weary. but he urged him recklessly up tue steep ASACllS. 1.lN.pusiy yCt IcatliSiy. looking ahead. afraid of seeing that winch he dreaded most.
 The road ran with many windinss. abou, the brow of the hill. but he could see from tho footprints that the animal he was pursuing. had kept his footing and aas still running.
 A. inst. ahead. came q descent in;o deep valley, and as l C reached the brow ci the hi and peered searchinsly below. he saw a, t,e bridge, d the bottom, q hor.e whlch he recognized ss his com panions.
 \ moment after. he MS agonized as he came m sight of her form lying few feet bcyo the bridge.
 oi all lltes pains there Is none perhaps so terrible as the sudden knowledge tha, s. me one dear to us has passed away. The hear, seems for time to stand still. and lies very existence to cease. And il is even more asonizlng when VIC are for the momen, left in doubt as to the whole truth.
 As Hollands horse stumbled down the