The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-21


to others beside myself"
II know it, said the elder man hum
bly, $50 do you lead, Frank"
Frank waited for no more, but set OIL
with long strides through the ever-accu-
mulating snow, which, filling the air
with a soft hurting sound, seemed TO
hem them in closer and closer with u
worse than Egyptian darkness. Then
the ground beneath them grew all OF a
sudden Doggy and soft /; and, with a
despairing cry, Frank threw up his
arms over his head and sank down ut
terly exhausted.
Quick and ardent in all things, he had
not the endurance, either mental or
physical. of his elder brother. If there
was something of the sweetness, there
vas also something of the weakness OF
his mother in him and he showed 1t
nov by breaking down entirely, by turns
reproaching himself and ~upbraidlng his
brother for yielding to him, and then
weeping like a child.
"We must moye-we must walk for
bare life !" said the Laird. Come,
Frank p
Dreary, dreary work it was the slow
fatiguing motion scarcely kept them
from freezing, aud the bitter wind, driv-
ing right into their faces, seemed to
bite into their very bones, till every
nerve and sinew appeared to start and
swell and then contract into rigid numb
ness.
81 am one lump of ice," a last
groaned Frank, land 81 tired so sleepy,
William, l can go no farther ; | must
lie down and sleep, if it is only for a
minute"
keep up, Frank, for the sake of
dear life, only a few minutes longer.
We are on the road again, | know
am sure of it. Keep up for Cecil's
sake.n
"For Cecil's sake ?" said the younger
brother drowsily. "Pretty Cecil ! Who
told you about her, VIII Nay, don't
bother-it's not a bit of use. l must
and will sleep, but only for Ave minutes.
I must" he went on, in a logged, reso-
Lutte tone.
SAT least wrap my plaid round YOU"
said the elder brother, recognizing the
hopelessness of struggling any longer
with the obstinacy induced by suffer-
ing.
- " w enou rn;n tona ..on7y
e. III " ulo"SS ie'naSt os III nare
aoe nie sieep ni'0 DI4 ~ nTaid aIoSar
a new Ian y. me ! ouo st.
lU u iUi ino. an 'ia' % for o,nlfort
like home"
Already half asleep, he was dreaming
Inat ie "aS ~ tuoli ~ ponoo :.
hooiaiu' WINE que i1a,lu, oel1iS 80
nm "ioi y a n no. nI.i5 osd $500 20
nm seLIeLls ~ tne P'aiu . ai4
VI Tnloi no uehuNeou ninl0o
PiollL9eg mel tInS az, 20 on
care OF y0u gear lau' n9 mGeUeIe"'
anu 4 WIN - Iie las' a., "4Iu 49, 90
sue WIN 9ie u"J prooo III 'ia - ha
nov sooo.pss' ny 10y - IL
LIshtlg So - 9Soopor9 49, of w. IN ~
moTeG uneasiiy at me Voucn VI nv 1 liRa .
why WON . teG me steep nh''
III Is unH!llu .! YOU nc lu!iiui9u
10 lnIs pe1uiaIV appeal tlo L%nu
nIaae ~ lepiy' nc hne" loN WIZ
ne was az nIo "hoIe SOU, etely lao.
uity Oh MS oelhs, was doSoioeu ~ one
supreme ueshe 70 le"cn' IL PosSioIo, "
Cottage ~ an uilueL -sathe
Keeper Q uis owl, MnIcl lay 'ne thought
M ah auJaceHt mo ~ was o9' a
nttie way on anu; Warmly COVERED %
FRANK was ne cVuIu ieach IT, he thought
IN IIme 70 ave hLS me-
ne d gore ohly d very shoLC way
lhoeeu Mhen ne maS o~se!Po"ele9 uy d
seHSatioh . eSSLenIe anu 1noh
Tue iaIai, uedaly. nIesIstioIe sIeep pe-
gan 10 steal Over uLnl' lus DIS ne
would. ne IelL tnat ne la9 no tiLiIe 10
iose, anu, aisnoS' TeSpaIinely, ne pesall
70 shoue "Auty. Aettiule ansulsI-lauen
SHOUTS thsy vert, Which r~everpeIateu
through tne snoM-h!ieu an : puU IheIe
was no answer saw Tue plIneSS Hock-
ing echo, anu, 1slLls Itovneu as ne was;
he vas onhg ias.. uatleIlng up aLl
us Strength, .e utteIeu one lohg lasV
WAXING cry Oh oIstleSS -.
IL was ans"eLeu, ouV ne uiu noV
know ~, ul az AeaS. y CUM ohIS pe con.
Jecs CIV u Z! ILo S"GeS y
smile mat reseeu on ms IeaG ups "hen
ne was Iou4I on tne huLsIue tle ueAt
morning. help was coming out III