Mohave County miner., 1888-03-17

I oAl was q 'taixer." he doutted hls
.,lliiy 20 get over them. A6d II he suAs
eedetl there was not enough 6at for him
I 0 overtake the riders ahead. The dis
mt whistle Of the engine could be heard.
was no use; they would easily make IL,
But stop! the white mare had refused At
:ho first fence OF the IN and out. He
might overfake them after all. A new
hops seized him; he spurred on his horse.
The white mares rider wheeled her
quickly, and with scarcely three strides
space lifted her at the fence. The animal
breasted the rails and stood still. Again
her rider turned her, this time starting
her from distance and under rain OF
blows Boo involuptarily reined his horse
and held his breath. The little arm oS
.he fearless rider fell, the resound,ue
blows Of the crop ceased; she was steady.
Ing the mare. The speed was terrific, 90
fast that the animal had no time to rs.
fuse, no time 70 check and riso e"su.
Lifting her legs close under her, she made
flying hurdle race leap and cleaesd.
landing far over In the lane, so far that
she had not room to rise and take The
second fence, the ont. Frightened as che
was, she tried II. Rnd nade m awkward
attempt TO backover. breasted the barrier.
and landed exactly On the other side, hse
rider underneath
GOOD Godp' exclaimed Bob. He
was near enough to see thet the fall waS
not q mere spill, 1t was = regular
''crusher;" horse and rider lay quite still
In m instant he bad forgotten what
brought Him where he was; ho forgot
that his wife tho moment before had becp
fleeing from him; he had forgot his hatred
for the nun she was with Pride, anger,
the desire for revenge, were crowded out
by one thouZht---the fear that she might
be hurt. N..
It seemed ns though his horse would
never get across the field he was In, the
lane The animal seemed 10 stand still.
He dug bis spurs into the beasts sides
until his legs seemed unable 70 bold him
20 tho saddle; he slashed him with his
crop. ho shook the lIes, hs rose In the
saddle lnvoluntariiy. In his mad haste to
get ahead. He cyaxed, be threatened,
and finally settled bock In despair. Would
he never get acroes the field, Es felt sure
his WHO had been badly hurt, fatally, per-
sap3 lie cav her rnangled form, her
il9ehcad hnd been gashed. Why had he
spoken hnrshly TO her' He forgot 20
blame her, and rsmembersd the past only
te reproaeh himself
He was there at last Lsapine from hts
horse, no hurrisiiy climbed the two fences
Of the lane, and fastened over TO the pros
trate form on the other side. The white
marc had risen and stood near by, cowsd
by the shock OF the fall. Minturn was on
his knees ut the side Of the fallen rider.
He rose as Dob approached.
"It's a bad fall" he said; "hers's my
aask. I'll try 70 get doctor erd trap OF
some kind at the station" and mounting
his horse he put OF at full speed.
Bob scarcely heard him. He thought
OF nothing but the woman bafors him. He
knelt at her side. How strange she
loolsedl Darling" he niuruursd, lifting
her head, "sre you hurtr'
She was alive, she moved and half
opened her eyes.
Darling, = he repeated, speak to me;
are you hurtT
This time the eyes opened wide and
looked at him. Instead Of the deep hlue
eyes Of his wife he bsheld q pair Of piercing
blacks. He started, looked again, and
recognized Miss Annie Minturn, Jacks
younger sister
At a shorr distance away all ladies look
very much alike on horseback. Jack and
.NioS <hhhie, "ho fARSNiy t0So'Stvh itot0
her fall, which was not very bad after all,
had tried 70 catch the express In order to
/. attend Gn evening reception. The white
mare had been in Jacks possession but Q
fewdays, and Bob bad never seen her. She
bore a striking resemblance tc his wife's
hack. Lady Blanche -
Mr. Bob Erendow was not the happiest
man In the world during the rest Of tho
sutumn. He could have stood with soma
degree of calmness Mss a!nturu o tiulidity
Ia his presence, but the way she had at
times Of looking steadily nt him from q
distance with mixed amusement And pity
seriously worked upon his nervous sys.
tenn. 1t was also rather disooncerting 70
have Jack watch him suspiciously when.
ever he was anywhere near Miss Annie
He stood 1t az long a. hs could. and finally
declared his determination TO finish the
season in Ireland with the Greneiy pack.
Mrs. Brandow enjoyed hunting during
the rest OF the season more than ever be.
fore. She supplied the master Of the fox.
hounds with b mount whenever she
pleased, and was never forced TO make hee
threatened visit 10 mamma. New York
Times