Mohave County miner., 1888-10-13

| train, rids across tho valley and up over
the Col du TigTs--it's pretty bit Of
country"
II might meet her on the way home.
| thought Mr. Neal, as he took leave Of
Mr.. Iossey and the remise
| II wish there were not 30 many holes
and caves In the rocks" said Margery;
they are such convenient hiding places
for brigands"
Try 70 think aud talk Of something
little more cheering. my dear, said Mrs.
Lee whose mantle Of timidity secmed TO
have fallen on 1argery's shoulders.
At that moment there sas q sudden
roar like thunder, and huge piece ot
rock, dislodged from the mountain above,
came crashing down Upon the road. 10
stopped not fifty yards ahead Of tho car.
riage, making q formidable barrier where
the space was too narrow 70 turn hack
with safety
The ladies' screamed, tho frighteneA
borses hung back trembling and restivs,
while the old -nan urged them forward
close upon the great block or st0ne.
"Margery, 10 the old fellow madi He
seems 10 b. trying deliberately TO upsst
usl" said Mrs Lee, half under her breath.
''Stopl stopl not step further, or you
will have Us all over the precipiceI" cried
Margcry. seixing the coachman's arm.
Never till the day Of their death Win
those two women forget the Mortified ex-
precision Of that white haired old man -
he turned his face toward them and sid.
In awestruck tones:
Madame. for Gods saks tell me VIA
TO do. I am stone blind, and cannot -
The Ionuer l.ofoyS The sy<ur.H E<pA Honp.
| give me for risking your lives"
II was indeed trying situation; 70 o.
vance was impossible, aud TO turn back
| great danger for Q blind man and two
| frightened women No human being nor
| habitstion was In sight; darkness wss
descending. and hslp hardly possible
| from other carriages At 20 late an hour.
What shall we dor was the mute ap.
| peal In the eyes Of the three unfortunsteA
| To spend the night on the mountain. In
the intense cold. without food and In dan
ger from highway marauders was .
dreary prospect.
"Oh, that had been willing TO stay
! quietly at home during carnival weckr
| cried Asrgcry, dolefrlly.
How dared you run such great risk
In undertaking to drive US down the
| mountain when you cannot sec an inch
before your facef asked Mrs. Lee. indig-
nantly, Of the now abject old man.
Lady, earnestly beg your pardon,
undescrving though am. Tho fault is
all mine; NJ JoljcGur Is no. TO blame. Ny
grandson, Psolo, was TO have driven you
over to Mentonc, bat last night gentle
| man offered him twenty francs 10 20 TO
| Cannes instead. Paolo had dream last
week that No. 3g3 would win the prize In
| the Marsac lottery; twenty francs. was
| needed TO buy the series containing No.
303 Paolo let himself be tempted, but I
am worse than he--L, with my white
hairs. who ought to be telling my beads
In a corner, instead Of driving over the
| hills as used TO long ago. But signora
mia. the delight Of feeling the reins Ia my
hands again, and the fresh wind blowing
In my facet"
so you let Paolo 60 to Cannes and you
risked our lives for psitry twenty francs
for one Of those. ubiquitous lotteries,
tool' exclaimed Mrs. Lee. -
Yes madame; I'm very wicked old
man. Paolo drove away from the Joli-
coeur remise this morning with this car.
/ riage. On the way to your hotel ] took
| his place, with little Jeannot to guide me.
The road after La Turbie 10 usually SAFE
| and quiet as country lane. so | let jean
not off there, a. his mother Is Ill In cot
| tsge near by. These horses and have
| steady heads and are Mt bone ON these
| roads All, rne' old Brit, the king Of
drivers on the Riviera, has lost his crown
/ now and proved himself an old rascal.
| But. madame, the demand for men was
| great; these carnival days make fools or
| villains Of us all have never played the
| rogue before, and, the blessed Madonna
helping me, / viii not do II again"
I'm the meantime we are TO stay here
on the mountain tonight, ca-ching our
death Of cold. II no worse fate overtakes
Us, said Margery. hopelessly.
lis not that the sound Of horses
hoofs?" suddenly interrupted old Brix,
whose ears were sharper than those Of
people blessed with sight. ....
The old man was right. and presently
horseman was seen approaching at
spanking pace round the brow Of the hill
| It was Sydney. Neal, who had ridden
across the valley as Mr.. Toggery had ad-
| yised, and by inquiring at La Turbic,
had followed the carriage, instead of COM
ing to meet It. as he had vt first planned.
Margery sprang forward to meet him
with o welcome as eager as IL he had been
an old and valued friend for years. After
ward only, she blushed little st the
memory Of how she had seized his arm
with both her hands, and begged him to
contrive some means Of rescue s
With a mans nerve. cool head and
fortunately sharp eyes. 1t was no very
difficult matter TO unharness the horses,
turn the carriage round, by the united
efforts Of the company, rcharncss and 20
back to the first comfortable lodging for
the night .
Thanks TO the Intervention OF the big
stone, Sydney Neal was enabled to as
sumo IN one short hour the role he so COW
eted, that Of protector and friend, to the
beautiful girl he had learned to love
Old Brix escaped the punishment he de-
served; nay, worse. Neal was weakly In
dulgent enough to send the old fellow q
favor, to wear at his wedding with Mar.
gerry, three months later. Blake In
Frank Leslie. ~. " .-...
Visit to Gibraltar.
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