Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13

Il widc-sprcading elm ut Il considerable
distance down the high road; and Nellie
Fcathcrly heard him say it, A damask
flush I'LL over Gcncyicvc's face madc
1 Balkan glance round 10 see il the sunset
had begun yet; hut the West WAS rs gray
! as Il ilay -Stonc. Gencvicvc was willing,
and they started of at huge pace,
| which the rest tried To initiate; but not
too well, as every one OF The girls
thought that Balkan wanted to propose
to his companion, and determined to let
him have IA chance
At last tho two figures in advance
! stopped under the delicate iracery of the
| great, bare clm-trcc, and seemed To he
| talking earnestly. Then cry went up
from Nellie Fcaticrly, for Gcncvicvc had
| sunk to the ground, evidently in faint,
and Belkan kneclcd at her side
"The walk was too rapid for her." cx-
claimed Nellie. Off hand "Oh, Mr.
Morton, why must you always be asking
us to so for constitutionals; they'll be
the death of u.s." And Nellie, whom no
one had ever seen really provoked before,
gave him cross glance, and then went
on II run, accompanied by the rcprovcd
Morton, toward her friend, while
the Others followed more or less ar
! IDENTIFY.
AS faithful Nellie ran, she disccrnch Il
strange, black cloud rolling toward them
all, down The snowy road Soon the
! motion Of two prancing horses became
apparent; and as Nellie reached Gene
vicvc's PROSTATE form, in the middle of
the road, over which Balkan was bend
ing in absorbed dismay, the plucky girl
realized that runaway team WAS in inll
swing at II few yards distance, and quite
unoDScrvcd by my one but herself and
Cecil Morton, who shouted to Nellie To
have u care and Jump aside.
But this Nellie never thought of do
ing. On she ran, beyond Gcncvcvc.
whose danger WAS SO i;nmincnt-and
what could she do to avert the danger!
In her mutt was ball of snow, which
had been reduced by careful manpua-
ton tnndcr Nlorton's instructions) to I'M
icy consistency; capable, rs her teacher
had explained, of killing anybody, if
rightly aimed. 1t is by no means easy 30
Swcrvc the direction Of mnd,icncd
horse. But one of these was running
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,'""! "'''''.'' ,''c "'hcr wa''''i" TO- ana
~ -, '''' ,,,. 'p'''' common -sc;s'' NJ
:"' - ,.''''' "'t" i"''h her ICY Dali
~ ".nH''n"' ana hurled 1t, by good
luck, nj the sancr horse flor they were
now close nj HANDY with such splendid
vigor and true aim that it hit him furi-
ously on the nose. lie plunged aside,
slipped on The bard crust of the ol,l snow
;, VI" '''''' anu Nec'e'' over carry
lug w., MS rampant hn''c with h''n INTO ;hc
,"" ,". Ky G,, m",r u p""'rlu' Team be-
',;"-, :" n'''m "''o"' anu "e'' .,ra!
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H., ,'n.,. '',,''p III INT issuance is
N,u; ''""s '''o"S
,,a.a. '"ur " moment over inc
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,.. o''n -, ,''''" :" ."r roe I'm" inen
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Wv '''''
Meantime, Balkan had but Just looked
up r'a'i",u the peril and caught Gene
we've IN ms arms, while Morton threw
ms wci.nt wildly upon the young mans
struggling shoulders. II is always in
'""'c S"'h way thht person weak III
emergencies assists the real actors.
So swiftly do runaway horses proceed
that it only seemed M instant since Gen
eVicVc ia,i tainted
VOW MI the girls swooped down from
the!r perch helnfuily, and surrounded
'hc'r pa'" 'ricn'i, whose swoon WAS so
nn"ch IN earnest that she had moi stirred
M eyc.hSh Nclli" seized Balkans hand
ana 'oid INN she must speak with him
'hS'an'iy'
piu you oiIer y"ursclf?' she severely
demanded when she had led him, per
cmpioriiy. out ut hearing of the others.
NO he gaSp"d, Gazing blanily, ms a
man does win" is confronted with more
GrrrN than hr is prepared for.
"Dinn You propose" exclaimed Mel
i,e' IN me Sime Indignant tone, which
Snnwc' Balkan that he was a criminal,
whenever way me- pleaded.
10 TNi'i''h' he quaTercd' gently.
h"t N''lir was OH to Gcncvicvc with
'nfeFt'ncH' haste, knecling down at her
S"c' calling Tor soft snow from under i
"n.i ana rubbing the bcauty's temples
anh lips with It, while she explained to
/ Morton how To vel (pupVipvn's lc