Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-14


: her sobs after his appeal which hsd such
ring Of genuine discontinue and vexatiOr
that even her overwrought nerves were
s0othed, and she became calmer.
Now, then, that's something like
f Take pull at this, " he SAID, bending over
her with his hask.
He was nearly startled out of his wits
sg.in, however, by her thrustiDg the flask
flom her and breaking into peal oflaugh-
ter which seemed as if it would never
come 70 an end.
After the fast alarm at the sudden and
unexpected change Of nood he felt reilev-
/ ed.
That's better" lie said consolipgly-
Laughing is better than crying" Bat
ne grew more alarmed than ever as TIE
Wild laughter continued, for he began to
think she was mad He stood stupidity
staring at her. his eyes wide open, his iaW
dropping, and the spectacle he thus pre-
ssnted in the freight upset the girls sell
control still more.
"O5, don't stand staring at me like
that. You'll drive me mad! Say some
thioRw she circulated. 49,
Pm really sorryr he began feebly. II
wish you wouldn't, you know"
+ NO. like tnat Just scold me-bea:
me-snything" she gaspe6 out, between
ter wild hysterical fits OF laughter and
sobbiug.
He began to see that this laughter was
only another fern OF agony. His face
ggew gave, and a new expression came
into il as he sgain bent gently over the
girl
Now, you will just do ss I tell you, "
ne sad, IN d cool, authoritative voice.
You are to drink some of this. &"
II held mis- flask up to her lips with one
nsnd, passing his other arm round her TO
mold hsr up, for she vas shaking like a
reed. TIE quiet imperiousness Of voice
and manner had its affect The gITl let
him moistec her lips; sinking bsck heavily
against his encircling arm; but he felt
that she was quite unconscious IS TO
whether it were human or only block
OF wood.
She suddenly drew herself from it with
hot flash.
Il thought it was tree, she said, in s
weak, confused voice.
1T doesn't signify," be returned blunt
". Now, you'll lie down till l get along
with meal. 1t is Just morning"
His hcmness and GOODNESS again mss
tered her and she lay down, letting him
wrap her mp in his blanket, being indesd
really too weak and exhausted to make
much resistance. She remained perfectly
oaie.. watching him lsnguidly drought
her half closed lids as he came and went
il The light Of the fire, which be had
low enlarged 70 a s'zs convenient for
cooking.
The pale light in the east reached the
woods and valleys 81 last, and It was dsy.
In a moment all the forest was ecbolng
with shrill notes and the wbir of wings
Some bird, with p joyous rush through the
sweet air of the morning, flashed across
the glade il front Of the youug man. al
most before he knew what he was doing
be had snstchsd his revolver from his belt
ana brought the bird down. Il seemed
cruel; bat ne was hungry, and so, proba-
bly,, was mia guest. AS he glanced at her,
he saw that not even the report had rous-
ed her from the heavy sleep into which
she had sc LIST fallen. When she did
awake, il was to see him absorbed and
anxious before the fire, carefully attending
TO the roasting of half dozen little birds
which ne had arranged on improvised splits
of forked wood. As soon as they were
ready he turned to see what she was do
ing. AID found her contemplating him
with SO much interest that he felt uncom-
Portable.
His equanimity was still more disturbed
when, sitting upright, with the broad
light Of day shining upon her, he saw her
clearly for the fist time.
''Do You know that last night thought
once you might be a grizzly?' he SAID,
with rather awkard laugh, looking at her
with the 'rankest admiration, and Ton-
dering more than ever where she could
have come from and who she was.
she flushed and laughed, and then saud =
dered.
II shall never forget it-that awful
night lost my way. Can you tell me
where 1 an?"
7 reckon you're near Deadman's Flat, "
be said, thinking that he had never before
heard so sweet voics. But be was fright
ened at the effect of his words upon her,
Tor she had turned CHASTITY pale.
'Oh, / must get awayw she exclaimed,
springiug to her feet. Il mustn't be near
that place alone On, I did not know"
IT'S all right" he said, anxious to
soothe heF-"we're some way offn'
GOA, but there is some one there-I-
oh, what shall 1 do?" she cried wildly,
wringing her hands.
She was in such a frenzy Of fear and
horror that the young man was afraid she
would break down again, as size had done
during the night If the experience had
been psinful to him then, when he could
scarcely see if she were as old and ugly ss a
witch. it would be twenty times more
dreadful now that he had discovered neT
youth and beauty.
''You sna'nt 90 there, and no one from
there shall worry You either" he ex-
claimed, saying anything that came
into his head 10 calm her. ''pll take you
anywhere you ike. Heaven knows, there
are people there I'd rather shoot than
mee.r'-with sn outbnTst Of fierce pas
siOa.
"Have you, too, an enemy?" she asked,
in 2 strange low tone. "Ohp'-her pas
siOpate emotion sgsin overpOwering her
why should man have an enemy! If
were a man, and had an enemy, I would
kill him.
There was something terrible in the
CLEAN of fierce anger in the dark depths OF
her eyes, in the wild passionate tone OF
her voice. She looked at that moment as
if she could deal death blow without q
tremOr.
He gszed at her curiously, vaguely
troubled at her fierce hate and passion.
Looking up at his face, she saw at q
glance the thought that was passing
through her mind Shefushed hotly, and
then became des,hly pale.
''You do not knoww she said, in hard,
constrained voice. "You are a man YOu
cannot even guess what such sn enemy
as Tom Cairnes can be to a woman"
TON Cairnes-GO-for-h him Tom. Is he