The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-12-10


halted her horse alongside Of him.
The situation was an embarrassing
one for him, and for once in his life he
felt uncomfortable and i'll at ease. To
require assistance in getting out of q
bad scrape was 10 new experience. Iut
70 have the whole matter taken ont Of
his hands and to he rescued from his
peril while he stood idly bg WAS I'm.
pleasant; TO have this done by won.
an was humiliating lie stood looking
1t her aw',wardly, while she sat shyIy
returning his glance. Indeed, she felt
as uncomfortable IS he, though he was
TOO confused to notice it. Finally he
recovered himself sufficiently to speak.
Il have 10 thank you" he said.
They would probably have killed me "
There was no trace in his voice of the
excitement of the situation from which
he had just been rescued.
She looked at him curioualv, for eyi
IDENTIFY his mode OF address puzzled her.
"Wherc O. s.u come froIa, senorr'
she inquired length.
The ,-aa g.. ,...,. rtainty and the alb
ruptness c. Che question discovered to
him the fact Of her embarrassment.
and gave him that feeling Of superior
ity that enabled him to regain his self
possession.
From the Blue mountains, -" he an
swered with Il smile
THE Blue mouutainsY'
YES; you have not heard OF them?
They are far away to the north of here,
many hundred miles. | have Travelled
alone for many months. Until now I
have not seen a human being for
weeks"
but how did you know we lived
hore2"
Il did not know"
'Then why did you Gomez
81 have Travelled for pleasure, for
curiosity. l wished to see this south
ern country, where the sun burns You
up. l am a King George man. You
do not understand? l hunt and kill
game for the Hudson Bay company.
But l have left them behind"
Il do lot understand, she said
simply. Where are you goingY
Il do not know Anywhere / am
going now to thoae mountains" point
ing to the distant ne of hills.
But you viii fist come with mel
You must rest until it is cooler No
body travels here in the heat of the
day; it would kin you You must
come and eat with us, and thca we can
give you q horse to continue your jour
ney, and tell you how to go Por mis-
ericordia de Diosl TO think of walk
ingl'
81 thank you, no. must 60 on"
I'm the heat? You will die You
must come with me. The father and
mother viii welcome you. I wish you
to come
He looked at her closely FOR the first
time, and then he wondered why he
had not noticed her beauty before
She was dark with that Spanish com
pleXion through which the warm blood
showed with rich color, heishtening
the briiliancy OF her lustrous black eyes,
which lighted up her whole face with
tender, trusting expression Her
raven hair hung in masses upon her
shoulders, and as she leaned forward
with q coniiding, entreating gesture he
Thought he had never seen 40 beauti-
ful a woman
II will come, " he said briefly, and as
she turned her horse in the direction of
her home, he walked on by her side.
So they journeyed in silence for a time.
Il must thank you for saving my
life, he said at length. They would
surely have killed me, and you ran
great risk yourself"
IF you had shot at them | could
not have turned them away" she an
swered "They would have been an
CRY. You should not have walked
here. They do not attack one who
rides, but when you walk they will kill
you
Before long they came in sight OF
the hacienda, q long, low adobe house,
upon a fiat with neither tree nor shrut
near, but upon one side the steep spur.
of the range Of hills came almost to the
house, forming deep canyons
The old folks received him kindly
listened gravely to the story of his ad
venture, and then showed him to ar
apartment in the house where he nigh
rest until his meal was prepared. Blu
he was in no mood to rest. The in
dolent Spanish customs suited him bu
i'll, for be was unaccustomed to tn,
heat of the weather and the habit
that it necessitated. Besides his mine
, was far from easy, He was of quiet
, disposition naturally, and loved soil
! tude. His long, weary journey from
the settlements of the north had beer
undertaken mainly to satisfy his rest
less nature, and to carry him away
from where he would be in the society
of men. His impulse, even while
! prompted by gratitude to the girl fo
the service she had rendered him, wa!
: to retreat from the settlement wher,
= he would again be thrown into inter
! course with his fellow men. But sh,
exercised a strange fascination owe
q him, and though he would not confess
it even TO himself. it was to be nea.
:, her, to feast his eyes upon her beauty
: that he had accepted her invitation.
n 1t was with a pleasing fiction b,
y which he only half deceived himself
: therefore, that henow sought the low
;. veranda in front of the house, ''tc
=, enjoy the fresh air outside"
"Josefa is preparing little supper
:. for you, explained the old man. as h,
i sat putting a cigarette.
K The stronger seated himself near the
y door, where he might see the 1.-the
slender hyuro Of the girl as she fitted
t about inside, produced a pipe after
a having refused a proffered Cigarette