Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-07

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piled
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die
A. this moment q shuddef passed
over me. and ! realized what truth
there might b. In her words She al.
vincd the reason for my silence and said:
'You knou ! IN right ca. Why xin
you not DO what I ask
'nut you-
"Nevcr mind me, vii h. an right;
besides Il viii emily b. for . litile
while
first reused me thoroughly 10 my dan
ger. and. protesting that Il was only iof
q minute Or Two that ! would avail my.
self Of the shelter Of the s~ioirh-boN. I
crouched down and allowed her 90 cover
me over. ] vas soon shaking like one
in an argae-at growing hot and cold by
turns How terribly slow VI seemed 10
be goinri Two or three times ! tried 20
rise and take the rcins. but vas unable;
and my companion assured mo each
time hat she was not cold and was do
ing famously-the excitement kept her
warm. she said did not believe her
then. and / know nov that what she
said was not truc-that she suffered
terribly; but | did not know until they
told me. weeks afterward. az tho hotel
in Trenton, that she took Of her own
wraps 70 make my covering heavier;
for ! was insensible when they lifted
me from the sleigh. / remember when
the grinding Of the runners on tho
drifts seemed to cease. and have n con-
fused recollection Of the quicker tink-
ling Of the bells nc tho horses struck a
trot. when the woods were reached
again; but. OF the remainder OF tho
journey | remember nothing.
When. three weeks later, weak from
fever, / employed my first conscious
minute in inquiring after my comp anion.
the nurse told me hat she had driven
the horses into Brenton at a gallop. Not
knowing about the two roads, she had
naturally enough followed the straight
one. and so for fourteen miles had
driven alone through the forest, with
me lying unconscious az her feet The
hostler Of the only hotel that Brenton
boasted was at the door looking for the
mail-stage when he saw a team coming
down the forest road AZ terrific pace, a
woman standing in the sleigh and ply
Ing the whip with all her strength. She
had drawn rein before the door, and
springing out, exclaimed:
Never mind me! See to him. and
pointed 20 where ! lay. They carried
me into the house and put me to bed,
while the lady fell before the fire in a
faint caused half by WEAKNESS and half
by the reaction Of her nervous power.
Strange to say, she was not really
much the worse for her terrible expo
rience; butt had walked up in a fever,
and for three weeks had been out OF my
mind.
''Nhcre is the lady now?' ! asked, but
added: "Oi course, she has gone. would
like to have seen her"
The nurse stepped aside without re-
plying. I looked up for some explana-
ton, when ms eyes rested on tho face
of Katie Macdonald.
"Katiel'' was all / could say.
"Aleck!" she replied, aud took my out
stretched hand in hers.
"Katie, - | asked. after a moment OF
happiness too deepfo words: as IL pos
sible that you were my companion and
savior?"
She smiled in her old, sweet way as
she answered: 81 do not know about
my being the last, but certainly wa.
the first"
And | did not know"
, "But | did" she said, with a merry
: laugh. ''And, what is more, | knew
you after you first spoke TO me"
| looked at her hands. There was M
: ring upon the small white fingers.
katie" | said, they tell me yol
saved my life; but you had better hav'
let me lose it unless you promise Il
; share 1t with mo"
: She did not speak; but tbelook In he.
; eyes was enough. and ! did not pres
y for an answer. After a few moments
, she said:
lyon must not talk about toolisl
/, things, but hurry and get we'll Tn.
" horses are ready, the roads are good
7 and ! want to get you safely on you
homeward journey"
" Then. for the first time, my busines
came into my head, and lspoke about II
"Neyer mind about that" she said
ut was very impertinent of me; but
looked at your papers, found out wha
you had to do, and did 1t for you"
Seeing my look of establishment, sh
D. added:
IS ''oh. 1t was easy enough. You see
r we came upon the same business Tn
gentleman whom you had come to Sc
ii was my uncle, and he had written m
to be sure to be here on the day we al
r. rived, as it was important that / shoul
IS sign some papers in his presence. The