The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-01-13
rcspyrght ,s0t by a. N. Kellogg Newspaper Col
CHAPTER x11.-coNr1suEp.

CHAPTER XII.-CoNT1EUED.
"Guess, boys, you'd better get some
ropes an let's 60 out to the point. Like
es not wen find 'em there, or there
abouts"
Wanda watched the men start, gazed
4 with q kind of dazed interest on Dol
man and few others as they dragged
the wounded horse up the bank; and
then went back to the house. Oh,
how hard il was to be woman-to do
nothing but stay indoors and wiring her
hands, when her loving friend was in
such fearful danger. She had hardly
reached her room, when she was told
that mnu was waiting below to see
her Harry All, it was Harry come at
last, she thought-now she would have
strong heart to lean upon-now She
But It was not Harry. ltwas only
white-haired man, with face so ghastly
in expression that it chilled her blood
TO look at him.
"Where is George Arundel, Miss?
What have We done with Master
George?"
There was reproachful appeal in
the mans manner which struck her TO
the heart.
"Have you not heard? Do you not
knowp We fear they were lost on the
river last night--he and Mr.. Damiens-
they started late, and one of the horses
came back badly hurt"
"Oh-h-h," Bladon groaned
"They may not even be hurt, II you
win only wait till"
But the old man did not seem to hear
her.
sLured him to his ruin, as the other
Wanda did his hapless father"
The poor girls bosom heayed in deep
distress; her lips moved as though she
woSld have uttered remonstrance, but
the depths of the old mans sorrow
awed her into silence.
"You might have spared him, miss" :"
he said presently. you might have
left him alone in the care of his old
servant-he was blind you know-not
much of conquest for bonnie lass
like you. It was too bad, too bad"
sob, Mr. Bladop," but sobs cholsed
her utterance.
"Then you must have them both at
your heels" this dreadful old man con-
tinued, "both this gay young French.
man and Master George. True, my
poor lad couldn't see the others eyes
devouring your pretty face-ah, you'd
better have took 70 one instead Of
wreclSing both their lives"
But harlI A shout. 1t is man rum
ming on the ice, who calls to these
ashore 10 send bobsleigh with a
featherbed in it to place above the
point.
Old Bladon was among the first to
respond TO the cry Now that there
was something to do, the old man had
cast aside his air Of depression, and was
busy making pre- paration to do his
duty. Nothing was forgotten in the
hurry-blanlsets, brandy, hot water
bottles-and he alone thought to send
man off in hot haste to Glastonbury
to fetch n surgeon.
Then the sad group set out up the
river, with host of women and chill
dren at its heels, and Wanda Arlington
remained behind, agonized with the
pain of an almost unbearable suspense
They came ut last, with the terrible
story, carried by excited schoolboys
preceding them, ,
Yes, they had found one Of the miss
ing ones--poor George Arundel. He
was lying with his face buried in the
snow, and with the wreck Of a cutter
and the body Of adcad horse beside him.
And when Wanda Arlington learned
this dismal story, she brushed aside her
tears, and, with group OF eager, chat
tering children around her, started up
the river to meet the rescuers, II was
easy to see by their downcast looks that
the worst had happencd-the worst, she
said bitterly TO herself, was not death.
"You will bring him TO my room Mt
Mr. Dolmnn's," she said, with com
posurc that did not deceive the kind
hearted rivermcn, who were tender as
women when trouble was 10 the fore
"No, no, lass, not that, not that
The speaker was William Blndon. He
was walking beside the sleigh little
aloof froin the others, but he advanced
70 her Side when she spoke.
'.A.id why not?" tho girl said hotly.
"What have done that you should
treat mo go cruclly2 George Arundel
was my dear friend, as well as yours,
and claim my right TO be near him in
his hour ~ need
But. miss
NAY. hear me. II he could speak,
do you think bc would approve your
harsbness?"
'They think he'l never live to win
this Journeys cnd.v Bladon whispered.
III nj ~ i..tie where thry take him,
laos. yor lodgings AZ good as any