The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-31

prised. at the want of Robustness in his ap-
pearance. But for this fault that she found
In him she Enthusiastically child herself u
virtue that, being so frail he yet should
have doae SO mighty deed. Indeed. she
soon perceived in the excitedness OF his
bearing the tokens of sensitive. over
strained temperament, always eager 10 DO
Impetuous. daring things
WinIfred rose as he entered the room.
and looking him full in the face with her
candid. trusting gray eyes-which he TO
this day declares TO be the most beautiful
in the world-frankly laid her hands in
his. II am so grateful" she murmured,
for she was much overwhelmed by con-
fiicting emotions. IF 1t had not been for
you" she continued. with q shudder, II
should not have been hero now. Oh. If you
knew how horrible the advancing train
was. And / could not move. l was so
paralyzed by fear. Inconsistencies was o
boon 10 me, but when woke from 1t it was
horrible-like waking from death IL was
long before 1 believed / was saved. But
how can thank you, or tell you how ad-
mlre your couragef 1t is IMPOSSIBLE
She dropped her hands in a pretty way
she had. as If TO show the frtility of trying
to express sufficient gratitude.
He flushed uneasily as she spoke. and dis
claimed all courage. ANY one could have
done tit was nothing" he said, deprecat-
ingly-
but no one did do it except you." she re-
piled, looking him full in the face, "and do
not be too modest about ft. 1 shall begin
to think that you do not consider my life
worth any thanks If you are"
She said this with touch of couuetry
that even the most charming. or perhaps
only the most charming, women possess;
God forbid" he said, earnestly, that
you should put such an impossible con-
struction upon my awkward words"
His tone was SO fervent that Winnie
blushed, ana her mother. plying her con-
IL "A nAI
sir, is in all the morning papers. We have
got them all. and Winnie has cut all the
paragraphs and pasted them in book"
IL was the young mans turn now TO be
confused. You will not keep them" he
said appealingly to Winifred; surely you
will not keep them"
II shall Keep them all the days of my
life.o she answered solemDly. They shall
bear testimony to the bravest act that L
have ever heard of All, you do not know
my gratitude"
Arthur Hill grew more and more con-
fused.
Surely" he expostulated. "they will
serve 10 recall painful scene which it
were better for you TO forget. Indeed" he
continued earnestly. lit seems TO me that
your nerves must have suffered severely
from all tina. you have undergone; and all
the things that could remind you of that
terrible time must necessarily be bad for
you. Believe me. it were better to destroy
these memen toes"
DO not ask me to do that she returned,
smiling her pretty smile, Il confess that
you have a right to ask something of me.
but do not ask me to destroy the accounts
OF your bravery"
Il shall remind you of that speech at
some later date" said Arthur Hill gravely.
as he looked at the beautiful. excited face
before him. and thought to himself that
Providence only could have determined
him to be Winifred's preserver.
The acquaintance begun in so unusual o
manner could have only one issue. Day by
day, as these two saw more of each other,
their mutual regard deepened into far
stronger feeling. and very soon each was
Obliged TO confess that the world looked
very black without the others presence;
and gradually all illusions 10 Arthur HIPS
bras cry were dropped. and sweeter words
took their place. and in the beginning of
the October following the August in whic
Arthur Hill had snatched Winnie from the
Jaws of death he made her his own for all
time.