The morning call., 1892-12-25


the lantern tied on my back and had made
rope fast to Pard.
The night was Jest like curtain of black
velvet and absolutely still. The air was
thick and wet and supplying. So We goes
on, the snow being damp and packed some.
and that KEEP us in the trail. but ii WAS hard
work and l was really wore out AT last We
tumbled into the road aud stops mint.
HE never got as fur as this" l says,
"and I'd better go on alone. 1ou stay here
and I'll shoot when / find him." For an
swer Pard ketcheS my lantern.
eff IFS death TO one OF US, it shall come TO
me" be SAYS. "You stay here, I'll CO."
He'd cut the rope that bound US and was
of inter the dark. | knowed one of us
must have sense. and if we lost that little
trail up mountain. We was done fur. SO l
waited. l yelled to him TO try and keep in-
aide from the edge of the ROAD but doubt
II he heard, the air was so deadened. The
time l waited seemed years. | made fast
the rope TO tree near the trail and kept
one end of it and made trips down as fur as
| could where he went but dassent let 60.
Bymeby 4 was so sleepy and numbed /
thought / dreamt 1t, when i see faint,
gh0stly light acoming aw full slow and some
thing big behind the light.
I've got him." says Ed painting. 81 fell
across him in the snow about four miles
down. l think he is dead"
He had him on his back, and luckily the
stranger was small, light chan, but as IL
us-there was no lime TO try to bring him
to life, for the storm was thicker every
minute-but we tackled the brandy our
selves and then started. l never see sch
strength that pard of mine had. He held
most of the feller and didn't seem to touch
arth at all-in fact. the last of the way he
dragged me. We were pretty near beat out
when we heard Docs howl, that put new
Lille in US, and soon the light from the little
cabin showed faint but stiddy. The candle
wa farnd nearly fipEarinC f,nf ha ii RI
on the hearth was burning bright. The
pup went crazy over the stranger.
Knew him in England" says Ed. work
ing away at the chaps boets. We got him
poured brandy into his clenched teeth.
After an hour or SO of this we could see him
breathe, and this encouraged US for new
efforts. Tired? We were nearly dead. and
If the stranger had any skin left on him lie
was IN luck. Bymeby he opens his eyes.
What did you wake me up for?" lie says
GROSSLY, and drifts off inter sleep.
That's him. says Ed bitterly; shes
natural kicker"
WHO is hep" l asks. after we had made
ourselves comtortabie-pard was fixing the
fire.
The pudding amt spoiled" he mut.ers,
though the water nearly boiled out of the
kettle. Well have the dinner, after all.
He? Oh. he's Larry INGALLS, He and
were orphans, distantly related to Sir John
Webster Dwell. somewhere. Sir John
brought us up. Larry was a rich orphan.
l was poor one. and Sir John had
daughter"
Il caPlated there was young woman in
the case" | says
Lady Maud. She was a sister to both of
us when we were Youngsters, but when We
were grown l fell in love with her and so
did Larry, who always did as l did. We
had bitter quarrel. he aud i, and l told
him Lady Maud loved me- and be. the cur,
eXntalup6
father. | was ordered out of the house and
came here, that's all. L don't know what
ingalls, wants OF me. / suppose he came to
tel me lie had married Lady Maud"
Bout noon the next day got up and fixed
the turkey TO roast and the vegetables. and
set the pudding back over the fire. Some
low, though /. had shape and was hard,
l didn't feel much confideRee In ii. Ed was
lying IN a corner jest wore out. While /
was abusing round. L see the new Teller
looking AT me. Where am II" he asks.
told him, and said who saved his life at the
risk of his own, and limited that L didn't
think the life of a mean teller was worth
saving, and such had better go back where
they come from.
''But you don't know all" he says wistful,
bis eyes full of tears. ed aud / did quar-
rel, but did not tell Sir John"
''Oh, you didn't" 1 sneers, ''likely story"
Lady Maud did, she told her father that
she loved I'd and she wanted to marry him.
She is that kind of girl. She never had
secret from him. OF course he was angry
and turned Ed out. / was mean enough to
be glad at frat, for knew her father would
give Maud to me. but she grew so thin and
unhappy. and took such dislike to me, that
L was sorry enough for the whole affair.
tried then to find Ed. l give you my word L
did, and then an uncle came from Australia,
that Ed used to brag about when be was a
child and say he would bring back a trunk
full of gold. Well, he really did come back
with lots OF money, and ne and Sir John
ara great friends now. He is q sick
man, Or he would have come to America
with me. / came for Lady Maud's sake.
She said If would find Ed she would give
me the old sisterly affection. / told her
would be knight OF the round table and
find the holy grail-a cup, you know"
ION. L says, "soTter prize winner, h?"
Though that is a comical comparison for
Ed. who looks Ike rough. 1 have been
watching him. but women generally like big
stupid bears"
Thank you," says Ed. Citing up, 81
didn't save your miserable life TO be abused.
Lucky for you you were little fellow. or
you wouldn't be here"
Game. though" puts In, "the grit of
him, starting alone up these mountins."
Ed and him looked at each other like
two animals bout to fight. then seen 'em
loci hands and l knOwed their eyes was
dim.
al brought you her photograph. She sent
It, says ingalls,. hunting around. "but-but
/ must have lost it,"
Here It's" / Gays, SIT dropped outer
your coat last night. and / set It By the fire
to dry" The heat and wet had mussed it
so you couldn't tell what the picter vas.
TOO bad" signs Ingalls,. 81 meant to
give 1t to you. / brought it all the way"
Il carry her face in my heart" laughs
Ed. and then he fell to singing:
Come Into the garden Maud
For the back bat, night, has aown
Come into the garden, Maud,
1 am here at The gate alone.
While Pard was setting the ia BILE. ingalls,
who had all our bedding piled ON him,
crawled out and got on his clothes.
You live high for Miners" be saws.
This is Christmas day." says Ed. and
then they shook bands again. "The dear
old day, Larry, and we'll spend next Christ
mas at home, and Lady Maud, my wife,
Larry-don't that make you hate me ?-wiil
welcome you under The mistletoe. Perhaps
I'll let you kiss her then"
''She is my sister," answers the other,
not bit of meanness left in him, "and the
world is full Of fair women. Is 1t not So.
Mr.. Day."
"'rhev don't trouble me none." / saws
but, Pard, look at this pudding" III G
crossed the room, still a-singing:
My heart would hear her and beat
Were IL earth In an earthly bed.
"He never could carry a tune" grin.
Larry.
Ed turned the water outer the kittIe and
ripped open the bag. A round, warty-Iooking
thing, like small cannon bali, and pretty
near as hard, rolled out Ii was a grayis h
color, specked with raisias, and as vicious
appearing compound as l ever see. "The
plum pudding of old England" sings Ingalls,,
and then we roared with laughter. But the
turkey. roasted In an oven slider the fire
| was good and the vegetables splendid, ana
the young felers was the best company l