The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-12-22

rellnemont Enc auhpbeu nerscH rthul4y
to her new surroundings.
She treated her fathers employees
with the kindest consideration, laugh
ing and chatting with them with per
feet freedom, little suspecting what
stress they placed upon every word
and every ripple Of laughter that fell
from her lips.
Arson and Alb both grew more san
guine and hopeful as the days wentby,
and each in his own heart came to feel
assured that he was winning his way
into Roses love.
Deacon Jim had continued on from
the first in the even tenor of his way.
He never thrust himself forward at
all-never made any effort to gain ad-
mission to Roses society, but, if any
thing, rather seemed to avoid her.
A change had come over the deacon,
too. Always serious, he had become
almost melancholy.
He liked to NOPE about alone or sit
for hours gazing thoughtfully into
space.
He was in love, though he tried hard
to conceal the fact from himself, and
for all the world would not have ad-
mitted it to any one else.
One morning when the men were
preparing to begin the work of the
| day, dispute arose between Arson
and Alb, and as it grew warmer and
more bitter the former said:
"When I become partner on this
ranch, you'll go, Alb Johnson, as sure
as shooting. L won't have you here. -
"When you get to be partner "
sneered Alb. "When 1 get to be a
partner you'll go, and don't you for
get it."
''You partner?" Arson said
mocl1ingly. "Why, Rose Newell
wouldn't have you if you were the last
man on earth"
"My notion is you'll both see that
you are making fools of yourselves, >
old Barton observed "Miss Rose viii
never have either of you. If 1 had tc
name anybody on this ranch that she
was most likely to marry, I'd say i
was Deacon jim"
There was an universal roar O
laughter at that last remark, ant
every one seemed to think it goo(
joke.
"Why," said Arson, ''the deacon
don't stand a ghost of show. I'll,
amt shined around her bit, and the.
never take any notice of each other
!, scarcely. You're off Barton-awa.
off. Jim amt in il at all.
That day Rose rode with her fathe
across the country, and late in tn
afternoon was returning alone to til
ranch.
When within two miles of her dies
tination she was aroused from
drowsy reverie by rushing, surgin
> noise that came suddenly up from be
hind her like the onsweep of q greo
storm.
She listened an instant, glance
. back, then uttered cry full of terror
A little distance away she saw
). great herd of cattle in full stampede
sweeping down upon her in on
mighty, irresistible mass.
: On over the level prairie the hors
sped, and on, on, in the rear came th
: surging sea of horns.
One mile was thus run, and part {
= another, and the girl, bending 10
. over the horses neck, urged the an
- NAL to a still greater speed, while
hope of escape came into her heart.
ii But at that instant the horse stun
If bled and fell to his knees, and she WI
w thrown forward to the ground
m The horse recovered its footing an
sped away.
ht She arose, looked about her in
I'd daze of wonder, saw the herd almo
upon her, and in hopeless despa
as attempted to run, but with a cry
ID pain she sank down helpless
She had sustained sprain al
j. could not support her weight.