Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-22

0eQ showed her from the first,
1t humbled her, while it made her re-.
spect BIN, and whom he smiled on her life
! seemed complete, but when he let his eyes
fall coldly on her face, q great Ion einc
| came over her to conquer his aversion,
he wondered at her unselfishness, for
no word OF complaint came from her lips.
! though the broken roads were dangerous
and tiresome.
Sometimes they stood in the midst Of q
valley with rocks rising hundreds Of feet
on either side Of them; sometimes they
rode on the brow Of the mountain, look.
ing down the side Of which ones head
turned giddy; but she never expressed a
sentiment Of fear, or o word Of fretfui
pain; still abe suffered: she was yet very
weak. and the long ride, wearisome to
Kenneth and the guide, was sometim es
| agony to her.
Only her pale face told it, however, and
Kenneth learned to watch that face to
discover her moods, and when the lips
grew purple, aud deep blue lines settled
about her mouth and eyes, he made her
the Wild berries and fruits that grew amid
the rocks. and brought them to her, as she
wearily reclined on the blankets Kenneth
had laid for her.
Her eyes. only, thanked him, for her
heart was too full for her to spe ak her
gratitude.
1t seemed to her wonderful that he
should be so good to her.
1t msde her timid and shy and she
onged to repay him, but dared not tell
him SO, saving with her eyes.
The guide, rough fisherman, from the
coast near San Miguel, could not under
stand this couple.
They never made o demonstration of
! adection for each other, and vet each al
ways seemed thinking of the others COM
fort.
He remembered, especially, once when
o sudden shower had caught them in an
unprotected place. Kenneth had wrapped
her round with his coat, while he was
drenched with the rain.
You are too good to me-" Chris had
said, III a choked voice, and Kenneth re-
sponded:
NO one could be too good to you, little
Chris"
The guide smiled, and q short time
after, when the storm had cleared, and
they were riding on. the mountaineer
paused in their work of dig sing in the
field, to caress each other, and he said.
significantly:
Inc heart is the same everywhere"
Kenneth laughed and glanced at Chris.
who blushed and said, hastily:
Il cannot see how q woman can give ND
all the pleasure of civilization and come
to live in this lonely spot alone with one
being"
You will understand some day."
laughed the guide. and Kenneth smiled,
too.
He no longer dreaded to see her blue
eyes upra sed to his with that pleading,
thankful expression; unknown to him
SELF, he began to do things TO make them
raise and give him glimpse of this girls
soul, and involuntarily his voice grew
soft and tender when he spoke to her;
for who would bruise the little bird that
Ties to him for protection?
He grew to watch with pleasure the
crimson blush dye her cheeks when he
spoke TO her; and when, on tn first day
OF their journey, they stopped at little
hut to inquire if they could buy some
mi K. the woman came out and asked
Kenneth il "he and his wife" would not
come in, the expression of Chris eyes SO
amused Kenneth he laughed outright as
he refused, and she was afraid to look at
him for an hour.
Another time little boy, holding a
beautiful white lily in his hand, passed
them on the road, and Chris smiled at
him, and in moment he came running
down and paused by Kenneth.
Will you not give your pretty wife the
lily she is like?" he asked.
kenneth gave him piece of gold as he
laid the flower on Chris saddle.
Sweets to the sweet, he said, and she
wondered why life was suddenly so full
OF happiness and how she had ever lived
before she came among the mountains,
After they crossed the fiat, arid plain
intervening between the two mountains,
and mounted the one near the coast. thew
met many people, and were always mis-
taken for a newly married man and wife.
1t amused him. aud gradually it ceased
to pain her; but dangerously sweet was
this happiness that fell upon Chris as
the evening shadows darkened the land
How noble and good he is, how happy
am II" she thought, but at til at very mo.
ment she heard the guide say to Ken
net /:
For Gods sake, be careful, sir; look
ahead!" and raising her eyes Chris saw,
in their pathway, two immens Sc
lions.
One of the beasts was crouc he'd ready
for spring, but the other stood flashing
its tail from side to side, as if working
itself up to fury.
To turn back was impossible, for the |
path was too narrow for the horses to do !
one side was a rocky ravine, and on the !
other a steep granite wall.
The poor horses recognized their peril, /
and neighed aloud in terror, but the guide !
and Kenneth, with white faces, and eyes
glazed with horror, lifted their hunting
pieces and prepared to fight for their
lives.
AS you value yourself, take q careful |
aim" breathed Kenneth, between blood
less lips.
Chris held her breath in her alarm, as
the triggers clicked, and then flash of
FIRE lit the air, and afterward q roll of
smoke made it sutfocating.
There was q roar from the wounded lion,
and while the very rocks reverberated
with it, Chris saw him raise his huge
form and hurl himself on Kenneth.
The horse gave one mad plunge and
fell down the gorge below, but the man
was left on the pathway pressed beneath
he form of the furious beast.
oh, my God, my God! do not let him
die thus!" shrieked Chris, and wildly
urned to the guide with a cry Of Help
him. help him!" but she saw him stand