The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

angles TO the road. btsvs turned int IL lead
ins, M lsdy': hor,s and ina mSmsHt ys'
With Msris's refs "a my hand We Rep, davn
and soyss IN ailIl ssiy,. and he water srev.
lag ever deeper. Thsn Steve turned out ~ II
aud hsgsn e sdysnss. but more CAUTIOUSLY.
W. bad Nsd.a .SoSt a. far II. thl. direction,
as We could, when he came again to e stand
and pas,sd The word for me. vadsd and
Ss h her. .s s.s. v TS1 cree. .:r; . Hss
rose above our heads and shut ont the noon
ss. TIE vt:, gqsg.f . ,I .SOst cur
Z. inapo..iB. 70 s%. 0G feot 80 : y: o.
snything above US save the still. BLACK RODS
s.h should ): n .hi. direction 70, : st.y. said.
let me 60 frst " snsTsred
Nc. no. 1 said my teeth Sesinnins 70
chatter. But are you sure there IL an sJot
idId not 60 70 t." he answered, scratch:
rising wei sbov. the level and they looked to
.so ts'y GT.c os aFi r .ss , on.
and then smother Of the horses shaking itself
WIN do We not 20 on r my lady asked in
Fr.s s:y And pH! : almost :: As S:fs %
S SsrIins,d u0o0' We sn0uia nave waited until
interesptsd..' she answered fsvsrishly. Are
,No.".I said. though my feet were growing
We had passed a small one not long before.
Iplsshed my waV back to Il. along the line OF
into the brs1ch.s man Managed SP 70 Scramble up
few feet The tree swsysd under my weight
n. hrs. dawn wa. vhi.enlns tn. .ky and
ing ses Of osisrs. that seemed to my eIes-for
stretch lar aud away on sysry .ids Here and
there large willow. rising in round. datk
place. about. = hundred PAGES. away on II.
river aide Of US, q group q these formed
dropped entity. into The water
have found It" l said. 81 will 20 nrst,
the stumps il viii Be- rough 9 WORK. anu A'na
s Ss S .: I'd .I:s S:i
aR I'm: n. EVER %nS ar sa. h9dd
mad. out the willows in front .! y.. Then the
water grew more shallow. ard this gave u:
We passed into the shadow OF the trees. 4 last
struggle. and. plunens one By enc up the
1t was such q place as only despair could
chooss for refuge. In shape like the hack Of
sboa. forty PAGES in breadth half as many.
III. hishsst point was a poor foot above the
% g sT: much our 'G So se si nk inc
10 the moist mud to the fetlock. could do TO
on shi M
the last flood whitehead the trunks of the will
lows and hung In saualid wisps from their
For the iir,t time We saw one another's faces.
and how pale and wos;beeone, mud stained.
Sid rot sp.r: US: i helped even my lady 70
less lump u her saddle This waiting women
y .s: Ia. es;a 81 uDd IN.
stood where he was Or why he was there.
To think overmuch in sucn a place was to
and Iss s.ss g h.s a.d =. "a
bundle Of o;ierss and BRANCHES which We cut !
ma made Tsst: 10, them In The Lever 6oush; Of
out food. and q dram. Of Dantslo waters which
drawn up from the swamp b. the rising sun.
began to snshroud us. and. hanging among
the MISERY Of the n eht .A - H'u'' prolonged
STILL even that in rolled s away at last.aboute
head IL @ 81 Sias n ana soSn
s spS ,b Txs res; Se And nc sans and q; the
IN c. our nad sad wsa sS.as age &c
bower-e place OF warmth and lie and refresh |
sso; .H sH A :ns .aSsS .S9ou sss
Then TOOK tn. elo.ts and tn. saddles and
to max: themselves ccmiortsSis In. their own
two With The and the %' Two H,i ssrTanss
went away to the other end Of the eyot-
The insects were beginning to hum. The |
horses stood huddIsd together. swishing their |
"9 9sS think shsy won't S track u,% asked
%Ss and ID. .nS aGs and willow
Tho WAldgrave assentsd mechanically. II
seemed seen Cd SO to ne too and Sy and BY, worn out
l suppose, Tor . good many hours with Tn:
sun and shade passing slowly across my face.
M llow warmth otths sum m or day SOAKING into
my bones; When l Awoks / lay for a time
wss9 a a. Il SSSd from h :tS only D9P
cream cream Of distant !sy: alone br9ts the laden
M.sa /. was 3x o'clock tasp' 'uh' II LAY south
Ith ns touch iSl ts on ny frs: looked
edge Of The island, tisa up With thread q
q color and q. suns hins dcsia n'I soldsn
threads ,s In he, her dark hair. sat Marie. toying
Hal" / said foolishly. "wha. isit~
NY lady sent me to you." she answered.
Yes" asked eagerly. Does she want
, But Marie hung her head. and played with
he flowers She only sent me to you" shs
whispered. |
Then I und.E.tood. tn. waldgr.ys had
zone to the further end. steve and thu men
rond the screen OF willow leaves We were
,lons. A rat FLASHED into the water. and drove
hArie nearer to me. and she laid her had on
ny shoulder and whispered in her ear till
he lashss sank down over her eyes and her
I pc trsmblsd. II had loved her aim st from
he nrst what Vas the length and height and
breadth OF my love now. whom l had seen her
n darkness aud peril, sunshine and storm |
trong when others failed. brave when others
ilnclAd AlWAVa halDful FaadV /
he so small So frail. / almost feared to press
Ter TO me; so pale, the blood that lsapsd to her
4 the sunlight
told her how Steve had made tho guards at
he prison drunk with wine bought with her
owry; how the horses he had bought and
AIKEN out the camp By twos and thrses had
zen paid Tor from the same source; and how |
nAnY ducats had gone for meats and msssss
keep the lie, that still ran slugglshly. in the
NaldErAye's veins She listened and lay still |
30 you hs ave n. no dowry new, little ons"I
hahn To- gone. believe you have nothing but
he troek you stand up In. Why. then. should