The Washington times., 1894-07-15

to Chamber over the rocks in the direction
contrary to that OF Seacombe. l was fairly
sure of foot. and walked rapidly, not look
ing back, until / had reached the point OF the
cliff and rounded the rugged and perpendicu-
lar peninsula
had thought that Mr. Close was following
me. However. when 1 glanced behind me
found my mistake. He was not in sight.
was alone-alone and little frightened.
/ could in anger brave death when hoped to
punish mankind in general by doing so. In
cold blood. where none but a seagull was
witness TO my daring, such pluck as pos
sessed oozed out from my finger tips.
looked out to sea; sulen waves, noun
tain-high, and crested with foam, came tear
ing in upon the broken crags, breaking with
a crash like artillery upon the rocks. l was
blind without my glasses, and when a shower
of spray fell upon my upturned face, delug-
ing me from head to foot. a panic seized me.
and l hurriediy turned. intending to retrace
my steps. In doing so my foot slipped; no
doubt my dim eyes, my sudden fear, COM
bined in making me unsteady Of gait. On
the Shiny seaweed tottered, tried to save my
self by catching at the jagged splinters oi
rock, and failed.
l fell--fell on my side, and rolled over the
edge of the rock upon which had been
standing. on to n z .dge or rock which lav un-
comfortably near the angry and incoming
Sa.
Just for moment lay there. where fell,
half-stunned and breathless; the pain. the
agoniZing shoots of pain in my left arm
turned me sick. But the instinct of life
preservation reused me. / struggled to my
feet and tegan-though every movement in
creased the pain l suiIered-to Chamber up
the rock out OF reach of the waves.
My injured arm hung like log. injured
and maimed, by my side. My skirts, satu-
rufa trfth tnp nd n
my limbs.
The rock which / endeavored to scale
slanted somewhat its surface was broken.
Under other circumstances l could have
clambered to the top in a moment. Now,
with closed eyes. swimming head, trembling
limbs, my progress was slow indeed. II
could not retrace my steps more swiftly than
this, how, in the name of heaven, should
reach and cross the gully before the sea, by
its advance, cut off the possibility of retreat?
My courage had been failing; 1t now ex-
pired. l gave vent to shrieks for help
shrieks so shrill and piercing that they rose
above the nose of the storm. and brought the
aid for which clamored to my side.
MIR. Close, hardly less agitated than was
myself, stood beside me.
"Look at my arm yelled: "it hangs like
that: it hurts me fearfully. Why did you go
away? If you had stayed here it would not
have happened. You had no right to leave
me-"
= There was no violent compassion, no tender
sympathy, thing like it, in his eyes. He
wasted neither words nor time, bu., feeling
my arm, and muttering that it was, in truth,
broken, he bound it. both above and below
the fracture. with our several handkerchiefs,
to his walking stick.
During this operation I did not scream as
loudly as could have done. but my means
and groans discomfited him.
"Poor GIRL" he said, "it hurts badly. I
am clumsy, but there is no time to waste-we
must be quick. We can't walk two abreast,
there is barely foothold for gull. But II
you keep your head you are good climber.
Yes, yes, I see the fall has upset you, bnt
summon all your pluck, there is not a mo-
ment TO spare; We must round the cliff before
the sea gets to the. point. Come on.,'
did hot ''come on" sat fat down on
the seaweed, and rocking myself to and fro
cried violently.
'.This will never do. Come Mildred"
II won't come. daren't move. am
afraid to stir. You must carry me"