Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-03

shelter from the night storm.
With prayer of thanksgiving on her
lips she rushed on over the slippery
track, through wood and valley, over
hill and plain, the gray horse as true as
Steel until in an unlucly leap he STUN
bled and fell, throwing his rider with
force against rock on the edge of the
ditch over which he had tried to spring.
The foaming steed was unhurt and in
a moment was on his feet again, but
poor Jennie Jared worse and rose with
a broken arm hanging useless by her
side Regardless Of the numbing pain,
she chung tenaciously to the horses
bridle and after quoting him by gentle
words and patting him softly with her
able hand she managed to spring into
the saddle and gave the brave fellow
free rein. "Now do your best, she said
coaxingly as she stroked his long name
''Do your best, my good fellow, for
upon you depends the safety Of my
friend, good Colonel Adair. "
AS if understanding the entreaty, the
gray horse raised his head, and setting
his feet firmly gathered his strength once
more, as if for a final plunge; then, gal
Looping down the steep hillside, he gained
on the troopers at every leap until he
paused at the colonel's gate fully fur
long ahead Of the pursuers. Throwing
the rein over the gatepost, Jennie rushed
up the path and without knocking flung
open the colonel's door, crying in her
eager haste: "Quick, be quick, colonel,
Isay Fly, fly for your life, for the red
coats are at the door. Don It wait-you've
not moment to spare They come
They come Away! Away!' And then
she tainted and sank to the floor.
With hasty goodby the colonel left
his bright Preside and rushed out into
the nights fearful storm, not, however,
until he had kissed the pale brow of the
girl who had risked her own life to save
his.
Springing on his horse always sad.
died for just such emergencies, he was
soon on his way to where the patriot
army was in camp.
The tramp Of the troopers horses
reused Jennie from her swoon, and as
the angry men came rushing in she
turned her pale face toward them and
laughed, even in the midst of moan,
as she said feebly:
Good sirs, your bird has flown, and
it was I who frightened him from his
nest. Do not harm his dear ones in the
home, but do with me as you think
deserve. I only am to blame
''You need not fear, my brave lass, -
said young Captain Long, bowling low.
"Of all heroic women must crown you
queen Never before have / seen such
courage in one SO young, and for YOU
sake not hair of Colonel Adair's heat
shall be harmed Even if he were here
in his quiet home this minute chivalry
would forbid his capture in your pres
ence. I am sorry that my brave gra,
Jess did not carry you through withou
stumbling in such an awkward fashion
as to break your arm. He is usually
sure footed, and the darkness and all un
known road must excuse the blunder; ,
''He made up for the i'll luck after tn,
fall" suggested one of the troopers. 8"
mean in speed, which of course coult
not restore the broken bone, fact W,
all regret" he added CALAMITY.
Il do not mind that since my goot
friend, the colonel, is out of your pow
er, said Jennie, trying to smile. "Hov
cruel in strong young men like you t,
try to harm an old man-a gallant sol
dier, too, like Colonel Adair! I SHOULD
think you would be ashamed of your
selves"
"War is war; my fair young miss,
answered the captain, "and nothin!
that war demands can be called cruel
This Colonel Adair is worth a who'll
regiment Of us, and the way you hav,
baftled us will prove great disappoint
ment to our cause.
Still I honor you for your Drawer,
and loyalty to your friend, and if yol
will wear this ring as token of IN,
admiration will come back and MARI,
you when the war is over 7"
Lulu . u Auu III L utllulil COIp
who told me the same thing the morn
ing he marched away to the beat Of tn
drum. promised to be true as steel tt
him, and as you two could never agre
Think you may keep your ring for SOM
pretty British maid who cares for 20,
more than I do" was Jennie's reply.
The captain laughed as he slipped tn
ring back on his little finger, and wav
ing her goodby rushed out mounted hi
gray Jess and was soon Gathering dow
the rough road after his men. Regard
less of her broken arm, Jennie insisted
upon returning home that night, as he
mother would be in distress until sh,
knew she was safe. But Mrs. Adair would
not suffer her to take this risk, knowing
as she did the danger to be incurred In
stead she dispatched a messenger to tn
little brown cottage with the informa
ton that she would keep Jennie unit
morning, and being pretty much of 1
surgeon herself she set the broken arm
and made the young girl as comfortable
as possible until she could be removed
to her mothers home. At the close o
the war Jennie gave her hand and he
heart as well into the keeping Of the La
who had marched away with Putnam
corps, and she lived to relate her expe
rience Of that night to her children ant
her children's children-down to tn
fourth and it may be even to the fiftl
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