The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-03-30

ordinary tone, mutfied as we We're and
not facing each other.
| She answered that she was, where
| upon | told her to get aS low down in
the sleigh as possible, which she did,
and pulled the robes over her head,
she nesting very close to me.
| Somehow this was not altogether
disagrceable, and in my Imagination /
began to picture what my companion
was like.
The wind-swept stretch of road was
six miles long. and when we had gone
about third of the distance the horses
stopped.
Looking ahead found that the drift
had dcepened and that they were stan !
ing in ii up To their bodies. / urged
them little, but soon saw that it was
of no use. They only plunged in a man
ner To endanger themselves and the
sleigh.
There was but one thing to do-to
get out and break "a road. Telling NV
companion to crouch low in the sleigh.
l covered her well with the robes and
going in front of the horses began To
tramp down the snow.
worSed with all my speed. yet it was
more than an hour, | judge, before
had a track made for them.
When returned to the sleigh / was
thoroughly heated an6 as wet from
perspiration as if / had plunged into
water.
/ knew | was running 4 fearful risk
in sitting down in that fearful wind,
but there seemed to be no alterna-
tive: SO. protecting myself as well as
possible from the blast, which seemed
To grow in strength, | urged the horses
along.
As they proceeded slowly my compan-
ion threw the covering from her head
and said:
You must have got heated, working
as hard rs you did, and you will take
cold unless you do something AT once.
If you sit there till the cold strikes you.
you will die"
II 90 not think there is any danger"
/ said.
but ] know there is answered she
Then throwing down the robes she
stood up in the sleigh and added:
Give me the reins- Get down there
out of the wind and cover yourself up"
At this moment a shudder passed
over me and | realized what truth
there might be in her words She
OWNED the reason for my silence and
said:
You know l am right Oh, why
will you not do IS / ask?''
But you"
Never mind me | will be all right
Besides, it will only be for little
while"
a second shudder worse than the
first. reused me thoroughly to mv dam
ger, and protesting that it was only
for Il minute or two that would avail
myself of the shelter Of the sleigh box,
crouched down and allowed her To
cover me up.
l was soon shaking like one in
aguc fit, hot and cold by turns. How
slow we seemed TO be goingi Two or
three times / tried to rise and take the
reins but was quite unable, and my
companion assured me each time that
she was not cold, and was doing IA
mously-the excitement kept her warm,
she said.
/ did not believe her then, and i
know now that what she said was not
true-that she suffered terribly. But
| did not know, unlil they told me two
weeks afterward at the hotel in Breu-
ton that she took off her own wraps !
to make my covering heavier, for / was |
inscnsiblc when they lifted me out |
of the sleigh.
When, three weeks later, weak from |
fever, | employed my first conscious |
moments in asking after my compau-
ion, the nurse told me that she had |
driven the horses into Brenton at a |
gallop.
Not knowing about the roads she |
had naturally enough followed the !
straight one. and for fourteen miles had |
4, l.
ing unconscious at her feet
They carried me in and put me to |
bed. while the lady fell before the fire |
in faint, caused by weariness and the |
reaction of her nervous power
Strange to say, she was really not |
very much the worse for her terrible |
fever. and for three weeks had been de
lirious-
Where is the lady now?" / asked, |
but added: ''Of course she is gone. i |
should like to have seen her"
The nurse stepped aside without re
plying. / looked up for an explana-
tion. when my eyes rested on the face
of Kate Mcdonald
katie was all | could say.
''Aleck!' she replied, and took my
outstretchcd hand in hers
Katie said, after a moment of
happiness too deep for words, lis IL
possible that you were my companion
and my savior!'
Il do noL know about my being the
last, but | certainly was the first"
And / did not know it"
But | did" she said with her merry
laugh. "And what is more, / knew
you after you first spoke To me"
| looked at her hands There was no
ring on the slim white fingers
Katie" | said. they tell me you
saved my life; but you had better have
let me lose it unless you will promise
To share il with me"
She did not speak, but the look in her
eyes was enough. Magazine.
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