The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-15

she and took many little afternoon spins
together. l say did not SEQ him any moro
II mean for some time. That was several
weeks later. We had gone into quito u n.
mote section. where there was excellent
skctching ground. and ShC had left mo by
fence and clamhcrcd across Il stony field
among the crag> ovcrlanging Il stream. j
suppose she had been gone an hour, when
/ heard her scream and IL minute or tive
later II mans voice shouting. No answer
came tn II, and presently his head showed
above the rocks, and he came tearing nv
way. He looked drcnGfully frightened,
and when he saw me he said, '"rhank
Cod with n sincerity that seemed like u
prayer, and swinging mo out into tho road
he sent mo along with u speed thought
was not in me. BY degrees I began &c
understand that my lady was hurt in some
way, and he was going for help, for ne
was the young man my young lady nj
mircd most, and it was his face that had
seen i'll her sketches even moro of them
than before wo had COMO on that three
days trip and had come homo i'll quarrel.
OF course when knew what was expected
of me, to get tho young man where help
was, 1 braccd myself to do my best and
think l added greatly to his speed by my
prompt response to his efforts.
He didn't know that dumb wheel
know anything, but 1 am suro my lady
would have known, for we wero such good
friends, and had never given her n mo
mcnt's pain in ali my life. Well, aftcl
five miles Of n run wo reached physicians
office in little village, and tho young
man hurried tho doctor intoa carriage ard
back again wo went, he riding away, tell.
ing the doctor where to come. won't say
what Kind of time we made but L think
wo did that five miles in ten minutes
though, being excited mt tho moment |
may be cxaggcrating. In any event the
young man got back quite n long timo be-
fore the doctor did, and when he came he
found me leaning against tho rocks and
my lady's head resting on the young mans
arm. She was as white rs u lily, with II
little line of blood running down from
under handkerchief the young man had
tied about her head, and when the doctor
came she tainted, though she WAS con
scious when the young man and 1 got
back.
Tho doctor Immediately went about fix
ing her so he could carry her to Il better
place than among those rocks, and as he
worked over her heard the young man
telling him how he had been fishing in the
stream below, and how he had seen her on
the crags above, where IL stone loosencd
under her foot, throwing her over into the
water, where she struck II CHANGING blow
upon rock, which cut her temple. The
water was not deep, but stunned as she
was sho would have drowned if he had
not been there to rescue her and he had
bound up her head and rushed away on
mo for tho help that was needed. The doc
tor laughed softly rs the young man was
telling all this to him, and he looked ut
him rather quccrly, 1 Thought, for ply
sician To do in time of such awful danger,
for my lady looked like she was dead, she
was that white.
is shc your wifc?" asked the doctor,
still smiling
ooh, no." replied tho young man. blush.
ing furiously.
II thought it hadn't como quito that
far, ," said the doctor, and he laughed so
that the young man got mad and began to
say words mt tho doctor.
"That's all right said tho doctor
again. II like to SEQ your interest in her.
She will he your wife some day, or I'm no
judge of signs. Help me put her in the
carriage. l think by tho time we get her
10 my Office she will DO sufficiently recov.
cred to go home
Going back, the young man wheeled
right along behind the carriage rs If it all
depended Oh him. 1 don It think ever saw
so young man who had quarrclcd with
girl take so much interest in her. He
even forgot mo at tho doctors Office and
they had 10 send out for me the next day.
But my lady was all right, and that was
enough glory for both of us.
Postscript.-Didn't l begin this by say
ing that l WAS bicycle for hire? J wish
to correct that. My lady and the young
man came into my place today, and she put
her pretty white hand on me and pattcd
me as If were very dear to her, and she
told the man in charge of the place To send
me up to her house and send the bill along.
My husband will pay it, " she said, and
the young man smiled radiantly on her,
and, giving me sounding slap on the
saddle, remarked, cold fellow, you're n
corkcr.'
don't know what that is, but guess
must he 1t, for he would hardly tell 1b
in the presence of my lady.-Dctroit FREQ
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