The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-22

oned the horses. And spoilt the wagon. And
made the man run down and bring me up hore
Ny dear eshiidi Don't be idiotlc! Amyi
We'll, really !"
large rSs tears sse i from hs Sn lovely wis blue ara't eyes s'pssaRS she sub.
sided into. an ominous silence, broken by q
single mufic.. = Try to go TO sleep. dear; you've
had quite n shock to Your nerves" added her
father soothingly. Sho continued silent. but
p s@SIi Coffee"
You've been having coffee. papa ~
We did have some; think ssid The
Before cant up, while the bear was trying
i've q horrid taste in my mouth. It's the
honey. I'll never eat honey again. Never"
"perhaps it's the whiskey.'
oS MiTInS y wh'i knSx. y %e S wsrS vow Sni .em faint and
out of-that-b black bottle 2"
Yes"
I'D like some coffee; | don't think he'd be-
grndge me that, II no did save my iife.|.
once bestirred himself and presently brought
her some coffee in n tea cup. II was part OF
Ser d k%E,s rsP'a eC SHnfH,esoI sSat she Or e %Gado no 90
comment on the vessel. She lay for some mo-
ments looking curiousiy around the cabin: she
had no doubt IL had a worse look In the daylight.
but somehow the freight brought n wondrous
luxury, of colors in the bark floor ana
InulCllnR. STU IL was HOb tIhclN. - blC
feared 1t would be: on tho contrary. the spicy
aroma Of the y GODS was always dominant. She
"a greasy, oily picnic tolereble. She raised hor-
self on her elbow. seeing which her father con-
tinuea conhdently: Perhaps, dear, II You sat ~
presently to walk down with me to the wagon.
1t would save time"
Amy Instantly lay down again. II don't
know whit you can be thinking OF, papa. Attcr
this shock really | don't feel as If | could stand
pathetic resignation. iii You and Mr.. Water.
house supported me perhaps might crawl a few
"Nonsense. Amy. or course. this man Ten.
brook will carry YOU down. as he brought you
up. Only thought but there are steps; they
The sound of cracking in the underhrush was
followed By a momentary darkeping o. the open
door OF the cabin. II was the tall figure of the
mountaineer. But he did not even make the
]rretenCe of entering. Standing at tho door. he
delivered his news TO the interior generally. y
Then he drew back into the darkness,
"pana," said Amy. In a sudden. frightened
voice. I've lost my bracelet"
Haven't. you dropped It somewhere there in
the hunk Z" asked her father.
No. It's on the floor OF the wagon. I re.
member now it fell off when | t%urnbled, And it
will be trodden upon and crushed. Couldn't
slowly with me-" she tumbled out Of the bunk
skirts into instantaneous gracefulness. and fit
tea the velvet cap GA her straying hair: Then
and and t as yo mos go call him " and say sS'ffS am p resiy gear
in the darkness. With. him also disappeared
Miss Amy's singular ~alacrity. Sitting down
again on the edge of tine bunk. she
leaned against the post with a certain indefna-
graceful. | need not tell any feminine readers
that there was no discrimination In all this-no
coquetry. no ostentation-and that the young
reader might like to know that the simple fact
was that, since she had regained consciousness,
Rha had hnnn lla Nritl ~ fnr I,. ma,
pricions and ungenerous rejection of Ten
brooks p%rorcred service. More than that.
moment OF folly, and that this man-this hero
had saved her. For here he was. even il he did
a heroine. Perhaps If he had been n more ike
what she wished she would have felt this less
keenly: love makes little room for the exercise
good girl at bottom. and not exactly loving this
man. felt toward him a frank and tender con-
sideration which a more romantic person would
have shrunk from showing. Consequently. when
Tenbrook entered "A moment later. he found
c asay mP "1ef a pre, mere sb 5nouS Setore, h lonii ns he ep fan n;
him with eyes OF the sincerest solicitude.
Nevertheless. he remained standing near the
door. as II indicating a possible intrusion. his
face wearing a look OF lowering abstraction. IL
struck her that this might be the effect Of his
only spurred her to n fuller recognition of his
other qualities.
Embarrassment. that instead of resting salts
fed with your kindness in carrying me up here.
! will have to burden you again with my dread
fnl weakness. and ask you to carry me down
also. But all this seems SO little after that you
have just done and for which can never. never
hands together. holding her gloves between,
and brought them down upon her lap in a
II have done scarcely anything he said,
away, toward the lire, "~and-your
father has thanked me-
No! no." he said. Not that. You were in
no danger. except. from my rifle, had | missed"
of heroine. " and 1t was a wonderful shot. for
you were so careful not to touch me-"
Please don't say any more" he said, with a
slight movement OF half awkwardness, half inn
pI HE ntoppcd "a sn wa sh = TedT III! 3p red 6 Gan as a Gyer;"
edly together. She could see that lie lad evil
just washed, them and the giaring ring
more In, evidence than ever. But the
thought gave her an inspiration.
You'll at least lot me shake hands with
.oum she said, extending both her own with
Hold on. Miss Forester, he said. with sud.
LOOK here!; can't LAY this thing on yy"omNi
can't let you play 1t on me any longer! You
%asn,t in any hangsrny1u never were! That
myself ! It's taken sugar from my hand night
after night at the door of this cabin as it might
now. II slept night after night in the brush.
not fifty yards away. The mornings never came
break Bssdt IN p his voice ice '"!S lh ha'i Il sid i" 'S Syssb an nl oas
the whole side OF this cabin to kinder wake me
ana say 50 long afOre 1t brOwSed
into the canon. There amt n man along
the whole Divide who didn't know II: thar amt
Il man along the whole Divide that would have
Drawn n beat or pulled n trigger on it Till now.
II never had an enemy but the bees: IL never
sven knew why horses aud cattle were fright
ened OF 1t. IL wasn't much OF n pet. you'd say,
Miss Forester: Il wasn't, much to meet a lady's
but we of the woods must take our friends
where we find 'cm. and OF our own kind. IL
Amt no fault Of yours what happened: but
" hon IL comes to your thanking me for it.
why. it's rather rough ynu are and gets me-
lie stopped short as desperately and IA abruptly
A. he had begun. and stared hlankly at the tire.
A wave of pity and shame swept over the
Young girl and left its high tide on her cheek.
But even then it WAS closely followed by the
instinct of defence ard defiance. The
real hero the gentleman She reasoned bit
.erly, would have spared her this knowledge.
But. why" she said. with emitted brows.
why, il you knew IL was 50 precious and 80
larmless-why did you fire upon itf"
BECAUSE he said, almost fierccly turning
ipon her, because you screamed. and then !
inow It had frightened your He stopped in
az she m0mentnrily recoiled from him.
the very brusqueness OF his action had dis
edged q tear from his dark eyes that fell warm
IN the back of her hand and seemed 10 blot out
he indignity. Listen. miss" he went on hur-
as II to cover up his momentary unman-
mess, II knew the bear WAS missing tonight.
md when | heard the horses skerryIDR about [