Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-05-06

camp ire. the stamping OF horses tied
II t-o background, the E.4snc <o-os /
of the old gypsy who pretended to
look into the future, when IN reality
Size hal on to look into the faces be
fore her que their fate. Then
She heard the laughter Of the young
folks rambling slowly along IN the
moonlight behind them Then the
low, earnest voice OF the one beside
hcr-no, she would not listen, She
would not recall single word. The
/ Old love had lain buried deeply too
/ long for its ghost to trouble her now.
She turned resolntely to tha old vara.
an, although she couldn't help remem-
berInc, now and then, that he Tad said
she looked Just as she did that night
anJ that night he had called her
beautiful.
4 know that isn't SOL she kept
telling herself, to quiet the little thrill
OF pleased vanity. 'Hes got an axe
70 grind. He wants me to use my in
ilacnce with Emily.
Il was nearly dark when the rain
finally stopped, and they started back
70 the hotel. There was shifting OF
seats. The wagonetto led the way,
followed by those Oh horses, and when
Miss Briggs came through the gate,
i Or. Powell was waiting to help her or
to the jaunting ear.
They drove along n silence some
time, before the doctor remarked un-
oasliy, The drivers nave been drink
ing. | hope they'll not get It's into
trouble"
Il have never been in any kind OF
m accident" answered Miss Briggs
81 have always thought l should like
to be, Just Tor the sensation.'
For a short distance they enter
tanned each other by recounting the
most dreadful accidents Of which they
had ever heard both on land and sea.
They reached the climax at last. They
could recall no supremer horror than
had already been related.
just then the half intoxicated driver,
having fallen behind the others, took
UP his whip and lashed the horse furl-
ously. The frightened animal reared
and broke into run. Now was Miss
Briggs opportunity for q sensation.
They were running away. She gripped
the seat firmly and held on with
all her might She would have stuck
on vaiantly 10 the end. had not the
horse veered suddenly to one side, and
then plunged on more madly than be-
+ fa1e. botn ,l.u --..u ,l-o ooo.o. .oAe
thrown violently out.
When the doctor picked himself up
and looked around ina dazed way, she
was standing erect rs ever, vigorously
1 brushing the mud from her dress.
She had experienced nn accident ano
had come out Of IT. as she had coIne
out Of everything else, unscathcd.
+ The party on ahead, alarmed at The
sight Of the runaway horse dashinG
past. despatched Mr.. Lumb, who wa
on horseback, tt investigate. As the,
were near town, 1t was not long be
fore he had sent cab TO their assist
ance.
Caroline" said the doctor, as the,
drove back in the twilight, ''l have
always been impressed with the rapid
J itv with which the brain acts. Ma,
thinks at lightning speed.
: That depends on the man. Mis-
j Briggs interposed laconIcally.
"When We went dying through tn
arr" he went on, without noticing th
INTERRUPTION, ''lt flashed across N
+, mind that / should find You Nin
G stunned ana insenslblc-thatl | woul
, pick vou up tcnderly IN my arms, an
! kiss Won, as | did long ago-that
"Well," she answered provohlngly :
i 4 suppose the shock OF such fal
\ to a man 81 Your weight, would natu
y rally bring him to his senses
! 1T was not that, he said, a littl
= confused AMI nettic! by her COO T,
! plv. ''but the situation WAS not as II
c .naltic rs / had lnaglned-as ] hope
it would be.
) 'You hal hoped, hen, that / shonl
BE stalnes?
4 "O1. Caroline, he demonstrated
4 is there never - Be anything br
Il misualc-standIncs between US? Yc
Il must listen 10 me. Tor It IS tate tbs
II has brought Us across the sea 10 III
Is cash other at last. was sure OF
}, VII, I | first met You, although yo
%. seemed - ~tolIi a1l lllltserea
s TuaE O. IT, tlne when " were Al
ST u each ether.
u thought Emlly- began Nj
Er.es
n lie doctor laughed happily. M
Is No Em.ly = not :. blind q her an1
.. ,~.4e has known what | wanted fro
/. tbs ..rs.. 1o1 have not .a.-i 10,