Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-12-25

doubt II BE heard, the air was so deadened-
The time / waited seemed years MADE
fast the rope TO a tree near the trail and
kept one end of it, and made trips down as
fur as could where he went, but dassent
let go. Bymeby l was so sleepy and
numbed thought dreamt it when see
a faint, ghostly light a-coming awful slow
and something big behind the light
I've got him, " says Ed, painting. II
fell across him IN the snow about four
miles down. think he is dead. %
He had him on his back, and luckily the
stranger was n small, slight chap, but as
it was it was awful. We took him be-
tween us There was no time to try to
bring him to life, for the storm was thick
er every minute But we tackled the
brandy ourselves and then started. never
see SIGH strength as that pard Of mine had
He held most of the Teller, and didn' t seem
to touch airth at all-in fact the last OF
the way he dragged me We was pretty
near beat out when we heard Docs howl
That put new life in us, and soon the light
from the little cabin showed faint but
stiddy. The candle we found nearly flick
ering out, but the fire on the hearth was
burning bright. The pup went crazy over
the stranger.
"Knew him in England" says Ed,
working away at the chaps boots. We got
him undressed and rubbed him with snow
and poured brandy into his clinohed teeth
After an hour or so of this we could see
him breathe, and this encouraged Us for
new efforts. Tiredf We were nearly dead,
and If the stranger had any skin left on
him he was in luck. Bymeby he opens his
eyes "What did you wake me up forY''
he says Grossly, and drifts of into sleep.
"That's him." says Ed bitterly. "He'a
a natural kicker"
"Who Is hep 1 asks after we had made
ourselves comfortable-pard was fixing
the fire. 1.-THE pudding amt spoiled, he
mutters, Though the water nearly boiled
- of the kittle. Wen have the dinner,
after all He? oh, he's Larry Ingalls,
He and I were orphans distantly related
to Sir John Webster Dwell, somew here
Sir John brought US up. Larry was a rich
orphan was a poor one, and Sir Johr
had daughter
II cal lated there was young woman
In the case, says.
LADY Maud She was a sister to u.
both when we were youngsters, but wheT
we were grown / fell in love with her
and so did Larry who always did as did
We had bitter quarrel he and l. and
told him Lady Maud loved me, and he
the cur, went and explained everything t
her father. was ordered out Of the house
and came here. That's all. don't know
what Ingalls, wants of me. suppose h
came to tell me he had married Lad
Maud"
Bout noon the next day got up an
fixed the turkey to roast and the vegetable
and set the pudding back over the fire
4 Somehow, though 1t had a shape and wa
! hard. didn't feel much confidence in II
a Ed was lying in a corner Jest wore out
While l was abusing round see the ne'
= Teller looking at me. Where am I9'' h
u asks told him, and said who saved hi
= life at the risk of his own, and limited ths
\ l didn { think the life of a mean Teller Wa
h worth saving. and such had better go bac
"a where they come from.
4 'But you don't know all, he says wis
full, his eyes full Of tears ed and di
q quarrel but did not tell Sir John.
" "Oh, you didn't" l sneers "Like
y story"
Lady Maud did She told her faith,
10 that she loved Ed and she wanted to mari
!, him She is that kind Of girl She new
a had a secret from him. OF course he wi
- angry, and turned led out / was mes
+ enough to be glad at first, ior / knew b
n father would give Maud b me. but 81
m grew so thin and unhappy and took sue
dislike to me that was sorry enough Z
-Mhole affair. 1tried taan ta-fnd Y