The record-union., 1898-05-29

the highway. suddenly stopped just be-
low me, and my quick ears caught the
sound of a familiar voice could not
be mistaken, the voice was Ethel Fam
ning's
Partially rising, I glanced downward.
Ethel and. her father were seated in an
open carriage IN the road below me,
and Ethels-was pointing to clump Of
: flowers that grew in a cleft about half
way upsfhe opposite slope. l could not
distinguish what was said, but pres
<ently Mr. Fahning dropped the reins, /.
and stepping down from the carriage,
began climbing up the steep bank to-
ward the flowers
He reached the spot and secured the
prize, and was turning to retrace his
steps when his foot slipped and he
went rolling to the bottom of the bank,
with shower of loose stones Gathering
after him, and the next instant the
horses, startled by the noise. were
galloping madly away, with Ethel
clinging to the dashboard of the sway
| ing carriage and calling for help.
She had tried to grasp the reins. but
| they had slipped down on the whiff1e
| trees beyond her reach, and she was
I
horses.
For the next few seconds my brain
was in whirl Springing to my feet,
seized my bicycle, swung it up in front
of me, and in three jumps I was at the
bottom of the bank. l don't know how
1 accomplished the feat without break
ing my neck or smashing my wheel,
but I did.
An intsant later 1 had vaulted to the
saddle and was speeding Down the high
way after the runaway team
Half mile ahead there was a sharp
bend in the road, where it skirted
around the brow of a precipice, and 1
knew unless their speed was checked
before reaching that point the team
would go straight ahead over the brink,
and the girl I still loved, even if I
couldn't marry her would meet certain
death on the rocks below.
That thought spurred me on, and
grinding my teeth together, 1 leaned
forward over the handlelar and rode
as never rode before. My cap flew off,
but | needed it not. Ny eyes were on
the flying goal ahead Inch by inch
and foot by foot l gained upon it.
Presently l was alongside, and not a
second too soon, for the precipice was
not more than dozen rods away.
Hang on for your life now, Ethel!
I'm going to stop them!" 1 shouted as
l passed her, and the next instant I
had seized the bride rein of the nigh
horse, sprung from my wheel, and was
hanging on with all the power and
weight of my $50 pounds. My grip was
like wise. and slowly but surely I
standstill. almost on the very brink of
the precipice.
20, however can thank you.' ex-
covered her breath.
Please don't try" said l. The
knowledge that 1 have saved your life
is sufficient reward"
But you are pale as a ghost" she
continued Are you injured in any
way?"
Pretty badly shaken up; l guess
that's about ALL" 1 answered But
see your father coming. Perhaps I'd
better not hold any further communi
cation with you"
"O!'' she gasped; Il had forgotten
about that. But, perhaps-you don't
think he will-insist on that now. do
you?"
But just then Mr.. Tanning came
putting along, with my cap in his hand,
to answer for himself A glance as
sured him that Ethel was all right,
and, hurrying forward to where l was
standing by the horses heads. he
heartily grasped my hand and said:
Young mani mean Mr.. Marston-
I want to apologize for the way treat
] l.,,1r
made up my mind then that there was
some pretty good timber in you, and l
see now l was right If you are as good
a lawyer as you are a man. / think I
can give you a little lift in a busi-
ness way Turn the team around and
I'll tell you about it as we drive back
to the hotel"
But my bicycle"
rs a complete wreck" interrupted
he TT must have fallen under the
horses feet or the carriage wheels
when you sprang from it, 1 suppose 1
shall. have to get you another one. Pick
it up and put it in the carriage and
then climb in yourself You've got to
either ride or walk, and it strikes me
you've earned a ride this trip"
few minutes later, as we were rid
ing slowly homeward, Mr.. Tanning re-
| Sumed:
Il received word this morning Mr.
Marston, that old Mr. Fogg, the coun-
sci for the street railway syndicate that
I control, is dead, and I have made UP
my mind to give his place to you if you
want it,
Thank you" said l. What is the
the salary attached to the position?'
1T was SS,CE0, but" here Mr.. Fan
nings voice suddenly failed him for a
moment-"but 1 have decided to raise
! it to $4,000"
Ethers father made one more sur
pTsing remark during the homeward
drive. Glancing down at my battered
wheel in a benign and dreamy sort of
way, he said:
Il don't know that a bicycle is such
a bad sort of thing to have around,
after ALL I've got to buy a new one
for Mr. Marston, Ethel and / might as
we'll get you one at the same time
| Cleveland Leader
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We know that a congested liver pro-
duces gloom, perhaps leading to sui
eide Another kind of gloom is per-
haps due to a congested spleen. A dis
orderly heart produces apprehension of
+ coming danger. Certain intestinal con-