The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-04

I SEE \ FAINT. GHosTLY LIGHT A-coyTSC
AWFUL SLOW.
kept one end of it, and made trips down a.
| fur rs / could where he went but dasscn
let go. Bymcby i was so sleepy anc
numbcd | thought drcamt il when Sc,
faint, ghostly light a-coming awful slow
and something big behind the light.
i've got him, says Ed. painting. az
fell across him in the snow about foul
miles down. think he is dead .
He had him on his back, and luckily the
stranger was small, slight chap, but ms
IL was il was awful. We took him be-
tween us, There was no timo to try ia
bring him To life, for the storm was thick
or every minute But we tackled the
brandy ourselves and then started Inever
sec sich strength as that pard of minc had.
He hold most OF the feller, and ddn Z seem
to touch airth at all--in fact, tho last of
the way no dragged me- We was pretty
near beat out when we heard Docs howl
That put new life i'm us and soon the light
from the little cabin showed faint but
stiddy. Tho 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 E3,
WsIhlng away AT the CnlD DDOtG We got
MIN unuressed ana rubbed hlni WIKI snow
and poured brandy into his clinched teeth.
After an hour or so of this we could see
him breathe, aud this encouraged us for
new efforts. Tlrcds We were nearly dead.
and 4 the stranger had any skin left on
him he was in luck. Bymeby he opens his
eyes. What did you wake me up for."
he says GROSSLY, and drifts of into sleep.
That's him, says Ed bitterly. Hes
natural kicker"
"Who is hc?' / asks after we had made
ourselves comfortahle--pard was fixing
the fire. " Tho pudding ain & spoiled +" he
muttcrs, though the water nearly boiled
out of The kittle. Wen have the dinner,
after all lleg Oh, he's Larry Ingalls,.
He and | Were orphans distantly related
TO Sir John Webster of--wcll, somewhere
sir John brought Us up. Larry was rich
orphan i was n poor one, and Sir John
had a daughte.'-
Il cal lated there was young woman
in the case, " says
LADY Maud Sho was sister to us
both when we were youngsters but when
we were grown fell i'm love with her,
and so did Larry, who always did as did.
We had a bitter quarrel, he and /, and |
told him Lady Maud loved me, ard he,
the cur went and explained everything TO
her father. was ordered out of the house,
and came here. That's all. j don't know
what ingalls, wants of me / suppose he
came 10 tell me Inc had married Lady
Maud
Bout noon the next day l got MP and
fixed the turkey 20 roast and the vegetables
and SGT the pudding hnck over the fire.
Somehow. though &c had a shape and was
hard, didn't feel much confidence i'm IL.
I'd was lying In n corner jest woro out.
While ] was abusing round see the new
fellcr looking at me Where am j." he
asks told him, and said who saved his
life az the risk of his own, and hinted that
didn't think tho life Of mcnn fellcr was
worth saving. and such had better 20 back
where they come from
But YOU don know all, " nc SAYS wisi.
ful, his eyes full Of tears "Ed aud did
quarrel but did not tell Sir John.
"Oh, you didn't" sneors. Likely
story
Lady Maud did She told her father
that She loved Ed and she wanted TO marry
him She Is that Kind OF n girl. She never
had a secret from him. Of course hc was
angry. and turned ia out was moan
enough to bc glad 90 first. Tor I knew her
iathcr would give Maud % me. bat she