The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-05

deed, to get off the track. Phil pulled
Black Bob out of the road and urged MIN
through the drifts in the direction of the
cries of distress. The snow swirled about
them in mighty shroud. He recognized
the risk he took in leaving the trail; but
what else could he do?
He shouted as Black Bob pressed on,
but the voices in front seemed to recede.
1t was ten minutes or more ere he came
in sight of mistily outlined object in the
snow-a horse and cutter half buried in
the drifts.
Phil burst out at once what the dick
ems did you want to run away from me
for?" he yelled. Hey there! do you hear
me. Ball? Can you turn your horse
around?'
But was not HIS voice that replied.
Instead somebody cried, and in tone of
almost rapture:
Thank God! it is Phil"
Phil was out of the sleigh and had strug
gled through the snow to the cutter in
an instant. "In heavens name, how came
you here, Myrtie?" he gasped Hiram
was huddled upon the seat by the girls
side, speechless from cold and fright.
20, Philv' she cried, sis 1t really you?
Can you save us? We went by the house,
i it,. guess ''0'''SD 50 We ''' 'i'' NM"
IT reckon you did go by the house,"
exclaimed Phil "And you're a long way
off the road now. I've been following YOU
for fifteen minutes. Black Bob heard your
horse squealing or l should have passed
right by without being any the wiser"
"What snail we do?" demanded the
girl 1--WE can't turn this sleigh around.
The horse is almost played out"
whats the matter with him?" asked
Phil pointing 10 the silent Hi
Hes half frozen"
and he's got more than half of the
robes, toor' said Phil in disgust.
He needs them more than do" apollo
gized Myrtle You won't leave him here
10 freeze?" she added in sudden terror.
THAT Just like a woman when she loves
a man." thought poor Phil. always
thinks of him first" Aloud he said:
Were none of us going to freeze if I
can help It, Sit where you are till l I'M
hitch your horse. We might as well give
him a chance for his life"
When he began TO do this. however,
Hiram aroused himself.
what are you doing, Dennett?" he
cried. IF you let the horse loose we're
lostw He seized the whip and tried to
reach Phil with it. The horse began TO
plunge.
Phil sprang forward and caught the
whip from the others hand. Keep quiet"
he said sternly, or I'll warm you with this
lash myself
Hiram fell back and swore. Myrtle
shrank away from him, but Phil did not
see her. He had turned his attention 10
the FESTIVE horse again and soon had him
free.
I'm afraid he said, gravely "that we
can not get out of here till it stops snow
ing am going to unhitch Black Bob and
we viii all come back into my sleigh"
I'm going to stay here" groweled Hi
ram.
wen do whatever you say. Phil" de-
clared Myrtle.
Phil loosened Black Bob from the shafts
and the two horses plunged away into the
storm. Then, after vast labor, he par
TALLY cleared away a snowbank, and tern
ed the huge, old-fashioned highback over
II would have sheltered half-a-dozen quite
comfortably.
Come back here nowv' he shouted to
the couple half buried In the smaller
sleigh.
The girl struggled out. but Hiram re-
fused to move Stay there, then, and be
a derned foolr' Phil exclaimed, wrathful-
ly; and he half carried Myrtle to the over
turned sleigh, and placed her among the
warm robes.
you will not let him stay there to freeze
to DEATH! she whispered, pleadingly.
Make him come. y