The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

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cIse. The distance was lcSSeninE bett....
them: he could SEQ the long rigrail of
fugitive standing out from his bent he.
when suddenly his horse plunged Egr1
and downward. In an awful instant
suspense and twilight->uch aS hc u.
have se.su i'm Il dream-hc felt Isn-
pitched headlon- into Suffocatjuc des...
followed by a shock. the crushing weight
and Steamiu- flank 81 hi~ horse 3e~,
his shoulder. utter darkness. aul ua.
ful unconsciouSneSs.
How long he lay there thus lv u.s-
knew. With his returning con~rsausu.-
came this strange twilight again
twilight Of a dream. He was SITTING
the new church at Canada city IS
had sat the first SUNDAY of MS arrsf.H
there. gazing At the pretty face ~ C>>
Trixit ia the pew opposite him IIai w..
lerinr who she was. Again h" >aW -
startled. awakened light that came ll.
her adorable eyes, the faint blush taa-
~uffllSed her cheek aS she met his iasu
ing gaze. and the conscious. halt.et.
ceitcd, half gir5Sh toss ~ her little aa
aS She turned her eyes AWAY. and then
file Of brown Cinnamon. muttcriu- SONG
harsh. uncouth gibberi>h. irtoTTo>c.l Ia.
tween them. This WAS oll"wcd 10y wba
seemed Ia he the crashing In OF jh.
church roof. Il sitting heat succeeded Dos
ii long. deadly chill. Blu he knew thar
this last WAS MI ii dream. AMI h. trled
10 struggle 10 his feet TO see ClsSNS fag,.
again-a reality that he felt Nould tlhr
him out of this horrible trance and He
called to her across the pew. and heard
her sweet Voice again in answer. AMI
then Il wave Of unconSciouSnr~S once
more submerged him.
He came back t. life with i sharp
tfnuJinr 80 H. ,.l.,I. frt, M, l- - ,.f.....
with 4 thousand needles. lie knew he
was being rubbed. and in his attempts
to throw his torturcr~ aside he saw
family by the light Of a tlickcrin. hrc
that they We're Cinnamon. and he MAS
lying on the floor Of 4 rude lint. Win
his first movements they ceased, AMI
wrapping him like Il mummy in warm
blankets, dragged him ont Of the heap
Of loose snow With which they had brcu
rubbing him, towards the fire that
gloWcd upon the large adobe hearth.
The singing pain was succeeded hv "a
warm glow. Il pleasant l~anguor. which
made even thought a burden. came over
him.. and yet his perceptions wcrr keen
~ alive to his surroundings. He heard
the Cinnamon mutter something, and
then DEPART, leaving him done. But
presently lie WAS aware of another ilg-
ure that had entered, and was now
sitting With its back To him n 4 rude
table-roughly e~Ntcmporized from a
packing boX-apparently engaged in
writing. 1t was IA small Chinamam, evi-
IDENTIFY the one he had chased, lho
events of the past few hourS-hiS mas
sion. his intentions. and every incident
of the pursuit flashed back upon him.
Where was he? What was he doing
here? Had TriXit escaped him?
In his pXlnSfp1 state ba uuS uunlla
TO formulate Il question, which even
then he doubted if the Chinaman could
understand. SO he simply watched him
laZlly, and with Il certain kind OF faSci-
nation, until he should finish his writing
and turn round. His long pigtail, which
seemed riGiculously d~isproportioncd To-
his size-thc pigtail which he rememb"r
ed had streained into the air in his flight
had partly escaped from the dish
covered hat under which it had been
coiled. But what was singular, il WAS
not the wiry black pigtail Of his Mon
golian fellows. but soft and silky, and ~
the freight played upon it It seemed OF
a shining chestnut brown. 1t was like
llkc-he stopped-WaS he dreaming
again. \ long sigh escaped him.
The figure instantly turned. lie start
ed. 1t was Cisy Trixit, There was no
installing that charming, sensitive fac.
glowing with health ana excitement al
belt showing here and there the mark
of the pigment with which it had been
stained. now hurriedly washed IF. y
little of it had run down the corners Of
her eyelids and enhanced the brIllian,y
of her eyes.
He found his tongue with an effort.
What are YOU doing here" he said
with a faint voice, and u fainter attempt
to smile.
That's what l might ask about Won"
She said, pertly, but with a sight toach
Of scorn, but | guess | know. a. well
as l do about the others. | came here
to see my father She added, a'IdptfE.
And you are the-thr-ono-I cias-
cd he said, desperately.
Yes. and I'd have oltrun You "asIy.
even with your horse 10 help rou. sine
said, proudly, "only | turned back "j'rn
YOU Went down into that prospcrtor
hole with Your horse and LIS broken
neck atop Of you"
He groaned slightly, but more from
shame than pain. The young girl took
up a glass Of whiskey ready Oh the t1UI"
and brought it to him. "Ta4se that. il
will fetch You all right in Il moment.
Pepper says no bones are broken
Masterton waved aside the proffercd
glass. Your father, Is he here he
said. hurriedly. recalling his mission.
Not now; he's gone 10 the statiou-to
-fctch-Iny clothes," she said, win Il
little laugh.
TO the station:' repeated Ma9terton,
bcWildered.
Yes she replied. ito the station. OF
course you don't know the news she
added, with an air of girlish impor-
tance. They've stopped all proceed
ings against him, and he's as free Us
You are
Ma>terton tried to rise, but another
@l-oan escaped him. He was really IN
pain. Cis>y's bright eyes softencd. She
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