The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-06
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that Williewinkie and Regalia were both there before her and were having a glorious gallop down slope of sun ny sward. quite ignoring the imperative cries which followed them to halt!
 And suddenly she was sitting up in bed. with Resgie's voice in her ears and queer smell of smoke in her nos- tris.
 T say-oh, Ade. I say the Harland stables are on fire. Don't you hear the men shouting? What did you want to bolt your door for? I thought I'd never get in. They're bringing the volunteer fire department up from town. but it will be too late-I know it will. Say! What are you doing where are you going?"
 For Adelaide had promptly plunged her head into basin of cold water. tossed the mass of heavy wet kair back over her shoulders. secured it with heavy bone pin, and-tumDling into the golf costume which happened to be the nearest clothing at hand was tugBfng at her shoes and 1erklng out the iaces by way of saving inc trouble of securing them.
 For Regalia!" gasped Adelaide, and then she was gone.
 When Reggie got back to the Har- land stables never a glimpse could he catch of his daring sister. His father was there. as was his big brother, and they were half-distracted. Some one had seen Adelaide enter the burning building. She had not emerged as far as was known. And the place was doomed. For over the puny streams of water. over the blaze that lit the surrounding spaces, over the harsh md lN-vS rose the agonized and half human neighs and trumpetings of imprisoned beasts. Colonel Carlender tore around like nadman. My daughter Is in there" he screamed. "A thousand dollars to the man who brings her out!"
 But the man who attempted the res cue. the man who had ridden out from the town depot where he had just left his train, at sight of the flames, and who now dropped from his horse only to rush into the burning building, was beaten back-conquered.
 'She had knife!" cried a stentor- ian voice.
 "I seen her dip horse blanket in a trough and cover her head with it" howled another.
 Who was she?" shouted the new conner. who had attempted to enter the building. Who was she?"
 A hundred voices In unison answered him: Squire Callender's daughter!" they said.
 Just then a cry of horror rent the air-the cupola had fallen with a crash. And just then. as the by islanders banded in an attempt to keep the stranger from again attempting an entrance, two muffled figures were dls- tinguishab1e through the smoke. One they seemed. for the heads of both were covered by the folds of a blanket already blazing. and down dropped as they staggered out the knife with which the halter of Regalia had been cut.
 Save him." panted Adelaide, as she fell in her fathers arms. Its his horse-Clive's. saved-Regalia!"
 When she regalned consciousness in the blue calm of the summer dawn, it was not in those same arms she awoke. For her lover was holding her as though he would never let her go, and his adoring eyes were abeaming down upon her. My brave darling!" he said. "I had just got in on the midnight train. My first thought was for Regalia. But when I knew you were there-you-No. no! You will not be disfigured at all, thank God. But. even if you were-oh. my gallant eirl-oh. my best beloved!"