News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-04-10

He SG1U her lying so still and 1Ohtte.
more intently. Yes, that was too CON-
mon sound in Champion every wintr-
TO he mistaken. AS he listened and
looked up into the Opaque space filled
with snow which fell straight down in
the hollow where the wind was cut off
horse emerged like a great shadow
and a vague rough outline of some
thing behind.
Stuart shouted, and the next instant
he knew that there was only ore man
in all Champion or De Mott, or for that
matter in the entire range, who would
dare drive up or down Cornishtown
hollow to Davis hill at night and in
winter. 1t was DR.. Saxon, and he had
been out to see Jim Binney apd taken
the old road up the hollow to save
time. 1t was a common saying in
Champion that the doctor would calm
ly have taken a short cut through the
internal regions rather than 60 around,
especially if there was patient in
great danger on the other side.
The horse was like his master and
could pick his way over the hills aud
through the rough trails like a noun
tain goat. He had great gift for get
ting through snOwdrifts, and one of the
miners said that he once saw the doc
tors horse help his master right the
cutter when it tipped over by sitting
down on the shaft that was upper
most, while the doctor pushed on the
other side. Certain it is that never
did a lighthouse CLEAN on a lost mar
liner with its saving light more joy
fully than did the familiar horse and
cutter appear to Stuart as they plung-
ed right out of great hole and tum-
bled down almost over him as he stood
there holding his precious burden.
"Whoa! Steady there. Ajaxw cried
the voice or the doctor from the cut
ter, which bounded out of the hole all
right and came to sight again, like a
ruowplow on an engine just after
plunging out of drift.
Doctor cried Stuart. "Thank
God! Quick! Miss Dwight! She is
dead or dying! I found her uncon-
Bcious on the upper trailw
He crowded through the snow up to
the side of the cutter and placed Rhe-
ma on the seat beside the astonished
doctor.
"Well, well, if this doesn't beat the
Salvation Army drum all to pieces! l
can't escape from practice even in
Cornishtown hollow. You take the
prize for furnishing material OH the
| spot. Are there any more Of the army
dead or wounded or dying around
| here"
Hurry, doctor! Save her! Say, is
she dying? Is she seriously hurt?
"Humph! Well, l tell you, Stuart
she's plucky lass, and it's ten to one
that she's dangerously hurt. No; she's
not dead" All this time the doctor
who never wasted any breath talking
and doing nothing, had been examining
the condition of Rhena. "Well get heI
right down to the town as fast as posi-
BILE. Come, jump in and hold her.
can't drive and tend to her too"
Stuart did as directed, and the horse
lunged forward at the Doctors word
1t seemed to Stuart that the doctor wal
mad to drive at such pace.
"Do be careful, doctor You'll kill u.
ALL Go slower!' Stuart gasped as h,
held Rhena and breathlessly braceC
himself against the back of the cutter.
you've got your hands full withou
driving" was all the satisfaction Stu
art could get, and before he could ute
much more remonstrance they wer,
out of the dangerous part of the hol
low and had struck into the beginning
of the road that led down to Champion
From that point the two men did no
speak until the doctor refined Ajax III
in front of Rhena's lodging. He ha,
chosen to go right on instead OF stop
ping at any of the cottages where tn
accommodations for help were so mea
ger. The doctor carried Rhena int
her room and left Stuart outside wit
the cutter. When Saxon finally cam
out, he was able to bring Stuart GOO
news. 1t was a case of unconscious
ness from a bad fall, but he did no
fear any serious consequences.
They were standing by the cutie
talking together, when one of the won