Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-07-12

AHaiio," exclaimed Lyndon. s,sas
70 Keep his balance. and sueeeeSius
with much difficulty. What Is DE
ina'tst' You have nearly thrown me.
Anything wrong. ehr''
pohl you see where you are co.
'ag' cried Denzil. angrily and unxra-
e'ousiy' being considerably out Of
breath and temper. Have You no
eyes! Unless you want TO he drowned.
OF, al all events. wet to tho skin. you
VIII Get aSay from this place. Can.
you see II marked 'Dangerons'.'
Never saw IL until this very mo-
meat. give you my. honor said i.yn-
aoa. solemhly gazing al the warning
as though lost in amaxsmsns al his
own want Of observation u should
have goas straight on. and in another
moment-- am a~ttiiiy Obliged To
you. folhse-indeed. more grateful
than can tell you
Mildred had been looking on. aad.
having Witnessed the whole scene. had
understood IL thosoushly-had seen
her future lord and master gliding To
his doom. and had halt started up TO
call out or warn him in some way of
his danger. when Denxii's nsure. Hash
Ing before her eyes. showed her that
he. too. had recognized Lyndoa's peril.
and was on his May To tell him OF IL.
As Densil returned from his mission
and cast his eyes upon her. she appear
cd unconscious Of everything bu, the
dainty little pair Of skates she vas In
the act OF uatas,snias. lie stopped
Can I help your b. asked: and
she answered promptly. without lifting
her eyes:
No. thank you. I am quite aeeus-
toned to do this sor; OF thing for my
self she drew on tho
skates. In confirmation Of her words.
and pcnsil went on to Mabel.
An hour eE-pi by. and then Lady
Caroline. feeling that she had suffered
enough for her friends for that Quo
day. declared her in;sn;ioa OF return
Ing without further delay. and forth
with departed. carrying with her Ma
bel. who vas anxious to reach home
before the pos;-hoar arrived.
Tho eldest Miss H-s-Fiil was AFFLICTED
with nervousness. and. havin. been
driven TO tho lake by Sonny" Sum-
mcEton-who was In bad temper.
and knew rs much about dr!yin. as
the man In the moon"-had endured
Such asonIcs on III. journey as deter
mined her. whatever came OF II. to
drive back In difercnt company. So.
| going up to her cousin. Lord Lyndon.
who was an undoabt.f whip" she
cntrcatcd him as follows:
Promise me-" she said. that you
will drive me home
My dear Margaret" said Lyndon.
do not ask me TO do that You know
have Mildred under my care"
My dear Henry" returned Miss
Dcycrill. desperately. you must drive
me. or you will have my death to an
swcr for. will not trust myself again
to that harc-braincd boy. who sulkcd
the entire way here. and knows moth
Ing whatever OF driving. Indeed. my
nerves are at present In such n state
that I can 20 home with nobody but
you: besides. anybody can see that the
horse is positively dangerous"
Lyndon glanced toward the animal
In question. and saw that It was un-
qucstionably skittish. displaying an
evident desire to bolt. and seeming to
take particular delight In taxing the
patience OF the small groom who stood
on tip,oe to hold him. after which he
looked once more at his cousins dolor-
Gus countenance and relentei.
well, somebody must take care OF
Mildred. he said, with hesitation. and
where is Mildred?"
"She went toward the wood about
half an hour ago-somebody ought to
find her and say that We are on the
move" responded Harvey. from be-
meath horse, where he was hastily
arranging twisted strap.
Eddie, go and find her." said his
lordship. distractedly.