Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-02-16

Wrong Gecidetiiy The horse on the
left. swerving witt fright at scma OBJ
ject-possibly the yaunt. rottins- cara-
vels Of Columbus had covered town.
had SHE'D sideways. In struggling o2
the pole was thro,sn over his back.
Frantic with terror at his effor.s go
free himself. he reared. heaved,
plunged.
Give me the reins,~ cried the girl
III hold them. Nou get out and lift
the pole. Quick"
There was no answer.
She looked hastily around. Dildine
SAT stirless His fac was ghastly. His
heavy lower Jaw hai fallen. \ bewil-
dered terror giared f~om mis- set eyes.
Quick" she cried again. The
reins!"
They fcil from hiS nerveless fingers.
~ the same instant the maddcued
be1Ht freed itself from its unaccus-
TONED incumbrance. scrambled Go its
fc-S. and then--its furious fright COM
municaied 10 It's mate-dashed wildly
southwark. lila had grasped the reins
was straining at them with an the
vigor and tensity OF her strong young
body but IA would have taken more
muscular arms than hers to have ar
rested that headiong flight. Then
just as her grip began 10 relax ever
SO siightly-an obstacle ahead i'm the
shape of a temporarily abandoned
buggy--brought "A surge OF fresh fear.
Dildine saw IL and scrambled 20 his
feet. The next instant he had leaped.
He landed i'm a mass OF dauk leaves az
the roadside. And I.ila-deserted-
still holding fast 70 the reins sat
stone still. resolute. waiting for death.
They were close upon the buggy
now Her arms seemed 20 be
: Nrenched from their sockets. She
, shut her eyes. A pruyer OF her baby
hood days came To her lips
Dear God she hogan.
: Then she was dimiy conscious that
l the speed was less rapid. The strain
. on her wrists was not so agonizing.
p She opened her eyes. Something black
. VIZ hanging from the head OF the
. horse on the lcft-was swaying back
and forth.
Fierce fear seized her for the first
: time.
Z "You will be Killed. she tried &c
K shrek. "You are mad, Let go, You
!. will be Killed." Buj she knew that nc
c word passed her dry lips.
Z Ten feet-ffteen-tw twerty!
r Snorting. sweating. trembling. tn,
r. conquered beasts st0oo still. And tn,
d men who had risked his life 10 saw,
d woman's looked bewildered into tha
I womans face.
a "Lfa!" he painted "Lila-is il
It yCu?"
n He was covered with dust. HI
e clothes were torn. His hands wer,
r bleeding. She dropped to the groun'
- came and stood beside him. He
.. hips quivered Stiu she could no
I speak.
3 Il was wandering over there" n
said. indicating the deso.ate fai
ie grounds. II often come here. ] hav
u no home. you know" The simplicit
er of the bitter confession hurt her. ~
n home-and but few friends. ] saw IN
al runaway. 1 did not cream you wer
- the woman. VINO was with YOU
Where is ne?"
Dn She found voice fast enough then
r voice and indignant utternnce.
IN Burton Dildine was with me. An
a he jumped TO save himself-th
us coward"
ne Hush Here he is nowl'
n He came up. begrimed as 10 a
a tire. solicitous, apOlogetie. eNplan'
as tory. but unhurt.
al Lila turned from his self-eNculpi
IL tory torrent of words with uncoi
'g Oealed disgust.
"Win you take me home. Mr.. Cla
H. endon?" she asked.
er- They had 10 walk quite a distan'
ns 70 get a carriage. Lila noticed TIT
several times he WINGED and hesitate
". She noticed, too, that ne uSeO only h
ir- left arm in helping her into the '
hicle But IL was not unNi-refusiI
his TO come In and allow her father
ir- thank him-not indeed. until the ne
OF day did she learn that in his deSpe
ate struggle his right arm had be-
a. broken.
That he should act as her father
lie secretary for some time 20 come W
m obviously impossible. But one m:
ne, fancy that those days o. help.esSne
ee. which followed were the happiest VI
In Clarendon had ever known.
me When lie was able TO resume
I've duties he found that Burton Dildi
'la' was no longer a partner OF John vi
berg.
l'e papa bought out his interest" l.
ne explained. "My father could not II