Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-12

and sing like that; and how beautiful
she looked. didn't she?"
who? Miss Turner? Yes. beauli.
full" And then after a moments
pause he added: Look here, there's
something | want to tell you, and 1t
won't keep. Listen"
Kate turned and met his eyes, and
in them she read such a passion of
love and tenderness that her courage
almost failed her. She shrank from
the open acknowledgment of his en-
gagement to Mavis as from a physical
blow; nevertheless her voice did not
falter nor her eyes droop.
4, 81 think" she said gently, 81 know
what you want to say. You need not
tell me-"
A swift cry, a muttered imprecati0n,
the sharp whistle of a train, the hiss
of mOtorcar as II swept by them
over the crest of the hill, a shout, a
sudden lurch. Kate was dimly coa.
through all she saw that as the start
led leaders swerved, SHE'D, and then
plunged forward into mad gallop. The
guiding hand on the rein fell suddenly
limp and useless.
The sprained wrist had given way
again, and the driver was left help.
less. In trice the horses knew II.
The wheelers would have held back,
but We're forced forward. Temper
turned to fear, fear to terror and
Pyecombe Hill was before them.
Quick as thought Kate snatched the
reins.
Change places" she cried, and for
one magnificent moment she stood
erect, balancing herself by a miracle
TO let Burton slip behind her. His
own pain, and II was considerable, was
dwarfed to nothingness by his sense
of her courage and her peril He could
but obey her thrilled as he had never
been in his life by her daring. He mt
his foot on the relns to keep them from
slipping from her hold and his right
hand still held them behind her strong
young hands lest they should slacken
or weary. Faster, faster changed the
hoofs on the hard road. the banks few
past earth and sky reeled. But Kate
never hinched. mo good trying TO
turn them round to Poynings," she
said hestily; I'VE had better keep
straight on, and thank God the turn
pike is done away with"
She felt Charles breath come in a
quick gasp, and in her brave heart she
vowed TO save for him the woman he
loved.
Alas! her judgment was wiser than
the instinct of her team. At the well.
known corner they wheeled round
themselves, dashed up the steep little
pitch and down again towards the
cross roads. Which way, then?
Round the sharp curve to Poynings
meant certain disaster. With a quick,
fierce strength of purpose Kate took
hold OF the reins to pull them round.
Would they yield?-the issue meant
life or death-would they give in at
this last moment? Trembling,
terrified, afraid of that unknown guam
tity thelr own power, and feeling the
force of a superior will, the maddened
creatures brought up by the hedges
and bank, and stopped uncertain and
dazen. Then Kate gave a long sigh;
the grooms sprang to the horses
heads, and she leaned forward TO
speak to thCh.
That will dol" she cried; they
will be quiet enough now. We will go
to Henfeld and see what can be done
for Mr.. Burlton's wrist"
The sun as going down and the still.
ness of the evening accorded well with
the silence which fell upon the travel.
lers. But at last Charlie broke it, and
the words of his thanks and praise
were balm to her tired spirit
You saved our lives" he urged.
1T was more luck than manage