Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-01-13

a 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 and 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 go around,
especially if there was a patient in
great danger on the other side.
4 The horse was like his master and
could pick his way over the hills and
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
other side. Certain it is that never
did lighthouse CLEAN on 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. Ajax" cried
the voice Of the doctor from the cut
| ter, which bounded out of the hole all
right end came to sight again, like a
snOWploW on an engine just after
plunging out Of q drift.
Doctor cried Stuart. "Thank
God! Quick! Miss Dwight! She is
dead or dying! l found her uncon-
scious on the upper trail.'
He crowded through the snow ND to
the side of The cutter and placed Rhe-
| "a Oh 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
| CornlshtoWn hollow. You take the
prize for furnishing material on 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 n 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 her
right down to the town as fast as posi-
BILE. Come, jump in and hold her. l
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 was
mad to drive at such a pace.
do lie careful, doctor! You'll eel US
all. Go slower" Stuart gasped as he
| held Rhena and breathleSSly hracod
! himself against the back of the cutter.
you've got your hands full without
driving" was all the satisfaction Stu
art could get and before he could utter
much more remOnStrance they were
out of the dangerous part of the hoI-
! low and had struck into the beginning
of the road that led down to Champion
From that point the two men did not
speak until the doctor refined Ajax up
in front of Ehena's lodging. He had
| chosen to go right on instead OF stop
! ping at any of the cottages where the
accommodation for help were so mea-
ger. The doctor carried Rhena into
her room and left Stuart outside with
the cutter. When Saxon finally came
out, he was able to bring Stuart good
news. 1t was q case of unconscious
ress from 4 bad fall, but he did not
fear any serious consequences.
They were standing by the cutter
! talking together. when one of the wom-
en- looked from the door and called the
doctor.
ooh, doctor, will you see if Miss
| Dwight's glove is out there anywhere?
She's lost one of Them
"Shake that robe, Stuart" said the
! doctor as he flashed the lantern around
on the sidewalk and about the cutter
Like as not it's down in the bottom
somewhere. Don't you find it?' he
asked, not noticing what Stuart was
doing. Getting no answer, he shouted
back: ITS not here, ma'am! Must
have dropped it on the way down."
The woman shut the door, and the doc
tor said, Get in, Stuart, and I'll take
you home"
Stuart climbed into the cutter with
out word. AS the doctor seated him
self and LAX was about to make his
usual wild plunge up the street Stu
art said, Il have Miss Dwight's glove
in my pocket, doctor, and l am going
to keep it,"
"Whats thatr exclaimed the doc
tor. He was nearly twice Stuart's age
and had known him all his life. Stu
art did not know any one to whom he