Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-12-31

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1T has been no trouble" he noun-
dered "An adventure Ike this is
worth no end of-er-lnconyenience, as
you call II. I'm sure / must have lost
my head completely, and am ashamed
of myself How much anxiety I could
haye saved you had / been possessed
Of an ounce Of bralnsw
"Ilushl / will not allow you to say
that. You would have me appear un-
grateful when | certainly am not
Ach, how he Is driving! DO you think
It dangcrOusT she cried as the hack
gave two or three wild lurches, throw
ing him into the corner and the girl
half upon him.
mot in the least,' he gasped, the
breath knocked out OF his body. Just
the same he was very much alarmed.
It was as dark as pitch outside and
in, and he could not help wondering
how near the edge Of the mountain
side they were running. false move
Of the flying horses. and they might
30 rolling TO the bottom Of the ravlne,
hundreds Of feet below. Still he must
not let her see bis apprehension. This
fellow Is considered the best driver In
the mountains" be preyaricated.
"Oh. then we need feel no alarm"
she said, reassured.
There was such n roaring and clat-
terlng that conversation became almost
impossible. When either spoke, II was
with the mouth close TO the ear Of the
other At such times Grenfall could
feel her breath on his cheek. Her
sweet voice went tingllng to his toes
with every word she uttered He was
| In daze, out Of which sung the mad
wish that he might clasp her in his
arms, kiss her and then 90 tumblng
down the mountain. She trembled IN
the next fierce lurches, bnt gave forth
no complaint He knew that she was
In terror, but too brave TO murmur
Unable TO resist, he released the strap
TO which he had chung so grimly and
-placed his slrepg, firm hand encourag-
ingly over ne little one that grlpped
his arm with the clutch OF death. II
was very dark and very lonely too.
"Oh!" she cried as his hand clasped
hers. "You must hold to the strap"
1T ls brokcn!" he lied gladly. "There
Is no danger See, my hand does not
tremble, does It? Be calml 1t cannot
be much farther"
"Will It not be dreadful If the con
ductor refuses TO stop" she cried, her
hand resting calmly beneath its pro-
tector. He detected tone OF security
in her voice.
but he viii stop. Your uncle Will
see to that even If the operator fails"
"My uncle will kill him II he does
not stop or come back for me-" she sale
complacently.
81 was not wrong" thought Gren
fall. HE looks like n duellst. WhC
the devil are they, anyhow Ther
aloud: "At this rate we'd be able tC
beat the train to Washington In q
straightaway race. Isn't It delight
fully wild rider
Il have acquired Il great deal OF
knowledge in America, but this is the
lrst time l have heard your definition
Of delight agree that 1t is wild"
For some moments there was silence
IN the noisy conveyance. outside, The
crack Of the drivers whip his hoars'
cries and the nerve destroying crasl
of the wheels produced impressions oI
u mighty storm rather than Of peac,
and pleasure.
81 am curious TO know where you oh
talncd the coin you lost In the car yes
tcrday," she said at last, as If reliey
ing her mind Of n question that hat
been long subdued,
"Thc one you so kindly found fo
mel" he asked procrastnatlngly.
"Yes. They are certainly rare in thli
country"
IL never saw coin like II until afte
1 had seen you,' he confessed lie fel
her arm press his little tighter, ant
there was quick movemeNt OF he
head which told him, dark MS 1t was
that she was trying to see his face anC
that her blue eyes were wide will
something more than terror.
Il do not understand" she exclaimed
81 obtained the coin from sleeping
car porter, who said some one gave !