Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
GEORGE BARR MccUTcHEoN

Copyright, 1901. By Herbert s. Stone

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''Please do not think me ungrateful.
You have been very good to me, a
stranger. One often thinks afterward
of things one might have done, don't
you know? You did the noblest when
Iyou Inconvenience yourself for me.
What trouble have made for your
ut has been no trouble" he floun-
1 dcred. can adventure like this is
worth no end of-er-inconvenience, as
you call it. I'm sure Inust have lost
my head completely, and am ashamed
of myself. How much anxiety could
have saved you had been possessed
Of nm ounce of brains,'
/ Hush! will not allow you to say
that. Y0N would have me appear UNI
grateful when certainly am not.
Ach, how he is driving! Do you think
1t dangerous?' she cried US the hack
gave two or three wild lurches, throw
1 Ing him into the corner and the cir,
half upon him.
Not IN the least" he gasped, the
breath Knocked out of his body. Just
the same he was very much alarmed.
1t was ~ dark as pitch outside and
in, and he could not help wondering
how near the edge Of the mountain
side they We're running. A false move
of the flying horses, and they might
so rolling to the bottom Of the ravine,
hundreds of feet below. Still he must
not let her see his apprehension. This
fellow is considered the best driver in
the mountains" lie prevaricated.
"Oh, then we need feel no alarm"
she said, reassurea:
There was such q roaring and elat=
tering that conversation hecame almost
iimnp9ssible: When either spoke. 1t was
With the mouth elese to the ear OF the
ether. AT such times Grenfall could
feel her hreath on his cheek. Her
sweet voice went tingling to his toes
with every word she uttered. He was
In n daze, out of which sung the mad
wish that he might clasp her in his
arms, kiss her. and then go tumhling
down the mountain. She trembled in
the next fierce lurches, but gave forth
no complaint. He knew that she was
Ia terror, but too brave to murmur.
Unable to resist, he released tile strap
to which he had chung 50 syimlS and
placed his strong, AieIm baud ehc6urag-
ingly aNef the little one that gripped
his arm with the clutch of death. It
was very dark and very lonely too.
"Oh! she cried Ms hts hand elasped
hers: .YoN must hold to the strap
ut is brokenT he lied gladly. There
Is no danger. See, my hand does not
tremble, does 1t? Be calm! 1t cannot
be much farther"
viii 1t not be dreadful IL the con-
fncteE refuses to step" she cried, her
hand resting calmly beneath its pro-
| tector. lie detected a tone Of security
in her voice.
/ But he will stop. Your uncle will
see to that even if the operator falls"
sfAfg uncle will kill him IL he does
not stop or come back for me-" she safe
complacently.
Il was not wrong" thought Gren
fall. HE looks like q duelist, who
\ the devil nre they, anyhow" Their
aloud: AT this rate we'd be able,'ie
beat the train is MAshfhgstap in q
s.!gtSa.igs,tsWay fAce. Isn't 1t delight.
fully wild rider,
have acquired great deal OF
knowledge in America, but this is the
first time ! have heard your definition
Of delight. agree that it is wild"
For some moments there Was silence
In the noisy conveyance. Outside, the
craask Of Tie Tie, drivers Whip, his Aearse
1 efissa and I'll" nerve destroying egasl
4 Of the wheIeeels produced imnfesstens d
i = mighty Storm rather than OF peace
end pleasure.
=" an curious to know where you OBJ
tatned the coin you lost in the chr yes
terlay," she said at last, as IL reliev.
| ing her mind of a question that had
been long subdued.
The one YOU 20 kindly found fol
MaT ha aakea precrastinatingly.
j Yes: They are certainly rare in this
country"
never saw coin like 1t until after
i | had seen you," he confessed. He fell
1 her arm press his little tighter, ani
4 there was quick mavslnent of hel
Il head which tald him, dark MS 1t was
4 that she was trying to see his face ant
that her blue eyes were wide Will
something more than terrer,
4 do nat AndeFsta nd, she exclaimed
Il " obtained the coin from sleeping
ear porter, who said some one gave 4