Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-10

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II will go and see Mr.. Carruthers
this very day." cried Helen.
Aunt Eliza could not trust herself
to answer. Silence was her only safe
guard,
Down to Mr. Carruthers' office rush
ed Helen, but she had to be content
with his saying:
VERY well, Mrs Reeve, L will do
my Best"
The days went on, and Mr.. Carruth-
ers said that Mr.. Bartlett was out of
town, so nothing could be done with
the money which awaited him.
Summer came, and Aunt Eliza de-
cided that after their worry they need
ed a change Aunt Eliza was neither
tyrant nor q miser. She
cared little whether Helen had a pen
ny OF not; she had plenty for both
But she had chosen to be delighted
| when Helen's fortune came to her, for
she had been left with little and had
great love for beautiful things, and
this money would make her feel indie
pendent in the qualification of her de-
sires.
II am sure l am thankful that we
have anything left" said Aunt Eliza,
and she gave sigh Of relief, as if
there had been a time when she
thought that Helen was in a fair way
to give away not only her own money
but her aunt's also.
They decied to visit the Yosemite,
and Aunt Eliza was in her element.
She would arrange and rearrange fin
cry for herself and Helen; refuse to
buy ribbon because they must econ
Omize, and next day purchase some
article not at all needed, and pay
most extravagant price with smiling
satisfa ction.
Every one knows the almost i'm
possible roads by stage to "Clarks"
in going down the Yosemite Valley.
Helen and her aunt had gone as far
as possible by rail- and were now in
the last stages of their journey be-
hind six horses in the numbering six
seated coach usually used to finish this
"trip and convey the patrons to their
final destination. There were two la
dies beside the brother of the ladies
and another gentleman.
Helen was enjoying the ride and
paying no attention to the fears and
complaints Of the others over the
roughness of the road. There were
magnificent views, and as they went
higher the ladies grasped the sides of
the vehicle and held on to it in fear
and trembling, as they looked down
the dangerous mountain side
Helen had well-balanced nerves and
thought of no danger; but suddenly
she was conscious of a crash, a fall,
one horrible shrek from the other la
dies, then 1t seemed to her that she
was rolling on, on into eternity. She
stopped at last and lay still. Was this
| death?
But after a moment the inconve-
niepce of supporting weight that lay
across her convinced her that she was
much alive. She managed to turn
partly over and crawl out from un-
der the debris. She was not much
hurt.
aunt ELIZA! Aunt Eliza called
Helen.
All was silence. She looked about
her, but could see only wreckage. A
little way up the hill man lay still
and motionless, his white face turned
upward in the sunlight. Sudden fear
made her turn away. Just then a
man came from behind clump Of
| bushes, pale and with his right arm
hanging helplessly.
THANK God! Somebody is alive"
cried Helen.
1T is a miracle he family answer
| ed.
"Where are the others?"
ooh, | can't tell. / fear they are
all under the wagon"
'What shall we dO?'
He looked down helplessly at his
arm and Helen asked pityingly:
Broken"
''Never mind" he said I'VE can't
lament over that until we know there
is nothing worse
Just then several men appeared,
who had been driving in sight of the
accident They first released the Ia
dies under the coach and then placed
them gently in a wagon. Finally ev-
cry one was disposed of but Helen
and the gentleman with the broken
arm.
Il have one seated buck not far
from here" one of the mountaineers