The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-29


|5swIft by tho bride. Pedro leaped Into
tho tiny saddle dl,lrruped to his horse.
lBhHd or they raii0 The motion certainly
WAS exhilIafaling, hair leaping, half. fly-
lFhlg VA tsfiort Visit WIS triads 70 Ia
fiow stfaWberry bed they had found on
| ono Of their former expeditions, to SEQ ! +
Inc was safe from freezing, and then they
Late itliclr ihhch.5 5 \
,&3ii,tYhsts shali wa 70 now asked Pedro.
srsupnosc .yS0A go to X tho lake. 1 love
liskatlng, ana fortunately VIZ have our
skntes along,p answered Pndo.
'rhen or Et1cy started for tho lake,
| which was Ia them us large as sea-,
I6Thcy Tolnd that the whole surface was
covered with+a glltterlng sheet or Ice.
Tylng tho squirrels to a near by BUST,
THEY ran out on the frozen surface with
great glee. md playe,l about Until both
were "a lnlpst tired out. At last they do.
| oided 10 20 home. ,tyc must hurry,Ytsaid
| Pedro. ss ~ 81 Az h is "
''sec how the wind has risen: II will
soon DO tllght, tool Sc & 1: q
Just them as II to- emphasize Podro's
remark, tho Wind gavo sudden pun, and
gent his cap flying through tho mir. ii y
Go bring tho SQUIRRELS" cried Pedro.
quickly. 55s III q s{I * !, ~ ri
80 viii meet you8as soon as ( get my
cap III B4s Ri a @ }ssgi
Undo obe yed 3 and Pedro fskatcd swiftly
after Ills cap, which was whirllng about
| in the ulr5 like o gtly red feather.
fsa''lyill Il never catch lt7 cried Pedro at
last, as It danced In the! mir, Just out OF
his Y rene h. 1.-THE Winds schcvousncss
las caused mo ito go much fartherbfrons
| the shore than i would have otherwise
venturcd. y M III & Nj al y gf ljsi x n Nm
n Tho cup caught Pedro started shorc-5
ward again. lie had not gono far when
no discovered to his horror that the
wind had caused tho Ice Il to break Into
pieces, and that ho was on ono OF tho
larger pieces, and being rapidly borne
out to- clear water. B$isiS s " ~ 53 5 &
8sIt was Impossible to get Oft tho ices
cake. MS he could not swim, and tho digs
$tance to tho next piece was too far for
him to jump. OH if I only had swift
grsaned Pedro aioud. sIIe could clear
this great gulf with ease; but for me,
alas it Is impossiblel" Y
He shouted loudly for help, and ran
around, hoping to- find some mcnns OF
escape. AT last he 50 t a down In despair
and fully expecting to die. resolved at
least not ito do hungry, but eat what
Was left Of the noon lunch. After eating
he felt somewhat better, and tried again
to escape from; the Ice. 5
5i$ II must keep In notion thought he.S
= or else 7 will freeze II . deaf 5s5 M
Snow was no. falling In large flakes,
Sand t was Impossible for him to GO but
70 little Distance Suddenly he was
startled BY d n loud nose. 4 On investiga-s
tlon, he found to his terror that the ICES
cako on which no II was prisoner. was
breaking into pieces. Here was a new
danger. IL the ice continues to breaki
a.
frightened Pedro # ri: g sS
AZ Els moody. re Elections were now In
gtcrrupted by faint, far-off sound, like
a. shout. 3 He shouted back Justify. and
was oYcrjoyed to hear the call again,
and louder than before After what to-
him seemed a cruelty long time al black
something was falntly visible through the
snow, whicll soon took the form Of a.
brownie riding one, squirrel and leading
another OF course. at was Pindo, who
had come to rescue 1, his friend y at the.
fisk sef his own y ife. 81. q III T3s;
He got the squirrels and started back!
after. Pindo. but soon discovered tina the the
Ice was brealstn y IN 3 8s. 55s " s
%# For, tired rs he was. It had taken him
a long time get he s sh ore He fonnd
tween thes pieces, and felt TEMPTED to-
stop in despair However. spurred on by
fears tor his frlend 4 he St rugg lied on, and
atslnst found him uickly helping the
half frozen bro vale on his horse no
homeWard Journey wa s f,beguna How
they ever succeeded III reaching there IS
a mystery. II sss En- s5%
Several times they fell n Into the icy
waters and harery escaped drowning.
The Ice. in many pla cess had formed
high. lrregu lars nlasses.afw i1ichs the tired
squirrels could hardly yet over AT last,
as morning was break ne. Il the home tree
was reached, 5nll foura being nearer dead
than alive! After rest Pind o felt bets
ter, but poor Pedro had taken bad
cold Ncm tho Unusual exposure. and
NEARLY died. Il Plndo cared for him faiths
kfully.Rapd administered many herbs and
medicines to him.. At last he was safely
| recovered, thanks to Plndo $ nsefish de;
voton and they lived together In their
little home happily for many years each
owing the.other a debt OF gratitude which
they declared could never be paid $3
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