The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-03

UG TOuIlu gOI ulSpSSt1uli lO eilA lii0 different sheds and houses I told him what had decided to do. He did not approve of 1t, and had to use all my authority to make him consent to help
 me in carrying out my plan. But 1 must say this of him, that when once
 he had given in he helped me with a real good will. One of my greatest
 difficulties was how to get Male, my riding horse, out of the stable and on
 to the road. Taking her out the ordi- nary way was out the question, as the door was sure to be watched, and We would have to cross part of the yard. The only possible way would be through
 the coachman's kitchen. which opened
 both into the stable and into the kitch-
 en garden: but then there were steps leading up to the kitchen from both sides, and Male knew no more of this way out of the stable than she knew | of the way into our drawing room. However, as it was the only way we had to try it. So we made all our pre-. parations: lifting the inner door from I it's hinges, and pushing the other one as far back as possible we moved everything in the kitchen out of Malles | way, and at last we pulled two pair of Coren's very thicket stockings over her ! hoofs. And all the while we moved
 about apparently quite unconcerned talked in our natural voices, so as to make them think we were only setting
 things right for the night.
 When we had done, cook and went back to the house and made believe that we were fastening all the windows | in the kitchen, while we were opening | the one into the garden. Cook wept
 bitterly when I said goodnight to her, and it made me scold her. for I was somewhat nervous and frightened my. self. Y . @33 . It took me some time to get properly dressed in one of my husbands suits, but at last was ready; and before I
 put out the light had a peep at my. self in the mirror. Terrified as cer-l tainly was at that time, still felt a pang of disappointment at my own as- pect. There certainly was nothing very lchivalrous or imposing in my appear lance, as stood there in clothes made | lo %5l0W Ills MiNll pulI VI WOlOlGu
 stockings over my boots and up above
 my boots and up above my knees, and a soft felt hat pulled down over my ears. .. 9i-+%~ .r t-s n I then put out my light, and the time that followed, while I waited to
 see the lights disappear from all the windows in the house was the only
 time I seriously contemplated giving Iup my fool-hardly enterprise. All my
 patriotic zeal died right away, and if
 my many big words to Soren had not stood on my side, cowardice would have got the better of me. Ever since | then I have had some trust in big words for keeping a lniddling good man | up to his mark. i It was close upon midnight before all was dark and quiet. Shaking so that
 crept out of my bedroom, along the
 passage, down the stairs and into the
 kitchen, I got out through the window l that opens just above the ground. There was still some bits of moon,
 so that it was not quite dark as I I walked through the shrubbery, out in- l to the lane, into which the kitchen gar den opens. and where I was to meet
 soren and Malle. They were there, and
 so excited was that not for one mo-
 nent did I wonder at it. Many and
 many times since then have Soren and
 I discussed this night, and neither of
 us can tell how we managed as we did.
 Soren once told me that he did say
 his prayers, and, just when he said
 Amen" Malle got down the last step, but he would never allow that to &C., lcount for it; he said that he had been taught by the clergyman who confirmed him that it was heresy to believe in
 miracles happening nowadays. l don't think so. I think men are mean in this that they will call out for help
 when they are in stress, and then re- fuse to acknowledge that they got it
 when they are safely through with their difficulties. They are all-of Imost of them, at least-like the sailor
 who, falling from the top of the mast
 caled upon God to help him, and, being
 safely landed on the deck, only said:
 "Oh, all right, I can very we'll help my toSAI' hSoiSli "eIo iihS iiiil' iAS Woulu
 have it,,that it was all hisown skill that
 took Male safely through the kitchen
 that night. My husband said it was luck! I know that whenever they are
 put on the test their deeds did owr
 their words, but at those moments ]
 never have the heart to catch them.
 Soren wanted to see me safety
 through the wood on to, the road, but l
 would not let him do it, for had promised that he should not leave the
 place, and I considered the garder
 fence it's borders. So he helped me or
 to Malle's back, and we parted witt \ heavy hearts but without many words The time when I used to ride the un saddled horses home from the meadow:
 being not so very far back. coult still feel at home sitting on a horselik,
 a boy, and being born and bred in tho
 country, I could stick to a marrow
 road running through a dark wood by
 keeping my eyes on the top of the tree.
 as they stand out. against the sky d which is the only way to do it. Male
 tao did. her, flart NuifhnIIf. r,1y ,,,;.4,tso