The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-08-11

sent 20 accompany him on a deer-shoot-
Ing trip 20 Montmorency county, Mich
gan.
Then vas born IN her the ambition TO
shoot a deer alone, and With no one TO
aid or advise her In the adventure ex-
cept the old guide az the camp. who
bowed her a place on the edge Of the
lake from which, II she came 20 IL
early each evening, she stood a good
chance Of getting a shot
For three evenings she visited the
place and the third night she saU q
magnificent stag walk down % The va
ters edge on the opposite stde of the
lake and drink. The shot was dot
long one. and, taking as careful aim as
she could in her excitement. the girl
fred. but missed.
The next evening Miss Jarvis left the
club earlier than usual and took her old
position. from which she got a good
view OF the whole lake Just before
dusk Richard Elwood. who aid not know
that MI. Jarvis and bis daughter were
ln that region. also hoping 20 get shot
az a deer. skulked down % the edge OF
the thick forest OF the other side.
In the gathering gloom Miss Jarvis
made out q dark object slowly moving
0n The white snow on the shore, and.
taking q steadier aim than the previous
day. she fred q second time
A second later a bullet vhistled in
proximity % Elwood's ears. and with .
cry of alarm he sprang back toward the
woods. but not before another ball sang
over bis head.
The sharp eyes OF the girl once more
caught the shadoWy and indistinct
llotch against the white on the other
side. and Tor a fourth time che fired.
This tine the object seemed 10 fall in
heap. and with a cry OF delight az her
success. she hurried around the edge OF
the lake and almost stumbled across
Richard Elwood. as he lay, half In
sitting posture, IN an open space on tho
beach.
With a cry Of horror the girl fell
upon her knees. and IN a voice Of agony
asked 81 be was dead.
In that moment half lying there. with
TWO fingers shot on and q wound in his
side. Richard ElWood recognized the
girl be loved.
you had better 90 back after help"
be- advised, weakly. "But tell me first,
did you fire those shots2"
"God help ne; I did," sobbed the
GIRL
Half dead with fright and her race
through the woods, and with her face
asd hands bleeding from the scratches
Inflicted by brush and limbs. Miss jar
ris staggered through one Of the club
doors a few minutes later
"Tve shot a mani" she painted. Hes
.y.nr 0n the beach Just across the lake
.rom where Joe put me-"
Then sobbilg hystericaliy, she faint
a6 into the arms Of the guides wife.
uhle the guide himself hurrleoly set
out With a couple Of blankets and &C.
aompauled By Mr. Jarvis and several
Others of the men Of the club.
By the time they returned, bearing
The wounded man In the blankets BE-
tween them. Hester jarvis had regained
her old self-posssssion, and almost as
white as the bandages she had been
preparing. she greeted them al The
door.
An hour later a doctor arrived, smpu-
ate1 two Of Richard ElWOOd's fingers
and dressed bis wounded side. which
had suffered a painful but not serious
wound. The other cay Miss jarvis
aushlnr. inquired os her father II II
pas possible 70 find & minister any
where near Montnorency, and then the
. cat was ont Of the bag.