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

dUlo III her SlOchInSss diu Su We managed between us to get noiselessly and unnoticed on to the high road.
 By the time we had reached it the moon had disappeared and it was rain ing. My hands and feet were like so many Jumps of ice, and I remember being suddenly aware that was moan ing in time to Malle's movements; "Oh-I-cannot- do-it. Oh-I-cannot-dor it" and stopping myself with a very stern ''Nonsensei''
 have never been able to find out the exact place where we had our fall, but I should say that we had been on our way for almost an hour when Male went down, heels over head, her feet having got entangled, suppose, in the remnants of the wornout stock ings: at all events, We could not have been far from the crossroad where you leave the highroad fer Kiddlelund. I was at first perfectly stunned by the fall, and some time went by before I thought of pulling myself together and moving from the spot where had fallen. And when at last I got up, the plain in my right ankle was so agonizing that sat down again on the edge of the road, with my feet in the ditch and my head in my hands, un-S conscious of everything but the terri Dle pain. And not till Male actually poked her soft, hot muzzle into my ear! did I ssrecollect where I was, and that all my trouble would be lost if I re- mained there. I got up with the great 4 est difficulty. and, getting hold of Males mane. I crept along two or three steps till we hit upon one of the gravel piles on the roadside, and, after having rested little, managed from that to scramble on to Malls1s back. When she took her very first step re- lalized that she was as lame as was myself. ..A..ssz
 And it was then gave myself up to despair. I remained where was, be- cause I did not know what else to do; but I closed my eyes, and all I could think of, Male, who had more energy and perseverance than her mistress, manfully strode on, on her poor, in ljured legs. was how to keep my head from tunbling off my shoulders. So idead tired and dejected were we that neither of4u was the least startled by Ia sudden. .eWer da? Halt" called out 4 to us from the darkness, straight in
 front of us Nor did we think of stop lping till we were actually stopped by 1.-two men on horseback barring the way. They said something to me that I could not take in, and so made no answer. Then they struck a light in my face and after that they had an other consultation, and I think they laughed. After that they tied my thands In front of me, and pulling
 Males reins over her head, one of them turned his horse and led us on, lnever thought where. For not till we stepped in front of a door from which lthe light was pouring out upon us did | realize that we had been going in the Iwrong direction, and that, being left to |arrange matters all by herself, faithful old Male had carried me back to my own door. | At this discovery I felt absolutely Inc disapp pointment, for by this time it was l who was stunned, and my poor, overwrought body that had the upper
 
 loficers came out. They spoke to me land they spoke to one another, but lwhat did l. care? Not even when un- | derstood that the colonel was ordering me to dismount did move, for could Inot, no, not if they had pointed all their pistols \ at me. And when they lifted Ime out of the saddle and on to the lground, l simply collapsed and sat down in the dirt in the midst of them. They picked me up and carried me into ! the house, and remember only feeling Ianxious about the covering of the armchair in which they placed me, (which proves how much stronger was
 the woman than the heroic, in me.
 1 Some one, suppose it must have
 been the doctor, pushed back my hair,
 when we fell my hat had been lost and Ilny hair had tumbled down--and
 washed my face hands in hot water. lThen they gave me some brandy to ldrink, and standing over me, they gave me some moments to recover before they spoke to me again.
 And for all this kindness-if kindness lit were-they had only a poor reward; for not only did they restore me to my lsenses, but they left me time enough to think it all over, and to make up my mind that I would have yaf one other I try to save our men. So @aen they - Ifynntinued nn Fifth Page,)