The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1908-10-29

And following after came the dark
figure. now running in evident ehdeaV'
Or n oyertake her. On she Went
strn,bIing over sticks and stones her
heart pounding as If to set itself iree'
har breath coming shorter and shorter
her sight growing dim. once sne
seemed 10 hear a voice in the distance
calling TO her. but she dared not stop
nor look behind her. On, on, lest that
terrible something seize her from be-
hind At last she stepped into hole
left BY an uprooted tree and fell tor'
ward in a swoon,
Al the house, Ncllie's excursion ar
ter berries was forgotten for an hour
| then as dark thunder clouds began 10
roll up around the horizon, Light
| started up.
Did Nellie go?" he queried. IF she
did she is sure TO get wet. Give me
| her rubbers and a wrap and ! Will go
and fetch her"
His mother eagerly sought the artl-
| cles requested, ana laden with these,
/ Light started forth followed by VIII
| lies jeers.
"Au. come back. Light. Rain won't
, hurt her, she isn't sugar If you do
think she's sweet She won't melt
Light made him no reply but went
on his way; the only result Of his
brothers banterlng being that his
/ cheeks were very red.
It had darkenod perceptibly when he
| came in sight Of the little figure he
| was in search of and the thunder rum
| bled menacingly Suddenly a twig
snapped beneath his feet and he saw
| Nellie turn a white face one moment
| toward him and then flee headlong
in the opposite direction, stumbling
over sticks and stones in frantic ter.
ror.
Light endeavored to shout her name
but his hoarse voice only augmented
/ her speed.
In a fash the truth burst upon him,
and, breathing anathemas on his fun
loving brother and his own INSTRUCTED
vocal organs, he started in pursuit
When Nellie opened her eyes it was
10 look up into the face OF her cousin
That face HAD been very near her face
within the last few moments, and was
as white and scared as her own,
As memory returned she chung to
him in a panic. The bear, where Is
it?' she questioned.
There is no bear" Light answered.
1T was l coming TO help you home,
and l, with Willie's help, have nearly
killed you. Can you ever forgive me?'
Forgive me for being so silly, but
Oh, Light I'm frightened yet cried
Nellie, nesting against the broad
shoulders so near her. What more
was said you and | will not stay to
listen 10, for TO other ears than those
turned to hear 1t the words might
have but little sense; but when the
rain began TO fall two apparently
perfectly happy human being walked
together toward the farmhouse, obliy.
ious Of rain or aught but each other.
There's nothing half so sweet in life
as loves young dream"
Nhen they arrived home, Mrs Lang
don fell upon them in fear lest both
had taken a death cold, and you so
hoarse now that you can hardly
speak" she saiu 10 Light.
Willie surveyed the couple for a
minute and then laughed long and loud
at the success Of MS Joke and the be.
drenched figures before him.
Don't worry about them a minute,
mother. They won't take cold. They
don't even know it's been raining
Sure case of mind cure of heart cure
Well dance at a wedding by New
Year"
And they did, but somewhere on the
journey of life there is a trap set for
Willie, and Light and Nellie will
greatly rejoice when he puts his foot
therein.-American Cultiyator.