Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

! left. The girl had nerved herself to the
effort when she had seen what was COM
| ing and held up as at a jump on the
hunting field.
the situation he too was ready. Seeing that
I the mare was making for the right side
| of the barrier. he went for the left, and
/ they leaped together The instant they
| had landed on the other side he was ready
and rode alongside the mare. Ahead of
them was the chasm-with death beneath.
| The girl saw it and her pale face grew
ashy white. Athlyne. riding level and
| holding his rens in his left hand, hur-
riedly cried:
| Loose your stirrup and when get my
! arm around YOU take hold of my collar
with your left hand. Then try to jump
| to me / pull YOU toward me-
! The girl loosened her boot from the
stirrup and let go her reins. bending to-
| ward him as his arm went round her
| waist and catching his collar as directed.
Co he cried. and she sprang toward
! him as well as she could He drew her
! toward him with all his strength. and in
! a second the girl was landed on the POM
mel of his saddle. She knew what she
had TO do: to leave his right hand free, SO
she clasped both her arms round his neck.
He pulled his reins with all his might
| il was two lives now-aud cried TO the
| horse The noble animal seemed to UNI
| derstand and threw himself back on his
! launches.
| He stopped only few yards from the
open chasm. into which the mare went
with a wild rush.
| ,tlIyne slid from the saddle holding
the girl in his arms AS the terrible dan
ger came to an end her eyes closed and
she sank senseless TO the ground.
! Then the deluge.
| Through the barrier, which appeared to
melt away before them, came rush Of
people. Some were on horseback. some
| on foot others in buggies carriages.
motor cars. Foremost came Col. Ogilvie,
4 , he
| him a policeman whose horse had mani
/ testify been trained TO timber. At last
several mounted police. fearing that some
| terrible accident might occur from the
crowding on the vaduct ranged them
selves in front of the opening and pro-
tected it till the coming of a sufficient
| number of policemen. on foot and pant
/ ing, had arrived to hold 1t.
4 col Ogilvie threw himself from his
horse and knelt down beside JOY. When
/ he saw that she was only Painting he
stood up and lifted his hat to her res
cuer.
| Il don't know how to thank you. sir :"
he said in voice broken with emotion.
Twas gallant act. Some day. when
you have children of your own. you may
understand what il is to me-. Athlyne.
who was kneeling, still holding up joys
head. said in the disconnected way usual
to such circumstances:
| DO not mention it! 1t has been a
pleasure to me TO be of any service and
so forth. Then. seeing signs in the girl s
face of returning animation. he said
aloud so as TO divert some of the at
tention:
Has any one seen after the mare? The
poor brute must be manSled: If il has not
beel killed: il ought to be put out OF
pain
The poor brute was indeed. a pitiable
sight. There was sigh of relief from
the crowd round ii down below when a
policeman put il out of pain with a re-
volVer shot.
| Seeing that the lady was now recovering
and in the charge Of her father .Athiyne
wanted To Se- away. He hated all such
fuss and publicity. He could not let her
go lest she should he hurt but he signed
to her father. wine took his place; then he