Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-03-09

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is. I mean-let rs go quicker, let US
have gallop. It's very cold-I mean
it's very hot. -
And he strikes his horse a smart
blow with his light whip.
Much surprised and wounded, the
animal gives a bound and dashes
down the hill. The princess says a
word TO Florida and follows. But
Hal, evidently laboring under the de-
fusion that he is riding a race, gallops
reckIessly down the steep path ana
keeps straight ahead, utterly obiiy-
! ious of the well-known truism that
strange horses are safest at the trot.
and that galloping down hill over
loose. shingly road is dangerous.
The princess is safe enough; her
horse knows every inch of the way.
and is as sure-footed as Spanish
mule. She sees his danger, and calls
out
'Stop-take care!" but it is too late.
With sudden stumble the horse OF
Der Krone Hotel lurehes on one side
and Hal files over his head like
stone thrown from a catapult. With
cry the princess throws herself
from the saddle and bends over him.
Are you hurt--are your
But Hal does not move, lying with
his face on his arm.
With a sudden palIor and a success
sion of low, terrified cries, she throws
herself down beside him and tries to
turn him,
But Hal is stalwart and heavy, and
her hands are as powerless to move
him as il he were block of marble.
With face as white as snow, she
springs to her feet and looks around
for help.
Saving the two horses and Carlo,
who shifts curiously at the senseless
youth, not a living creature is in
sight
What shall do-what shall / do?'
she means "He is dead"
But only for the moment does weak.
ness hold her in dread the next
womans art comes to her assistance.
Taking Off her hat, She turns up a
shallow path until she reaches a
brook STOPPING down, she fills the
hat with water, and, once more bend.
ing over the still figure, she bathes
the bright chestnut head.
After a minute or two, Hal stirs and
raises is head. to her unutterable
joy
With a low sob, she slips her arm
around his neck and lays his head on
her lap.
There is an ugly cut on his fore
head. from which triekles thin
stream of blood, which makes her
shudder and cry as she wipes II
away with her wet handkerchief; SC
stiIl and peaceful is the face that one
would think the boy was asleep; and
perhaps. in the moment Of excitement
she INDUCES the delusion, for, with
an unconscious movement, she bends
forward and presses the handsome
head to her bosom, and. atooping the
lovely head, lays her lips on his, kiss
ing him passionately not once .,
twice, but with gush OF sweet
womanly tenderness.
ii is her soft, warm kisses thai
wake him, aud Hal, as he opens his
eyes for the moment, is under the de
fusion that he Is asleep at the hote
and dreaming: but, staring up hazily
he sees her face 50 close to his. and
raising himself ON his elbow. stares
about him
| "Prlncessi" he says.
"Yes-ves Won are better,~ She an
swers eagerly wa,,n ensh nm No,
cheek.
'Better--what2 An that horsef
know, remember-1 mean whsr,
are WEI"
"On the him., She saws mnrmuripe
in his ear do not move do no
speak-oh. am So glad-so GLAD,
and she began ia crv SILENTLY sti,
holding him IN her
one tear escapiny throngh ber I'm
gers. fell ON Haps face and rohsa,
him efectuallv
With Authentic be stood n,rish.
with reluctance also ~ the trp,b rnns
be told. and then. Hal-like lapphad
"Tbat WAS a cronnor,,, Ne sotd MN
inc the water from his gsca ona baaa
SERVES me right tor riding doun biI