New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-06
CHAPTER II.
A HoSPITABLE BANDIT.

TNHEODORE CARSON stared for
moment in amazement at the
PROSTATE girl, then took her
tenderly in his arms, carrying
her toward the hidden cabin. At the
steepest spot Captain Harrod overlook
him. But the young man paid no
heed to offers of aid, wading steadily
on to the door, which the captain un-
locked and opened, standing aside for
Carson and his interesting burden.
Theodore took her into the large sin
gle room and laid her softly on clean
looking bed.
"She is deadw said Theodore in
hushed voice
us her heart beatin'?'' the captain
inquired.
II don't know!" cried Carson.
Carson laid his ear lightly to the
white blouse. Some duttering he
seemed to feel, but he could not be
certain. Harrod brought water in a
watering pot, which he seemed to have
planned to use as upon lily or rose
do it beat?" he asked.
Il can't tell said Carson, nor
whether it's my pulse or hers that
beats. Oh, l wish-what do they gen
orally do, captainY'
''Theys some paint O. they frock that
always has to be unrove, amt they?"
inquired the captain anxiously.
Captain" said Carson, the perspira-
ton standing on his brow, I'm going
out on the gallery for air. You do
what has to be done, captain-or she
may die!'
Put some watah on huh face, suh,''
said the captain, in judicious avoid
ance of extreme measures. "Ah don't
reckon this hyah's case TO- vi'lent O.
onconse'vative remedies. I'll oncork
that ha'tsho'n bottle"
Carson pressed wet towel to the
girls face. The captain held bottle
labeled ammonia to her nostrils
She gasped, drew quivering sigh and
opened her eyes. The older man was
looking at her in fatherly way, and
the young one was sponging her fore
head, his face near hers She sat up
suddenly.
"You have had fall, madam" said
Carson, "and are shaken up little.
But you are safe and among friends
"Oh, thank you,' she said, in a tone
Of the most correct formality. cts
ever so kind Of you, sir. I'll oh,
thought was lost! I thought L
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! O-o-o-h!"
Suddenly, from the polite common
places of speech, she broke into hys-
terical screaming. Captain Harrod
poured stiff glass of red liquid from
bottle, diluted it and took it to the
shuddering girl, who looked pathetical-
~ up into his face for a moment, swal-
lowed it obe,liently and coughed as il
strangled by it.
And now" said Mr.. Carson. 1--WE
will leave you. if you will excuse us.
Please feel at ease. You are quite
safe, and the cabin is yours. We are
in all ways at 20 service. The cap
tain here is my friend, and we belong
to race that sees a sister in every
helpless lady. think you will desire
to sleep, and / hope you may awake
refreshed, after which we shall place
ourselves mo- definitely under your
command
She looked at him questioningly.
The softness of his voice, his little
inconsistent lapses into dialect as be
uttered the old fashioned chivalric SEN
timents, won her trust.
.'Ah'd lie down, ma'am,' suggested
the captain, ''ontil that medicine gifts a
chance to wuk. Goodby, ma'am.''
Virginia lay back and closed her
eyes, but the potion brought no drow-
siness. Her face grew hot. and she
knew her eyes would shine if she
opened them with briIliancy quite
fascinating to the Young man with the