The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-05-19

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Yes. these chance likencsscs are
very extraordinary,' I said gravcly.
Como, Peggy. we must get on" ! add
cd to Nolna. in English, and put her
in the saddle again.
'How very sad he repeated mourn
fully. "And yet how clever Of her to
be able to make herself understood in
buying things
"Thc education Of the dumb in Eng
land is almost perfect. Signs are their
language, you know I replied as |
shook hands with him and mounted.
HIc looked after us very thoughtfully,
and when presently I turned he wav-
cd his hand to me and / saw him walk
a few PAGES and then enter the shop
where Nolna had made her purchases.
Il think We'll rattle on again for q
bit. He's going to find out that yours
is a singular form Of aphasia and only
affects your knowledge Of English.
Perhaps he'll class it as a case for the
scientists. but more likely as Il of
suspicious Ignorance
"N'ho can he be- asked Nolna.
HE gave me his name as Father
Ambrose
II have heard my mother speak of
him.
He spoke of her as a very beautiful
woman"
And she is still beautiful
"And he said how closely you rcsem-
bled her
When we reached the forkcd roads
at the top of the hill I glanced at my
watch. 1t was nearly half past ). and
we had still forty miles To cover on an
unknown road. 1t had taken us some
three hours to do about twenty miles
in daylight with the horses fresh. How
long would they take to finish the
journey mostly i'm tho dark: ! shook
my head obviously over the sum.
"Wc'll ride on a couple of miles or
SO and then find 4 spot for our picnic.
But we can't spare more than half an
hour at the outside
Black bread. sausage and village
cheese do not make an cpirurcan
lunch. but Nolna and 7 had rich hum
ger sauce aud were more than salts
fed. We fed the horses while VIC
were eating to save time and in half
an hour were ready for the road again.
There was no longer any doubt that
the weather was going to change. AS
We mounted there were ominous banks
of dark. sullrn clouds. Rain or snow
would fall within a few hours. but |
could only hope it would be rain.
We rode as fast as we dared push
the horses i'm view of the distance to
be- covered. I cascd my animal up the
hills and now and again took a spell
OF half a milo or so on foot. But
despite this was concerned to find
that before We had covered another
twenty miles he began to show signs
of fatigue.
Then the storm burst upon us. 1t
was rain. lot snow. but rain i'm almost
tropical force. 1t would not have been
so bad had we known the road. But
times to mako sure VIC were going
right.
For two hours VIC ploddcd through a
pclting storm until I was drcnclcu and
feared that Nolna must he in the same
condition.
"ln England we have a civilized hab-
it of putting up signpostS." | @runl-
blpd as we came to another forkcu
road and I was at a loss which to
choose. "4All the roads seem to be
twins in this place
Which way to choose I could not
even guess. l tried to judge which
was the better road, but both appeared
equally bad.
LET the horses decide" said Nolna.
Yours is the fresher of the two and
better able to use his instinct"
Yours is much kcencr to get to a
stable" she laughed.
| walked mine back a little distance
and then gave him his head. He walk
ed deliberately to the side of the road
and began to crop the grass.
Nolna tried hers then. and he went
as far as the fork. whore he waited
for the other to join him. Then they
both moved on to the left.
ut looks as though we were lost
said.
"Wc'vc about reached the bottom of
our troubles, I should think" replied
Nolna. still CHEEKY. But if the chance
offered ! should like to put off the rest
of the ride till daylight. And look,
there's Il light" She pointed to it
g1ccfully. away to our left.
We made our way to it with trouble
and found that it came from the low
or window of a small house.
! raped at the door, and the light
was instantly eXtinguished.
! had to knock again, twice, and then
a window above was opened and a
woman put her head out.
"Who are you and what do you
want: Are YOU the policc:
"Hnlice: No. We have lost Our way