The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

the yard she paused in startled won
der. Coming through the open gate.
way. limping, blood stained, swaying
from side to side, was a dog. The ami.
NAL seemed to have fallen or had
been battered by a rock landslide up
in the range. He ran to the pump and
licked the empty water pail. looking
im%ploringly into the face of Milly.
you poor sufferer" cried the sym.
pathetic girl, and she filled the pail
and placed 1t before the animal who
drank thirstily. Then she tossed him
a cookie from her bundle which he
snapped greedily.
you Just rest here until l get back"
said Milly, and I'll see il there is
any cold meat for you"
But the animal, revived, ran about
her in a circle. 1t would lift its head
and utter a loud echoing, baying
sound. Then, regarding her beseech.
ingly the animal started in front Of
her, frequently looking back to OBJ
serve If Milly was following.
To the intelligent Milly all this
meant something. She decided from
the appearance of the dog that he had
fallen somewhere. perhaps into a pit.
In trying to escape he had grazed
sharp-pointed rocks or they had fallen
upon him. Was it possible that the
animal had a human companion, who,
too, had sustained injury, and the
faithful dog had started out to bring
assistance and rescue?
At least so Milly reasoned. and
when, half way across the range, the
animal paused at a spot with which
Milly was entirely familiar, she
guessed out the situation in a flash.
Someone has fallen into the cav
ern pitt" she exclaimed.
Milly quickly descended a slant
twenty feet away. Further progress
brought her up against a vine-clad
wall of solid rock. She brushed aside
a great clump of verdure to disclose a
gap in the rock surface. Through this
Milly crept, followed by the dog.
She experienced a vivid shock as
she noticed lying on the ground a
young man. He was motionless and
his eyes were closed. His clothing in
Dictated taste and wealth, his features
were open and handsome. A walking
staff by his side indicated a stranger
tourist, inadvertently fallen into the
pit.
Milly did everything by impulse.
She threw down her bundle of goodies
and hurried from the spot. The dog
traced her way from the pit, came up
and licked her hand, as if encouraging
her in her good work. She did not
consume much time in getting back
home.
Mr.. Gordon was on a neighboring
farm. Milly located him and recited
the tragedy of the hour. There was
ne resisting her appeal and marked
out plan. Mr.. Gordon soon had 6
horse hitched to a light wagon. sum
moned a helper, and all hands hurried
away to the vicinity Of the old pit.
Dear me-" gasped Milly, starting
back in embarrassment and wonder a!
she once more found entrance to thu
cavern.
For the handsome young nan haC
revived, it seemed. He looked woe
fully haggard and in evident pain. bu
there he w~as-eating a cookie Ant
he smiled as Milly confronted him, ant
made a courtly bow with the words:
Il knew that some angel had com
to my succor in my distress. | need
ed strength, for l have been here Mint
mortal hours, and whoever made thest
famous edibles is a jewel"
1T was poor me made them" saiC
Milly flutteringly-"and, please. ar,
you dreadfully hurt, sir?'
only a sprain," declared the youni
man, but he carried his arm in
sling for a week, meantime a guest o
the Gordons, for the village surgeon
forbade his removal for the present,
Then the arm got better so he coult
use it almost naturally. One after
noon it felt so well, that, amid tn
leafy greenwood, it stole about Milly'
waist, while his lips framed a swee
welcLme confession of undying love.
Earl Ransom did not tell the loya
girl who accepted him on faith hov
rich he was until after the wedding
Then he took her to his princely HON
in the city-and Uncle Zeb and Aun
Selma along with her.
Copyright. 1916. by W. C. Chapman,)