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enough. mnl yet bound
loot ti> hi" will ill, charm
mnl pm Imp- in in
her nil tin' linin' Im
mrice.
[as a hrillimil morning in
summer w out Imr in llm
WM West, Ill** 'ini alreadx M;t/
ing down fiercely, and promising
a tropical noon day.
Mr. Forest and young Fred
Northcote, who had been s|M*nd
ing a day orlwoal Forest llill.
were standiTig together before
i lit* picturesque pordi *d‘ t In* long,
low farm-house. Fred was a
brown faced. Idm* **yt*d young
lellow. -Ilong and athletic. Ho
looked very handsome in hi'
careless backwoods cost nine of
knickerbockers and gaiters,
striped bine and white shirt,
light loose jacket, and broad
brimmed hat shading hi- manly,
trank face, w ith its soft mustache
and bright keen eyes. A black
horse of great beauty, deep
chested, strong-limbed, was
standing l**sid* him, pawing (In
ground and tossing his handsome
' ead under his master's caressing
I ml. Hotspur was an English
rse, almost thorough bred -
>r fifty miles round there was
a Ids equal for speed or on
nance, nor, in Fred's opinion,
r beauty either. Mr l "ie>t
was speaking. ■ *
L “Tell your father,
B-aunot answer lor
Merchant l)ob*oii. lie asked no*
make inquiries about him
Lid repot 1 s In* is a slippery
to be trusted
ie can *ee him."
Kho w .t' <ni t In*
iift* his departure
g*and 1 will eonu*
■jtt.-m 1 T;.U >"
i'
Forks. Mind
do not get cauglu. Tin*
right from there, and
for fires."
sV'Avy l(.-d I j.,.
BhßS||Kc*.'^
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want In go to tiio Hod Knlioh ;
you must unit lor mcl" oriod a
pretry, impori<uis voioo, just ns
k rod' liorso had mado a st*] for
ward, and a tall slight girl came
running down tho veranda steps,
her nut brown hair shining like
burnished gold in tho sunlight, a
bright eolor in her lair arched
face. I' rod was down instantly,
hi' lace assuming an expression
ol surprise. Not hall’ an hour
ho lore ho and Nanoio had had
high words, and that 'lie should
voluntarily seek his escort now
was somewhat unaccountable.--
But most of Miss Nannie's oapri
cos were nnaooountahlo.
■•lt is too hot, chi Id,” interposed
her lather. • Thirty miles in this
blazing sun it would half kill
you.’
no. eyo- sweet and
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i •’ .hi
oi nm.'
■BQIW' "i
i"ii : lull Nmioie a
pot and darling overruled
(hem all, and finally,. as she al
Ways did, go I her own way. and
in hall mi hour the two were
riding together through the ma
ple woods which clothed tho ris
ing ground all ahout l ores) I fill.
I Nuncio and her chestnut mare,
m - Molly were a picture to look
Tho girl was a perfect rider,
MB. in her close lilting ha hit of
light gray cloth the only thing
suitable for the country—with
its touch ol scarlet ribbon at the
throat, and her broad brimmed
~traw hat, looked her very best,
and know it, too.
••This is an unexpected honor,"
began l-'red,its tlu-y quilted the
sliailc of the trees, and entered on
the dry, crisp grass of tin* open
prairie.
*• I)o not tint ter yourself,” re
turned Miss Mancie, with a toss
of her bright young head. --It
suited my convenience to come.
I oxpeet to find some letters at
t lie set I lenient which I w ish to
get tor mysell."
“Sixty miles is a long wav to
rule for let ter w liicli I could
have brought with me on Tlnir
day . iemarke*l I* red. w ith a
somewhat incredulous smile. *•!
do not suppose they are of such
vital conse<|lienee."
I have no wish to make you
my postman," retorted Miss
Mancie ; “and it is not of the
slightest consequence what you
suppo e or do not suppose."
“Probably not," allowed Fred,
try ing In look cool. “You take
care no one shall have a very ex
ailed opinion of himself or his
opinions cither where you are,
Mancie."
“Of course," returned Mancie,
cumly. “So lam glad your pen
ft rat i *ii has discovered that I
cam** to please myself, not you."
Fred disdained to answer, ex
cept by a most unnecessary cut
of the w hip on Hotspur's glossy
llank. The quarrel between the
two had been in progress some
days. In this unsocial style the
two pressed on mile after mile,
till the sun was high in the lieav
oils and half their journey over.
The track it could scarcely be
called a road was simply a
narrow path beaten through the
tall grama grass and reeds of the
prairie, which rose on either
hand live or sj\ feet high, all mat
ted and tangled together with
wild pea vines and creepers; it
was burnt quite crisp and brown
by the heal of the sun, and was
as dry as tinder. As they brush
-ed it in passsing, the twigs and
canes snapped at a touch. Right
ahead, fifteen miles away, rising
blue above the undulations of
the prairie, was a steep bln ft', the
termination of a range of low
hills, oft shoots ol tin* Rocky
Mountains. This blutf was their
landmark and guide, for a mile
or two behind it was tin* Red
Ranch settlement, or Northeotes,
as it was often called. Mean
while the clear bin** of the skv
was becoming overcast with a
sultry leaden ha/e. The air was
intensely hot and heavy. The
wide, t reeless. shadow less prairie
rolled away on every side in long
undulations like the swells of
the great ocean. At last Fred
grew tir**d of keeping up even a
show of resentment, and began
to talk again.
••How well Aliss AloHv goes to
day r
“Mi** always doe-," returned
Nancie, a shad*- more graciously
than before; she was tired of
keeping silent s,, long.
••All tin* same, I would not
hark her against Hotspur.”
••No,’because llot-pur would
THE FIELD AND FILES! DE.
be beaten," asserted Naucie.
confident ly.
••Will you try?" he asked.
••No. 1 wont.” It is too hot to
race. How can you suggest such
a tiling in this blazing sun ?"
• Hot or not, it strikes me it is
what you will have to do." lie re
marked, coolly.
••What do you meant" -he said,
raising a pair of dark incredulous
eyes.
••Look there," and raising hi'
whip, Fred pointed to the right
behind them, whence the leaden
lined cloud was spreading over
the skv. ••What does that look
like ?"
Nanoie turned her eyes in the
direction indicated, and as 'he
looked, her face blanched to an
awful whiteness.
“Fire !" The prairie is on lire!"
she cried, fearfully. ,*•(). I'red.
what shall we dot" nivoluntari
lv she drew up her horse and
gazed anxiously around.
The ominous leaden gray haze
was sweeping down upon them—
already it had crept round be
hind them. Below the haze a
faint line ofdull red was just vis
ible.
••Yes, the prairie is on lire, sure
enough.” the young man said.—
••Are you frightened. Nanoie?"
She turned her dark clear eyes
to his. Her face was pale, but
there was no sign of weakness
about the steady, brave mouth.
"No, 1 am not frightened." she
answered, gravely, but smilingly
back into his anxious face. "But
I know the danger.”
••And how we can escape," lie
said, reassuringly. "Now for it!”
In another moment they were
flying along There was no need
to urge Hotspur and Miss Mollie’
—they scented the danger and
could scarcely be restrained. —
The bluff showed blue in the dis
tance —fifteen miles away; and
behind them was a waste of hot
dry tinder which caught fire with
lightening like rapidity. The
odds against them seemed awful!
A faint, tremulous wind pres
entlv overtook them. The sun
shine died out as a deep, black
shadow stole over the plains.—
Flocks of birds flew past them
'ileiilly. Wild dogs, prairie liens,
hares and rabbits scudded along
through the grass ami tangled
reeds. Scarcely daring to look
back, they pressed on, their hors
es straining every nerve. Five
miles were passed, six, seven.
They were getting on well, but
the tire behind was getting on
better.
Looking back, and seeing how
fast it was gaining on them, Fred
would have given worlds to have
Naucie safe at home. They
reached a belt of low trees, a
conspicuous landmark in the
prairie, .lust eight miles more
before them ! Heavens, it seem
ed like a journey across the
world! They were galloping
along like race horses, every sin
ew and muscle strained to the
utmost, (treat clouds of smoke
were now overtaking them, cir
cling and eddying above their
heads. A pungent-smelling va
por came creeping along the
ground, almost suffocating them
with its fumes. The dull, rush
ing roar of the tire increased ev
ery moment behind them, while
the snapping of the cane brakes
and the crackling of the dry gram
ma grass were distinctly audible.
Still they were get ting on. Sev
en, six, five mil.es. The fire was
gaining on them with aw ful rapid
ity, but the dill'was rising clear
and distinct before them. Half
an hour more and they would be
safe. Suddenly, without a mo
ment's warning. Mancie's horse
stumbled in a lode.pitched lieavi
ly forward, and fell on her knees.
Fred threw himself oil Hotspur
in an instant, and. before Mancie
could free her feet from the stir
rup, was at her side.
"AYhat i> it ?” cried Nancie.—
**ls she hurt ?” A ml, though her
voice was steady, she trembled
violently.
“One of her legs is broken."
he replied. “You must ride be
hind me. Quick. Nancie. there's
no time to lose!”—mounting
Hotspur as he spoke, and holding
out his hand to help her mount.
“Quick, your hand t”
••Oh. Fred, 1 cannot leave her
tube burned to death!" cried
Mancie, bending over Miss Molly,
who looked up to her mistress
with agonized eves, and uttered
a low moan of intese, painful
s u tiering. Fred drew a pistol
from his holster,
“There is no other way." he
said, quietly, as he tired.
The chesuut’s pretty head fell
prone on the rank grass, a shud
der passed over her graceful limbs
ami he lay' dead before them.'
With a soh Nanoie turned silent
ly from her favorite and gave
her hand to Fred. In another
minute they were living over the
plain. Alas, with how small a
chance now! The gallant horse,
strive as he might, made but lit
tie wav with hi- double burden.
There were only few miles more.
Already the air was scorching.
The 'moke and vapor enveloped
them in suffocating clouds, hiding
the bluff from view and choking
lliem with their stifling breath.—
The roar of the tire sounded fear
fully near, the moments dew fast
and the deadly sounds behind
grew every moment more dis
tinct. The wind had increased
to a tempest, which blew the
smoke in denser clouds over them.
A lurid yellow glare tinged the
heavy rolling masses, the heat of
the furiousconllagration was per
ceptibly fell.
"Is there a chance ?" w hispered
Naucie, looking fearfully behind
as the horse strained onwards.
■•Yes. if we can holdout for ten
minutes more." lie answered.
••Heaven help us !" she cried,
closing her eyes as a furious blast
of w ind brought a breath of fierce
heat against her cheek.
He drew her arm closely round
him, taking one small hand in an
eager, covetous grasp.
-Fray for us, Nanoie," he whis
pered, quietly.
Only two miles now. Ten lit
tie minutes of time, and they
would be safe. But Hotspur was
failing. He sprang forward now
with convulsive bounds; his gal
lant limbs trembled beneath him;
every breath was a short, gasp
ing sob. Another mile—half a
mile! () heaven, have mercy!
The scorching breath of the lire
was upon them; they were in a
whirlwind of dense, suffocating
smoke. The horse stumbled at
every step—he gasped and moan
ed like a human soul in ext remity.
Covered with foam and tremb
ling convulsively, lie struggled
on. Little dames and eddies of
fire, heralds of t he horrors behind,
crept among tin* tangled grass.
Fred turned on the saddle ami
tried to draw Nancie's head down
to his breast. She made no re
sistenee; but when he would
have hidden her eves from sight,
she lifted them clearly and un
tlinchingly to his.
••Don’t, Fred—l can face death
with open eves," she said ; and,
catching hold of his hand, she
pulled if gently away. As she
did so a great shower of sparks,
borne on the fierce wind, fell
around and over them.
“Oh, my darling, to think this
should be the end!” be cried,
despairingly, knowing how very
near it was now.
“No, no," she cried, “it is not
the end! See—w<* are close to
the bluft! Oh, thank heaven,
thank heaven!" And she pointed
to the towering rock, which a
rift in the smoke disclosed rising
right before them not fifty yards
away. “On. Hotspur—on, good
horse—one more struggle—on.
on!" she shouted, encouragingly.
Cheered by her voice and hand,
tin* brave horse gathered all his
strength for one tremendous ef
fort and bounded forward with
frantic leaps. Hut it was an ex
piring struggle. Ere ten yards
were passed he fell to the ground
gasping and panting, his brave
■spirit overcome at last. Fred
dragged Mancie away, and, seiz
ing hand, began running towards
the blutf, so near now, so near—
and yet one look back she gave.
The tire was close behind, a fear
ful sight. The tierce heat scorch
ed their faces, sparks of burnt
grass, cane, and splinters of wood
fell in showers about them. The
stilling, choking smoke half suf
focated them, paralyzing every
nerve. On, on, with frantic, (ly
ing feet; safety in front, death
behind—and such a death!
“Leave me. Fred." gasped Nan
cie, faintly. “1 can go no far
ther. Tell them at home—my
love—kiss me once, Fred, and—”
She dropped to the ground with
a choking sob.
With a wild cry he caught her
up in his arms and staggered on.
They were dose to the blurt* now.
A dozen steps and he gained the
foot ol' the ascent. Stumbling,
struggling, panting, he pressed
on up the face of the rock.
The fire rushed after him, send
ing out long tongues of flame as
if to grasp its prey ; it licked up
the scanty herbage, and raged
and roared in tierce fury. But a
few more yards !
**o heaven, have mercy!”—
Staggering, dizzy; almost frantic,
lie struggled on, step after step,
.stepafter step. One more! “Oil,
thank heaven, thank heaven—
safetv at last!’’
It was a terribly narrow escape.
So close had been Site fire, so
deadly the peril, that it seemed
as if only a miracle had saved
tlit-m. Half an hour afterward'
when they had recovered siifti
cient strength to struggle on
wards to the Red Ranch, they
began to realize to what an ex
tremit yof danger t hey w ere re
dured. Their clothes looked
like tinder and hung on them in
shreds and patches. Nancie's
lace was deadly white, except for
a vivid red scar down one side of
her cheek and neck, where a
scorching flame had caught it.—-
Fred's right arm was completely
disabled ; his hands and face
were a deep crimson in lute.—
The lire had scorched him terri
bly.
As they crept slowly along.
Fred looked wistfully into Nan
eie's face.
••Did you mean it. Nancy ?" lie
asked gently.
••Mean what ?’’ >he said, her
eyes drooping shyly before Ids.
••What you said awhile ago.—
Will you kiss me. Naucie. my own
love?"
••Yes,'' she whispered, turning
her sweet face to his.
'lVlinl Tickled Tlr. .laii-.cn.
A NTOt‘T I. A l)V cl. AI MS HIM
AS IIKK MISSING SCOTCH HUSBAND.
Mrs. Elizabeth Alnesley, a tall,
portly woman, with a red face and
strongly marked features, appear
ed in the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday in the double ca
pacity of a prisoner and a com
plainant. A small man with san
dy whiskers and mustache stood
bv her side. The woman talked
to Justice Wandell with great.vo
lability,gesticulating freely,while
the little man laughed heartily
and rubbed his hands together
from time to time, as though the
matter in hand was the best joke
of the season.
••That man, your Honor, is John
Alnesly, and my husband,” said
the stout woman. “I am Eliza
beth Alnesly, and his wile.’’
••Tell us your story," said the
.1 list ice.
••I will,” said Mrs. Alnesly hear
tily. and she did. "i was married
to that man there," she said, “in
! the year 1805, in Charleston, S.C.
We lived together, sir, as man an'
wife, an’ I win! with him where
ever he wint. We came to New
Y ork, sir, and kept house at No.
205 West Twenty first street, -ir.
Two years ago, lie left me, an' 1
have never seen him since, until
yesterday, when I met him upon
Broadway. 1 knew him at once,
sir, though he denied himself to
me, an' I claim him to his face, sir,
an' I can bring witnesses to prove
as that is my John, sir, my own
lawful wedded husband, which i
can bring my marriage certificate
if von desire." Here the little
mail had a severe fit of coughing.
"Now, none o' your laughing, my
John," said Mrs.Alnesly severely.
“Yon know vou are me husband.
an"you can’t deny it. You're a
Scotchman, John, though von do
change your talk, an' I can bring
witnesses to swear to von. There's
a scar, judge, on his cheek, an'
there's two teeth missing, which
the was the case with myyJohn."
“(’all your witnesses,” said tlie
court.
“Mrs. Scott, come here." called
out Mrs. Alnesly.
Mrs. Scott, with a baby on her
arm, came forward.
“Do you know this man ?" ask
ed the judge.
“That 1 do sir," was the reply.
••When did you know him ?"
“Two year ago. sir, it wor. last
February, that I saw him. He is
John Alneslv, sir. the husband of
this lady. H<* speaks different
now from what he did then. He
spoke Scotch like, and he has had
his hair dyed.”
••How do von know him.”
••By his looks an* features, an’
certain marks and tokens, sir.”
“That will do. Have you other
witnesses. Airs. Alnesly?”
Mrs. Alnesly went out to get a
Airs. Jenkins, but failed, and re
turned w ith Mrs. .Jenkins’ neice.
••I)o you know Air. Alnesly ?”
asked the court of the little-girl.
•■Yes. sir,” she said.
••Look about the court room and
see if lie is here.”
The girl looked slowly around
the room. At length her eyes fell
upon th** little man with the sail
dy beard.
••There he is,” said she, pointing
to him. The little man came up.
• “Talk to her,” said the court.
“Vat ish your name ?” asked he.
“Alarv Edgerton,”' t
“Andt you knows me f”
••Yes. but you used to talk dif
ferent, and vour hair was a Jirt'er
ent color.” *
••I will now bear your story,"
said ’the'judge to tho alleged John.
“Yell, sir, I am not Jan at all;
my flame it i- An grist Jansen. 1
am a Prussian, and I lioff worked
as watchman in tier slitore at So.
477 Broome street for seven years.
Hat woman she meet me yester
day on Broadway, she throw her
arms around my neck. She pull
up mv mustache to look at mine
teeth. She say lam her husband
and that 1 must giff her £20.000
to support her. Then she go st
way, and dis morning she cum in
front of No. 477 Broome street
and wait for me. I haffher arres
ted, and tliai is all about it."
Mr. Jansen's employer was pre
sent with him. and assured His
Honor that Jansen had lived in
the store at No. 477 Broome str't
for the last seven years;
had a wife and t wo children, lid
that the case w as mie
identity.
“Mrs. Alneslysaid the court,
-you must be mistaken "
“No, sir, lie is nty John."
-I've no doubt lie looks like the
man."
“He /.s- the mail."
••W ell. I'm going to discharge
the case,” said the judge, “as 1
am satisfied there is a mistake.”
"The Lord have mercy upon
me!" exclaimed the stout lady,
throwing up her hands.
-I hope he will," said the judge.
As the alleged John turned to
go. Mrs. Alnesly said, "Can't I ar
rest him, judge ?"
••No, you must not molest him.”
••My (Tod f who else can I arrest
hut you, Alnesly ?" cried the clai
mailt, as she went out of court,
w ringing her hands.—_Y. Y. Worh!
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