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Show H O EB UU K . Tk~ Co rr th r rC' "'~~ titnc Cor h er 1o hav'"' sent :t l lO l'SO frotn ' Vi1l o"·h:1nk :t neigh was hcnnl b y the women jn the <':tlJin , ancl .Tulia, ·who 'vns lying <lown, lit'Le<t 11 ' I' lw:u1 :1n<1 f-\:1id, " th aL' :--> Arab." Thry " 'c' nL out :-t!Hl l'ontHl t.hat h er horse hacl r cLurn 'cl an<l wa~ .·t:ul<ljn n· at the 0':\t . vVithont further d elay Jnlia 11lOUilLe(\ :--> ~ hitn nn<1 tarn cl his h ead h o'tncwanl. J\Irs. J\larli11 walk ,<1 h:tlf n 1nilc with h er, mHl t.h n , a. no sign or danger appeared an<1 . h " 'a.· r e tarding the im patient h >n-w-woman, . he was p r s u:u1m1 t o r ~turn. The ro:tcl to ltoc~hu ck was raLh cr ob.·c·nre :uu1 r ough, being huL liLLlc tr:t\' cl\ ecl. At night iL '"a~ clr :try. Julia rode on, however, ~afcly atH1 preLLy bri ~kly, until she was ahouL Lwo ntil ' ~ fr01n the cabin. Then she 'vas slowly a:ccHcling a hill, :uHt on turnill p; r onn<l a jnLling point :-;he .·aw a black 1nan walking t owanls her an tl already clo:c to her hon;e's head. She did noL know the trncnl enL Jake, but he rccogn1zed her, nnd imtnctlialely Aeizing her bridle, raised his club. llis threat •ning n1o vc n1ent . t.arLlcd h er , bnt sh e clid not lose her pr ~~ ~ n ee or lHind. Secillg that by no effort could . he c~c:1pe, she determined to try the effect of talking to the f 'llow. ' 4 \Vhat cl yon \\~ant ?" . he ask ed. " I want yon," he an.' we reel, atH l in stan tl y clutched h er ann in hi~ ~reat, rouo·h hand. lie draa~ed h r -...J ~ :--l•.J d ownward 'v1Lit snch ·utl<len vio1en 'e thaL ~h e fell h eaYily to t.hc grotuHl Jake t)Loopc<l over her atHl then paused. lie heard the claLLcr of a hor.·c's hool~ on the road. lie stood li ~tcnino· att<l lookin o- until ho :,:-, ;::, aseert:l i ued that a hor:-;eman, rapidly ap proaching, was ncar al h :uHl, :uHl then h , plnnge(t fron1 the r o:td down th • hill -~i<le into a woo<L lf ~ lcfL ]\[iss F nidax lying uhuo::;L in::;cnsible. vVhcn the hor::;cnHtll arrivcu RO E B UC IC. 10i he leape<.l fr01n hi .· sac1tl1c and kntH by her side. IIo lifted her h ad and . :1icl, in a lone of Lcuc1cr nnxi ~t.y" Jul ia, nrc yon hurt?" ]{e ' ivina n o r eply, he p1aee<.l hi.• an n al>onL ]H' r,: drawing her h acl to h i.· l>rc:tHL and f-mid, "Jnlia clc:n· .Tulia, t ell1nc-arc you hurL?" Bhe feebly answerea, " no, n ot nllteh." Prcs(.'nLly reviving so1newhat, she added, " no, th:l,n k Ileaven, I am- not ltur t. I 'va~ frightened. 1\Iy nerves arc shaken, bnt I feel no pain." After another pan e she continued, ' I can rise now." Bnt he ' vhisp ercd, " r est a n101ncmt- yon arc not yet stron o· enoug h." Then ]oo1·in ,o· up, sllc :tskc<l , "whom sh:1ll T thnnk for thi a 1iverancc 1?'' antl as the Jnoon, gl'allling throngh the t.rcc-tops began to gi vc so1ne light., sho exclaimed- " it i Captain F iLzlnt<rh." "Y. e s, h., 1. 1-3 I , " 1l C J' p1 ·lC C1 . " 0 , how thankful I nm," Hhc Jnllr mnrctl vVit.h his assistance Bhe l'O.'C and f-'Looa aliLt1e while, not wiLhout his ~ npport. T hen, a.· ~he recovere<l her strengLh, she blushc<..l and ' viLh<lrow fro1u hit; arm, sayin ~ she ' vas able to ride. After n.ssi:Ling her to her saddle, Cap t:tin F i Lzh ugh-no long r c:tpLai n, however, 1or the Jnnjor of hitj r co·i tn ni hac1 (liC'(1 ol' wonnds received at 1\Ianassa atH1 he h:l,l1 sue· ~ea '<1 to thaL r:tnk-lnonnLctl h i!4 h or::;e atHl r o<le uc~i.<le her towarcls l~ocbu ck. |