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" From Sunset "Oh, this Is grand!" exclnlmed George Casey, as lie paimi'd for a few moments to enjoy the embracing alp and scenery. All aliout kirn the, mouutuius lay In tumbled heaps, farther away the foothills sloped gracefully downward, and still farther down In the valley and out over the mining camp he could see the old trail that stretched away to the westward. He was new to these scenes, having recently come to Wyoming from his home In Boston, and he was drinking In the atmosphere of the new life to the fullest. "Y-a-s," drawled the girl as sbeovertook her companion; "bnt I'm a thinkln' as how we better start fer home. It's a-gettln' purty late, an' we're some twelve miles from town. We can't much more than git there by dark." "Two-bits," said George, tauntingly, "I believe you're a cownrd. Here you were born and raised In this country, and you're scared about being out In the hills after dark. Now, I'm a tenderfoot, and yet I would'ut be afraid to wander all over these hills from now until morning." George Casey was indeed a "tenderfoot, hut this was not the worst of his fallings. Raised in a wealthy family, he had been given everything he wished, and had ruled his father's house to suit himself. That he was the most important portion of the fanillv, he did not for a moment doubt, and it was his greatest desire that others l,.mld sl.iuv Unit opinion with regard to him. Winu he found that he was to spend tin- summer In Wyoming looking after some mining interests, he determined that of all i mber thingi bo would show the people there that here was one tenderfoot that was not so tender utter all. The few friends whom b had made on first arriving at Cold Springs, V , d soon tired of his lordly way anil th.: ..i.'jr one who cared to accom pany biui on L. various journeys over the hills was Two-bits, who followed him around like a faithful dog. Nobodv could tell where Two-bits got her name. She was a rough, uncouth girl of fourteen vears, born in the wilds and true to her birthplace. The high cheek bones iinrt swarthy features told of Indian blood a fact of which she wns proud. No two characters could possibly have been more oppposlte than those of George Casev and Two-bits. She bad always been accustomed to associnting with rouglily dressed, brown-featured, bow-legged cow bovs, who treated her like one of their own kind, and sometimes enjoyed tensing her for the amusement of the gang. An admir ation had been awakened In her for this smooth-shaven, well dressed, polite young gentleman who bad come from the lam of which she had heard such wonderful stories. She bad dreamed of such individ uals but had never seen one before. He appreciated the fact that she admired him, and since no one else in that Immediate vicinity seemed to share the feeling, he gladlv allowed her the monopoly of it. So the two had formed a sort of social system all their own, with just two classes master and vassal. "N-a-w," she drawled. "I ain't no coward, neither. But I tell you, we can't go back the way we come, fer It's too long round. We got to go straight back toward the Springs, an' it's a good four hours' walk. Mebbe ver don't know thet them there hills jest above the camp has'got Ore all under ?em. They is great big cracks thar, thet is so warm Ver can hardly bear yer hand in 'em. Mebbe yer wouldn't like ter fall down one of 'em inter the fire." "Ho, ho, ho!" laughed the tenderfoot; such a ghost story. Now Miss," he added, "do you see that big pile of rocks yonder? Well, that's the highest place there is around here, and I'm going to go there." "Huh!" muttered Two-bits. "Yer kent neither. " A while back yer thought this was the hlghesr--her yer are, au'thet's the highest. It'll be the same way when yer git thar; the highest will be just beyond. I tell yer, it's time to go home." "Go home, then, if you want to, and are afraid. I'm going on. It Isn't more than a mile farther' "It's ail of five miles!" she declared; but the master started along, and the faithful lave followed obediently. If he were going, there wns nothing for it but that she must accompany him. They trudged along In silence for half an Hour, and still the peak seemed as far away as ever. "Confound it!" snld George, at last, "if we had not stopped so long to talk about It, we could have been there before this. I suppose it's too late to go any farther." Hud Two-bits been more cultured and learned, it Is likely she would have said, "I told you so." But she only turned as s7 1 T -iVi .r SHE CAME TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GULF. doggedly as before, and followed him back toward the camp. sun nau gone uw , long twlilgnt was urawiui, iv a iv. ow ana iiien iur "" beard far out over the hills, and in another direction the answering note of its mate. The echo made the whole region take up tbe sound, until it seemed that the two lone travelers must be in the midst of an entire pack of the creatures. in n.A t,iba flip lpflH." Now ler may wen irv u. . - said Two-bits; aim not waning i"r i. ... itiv nliMtn nf him. consent ii niiuA hur a i-rwnril. and she would show him that she was not one. Hh wlIIlnslT took his plfl-e behind thp guide, for he felt safer wlieii he knew that she had taken the responsibility of eadlng. He secretlv wished that be had taken her idviVe and started home sooner, but he would not admit it to ber. "ter'll hef ter hnstle faster'n thet." she remarked, "er tt'lllte aHjipjbis when BITS NICKEL. By.n.WALTER.BURK. we come ter the Burnln' Hlls. Peers as though I could feel the heat right now. There 1 Look yonder!" They were now on an eminence command ing a good view of the lower bills, and as they looked clown into the darkness they could see distinctly long Hues of glowing red, streaking the earth like the trails of fiery serpents. The redness pulsated like a thing of life, and as It did so the very ground about seemed to heave up and down. Then-suddenly all was darkness again. "Yer sec," she continued, "I may be a coward, an' all thet. Mebbe so. It may a bin all a ghost story, too. But there it is, an' we got ter cross thet place. The brave young man was getting really scared. He had never before been out in the mountains In the night time, and the awful stillness, broken now and then by unpleasant sounds peculiar to the mountain country, awed and frightened him. His teeth were fairly chattering. "I I wish we had started back sooner," he managed to say. "1 I had no Idea it was so bad." "Yer might a had a purtygood Idea," she answered; "but it ain't a-goln' to do no ?ood ter git scared now. Come along aster." By this time they rrere nearlng the dreaded place. Suddenly, as she reached forward her foot to take a step, she realized instinctively that it was not finding a solid footing as Boon as it should. A sudden and uncommon warmth came upward, and In another lnstunt the faint glow was seen, showing her a chasm, with the further brink some three feet away. Leaplngacross she called to her companion, "Mind yer ye!" They had changed places she was now the master and he the slave. "What is It?" he asked, as he neared the plaee. Just then he took the fatal step, and felt himself falling. But the girl was quick. Suddenly reaching out her arm, she grasped him by the hand and fairly drag ged him across the chasm. , , "Weil, I never!" he exclaimed in fright. "That's something awful, don't you know. I say are there many more like that?" "Come on, an' quit yer talkin'," was the pre-emptory order. "But I say, Iwo-bitB, it Isn't safe, 1b It?" he called after her. "I ain't afeard." she answered; "If yon are, why stay where you are, or go back an' find the highest peak." "Blast the little imp," he muttered. "I wonder if she's going to go away and leave me out here all alone. Perhaps It would serve me right, for I suppose It's all my own fault. But reallv, I had no Idea there was any truth In what she said." "Hello, Two-bits! Don't run away and leave me all alone!" And there came into his throat something very like a sob. "Look out there!" he heard her call; and in the darkness he saw her some Ave feet ahead of him. "Don't try to walk thar, or yer'll fall In, sure. It's wide, I tell yer, and it s hot, too." "Well, what will 1 do?" he asked, I can't Btuy hero all night." "Mebbe yer could jump across. I did but I'm only a coward." She was becoming sarcastic, but not without purpose. The child wus beginning to Bee that the young man would need every incentive she could otter to get him to put forth his best ef forts. She had no doubt of her own ability to clear all the chasms, but she was quite sure that her companion was not accus tomed to Bueh tricks. Now, he stood like a scared child on the opposite side of the ditch. If the situation had not been so serious, it would have been comical. "Well, yer coinln'?" she asked, im patiently. He stepped back for a run, but when he came to the edge again he stopped short and looked ruefully ut the red glow beneath him. He held out his hand and drew it back suddenly, as he felt the intense heat. Then what little courage he possessed for sook him, and he began to whimper. "I Just can't make It, Two-bits. Whatever shall I do?" "W-a-11," drawled the matter-of-fact girl, "I s'pose I could go ahead an' git some of the fellers from town ter come out an' help yer across. They'll ninke no end of fun of yer, though." "Blast the fun!" he cried. "Hurry up and get me out of this, most anyway. "All right. Stay where you are, and I'll be back after u while;" and she bounded awav like a deer, leaving George Casey sitting there In the night alone. Minutes dragged like hours, and the dark ness seemed to grow thicker every moment, except when it was penetrated by that un canny glow from down below. Then, as he JZmJ f if vvr nil wf Lirflin hu vo tn catch slffht of the res cuing party, tie thought with bitter anguish of tbe jokes that would be enjoyed at his iTnpnse hv the fellows In the camp. He kn,.o ihnf'he had tried to lord it over them nd now ihev would have a chance to get even. He could Imagine Two-bits, as she ran into the "Last Chance," and In great hilnritv told the liovs how she had left "thet felller from Boston" out on the edge nf chnsm ..n Burning Hills. He could al most hear their loud laughter a tney pre pared to come In search or mm. In the midst of these thoughts he spied a liirht in the distance It wavered, was Inst Mnd anneared again. Yes. it wns bintern. and it was bearing toward him. .1,1 iiu tfhnut and show them where h was? No, that would only sdd pleasure to their huge Joke. He would remain quiet, even at the risk of having them miss him. if Twn-hltx onlr hjid sense enonch to tell them ionie varn about me getting hurt or something of that kind," he said. Then he remembered that she had not been in the best humor, and decided that she would probably enjoy the sport as much as any of the others. "Hello!" called a voice, "Where are yer, Mr. Casey?" It wus the voice of Two-bits, and it was sweet mimic in his ear. "Right this way. Two-bits," he answered. "Have you brought lielpY" She cnuie to the other side of the gulf, and thrusting a stout plank out toward him she drawled: "Y-a-s. Thct's er help. Did yer think I was a-goiu' ter give yer away ter the gang? Yer would never a-heard the last of It. I guess we ken make It all right with this here." Theu, uiukiiij,' sure the plunk was resting securely on either side, she ordered, "Now, git spry, and don't waste no time. Hop across, 1 tell yell" As they came to the last crevice where the hoard was necessary, George paused. "W-a-11," drawled Two-bits, as she waited, with arms akimbo, "this is the last one. Yer goin' to give up now? If yer do, I'll leave yer fer good, dead sure. ' "Ttp-blts," said George, and there was considerable pathos In bis voice; "Two bits," he repeated, "will you forgive me for calling yo a coward? You are the bravest flrl I ever knew, and you've been real kind o me to-night. Will you forgive nie?' "Aw, come along with yer," said th girl, greatly embarrassed. r'Ifs my pinion yer fellers in the east jist talk ter hear yer heads roar half the time, and don t mean what yer say." ... They neared the town, walking side by side. The board had been thrown away, and from their appearance no one would have known that anything out of the ordinary had occurred. Ab he left per at her own door he pressed her hand tightly, and said: , , , nHt "You are a brave girl a regular little heroine." ,, . . Next day she found a pony tied to the post in front of her mother's house, and on the beautiful saddle which it bore, was pinned a note which read: "This is Nickel, a present to Two-bits, the brave little girl who was gtiod to a coward." TO ENTERTAIN LONGWORTHS. Ambassador Reid and Wife will Pre sent Young Couple to England's Court. The Longworths will be guests, while in London, of the American o bassndor and his charming wife. Refreshed by her long vacation, Mrs. Reid has returned to the Court of St., James with her hands full of prepara tions for King Edward's first drawing MRS. WH1TLAW REID. room of the season, to be held May 25, at which she will present many Amer ican women, some of whom will be bet guests. Naturally, the presentation most im portant to the American colony in Lon don this season will be that of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, President Roose velt's daughter. During their stay in London, Mr. and Mrs Longworth will be the guests of the Reids at Dor chester House, where the suite oc cupied by the ambassador and his wife will oe at the disposal of the Longworths. To add to the attract iveness of these rooms, some choice boudoir furniture has recently ar rived from P'rance to lend a fresher bridal beauty to theL.. Exiled Queen Ranavalo. Among the members of the ruling families of the orld, most of wtroni have known many sorrows, there are few figures so pathetic as that or Ranavalo, the ex-Queen of Madagas car, who is now on a visit to fans, and who since 1897 has been a queen without a lurone, living in Algiers on the charity somewhat grudgingly vouchsafed her by the French Govern ment. Ranavalo is now forty-four, and, al though her complexion inclines to a dusky shade, she is by no means un attractive. She possesses a distinctly good figure, dresses with much taste, and wears her clothes with distinction. She ruled over Madagascar for four teen years, and, like the two queens who preceded her, became the wife of the Prime Minister. When she began her reign the country was at war with France. Chinchillas Becoming Scarce. The chinchilla, the little rat-like ani mal which produces the popular fur, is In danger of extinction. The chinchillas were formerly found in great numbers In the high ranges of the Andes, in Bolivia and Chili, hut owing to the demand for their skins they have been ruthlessly hunted, in season and out of season, and the Chilean Government finds it almost Im possible to enforce a law which has been passed for their protection. 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