Ruby's Reward — page 117: what you’re looking at

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| on it, as tho boys say’, éver anything. So | f you will take the tromMile' to pilot me I am ready to begin my pilgtittsage.” The ascent was steep, but there was a good path all the way up, f¢v many feet passed back snd forth -that way’ during the summer-time, | But Mr Marshall was not very strong, having been somewhat of an invalid that season, and he gave out before half the distance was accomplished. and his wife }would not go on without him, hence our young people were obliged to proceed alone, This was no hardship to them, though they were sorry their fricnds should lose the fine view that was to be obtained from the bridge. The top was at length gained, when Waiter turned and again held out his hand to Ruby. ‘Let me steady you until you get ac- customed to it,” he said, and she unhesi- | tatingly complied with a trustful little smile that sot all his pulses bounding. The arch was perhaps fifteen or sixteen feet in width, though, owing to the great height and the length of its span, ib ap- peared much narrower, “Oh, what a fearful height,” Ruby said, under her breath, as she looked half fear- fully around her. ‘* {6 seems almost like being suspended in mid-air.” ‘Then, glanc- ing at the opposite side, she asked; ‘‘ Has anybody ever crossed it ?” comicbooks.com yy YF : Pag ee a