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; ; : : : a -_----— Will Wil a . = “ - 7 ™ ~*% b ; f - « | ’ . dfire in the Woods. , oe ae “Tf no fever or inflammation sets in,” said the octor. ‘** But if they do set in?” queried Will, with an anx- ious look. “Our fight will be harder, that is all. I hope to bring her through, in any case. Will — please let me change the dressing on your wounds, Mr, Brown- ing? You must feel dreadfully uncomfortable.” ‘Why I don’t feel as sweet as if I'd been drop into a barrel of molasses,’’ Pierce grimly replied, ‘‘nor as limber as a fresh cut hickory switch. But, anyhow, I've got my bear. That’s some comfort."’ “And Mr. Wildfire brought down his game, too,”’ laughed the doctor. ‘“‘ You are both good sports- men.” The hotel at Coalville was not very extensive, and the sudden irruption of guests had brought a strong pressure on its means of accommodation. In a day or two, therefore, the remaining members of the rty set out for the city, leaving only Will and - lerce and the ladies in charge of their wounded riend, One other remained, it is true; Will’s right-hand man, the ebony-faced Pete. But he spent the great- er part of his time down at yong Prime’s cottage, ae taken a strong fancy to that eccentric indi- vidual, and finding some elegant fishing in a neigh- boring brook. Three weeks slowly moved by in the mountain village, three desperately wearisome weeks. At the end of that time Pierce’s wounds were almost en- tirely healed. As for Clara, she had been attacked by fever and inflammation, as the doctor feared. But both were now allayed, and her wound had so far progressed toward healing that a removal to the ir was pronounced perfectly safe. hree more weeks passed by. They moved more rapidly, however, for the slow drag of vege life a been replaced by the high pressure of a city ex- nee. “There never was such a piece of white oak as our humble friend,” remarked Pierce, on meeti ill at the end of this period. ‘Sound from bar to core. There are some scars of bear’s claws on my shoulder, but nota pain or ache left from head to foot. And that bear! You must come around and see him. Just the neatest bit of stuffing ever got a You'd swear he was on the tree limb yet, with that same cynical grin with which he looked at Mark Preston that ws KA Pete called on me yesterday, and I introduced suddenly to the bear. I vow I thought that ‘culled person’ was going to be scared white. ‘Fore de Lord,’ he said, ‘it’s jess alive! Needn’t be tryin’, Marse Pierce, to git dis near dat critter. Ain't a-gwine to be chawed up inter fish bait jess yit. No use tellin’ me it’s stuffed. Look at de b’ar’s eyes! Why, he mought as well veg ree out, Come yere, Pete, an’ be chawed!—but t ine, nohow.’ ”’ ftera mutual laugh at Pete's fright at the bear, Pierce asked: ‘But how about our lady friend’ I haven't had a bulletin for three days now.” “She is on the high road to health,” answered Will. ‘Has been sitting up for a week. Come up and see her. I am on my way there now.” “ Wish I could,” replied Pierce. ‘ But I’ve a trifle of business on hand. Will try and call on her to- morrow.”’ An hour afterward found Will in the sitting room of Clara Moreland’s residence. She was sufficiently strong to be able to leave her room, and was now seated in an easy-chair, well prop up by cushions, and had a smile as warm as a June sunbeam with which to greet her welcome visitor. “You do not know how well I feel,” she exclaim- ed with animation. ‘' Not quite as strong as I did on that day when we sat on the fallen tree together. You remember, Will?” * Yes, indeed,” he replied, drawing his chair closer. “ Your arm around my waist, do you recollect?” Somehow Will’s arm found again the same com- sortable resting place. * And—and—”’ her eyes looked softly into his for completion of the sentence, Will was not dull of compi: iersion. His lips met hers in a warm kiss. Her heud lay restfully upon his shoulder, = I am so happy,”’ she murmured. , : And yet you have hada hard struggle for your e “But my friends have been so kind and gentle. And you, dear Will, you have been so loving and at- bentive to my slightest wish. It is no hardship to be sick when it brings one only love and kindness. And I have other reason for happiness. It was a terrible death which our mutual foe met; but I could never have been happy while he lived, with your life in constant danger from his treachery.” ‘And — too, I fear. I am glad it happened as lt did. would have shot him, if we had overtaken him alive that day. It is better his death came from a momentary impulse. I have nothing to re- gret.”? j Fer an hour they sat thus, happy in each other's ove, Itis but two weeks to Christmas, Will,’ she at length said. ‘* And only one month after Christmas, you know?” “Our happy wedding day will come,” he replied, pressing a new kiss upon her rosy lips. ‘* And there shall be nobody in the world as gp ibe we, my rah dear love. But you must be entirely well by i shall be well by Christmas,” she responded. There is no medicine like happiness, no physician ike Joyful hope. The whole future is rosy before se oc Our cup of life is brim-full of ha ~ ut as to the future life of these twe lovers we eaa say no more here. The curtain of life’s stage de scends before our eyes, and cuts off the next scene in the eventful drama of their stirring histories. We may lift it again in some succeeding narrative, but for the present must leave them in the happiness of love’s sweet hope. The merry Christmas season came to all our friends with a mission of enjoyment. Clara was now quite able to go out, and one of their Christmas | prepared expressly for schools, families, ete. Each. excursions was to the farm-house of Phineas Brown. More than Will and Clara took part in this excur- sion, fer Pierce Browning, Harry Waters, Ben Hunt- ly, Lucy Darling, and some others of the previous party, joined in the descent on the old farmer, the wrinklos in whose face smoothed out at sight of his gay young friends. “You are welcome, all welcome!” he cried. * And T hope Pe have brought a violin. For I have lost all my dread of music since the night of our dance in the barn. We will have a happy Christmas dance to-night, if you wish, And you may demolish as many as you want of my wife’s mince pies, and as muchas you want of apples and cider. I wish you to have no end of innocent amusement out of this hap- by Chrismas day. 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