A Young Girl's Bravery. 1 As soon as the frost was out of the ground and there was no danger of be ing storm-bound Louis Stacy left his little home in Arkansas to go down the riyer with a boat-load of furs and skins. He expected to bring back a supply of proyisions for spring and summer use, as well as a tiny little sum of money as a reward for his labor during the winter in trapping and hunting. He left his wife and niece without even a shadow of a forethought of harm coming to tliem during his absence, for living as he did, twelve miles from the nearest town, and remote trom the road taken by travelers and tramps, they had few visitors and seldom saw a savage face; aud then, too, both women were accustomed to the use of firearms, and Lewis knew they would not hesi t ite to employ them if necessary. Just at this time a stranger was lying ill in the hunter's cabin—a young man who had accidentally shot himself while hunting in the woods, and to whom Lewis had willingly given shel ter and every attention. Feyer and delirium had followed Ar thur Morris' accident, and he had been confined in the cabin six weeks, being now in a convalescent state. He said he was well off in the world's goods, and told Laura Stacy when he first met her that he wore a money belt about his waist aud begged that it might re main there no matter how ill he be came. Lewis had been gone several days aod life had gone on as usual in the little cabiu, which Mrs. Stacy and JLaura had managed to make comfort able and home-like after much trouble aud with many ingenious contrivances. Much of Mrs. Stacy's time was spent with Arthur Morris, who grew restless and feverish if left alone. Laura, too, frequently read and talked to the inva lid, uncoucious that his handsome, worn face and dark eyes had caused a more tender feeling than compassion to find a place in her heart. The cabin consisted of three rooms on the ground floor—a main room, used for cooking, eating and general pur poses; a bedroom, and a small room used as a pantry. Beneath was a deep cellar, where provisions were kept in the summer, and even in the winter, for frost never entered the deep hole Lewis Stacy had dug. Above was a loft, reached by a ladder from the pantry, and here the two women slept, giving their sick guest the pleasant room on the first floor. was nearly midnight of the fifth day of Lewis' absence, when Laura was Aroused by hearing a noise at the cabin. Not disturbing her aunt, who was s'eeping heavily, worn out by watching with the invalid the previous night, the brave girl hastily threw on her clothes and descended the ladder just as the door of the main room open ed, and two men in bare feet entered, carrying a lantern. Tney stared a little at 9eeing Laura, standing silent and motionless with a lighted candle in her hand. One of them, a tall, burly fellow, with an evil eye, advanced toward her and shook his fist in her face. 'Speak one word above a wisner,' be said, 'and I will put a bullet tiuough your brain,' flourishing a huge revolver as lie spoke. Laura knew that i£ she disobeyed the command the threat would be carried into execution, and recovering from her terror she asked the men in an un faltering voice what they wanted. •We want that money-belt on the stranger you have here," was the reply in a hoarse whisper. 'We know all about it, so you needn't lie to us. Tell us where it is, and be quick about it-' 'Surely you would not rob a sick man?'said Laura, trying to gain time and think what was best to be done in this terrible emergency. 'lt would cer tainly kill him to be aroused in such a brutal manner.' 'We won't give him any chance to speak.' growled the man who held the lantern. 'He'll never know who hurt him. llurry up, girl, we're wasting time. Is he up on the loft?' Laura turned deathly pale. In that terrible moment she realized how dear to her Arthur Morris had become, and she resolved to save his life even if she had to sacrifice her own. 'This way, gentlemen,' she said, soft ly; and she turned toward a door situ ated midway between the bedroom of the invalid and the pantry. She open ed it a little way. 'Do ycu hear him breathe?' she asked. 'Yes, yes,'answered the ruffians; but it was the heayv breathing of Mrs. Stacy in the loft above that they heard. Laura threw the door wide open; it opened inward. Then the men saw a dark yoid and pressed eagerly forward, not even stopping to throw the light of their lantern ou the place. At this moment Laura sprang back and threw herself with all her force up on the rear man, and the next instant theie was a heavy fall, a crash of the broken lantern and a volley of oaths, for both men lay at the bottom of the cellar. But the danger was not over by any means. Laura knew that the men would mount the ladder at once and there was no way of fastening the door, and so Laura sprang to the fire-piace and caught Lewis' revolver from the rude mantel, while she offered a prayer for courage and strength. Sue heard the deep curses of the vil lians as they searched for the ladder, and the next instant a head appeared above the threshold. Ths candle threw a faint light on the 'Back!'she cried; but the order was not obeyed. The robber raised his pistol, and Lau a knew that unless she fired at once she was lost—Arthur, too. With these thoughts flashing through her mind, she leveled her deadly neap on at the man, and,as a sharp report went ringing through the cabin, a deep groan and the sound of a heavy fall came from the cellar. Hut the creaking of the ladder show ed that the other robber was about to dare Ins fate, and he appeared above the threshold, pistol in hand. Hut Laura was too quick for him. A sec ond report, and again came a groan and the sound of a heavy fall. The brave girl, overcome at last, sank to the floor just as her aunt came rushing into the room, and the door of Arthur's room opened and lie appeared, worn and ghost-like, to inquire the cause of the shots which had roused him from his sleep. 'Great heavens!'lie cried, as he saw Laura crouching on the floor. 'Are yon hurt? Laura, my darling, speak to me! Are you injured?' Perhaps in that moment of terror Arthur Morris' heart was revealed to liirn, and he knew lie loved the niece of this Arkansas hunter. 'No, no,' faltered the girl, rousing herself. 'I am not hurt. Hut 1 shot two men in the cellar—and— and—' Hut she could go no further, for her eyed closed and she lf>st consciousness. Perhaps Arthur's kisses were more eflicacious in restoring her than her aunt's dippers of cold water. Hut the faint was not a very long one, and she was soon able to tell the whole story of the assault. So there was a quiet wedding in the cabin one day in the early summer, and the girl, who had so truly earned her right to her husband, set out with him >n a journey to a comfortable homo within the borders of {civilization, where there was no danger of being murdered by bolder desperadoes. PRACTICAL CHARITY. What a Philadelphia Relief Sooiety Accomplished with Twenty Cents. The wonderful effects of a little or ganized charity judiciously applied is reported by one of the ward chaiity as sociations. A destitute woman whose husband was sick applied for relief, and was giyen a quarter of a pound of tea to start with. The next day she was visited, and the society sent a phy sician to attend her husband, and en listed a number of charitable org.miVi tions in the work of giving re'ief. In three weeks the husband died and was given a Christian burial by one of the societies which had Keen interested in Ins case. Then employment was found for the widow. Here the story of or ganized chanty ends and a romance begins. In a short time she called to say that she was using her turnings to get her wedding ring ouj of the pawn shop. Then for some time nothing more was heard of her, but when she did come back it was to announce that she had married her employer, had been on a wedding trip to Europe, and de sired to enguge a cook. The report says that the newly' wedded couple have eight peuple in their constant em ploy, and naively adds; 'This work cost our association just twenty cents.' 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