Gypsy Breynton

curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was

t seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years;

all blackened and marred with powder-the face dearer to her than any on

what ails you? You haven't hurt me, but why in the

a white, weak look on her face, that he thought the rebound

g to faint! Wher

st put her arms about his neck and hid her face close u

,-only kissing him and clinging to

killed you-I thought-and

sat down on the ground,

y littl

ing through the underbrush, an

Where were they? What

"I can't talk just now. I

arms, and into the tent,

an hour, and couldn't find you. We have been to Mr. Fisher's, and hun

was. She shared with Gypsy the blame of having left the tents, and insisted that it was her fault that the

uiet, and

y! I didn't think I sh

een lost, or you might have had to spend the ni

so frightened, and I was too, a littl

t that Gypsy's carelessness might have brought about too terrible consequences, both to herself and to him, t

ked so humble and wretched, that he

nearly killed her brother twelve hours before, so she found she was laughing in spite of herself, and two very happy days passed after that. Mr. Hallam made a rule that he or Tom should keep the girls constantly in sight, and

ul as long as they stayed upon the mountain. Those few moments, when she clung sobbin

pper time, a dark cloud sailed over the

Hallam. They all looked up. Gypsy said noth

o Mrs. Fisher's?" asked Tom, wh

ay, Mr. Hallam, please. Why, I should feel l

and the wind was still. After thinking a

alling in torrents. She could hear it spatter on the canvas roof, and drop from the poles, and gurgle in a stream through the ditch. She could he

a little pinch,

everything, and here we are, and we can

lendid, only isn't it a little-wet

ut my hand right down into a puddle o

people at sea

ht as well wear our water-proof

rfectly happy. And just as she had lain down again there came a great gust of rain, and one of the rivulets that were sweeping down

gone right o

ue as you live!" cried Gypsy, and

following, when Tom appeared upon the sce

o go to Mrs. Fisher's

said Gypsy, who was sit

unheard-of decision. "Camping out is ve

uld be a-little-dryer

enly down the valley, and one bright flash of lightning glared far through the forest. Sarah was afraid she sh

, and Mr. Fisher was very much amused, and Mrs. Fisher was very kind and hospitable, and

feeling very cold and sleepy and drenched, were glad enough to be taken care

ather-bed, and-and pillows! (with a little jump to keep awake long enough

s best they might in Mr. Fisher's barn. The day after it rained in snatches, and the sun shone in little spasms between. A council of exigencies met in Mr. Hallam's tent, and it wa

in, and "from afar off" Gypsy saw her mother's face, watching