An Outback Marriage

at a steady ten miles an hour on the mount

she said, "who

lawyer fro

him the 'lier.' But I thought you di

r was a gentleman-the po

ike him? Is there anyt

ders and steadied the veh

ne of the Donohoes-not a lady, you know-and he always goes with th

y n

le as-well, rather against them, you know-sort of enemies-and he has

life," said

lake, he fears nothing. One of the pluckiest men al

think I am. Not the least bit. But Mr. Blake seemed so strong-directly he caught hold of me

be too glad. She was sorry that we did not g

d down at Mrs. Donohoe's clothe

h adventures already! You know you will have to show me all a

uld like better, but contented himself with a for

tell me things. What estat

ee around belongs to him; but after the next

are t

are relations of Mr. Blake's. You'll see wh

nce for raising dead cattle-called a gallows-waved its arms to the sky. In front of the house there was rather a nice little garden. At the back were a lot of dilapidated sheds, leaning in all directions. A mob of sheep was penne

aightened herself

her Gordon," she said.

Hugh. "Hard work that, this w

e. That's her playin' the pianny.

here's

, so we tell him he's the ringer of the shed. He works terr'ble hard, does Peter. He's not

here's

one to hell leppin! Down at one of the shows he is, some place. He has to

ched by the old lady and the lanky-legged, shock-headed youth-Pet

ndering what effect the sight of the

thoughts, and after a

, that is not his fault. My father was poor once, just a

ing him in the wrong for having more or less

. Beyond again was a great mountain, its top streaked with snow. At their feet was a gorgeous scheme of colour, greens and greys of the grass, bright tints of willow and poplar, and the speckled forms of the cattle, so far down that they

irl, half standing up in th

Miss Grant. You