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Dave looked at the little figure prostrate in the snow, and despair for

a ti habit of being

practical asserted itself Unconsciousness fro exposure to cold,

he knew, resembled death, but war spark If there was a chance in a thousand, Dave was

prepared to fight the world for it

He lifted Anna tenderly and started back for the shed where he had

fought Sanderson Frail as she was, it seeed

through the drifts, that his strength would never hold out till they

reached their destination Inch by inch he struggled for every step of

the way, and the sweat dripped froust But

he was more than rewarded, for once She opened her eyes--she was not

dead

He found them all at the shed--the Squire, his mother, Kate, the

professor and Marthy There was no time for questions or speeches

Every one bent with a will toward the co Anna

The professor ran for the doctor, the women chafed the icy hands and

feet and the Squire built up a roaring fire Their efforts were