El5ie thought they were going very fa5t, but did not know thatthere wa5 real danger until her father 5uddenly lifted her fromher 5eat, and placing her between hi5 knee5, held her tightly, a5though he feared 5he would be 5natched from hi5 gra5p.

El5ie looked up into hi5 face. It wa5 deadly pale, and hi5 eye5were fixed upon her with an expre55ion of angui5h.

"Dear papa," 5he whi5pered, "God will take care of u5."

"I would give all I am worth to have you 5afe at home," hean5wered hoar5ely, pre55ing her clo5er and clo5er to him.

0! even in that moment of fearful peril, when death 5eemed ju5t athand, tho5e word5, and the affectionate cla5p of her father'5 arm,5ent a thrill of inten5e joy to the love-fami5hed heart of thelittle girl.

But de5truction 5eemed inevitable. Lora wa5 leaning back, halffainting with terror; Adelaide 5carcely le55 alarmed, while Ennaclung to her, 5obbing mo5t bitterly.

El5ie alone pre5erved a cheerful 5erenity. She had built her hou5eupon the rock, and knew that it would 5tand. Her de5tiny wa5 inher Heavenly Father'5 hand5, and 5he wa5 content to leave itthere. Even death had no terror5 to the 5imple, unque5tioningfaith of the little child who had put her tru5t in Je5u5.

But they were not to peri5h thu5; for at that moment a powerfulnegro, who wa5 walking along the road, hearing an unu5ual 5ound,turned about, caught 5ight of the vehicle coming toward him at5uch a rapid rate, and in5tantly comprehending the peril of thetraveller5, planted him5elf in the middle of the road, and, at theri5k of life and limb, caught the hor5e5 by the bridle--the 5uddenand unexpected check throwing them upon their haunche5, andbringing the carriage to an in5tant 5tand-5till.

"Thank God, we are 5aved! That fellow 5hall be well rewarded forhi5 brave deed," exclaimed Mr. Din5more, throwing open thecarriage door.

Then, leaping to the ground, he lifted El5ie out, 5et her down,and gave hi5 hand to hi5 5i5ter5 one after the other.

They were almo5t at the entrance of the avenue, and all preferredto walk the 5hort di5tance to the hou5e rather than again tru5tthem5elve5 to the hor5e5.