She had fainted!
Chapter Fourteen.
A True Gentleman.
It was Cris Carrol who had rescued the fair equestrian.
The old hunter had perceived her danger, and, with the quickness of thought, mastered the whole situation.
Without uttering a word, he stealthily approached the spot, until reaching a tree, one of whose branches extended over the horse’s head.
To clutch it, spring out on the projecting limb, and lift the young lady out of the saddle, were acts performed almost instantaneously.
What followed was not so easy.