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hurt you.'
" Hurt mef" echoed the lady, shuddering.
" 1t hurts me to be so near her as am now.
She may groan. Have they set her arm vet,
Sir :"
Yes, Ma'am," answered our hero,
"And didn't she groani''
I" She was insensble then, and did not prob
ably realize any pain
"But they're dressing bloody wounds now,
you say"
eyes"
"Then she may wake up and groan,-
Little girl-here-go in and tell Ellen not to
grosn if she comes to. Tell her she mustn't.
Tell her I am here-Mrs. I. Oh! if she
should groan it would shake-my poor frame
so terribly Hurry little GIRL
Lizzie cast an inquisitive glance at Orion,
and he motioned her to come to him. She
did so, and he whispered in her ear that she
should run up into the chamber where she
slept and stay there until he called her. She
had started to go when Mrs, Tiverton--for so
Orion knew her name must be-called to her,
and she moved tremblingly to the lady's
side.
" Who are you!" she asked, gazing fixed
ly into the child's face.
The woman looked so sharply and so
strangely upon her that Lizzie was at first
afraid, but she gradually overcame the difficult
VI
the former spoken again.
Who arc you ;" she asked, eagerly gazing
more earnestly than before into the thin, pale
face.
At this point Orion spoke, and in a few
words told the child's story.
"Oh o o !" uttered Mrs. T., in quick
scream, at the same time pushing the child
from her. From the Five Points? Mercy
You Il give me the plague don't come near
me again Oh y
AT this juncture carriage stopped at the
gate, and the nervous woman started 10 her
feet.
g There is our other COACH" she said ooh,
I'm so glad. Come Mr.. T., let's got away
from here We will let these people take care
OF Ellen, and then we can pay Them.
" We do not keep hospital here, madam
said Orion, quickly and proudly.
" But you will allow the poor girl to re-
main here till she can DO removed with safe
ty, SIRE urged the gentleman, earnestly and
beseechingly.
OF course we will, Sir" returned the
youth, kindly. for he liked the speakers
tone. 81 only meant that we did not perform
/ our holy duties for pay !"
! I" All understand" said Mr.. Tiverton;
/ and then approaching near enough to speak
without being heard by his wife, he added
81 will be here this afternoon, if l can
walk. Or will be here at all events. Be
| careful of Ellen. She is precious being
| Orion gave whispered assurances and
! then having grasped the youths hand warm
| ly MIR Tiverton turned away and limped from
the house with his wife in company, the lat
ter giving utterance to an exclamation of
satisfaction as she got clear of the humble
roof.
Chapter ILL.,
THE HOME on THE DYING
Orion stood by the window and watched
the departing couple until they had been
helped into the coach and driven off. When
he turned he found little Lizzie, who had
come down from the chamber, standing by
his side and gazing wistfully up into his face.
"What is ts' he said, thinking from her
look that she wished to say something, and at
the same time taking her hand and smiling
kindly upon her.
"Tlat woman, Sir" she uttered, with
tremulous emouon. ftWho Is sneg
"Her name is Tiverton, my child
"But she is very rich, isn't shes''
III think she is"
The child bent her head and gazed down
upon the floor ior some moments, and at
length she looked up again, and in strange,
wandering tone, she said:-
Z" She is q very strange woman. How she
looked at me. was afraid of her. l think
you think have s''
Orion smiled at the curious question, but
the smile quickly passed away, for there was
something remarkable about the circumstance.
| He remembered how the woman had gazed
| upon the little one and how she had called
her to her side ; and then how strangely she
| had regarded her. And now for the child to
| hold an impression of having seen the lady be-
| fore-it was curious, to say the very least
- L.
incidence of likeness, or something of that
| kind, and the youth was about to dismiss the
subject from his mind when Lizzie spoke
again -
"Do you think she will ever come to see
| me }" she asked, with simple earnestness.
"Whos Mrs. Tiverton.'
6 Yes SIR
"Of course not Didn't you see that she
was afraid of you }"
Lizzia was for moment hurt by this re-
mark, but she saw a smile upon Orion's face,
and she knew by that that he only spoke
pleasantly, and then she said quite earnestly
"But she needn't have been afraid, for
amt dirty, nor am la
" Pooh--don't think of that, Lizzie. She
is a very foolish woman
AS lie thus spoke the thought struck him
| that there might be some relationship be-
tween the pale child of poverty and the PAM
| pered votary of wealth but ere he had time
to enlarge upon the idea the inner door OPEN
| ed, and his mother entered, the physician fol-
| lowing shortly afterwards.
| show long before you are going, my son !"
Mrs. Lindell asked.
| "Well-I must go soon, if you can spare
me-"
d" shall get along very well alone. l only
! wished to see you before you left. You will
take the things we put up last night, and see
if there is anything else you think of. Do all
you can for the poor people,"
" Be sure of that, my mother. And how
is our guest
" The doctor must tell you that, for dare
not be away long. Go as soon as you are
ready, and may God bless your efforts for the
poor sufferers" .-s
Orion pressed his mothers hand, and hav-
ing received and returned her kiss, she went
back to her bedroom where her patient lay.
That was pledge of affection they never fail
ed to renew whenever they parted for the day.
1t Yves simple token Of the great love they
bore tor each other, and they would have both
been unhappy to separate without 1t. Orion
had good mother--one of the best OF earth;
and few parents were blessed with SO noble,
and affeciionate and faithful son
"There is no danger from the Wounds
the doctor said, in answer to Orion's ques-
ton. mo immediate or direct danger,
mean. found several severe COMMISSIONS, and
It must DO some time ere she can be removed.
If there is any danger il must be from the fe-