Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-06-23

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he had exhausted the resources of his
science and when the poor girl turn
cd feverishly, and, with a slight access
OF delirium. asked for the fittieth time
If there we're 10 news, the doctor beck
oned the banker and his wife from the
sick room, and said &.
I've an idea! This cannot last long,
she must be quieted somehow. She
keeps asking for news now news from
America would quiet her, and she
might sleep"
We have no news said the single
minded banker.
No replied the doctor, but we can
make some
Make some
'Fabrieate it-invent it. Don't you
see.'
Oh doctor" remarked the fearful
mother, TO deceive a poor creature on
the threshold Of death"
TO snatch her from DEATH said Mr..
Topham, lit must be done. II is the
last chance. We must write letter
from Sudden this very night
'But-but-but-it il forgery !"
stammered the banker.
Besides. said Mrs. Dawbarn Lucy
knows Mr.. Studden's hand. and always
examines the envelopes
Then. said the doctor, we must do
it by telegraph.
Telegraph. ]
Yes. In few minutes you will re-
ceive telegram from Mr.. Bob Stud
den. saying that he has just arrived at
Liverpool with-with companion
Who'll send its'
Il will. said the doctor.
But when-when she finds that
Sudden is not in England-what
then.
We must think Of something else
said the undaunted TophaIn. The case
is desperate. and something desperate
must be tried. 90 and talk to her.
Mrs Dawbarn and II send the tclc-
gram.
With a strong feeling Of conscious
guilt Mr.. and Mrs Dawbarn but into
their daughters hand telegram con
tanning these words -
From Robert Sudden. Adelphi Hotel.
Liverpool, 70 Charles Daw barn. Braming-
don
Il have Just arrived in Liverpool /
have news or Mr.. II. hope to BE- In Bran
ingion by Thursday.
Lucy read the telegram and sat up
in her bed.
Hes come, mamma !. she said, ami
her eyes flashed and her cheek flushed.
lie landed in England this morning
islt he .s a1a-ss3Rt soSn 99ss "!ps ee!1ek HI
soon very soon. Mamma, please tell
Eliza to put out my lilac frock. lie
liked liac-and to come and do my
halr-and- -and-and-tel Eliza to
come 10 lne-and | can tell her what |
want myself
The father and mother exchanged
glancc- that said. Here is the cons1-
quence Of our deception. What can
be done nextF The thought had hardly
been interchangcd before sharp rap
was heard at the street door, and "A
servant came in with another telc-
graphic despatch, which ran thus 60
.From X. Sudden, Adelphi Hotel Liver
pool, 70 q. Dawbarn, Bramlingdon.
Just arrived here. with Mr.. Munro.
Shall start by night train, leaving here at
/ 80 NJ. and self will he at Branlingdon
Tomorrow. Telegraph back
How absurd Of Topham to send two
telegrams J said Mr.. Dawbarn, when
he aud his wife were alone, AS if one
would not bring mischief enough. He
must be mad
Dr. Topham entered the house, and
enquired now his plan had succeeded.
Oh, Lucy is very much delighted
and agitated,' answered Lucy's father.
What we shall do with her when she
finds the news not true do not know.
But Topham, why in the deuce did YOU
send t,co kilograms?
.Twov echoed Topham, 4 only sent
one
Yes, you did
No, didn't
Yes, you did. Here it is
The doctor looked at the second tel
egram, and said, Il didn't send this
No. Who them
BY Jovel He did Sudden. /
mean. Dawbarn he's come he's
come. l only anticipated the truth.
1t was medical inspiration-and my
patent will recover
Mr.. Dawbarn lost no time in tele-
graphing back to Liverpool. At Lucy's
express desire Mr.. Sudden was in
structed to telegraph at every station,
that she might know how much nearer
and nearer her George was to her. The
telegraph boys were up the whole night
and Lucy kept the kilograms and read
them until she fell fast asleep.
When she awoke she found herself
unable to rise, 50 resolved to receive
her future husband in state and when
she looked in the mirror, she begged
her mamma in a whisper to let her
have some rouge-'not to make me
look better, but for fear my pale, white,
cheeks would frighten George
The heavy hours flew by. George
arrived. and was shown upstairs to bis
faithful, constant mistress and the
servants in the kitchen held great
jubilee, and there was sweethearting
below stairs as well as above.
Mr.. Dawbarn found Mr.. Bob Stud
den quite an misunderstanding to
the notion Of Americans imbibed by
Englishmen a few months resident in
the New World. He wore 'goatec'
beard, square-toed boots, and trousers
and cravat. He addressed Mr.. Daw-
barn as colonel and assumed . man
ner that savored equally Of the quar-