The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-22
NIGHT OF THE BURGLARY.


my room, where Miss Stuart can SIT and
watch her: then we will attend to this poor
wretch" She looked at him pityingly. II
wish he had not forced me to do it," she
said. Madeline" she continued suddenly,
"where should we have been now if had
not known how to use fire arms? Fast
girls may be useful at times she added
bitterly.
We removed the poor lady to Kate's room.
where We made her as comfortable as pos
sibie. Sarah, who had been in the family
some years, begged permission to remain
with her. | returned with Kate to the
wounded man. She passed pillow under
his head and moistened his arched lips.
fsncied once or twice that tears stood in her
eyes as she gazed upon him.
Now, Martha" she said, 'you are no
coward; besides morning is dawniue; go at
once to rockingham aud fetch the first sur
geon you can find. Say nothing to any one
of what has happened Miss Stuart will
stay here with me-
Martha set out at once; then, Tor tae his'
time, ventured to look at the man race
To my surprise, it was the beggar VINO nae
alarmed me so dresdfully on the previous
morning. -
They we're dreary hours that we passed in
robber in our ears. Never did time seem so
long. At last | heard the sound of Msrths's
rap, at the hall door. She had returned, and
had brought a surgeon and his assistant
with her.
To our great delight the doctor was a gen
t!eman we both knew; Mr.. Clermont, a SUR
geon Of great ability.
"My dear young ladies' he said, as he
entered the room, this is sad story. | fear
YOU have been dresdfully alarmed Miss
Fulton, allow me to say you are a heroine"
"Ah, Doctor" said Kate, 81 should not
like such heroic adventures often; it has
made me very unhappy, although quite be
lieve that we should have been murdered if
| had not disabled him
lyon must have taken him by surprise"
said the doctor, "for this man is Will Brown,
one of the most noted thieves in the county.
Upon my word, | wonder that | see you
alive
lie had better be laid upon his bed, - said
Kate with shudder she could not repress.
ave will go down stairs, and Martha shall
prepare some coffee, for We all need some-
thing
The doctor and his assistant laid the man
upon the bed. Martha had been thinking
OF US, for iu the cosy little paror burned q
bright FIRE, very welcome in the chilly dawn
of the morning, and on the table stood two
cups OF hot coffee. Kate looked pale and
exhausted.
Madeline" she said as l held biscuit
to her, Il cannot eat. Ii have seriously
hurt that man | shall never be happy again. =
"You have saved all our lives | an
swered kissing her tenderly.
"Ah, 'the gossips will not sneer at che again
I Gil N
said Kate; sit has proved Of good service to
US"
Half an hour afterwards the doctor enter
ed the room, Kate looked st him snxiouslv :
she could not speak.
at is oil right Miss Fulton" he said.
"Gou have only given the fellow a sharp
lesson: he ia not very much hurt A week
or two in the hospital will SET him all right"
Thank God y said Kate earnestly.
In another few hours Mr.. Fulton arrived,
as Kate had said he would, and his aston
ishmens at what had happe ned can not be
described. He held Kate in his arms, and
kissed her as though he would never let her
go again MY darling child" he muir
INJURED, over and over again, 81 sm so glad
you are safe "
Mrs. Denbigh was visited By the doctor.
lie said she had received a great shock, but
il had not seriously IN Iured her and that In
s. few days she would be all right again.
Then the gentlemen made arrangements
for conveying the wounded man to Rotting-
dean hospital | may as well state here
that he recovered in few weeks, and no
trace of his having been wounded remained
save slight lsneness He was transport
ed bat have been told that he never
expressed any anger against the brave
v,rl hr laA l.,
career of crime.
In the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Denbigh
returned. The lawsuit had been decided in
their favor. and they were consequently in
"a great state of delight. I thought Mrs.
Denbigh would have tainted with fright
when she heard the tale.
And you shot him. my dear p she said.
turning to Kate. "How courageous you
are, You saved my mothers lfe-how must
| thank you -
But bonnie Kate wanted no thanks. She
disiked hearing the affair mentioned. She
did rally me rather numerically, sometimes
upon the great cowardce | had shown. |
knew deserved it. Ny impulse was to run
away, and let every one else take care of
themselves.
In spite of her wish, however, the sdven
tute gradually became known-the papers
got hold of it, and then it spread like wild
fire. They called it ''daring heroism :"
noble conduct on the part of young lady
"a brave heroine etc. Kate absolutely
refused to look at paragraph until the
excitement had died away.
az do not want to be set on pedestal
and worshipped because shot man." she
said to me one day, land that by the very
people who called me fast few weeks ago,
because I knew how to hold pistol"
How can | describe the admiration of the
Clifton ladies Kate might have been as
eccentric as she would, they would never do
anything but praise her.
More good still was to come to my bonnie
Kate. One fine morning q handsome car
rage dashed mp to Kendall Villa: Sir Ed
ward and Lady Carleton alighted FROM itand
ssked to see Miss Fulton. Kate turned
pale when she heard who wanted her. |
heard her murmur her favorite song as she
went into the house True the stars
will be to thee knew she was think |
ing of Raymond.
Well, never was so much estounded in
all my life | could not believe is,although
Kate had told me with her beautiful blush
ing face hidden upon my shoulder What
do you think proud Lady Carleton had come
for To ask Kate to be her sons wife !
She told the young girl that she had been
preiudiced against her but when she heard
Other heroic action she felt convinced that in
mind and in soul, as we'll as in face, she was
fitted to become one of family who loved /
bravery next to virtue.
"All because l shot mani said Kate,
between smiles and tears. "Oh Maddv,
dear, just think what they would have said
II had shot partridge ~
The foregoing inciden. took place years
ago. My bonnie Kate is Lady Carleton,
with tour daughters and two brave sons by
her side. We are still the dearest offriends,