Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-05-11


not heard the strong step springing
up the stairs-the opening of the door.
Some one stood beside her in moment,
lamp in hand. IL was Paul.
is she dead 7''' gasped Wesey, shrink
ing from the bed. -
He threw back the seorehed blanket
that hid the motionless form. No,
not dead, but think she has tainted.
Or the hsnesAI must go for the doctor.
Stay here, if you are not, afraid. Oh,
hush lShush II to the frightened girl
Kit is nothing, | hope. Get some wa
ter for the lady, and sprinkle her
face" he said to Veseyat Them b. heswasz
gone. sFzzzg=-rH
She did as. he had told -her-waiting,
watching the blackened mass she dared
not touoh. q 1t was frightful, with the
till, white face shining out of the dark
faint auivering of, the Ceyelids that
faint, sign of returning consciousness
feeble moan Then Paul came. Oh
the rush of Joy, of binding tears, of
sudden faintness, that oyerpowered her
when she heard his step. The grim
faced doctor behind him walked straight
to the bed. .s=eonE .+esu1sH ass -
There are no deep burns, think"
he said atiIength. O "The blanket saved
her. The shock has done more than
the fire. A sponge; ah. that will do
Now, some water and some linen
rags" There was none. Vesey quick
ly held out her dainty handkerchief
" Hum ~ he said. and tore his own into
"And now, you. .I'' 'ss 3 He turned to
al have no burns. ~ Indeed, she, felt
no pain. The, doctor raised her hand
and held it out todPaul.5 The sleeve,
was cut away from her wrist, as. by "a
Jagged knife with a blackened edge.
The flesh was like flame. Paul's
teeth shut. tight and quick together.
Something sprang into his eyes, not
tears. alone hiss s'6..'a,srg ? sEAsssa .
Then Vesey began to, trernble, and,
conscious at last of the cruel pain, that
bit and tore her hand, she esobbed like a,
hurt child. E so5ss.,.-s 81, -
=" DON'T mind, J" she tried to say. {" Do
notlook at me-. It's only-only % q, The
sobs swept her words away. 4ss5sS5 q = i
Paul bathed her hand. She remen-.
bered afterwards how stenderer than any
woman's had been his touch. ..ged - s'zG
"Let her cry" said the doctor, in a.
voice that must have been given by mis-
take to the grim face ",And how she'd
better go home" He rose from the
bed. He took the unharmed hand in
his, ashes a brave girl."S He looked
away from herto Paul, but still he held
her hand tight in his. s.-.t =. -, a-,
-. Sod bless you, child. Now, go home
and go to bed.'' ~ Z - se'>S -. - 49, y
Paul lifted her into the sleigh, and
wrapped the robes about her. -. = -
lit seemed suddenly as if they had
known each other lifetime-she and
| Paul as if they could never be stran-
! gers to each other again.
She held out her hand. 1t was the
one he had bound up. He took it ten
derly in both of his own Ets The brave,
strong hand ~ he said, bending over it
in the darkness" the hand that saved
life tonight" s'''' :, $50 -.
There was to be a bazaar to raise mo-
ney for the poor. It opened the next
evening. The winter had been hard and
cruel, and charity, somewhat exhausted,
needed "a spur. 75E g7ssA .sSl1 50 -7sE O.
ssVesey had promised ID to tend a a booth.
sHsY You must not think of igoing,n her
father exclaimed. Darrell, too, who
foresaw a quiet hour with her alone, if
she remained at home. He had some
thing to tell-something to ask for, and
airing to give.'a Alas for him - He
had Kept his word too long. "A year
ago they would have been mamma to he1
heart - - =. So. - 70 - -.
S-ssBut am quite. well,n she pleaded
"except my hand, and that has ceased
to pain me-" Indeed, her face was ra
So she y dressed herself vii with hls{ri quaint
sinaplicity fiI,s something soft and gray
that wrapped: her like a. cloud. witt
only She '~braids of her heavy hail
for ornament only her shining eye
for gems. Then she went and took hel
, place. 80 e ~ 'e'
, The evening was half over. Dare
had been her shadow. She was tired
, tired of his eyes that followed her which
tering words; tired of him.. He moyee
, away at last. Then, and not til
then, she saw Paul He came straigh
to her. 5zse,[., - --s -1-FS 9s,5ss, q Z
/ q. Are you well enough to be- here p
} he asked, without word of greeting
l as though they had not parted. Yol
: fri ghtened me with your white face jus
now"
t ~ / was tired. I wanted to go home
e 80 Will you go now P''7 he aske'
!, quickly. "Are you strong enough +
walk ?'' -, :. ,s..,, - :; - = i- -.
= 80 Oh, yes;t . Y. s'',rsS ga-a -. l.r.-7
% Then comet, ,s ,.s- -, Il -, :.
4 1t was strangely pleasant to be bid
. | uSH 10 IOl1OW ulSbhly-fzf ,.t.... /.
r They had reached the stairs descend
!; ing to the street when they met Darre
3 WinsloW; 2 :
a 4Vesey, where are you going ?" Fl
: scowled and nodded at Paul.
i "Home." --,--..-..-.
r. "But it is beginning to rain, an
/. you have no cloak Go back and II
get the carriage: = He laid his, han
" upon the wrap over PauPs arm. Pau
8. looked at Vesey, What did he read i
" her face?
t"tLet Miss Welles decide" he said;
is a hard, strange voice. 8 He was tryin
; to he calm, ito keep his. hands from tn
70 man who had suddenly come betwee
e them. He turned to Veseys. agail
70 His faceo,owas, 1veryN pale 3, his eye
r. were full of pleading. y" Think m, M,
e ment. VIII you ride with him, or wal
lie with me?" , % "a ND SsL a. s"s y
g. She did, not speak she only smile
er and laid her hand within his armaA' =
1t He would have been more than HI
= man to have kept back the triumph
of his eyes.
p Darrell started then wheeled and le