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apt word was the old Roman .imped-
imcnta" a"-started round the west
shore Of the Lake to General Viele's
residence, avoiding the village by
this. detour, and coming upon a pic
|nic on their road. Arrived at the
Generals the lawyer got down, rang
the door bell, asked for the. General,
and he being out, for
MRS. yIELE NUMBER TWO.
She as it happened, was out driving;
whereupon our lawyer describing
himself as. the health officer of the
district, appointed under q recent Tim: 3
aginary1 act of the Legislators, asked
|if the laday whom he was addressing
could furnish him with certificates Of
the vaccination of any children there
under fourteen years of age, and no
certificate being forthcoming, asked
to examine the chilren. Teresa was
brought to him. lie learnedly put on
his spectacles. The right arm being
shown, he said the mark was SO faint
it must be done overagain. "Oh, I've
made mistake; tits the other arm,
said Miss Veile, the oldest
sister, and showed the left arm,
which our doctor for the nonce
described as very good; that it had
taken very well; jotted down on his
tablets the name and age of the little
girl, said the mark was very good,
kissed her ssweetly, and asked to see
the other child, said to be seven years
old. She was out with Mrs. Vcile
(No. Q } would be home in half an
hour. "WelI," said the Doctor, I'll
make some other calls. My time is,
of course, very short, but I'll be back
at haIfpast q" Stepping back to his
carriage, he drove around returned
lin twenty minutes. Miss Viele ap.
peared at the door, leading
LITTLE EMILY
by the hand, whom she took into the
parlor TO unfasten her dress and ex-
hibit her arm. Our "doctor" made.
the agreed-on signal military friend
and Mrs. Viele rushed ont, to the
door-"Mrs. Viele," said our doctor
lawyer, "here is your child" "My
darling" said the yearning mother,
and quick as thought she lifted the
child in her arms and bore her to-
wards the carriage. But Miss Yiele,
though taken by surprise, proved
herself a heroine. One can only re-.
gret that her courage and presencesof
mind were not displayed upon the.
proper side. She few after her moth
er, but was stopped by the two gen
tlemen, on whom she furiously turned,
tearing the coat of one to tatters and
| finficting aisevere blow on: the fore
head OF the other Thinking Mrs"
Viele had sufficient start, fthe gentle
men now let 60 their bold, and again
Miss 5Viele darted after he mother
and sister, and would have caught
them had not the lawyer seized her
round the waist. Miss Viele's foot
tripped, and she fell heavily on the
gravel, bearing the gentleman above
her to the ground, but seizing his hat
Ia vcry4peculiar enc, borrowed ex-
pressly to mislead--she carried, it off
in triumph. The party drove off, the
mother kissing her child franticallysi
and for u time all went merry as a
marriage bell, except that nothing
would induce the driyerito hasten his
horses, he evidently doubling wheth-
er all was right, and apparently wish
ing himself and his team well out Of
the business. Presently our lady
friend criedzout:
"WE ARE FOLLOWED" |"
Our lawyer, looking over the car
riagc, saw man coming on at a hard
galIop with revolver in hand, and
whispered to the military friend TO
draw his revolver. Down came the
pursuer, and loveling herevolver at
the gentlemen demanded the child.
The military gentlemen, cody pre-
sentiug his piece, said in q threaten
ing tone, "Don't shoot; drop your
muzzlc," and down it went; the horse
man galloping on to the picnic party
and appealing TO them for aid. Some
three or four stepped into tho road to
stop the carriage, though this was
not necessary, as the darkey pulled
up and refused to proceed until the
matter was settled.
Several threatening faces now ap-
preached the carriage and demanded
the child.
"NEvEnw SAID MRS. GENERAL vIELE,
drawing herself up; "Never it is
my child, ard you shalt cut my heart
out before you take it.
The lawyer jumped down, and tel
ling Mrs. Viele to appeal to tho wo.
men, he went among the men and ad-
dressed them. The battlo was won,
but meanwhile Mrs. Viole had been
addressing the mothers there, and
one of them, "a leader among them,
soon said TO her, "You keep the child.
II will while l have life," said Mrs.
Vielo passionatcly; and the lawyer,
turning to the good woman, asked
her TO speak to the men, which she
did with effect. Tho noble-looking
man before referred to, standing six
foot four, and broad in proportion,
to the horses heads and
said
''DRIyE ON ~
Still the driver hcsitatcd; tho lawyer
jumped into the carriage and urged
him on; tho horseman with the re- I
volver. having since dismountcd) made
q motion to spring to the horses
heads, but was held back by the
nob!s looking man and another-ono ]
nm nach side holding him by his