Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-01-10

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In the meantime, Leone rode on
at pace that chimed in with her
humor, and an elegant horsewoman,
she held her steed well in rein, and
enjoyed the springing, feet motion
as mile after mile was cast behind.
But suddenly her horse SHE'D vio-
lently and gave tremendous leap,
almost unseating his fair rider, who
recovering herself, spoke soothingly
to the frightened animal, and glanc-
ed backward to note the object that
had so startled him.
The color fed from her face as
her eyes fell upon the form of a man
lying on the roadside, and apparent
ly lifeless; but nerving herself by
hard-drawn sigh, the brave girl
sprang to the ground and approach
ed the spot, gazing intently down
into the pale upturned face.
The features were moulded with
remarkable regularity, the partly
opened mouth displayed even, white
teeth, and dark brown hair and
moustache, presenting a marked
contrast to the white face, from
which every tinge of color had
faded. Dressed in light, summer
suit; Leone even then, discovered it
was well and stylishly made, while
the gauntlet gloves and riding-whip
proved that the stranger had been on
horseback. a
"He has been thrown, doubtless,
but God grant he is not dead" ex-
claimed the maiden, as she knelt be-
side the PROSTATE form, and drew
aside the coat to place her hand up
on his heart.
With cry of terror, she sprang
to her feet, her hand stained with
blood, for from his side small stream
welled up slowly.
ale is dead, and has been murder
ed"
eNo."
1t was almost a whisper, and the
heavy lids raised from the dark eyes
eyes filed with anguish, but yet
strangely dark and fascinating.
"Thank God, there is yet hope; be
quiet, sir, l implore you, and l will
aid you all in my power" exclaimed
Leone, and drawing her habit around
her, she ran rapidly a few PAGES
down the road to where it was cross
ed by small stream, and saturating
her handkerchief returned, and with
out hesitation drew aside the cloth
ing and placed it upon the wound
a small bullet wound in the left side,
over the heart.
"You must keep perfectly quiet,
and l will soon return" she said,
softly, hardly knowing whether she
was heard or not, and then in an in
slant she was in her saddle, dashing
at her utmost speed towards the
nearest farmhouse.
Dashing like the wind up to the
door, and startling quiet farmer Jes-
sop and his family nearly out of
their wits, Leone cried:
fMr. Jessop, let your son ride at
once to DR.. Wells and tell him
gentleman lies dangerously wound
ed on the road near Hillside Spring;
tell him to come there at once, and
you, Mr.. Jessop, please come on with
your carriage, and bring all that you
think necessary"
Every one in the country knew
and loved Leone Lightfoot, and rap
idly her orders were obeyed, which
observing, she wheeled her foaming
horse and again sped away upon her
return TO the wounded stranger. ,d
There he lay just as she had left
him, but groaning slightly, and each
instant dampening the blood-stained
handkerchief, the girl awaited the
coming of the surgeon. s.t11
Would they ever come? she
thought; but when at length, when
it seemed hours instead of minutes,
the sound of wheels broke on her
ear, and the next instant the surgeon
drove up at rapid pace.
| "You are a noble woman, Miss
ILightfoot, and if this man lives he
owes his life to you," said the good
old physician, as he approached and
knelt beside the prostrate form.
s'But will he live, Doctor?"
For some minutes no reply was
given by the man of science, who
carefully probed and examined the
wound, but then he said, slowly:
'It is a serious injury-ha! here 1
have the ball; yes, l hope he will
liVe;" and DR.. Wells took from the
wound a small bullet, while he con-
tinued:
"Now he needs the most careful
nursing"
''He shall have it. Thank God,
here comes Mr.. Jessop," and imme-
diately after the carriage drove up,
and telling the doctor to come on
/ with the wounded stranger to her
brothers. house, Leone again mount
ed her horse and rode cn to have all
in readiness for his arrival.
1t was weeks before the stranger
was sufficiently recovered to tell his
story regarding the wound that had
so nearly proven fatalt to him, and
then by careful nursing, he inform
ed Leone, who had been untiring in
her devoted care of him, that his
name was Clarence Ainslie-was an
Englishman who nearly year before
had come to America, and purehas-
ing few acres of land in the West
made it his home.
He also stated that business had
called him to New York, and that
while enjoying a horse back ride he
had been suddenly fired upon, was
thrown to the ground, and had an
indistinct remembrance that some
onewas robbing him, for his watch,
pocket-book, and all valuables he
! had about him were gone.
That Clarence Ainshe was no or
binary man Leon LightfOot knew
when she first saw him lying by the
roadside, but that he would ever
possess the power to control her life
she had not believed.
But so it was, for each day proved
to her that she had met her beau
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