Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23

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PROSTATE form, and drew aside the co..
to place her hand upon his heart. ii
Witha cry Of terror she sprangI i,
her feet, her hand stained with blood
for from his side . small stream welle,
up slowly SIS Il! as5s ~ liao
''He is dead, and has been murder
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ss ut was almost a whisper, and tn
heavy lids raised from the dark eyes
eyes filed with anguish, but ye
strangely dark and fascinating. g
|. t'Thank God, there is yet hope y,
quiet, implore you, and 1 will aid 70,
all in my poweHr exclaimed Leone
and drawing lherhabit around her, sh,
ran rapidly q few PAGES down the roat
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r. where it was crossed by a small
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returned and without hesitation drew
aside the clothing, and placed it upor
the wound-a small bullet wound ii
the left side over the heart
''You must keep perfectly qniet, ant
l will soon return" she said softly
hardly knowing whether she was heart
or not, and then in an instant she wal
in her saddle, dashing at her utmos
speed towards the nearest farmhouse
Dashlng like the wind up to tn,
door, and startling quiet Farme1
Jessup and his family nearly out o
their wits, Leone cried:
@Mr Jessup, let your son ride a
once to DIR. Well and tell him gentle
man lies dangerously hurt on the res
near Hillside Spring; tell him to come
there at once, and you, MI. .Jessup
please come on with your carriage, ant
bring all that you think necessary"
Every one in the country knew an(
loved Leone Lightfoot, and rapidly he
orders were obeyed; observing which
she wheeled her foaming horse, ant
again sped away on her return to tn,
wounded stranger. =
There he lay just as she had left him
but grooming slightly, and each instan
dampening the blood~stained banker
chief, the girl awaited the coming O.
the surgeon,
Would they never come? she thought
but at length, when it seemed hosrs in
stead of minutes, the sonnd of wheels
broke on her ear, and the next instant
the surgeon drove up at rapid pace
"You are noble woman Miss Light
foot, and if this man lives he owes life
TO You, said the good old physician, AZ
he knelt beside the PROSTATE form.
''But will he live doctor"
For some minutes no reply was giver
by the man of science, who CAREFUL,
probed and examined the wound, bu
then he said slowly:
1T is a serious injury-ha! here
have the ball; yes, l hope he will live;'
and DR.. Wells took from the wound 6
small bullet, while he continued:
''Now he needs the most careful
nursing" ..-- .--.ss
Gle shall have it. Thank God, here
comes MIR. Jessup, and Immediately
after the carriage drove up, and telling
the doctor to come on with the wound
ed stranger to her brothers house
Leone again mounted her horse an6
rode on to have all in readiness for hi.
arrival. OBJ.
. 1t was week before the stranger
was sufficiently recovered to tell hi
story regarding the wound that had sc
nearly proved fatal to him, and then Ey
careful nursing, he informed Leone
who had been untiring in her devoted
care of him that his name was Clarencf
Ainslie-was an Englishmen, who
nearly year before bad come tx
America, and purchasing a few acres o
land in the West. made it his home.
He also stated that business hat
called him to New York, and that while
enjoying horseback ride he had beer
suddenly fred upon, was thrown to tn,
ground, and had an indistinct remem
brance that some one was robbing him
for his watch, pocket book and all thu
valuables he had about him were gone
That Clarence Binslie was no ordin.
airy man, Leone lightfoot knew wher
she saw him lying by the roadside, bu
that he would ever possess the power
to control her life she had not beliey
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But so it was, for each day PROVED
to her that she had met her beau ideal
and yet was he for herr Might he no,
already have loved? Might he not al
ready have marlird? ers sal
z The thought chilled her very heart
And yet when she saw the dark fas
cinating eyes turned upon her will
admiration, and read-or hope she die
therein deeper, holier feeling, Leon,
felt happy, and begged to be. very
slave and become q mere automaton 4,