Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16

As Miss Alice continued, her ideas
grew still less. She feared she would
lose her way, and not be back at all;
she wished she had waited for Mallory;
but she plOdded on after her best sense
OF locality, tore her gown with briers,
lost her veil, broke her parasol, came
near breaking her ankle, and at ii o.
clock by her watch sat down aud cried
hot, bitten 10y flies, tired out, and
lost.
When she had finished crying, she
looked up, and there, gllstening double
through her tears, lay Lenders Lake,
blue as sapphire, in the hollow of the
hills. Her courage came back at once.
If she could not keep her appointment,
she could show by he bulrushes that
she had intended to. She forgot fatigue
ana was off for the edge of the lake,
not SO easily reached after all, and With
a triumphant handful Of the brown vel
vet wands and of great blue flags, was
presently hOmeward bound, having
found the highway, and staying only to
ask at the door of little hut for cup
of water.
Nobody answered her rap; the door
was open-she pushed it wider, and
peeped in, but started back at the sound
of Il grosn, aud a quick sharp sob,
perfect storm of subs. A moment Miss
Alice hesitated; but she was no coward
where pain was concerned; she took
heart of grace and walked in, and found
the brown old berry woman with her
little boy, her grandchild. bleeding to
death in her arms. "Oh, 'she exclaim-
ed, Il never knew you lived here. What
is the matter? How did lie do it,"
With the axe! with the axe. just
nowl" cried the woman. "And can't
stop it, and I'm all alone, and can't
leave him, and he'll die-oh, he'll die!'
"Oh, no. mol" said Alice. "What
have you done? Only cold water? Let
me see. Lay him down. Get towel'
-forshe remembered still her school
lessons in physiology. And, before the
woman knew what ha; happened,
Alice had rugged tourniquet with the
handle of Il hair-brush. and was check
ing. in some degree. the flow of blood
with which the boys vitality was ebb-
ing. Now don't let it slip. ard I'll run
and find the doctor, if drop. Perhaps
some team will overtake me. Don't
despair, the child sha'n't Jie ~ and she
kissed the brown old woman, and
plunged out, eager as though it were
her own little brother. Il know
just where the doctor is" she called
ack.
She knew nothing of the kind; she
only knew where he had been. ''She's
gone to Lenders Lake with Mr.. Nal
lory." Aunt Huldah had said, looking
up and down the road, with a vague
idea that her looking would excuse the
culprit-''for bulrushes, heard them
say"
The doctors ejaculation would have
horrified Aunt lluldah if she had heard
it; but bidding her good-mofning, lie
had turned about determined to have
nothing more To do with Miss Alice
Truesiell. And then a sort of rage had
flashed up and swept over him, and he
I'd To himself that be would reduce
the little rebel, and sprang into his
chaise and urged his horse To a run.
And that was the way it CHANGED flat,
less than ten minutes after Alice left
the hut, she saw something rolling up
the highway enveloped i'm as thick a
cloud as ever an ancient god Travelled
in; and he saw little object flying
down To meet him, curls and ribbons
streaming behind, diSheyeled to the last
degree, aud with only breath enough
left To- say as he ieaped from the ciaise.
Don't stop. He's dying! Back there
the hutl'
DIR. Fowle did stop long enough to
take the little body aud lift her into the
cIaise. and spri V up beside her. ''Who
is dying" said he, sternly-"M Mallory"
Mallory ~ gasped Alice. in amaze
ment. And if il was" she said, the
old spirit uppermost. as soon as she
could speak again for her scalded lungs
and throat, what would YOU do?r
LET him die !" exclaimed the doc
tor.
1T would be nothing to me if you
did, she said. touching the horse with
the whip herself. but you would be
! all. .f L.,
Nothing to you'll What do you
mean? Who's dying?'
Not Mr.. Mallory-to my knowledge,
that is. haven't seen him to-day. A
child here in the woods"
The doctor urged the horse himself,
bending forward, his gaze fixed before
him. and not uttering another syllable
Aren't you going To speak to me
again?" said Alice at last. Il meant
to- be back at H.
lie turned and saw the tears just
ready To gush, and as he gtzed perhaps
they extinguished the flame of his
wrath. SOmeiow-he never knew any
more than Alice did-the next moment
| the reims were under his feet, Ills arms
were about her, and the tears We're be-
ing crowded back by kisses.
Aren't you glad | put the clock for
ward. Aren't you glad 1 came out
here for bulrushes?" whispered Alice,
as they suddenly drew up at the little
hut.
'-Oh, God bless you, doctor, and God
bless her - cried the voice of the old
woman from within. Hes alive yet
and you've come in the very nick of
time ~