The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-05

itnted: 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
grandchiId, bleeding to death In her
arms. "Oh," she exclaimed, II never
knew you lived here. What Is the matter?
How did he do itY
"Wi,h the ax with the ax just now !"
cried the woman. "And l can't stop 1t,
and Pm all alone, and ! can't leave him,
and he'll die-oh, he'll dep ll
"Oh, no, mo- said Alice. "What have
Won done? Only cold water? Let me
sec. Lay him down. Get towel" for
shc remembered still her school lessons
in physiology. And, before the woman
knew what had happened, Alice had rig.
ged tourniquet with the handle OF a
Rair.brush, and was checking in some de-
gree tho Aow OF blood with which the
boys vitality was ebhing. "Now don't
let it slip, and I'll run and find the doc
tor, II l drop. Perhaps some team will
oyCrtako me. Don't despair-the child
shan't die" and she kissed the brown old
woman, and plunged out, eager as though
it were her own little brother. u know
where the doctor is" she called back.
She knew nothing Of the kind; she only
knew where he had been. "She's gone to
Lenders lake with Mr.. Mallory" Aunt
Huldah had said, looking up and down
the road, with vague idea that her look
ing would excuse the culprit-"ior bull
rlIshes, | heard, them Bay,"
The doctors ejaculation would have
mortified Aunt HIldah il she had heard
it, but, bidding her good. morning, he had
turned about, determined TO have nothing
more to do with Miss Alice TruesdeIl.
And then =. sort Of rage had flashed up
and swept over him, and he vowed to
himself that he would reduce the little
rebel, and sprang into his chaise and
urged his horse 10 run. And that was
the way it CHANGED that, less than ten
minutes after Alice left the hut, she saw
something rolling up the highway envel. |
oped in as thick cloud as ever an ancient
god travelled in; and he saw little object
flying down to meet him, curls and rib
hons streaming behind, disheveled 10 the
last degree, and with only breath enough !
left to say, as he leaped from the chaise !:
"DOn't stop! He's dying Back there
the hutw
DR.. Fowler did stop, long enough to
take tho little body and lift her into the
chase, and spring up beside her. "Who's
dying ?" said he, sternly-" Mallory?'
"Malloryp gasped Miss Alice, in amaze.
ment, "Aud il it was" she said, the old
spirit uppermost, Us soon as she could
speak again for her scalded lungs and
throat, "what would you dol"
"Let him die" exclaimed the doctor.
at would be nothing to me il you did,"
she said, touching the horse with the
whip herself. "But you would be indict-
able ut common law.h Nothing to you'll
What did you mean, then? Who's dying2"
"Not Mr.. Mallory-to my knowledge,
that is, l 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 ever going to speak to me
again?" said Alice at last. II meant to be
back at H." I'D
He turned and saw tho tears just ready
to gush, and rs he gazed perhaps they ex-
tinguished the flame OF his wrath. Some
never knew how any more than
Alice did-the next moment the reins
were under his feet, his arms were about
her, and the tears were being crowded
back by kisses. .t. y
"Aren't you glad ! put the clock for
ward? Aren't you glad | came out here
for bulrushes2" 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 wo.
nan from within. ..Hc's alive yet, and
you've come in the very nick Of time"