The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-01
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ed all night. Lorkup the house as
usual, and don't texpec me until /
come. AhectionateIy H.W
'oli, dearls said Hs.ly blanikly;
"and%hat is to becou Of Dakin's
child2e
II never saw such ifI as, you,
Gsttg,a saidSloyely spyl, with a
pettish contraction the brows.
.'Yop're alwass shoa ering other
peoples tlcuties. Ni tis Dakin's
child. 20 as' ke "a now2'f
qBGt only thinis6i & sibyl,n said
Hettyi icigsPiGg Id. hands dear
little baby.spaoc ating D death, all
for want ofthe sinplest femediesp'
"We can't help 4; sais sibyis set
Ting back composedIy j AMONG her
cushions. In.s
"But Pm not 50 sure bf that, gsaid
Hetty, briskly. aBkaqw the rens-
dies papa uses for q case Of, Group,
and how to use them IN go my
self"
F. "Hetty," cried tse elder sister,
''are you crazy?"
"Crazy?" said Hettg "No, Pm
only ordinarily human The child
shan't die if | can help it,
She went to her fathers drug clos
ct, opened it, and took out several
little vials.
"syrup ipecac,e . said Hetty, with a
little nod of her head 70 each. I" Asa
fetida, hive syrup Simple reme-
dies, but very effectuals i taken in.
time."'
.But, Hetty,p PLEADED sibyl, ayou
are not going to walk, nobody knows
how far, in all the raiSS
aYes, am" said Hetty, button
ing on capacious waterproof cloak,
and pulling the hood oyer her hesd.
"4nd you don't even know where
these Dakin's lise." ~
ayes, lido. It's q big fed-brick
house, Just beyond the woods by the
church, Papa showed Ito me the
other day."
,@Fulltwo miles away
''I.can't help'that, said Hetty.
"And me all salonelr
sibyl's voice grew plsiutiye.
'Ican't helpfthat tisheEp . return.
ed Hetty; d alisi nap sisntly But
don't fret, sib-I'll not be long"
And out the brave little girl walk
ed into the tempestnous twilight,
with her pockets full Of fmedicineand
the waterproof coat buttoned snug
around her.
Not until she had left the friendly
lights of home far behind, and was
lost in the black, rustling depths of
the forest, where the dark boughs
met over her head. and ghostly, whis-
pering sounds went through the dry
leaves, did Hetty's valiant heart be-
gin to quail.
Even then she would not admit TO
herself that she was in the least tim
id, but resolutcly fixed her eyes upon
Dakin's boy" sufocating to death
with Group, aud quickened her foot
steps as she did so.
Darker and darkerit grew, lonelier
and lonelior; but Hetty pressed res
olutely on, until drenched with rain
and ready to drop with the fatigue of
making her way through muddy
roads against the wind, she knocked
at the door of Squire Dakin's red.
bricked house.
An elderly woman opened it;
"Is it the doctor?" said she, eagerly.
"No," said Hetty; "but it's the doc
tors daughter"
Lords sake alivel" said the wo-
man, desparingly; what good can you
do, and him SO mortal badH"
"a great DEAL" said Hetty. "Let
inc in, if you please, 1 understand
my fathers system of treatment, and
l have some medicine here"
At this tho woman stood back, mo-
tioning toward the stairway, and Het-
ty ran up and entered the sickroOm
with confidence born Of her wom-
anly courage and kindness,
But it was no cradle babe or plump
fouryear.old wholay there. Dakin's
boy was one-and.twenty at the very
least, pale and handsome, with closed
eyes, and face set as if in mortal
pain, us it lay on its pillow.
Hetty involuntarily rOcoilod.