The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-01

mother in the third story.
She expected to be talked to, but as
soon as she was safe inside the door,
Mrs. Dane shut it, locked it, took out
the key, and put it in her pocket.
There, now p she said 81 think /
shall bring you to your senses In this
room you shall stsy-you shall never
leave it until you promise to give this
fellow up"
"Then l shall never leave it ~ re-
turned poor Mollie, very pale, but firm
and resolute.
Well see ! fancy day or two Of
solitary confinement will bring you to
your senses. And when your fine lover
comes, I'll show him the door, and that's
all the answer he'll get. Now, I'll leave
you to your own reflections"
Mrs. Dane let herself out, locked the
door on the outside, and went downs
stairs, leaving poor Mollie completely
taken by surprise. But what could she
do? She could not jump from tie third
story window nor struggle with her
mother for the door-key. Her case sp-
pesred hopeless, for she had not even
any chance of communicating with her
lover, Mrs. Dane allowing no one to come
upstairs but herself.
By the end of the second day, Mollie
had cried and fretted herself into such
a fever, that Mrs. Dane felt herself OBJ
liged to send for DR.. Paul Reeves. DR..
Paul came, looked very grave, prescribed
some medicine, and told Mrs. Dane he
thought it best to look in again before
bedtime. And he made out, when be
shook hands with his cousin, to leave
tiny paper in her soft hand. The instant
the key was turned again upon Mollie,
she unfolded the scrap of paper and
read:
DEAR MoLLIE: Charley and myself agree
in thinking that desperate cases require des-
perate remedies. If you are willing to fol-
low our lead, give me hint when | return
tonight. P.
Mollie had no writing materials. So
she tore a bit from a blank leaf of a |
book, and scratched few words deeply |
upon it with hair pin. This she man.
aged to give to Paul when he made his
second call.
DR.. Paul was still very grave. He
told Mrs. Dane that he was afraid Mol
lie would have tough siege of it, unless
he could help her at once (and that was
the truth, too }, and promised TO come
again early next morning.
Mollie took her cue from him. and
pretended to be much sicker than she
really was. So when DR.. Paul came in
the morning, he found her in bed in her
own room On the second floor.
Mrs. Dane, much alarmed, had VEN
tured to remove her there, thinking she
would certainly make no attempt to see
Charley Abbott while she was sick.
This time Paul brought Mollie another
note, and 1t read thus:
When come tonight, Charley will be in
ny carriage at the door. / will get Aunt ;
lane out of the room, and you must hy down ,
md make your escape quickly. Courage,
low and be all ready. P. ,
Molly was very sick all the morning.
n the afternoon she thought in prudent 1
o grow better, and when Mrs. Dane {
brought up cup of tea at supper.time, J
he found Mollie dressed, wrapped in a {
zig shawl, and sitting in an easy chair. s
Why, Mollie, what made you get q
Ip?" she asked.
"Oh, mother" says Mollie, "you g
now could never bear to lie in bed. t
Let me sit up awhile, and shall rest b
etter tonight" Q
Mrs. Dane did not object. but she
mentally resolved that she should 90 O
ack to the third story in the morning. t
DR.. Paul came soon, pronounced her {
etter, sounded her luUgs, ana said he il
till thought she had better have mus. {,
ard app lied to her chest. Haunt Jane i,
7ould prepare the peultice herself, to q
rake sure it was just right, they would o
pply it at once. Y
Aunt Jane, not suppOsi-g there was G.
ny danger il leaving the patient few n
loments in the doctors care, walked d
ght into the trap, and went down to A
repare the mustard. L
The moment she was down stairs, the 5;
ok girl sprang up, crying excitedly: Il
Now, Paul, what?' a
Throw your shawl over your head L
ont stop for s bat-snd run down to h
harley. I've left the front door open fl
D purpose. Fly, now, and make no p
Disc. I'm going to run down and tell n
INT, on second thought, have decided Il
, let the mustard wait till morning. b
QUILL escape while Pm gone, you know, ia
} l shall know nothing about it. Be
nick, now p o,
Mollie flew down, and DIR. Paul fol- le
wed, making good deal of needless q,
oise, and kept his aunt nearly five ~,
inutes before she remembered that .,
ollie wss alene. n
Then she hurried to her post, but the 60
I'd was flown. T,
Paul put on an air of such surprised :,
and was so indignant at the =.
es of their running off with his car