The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01

DEAR MoLLIE: Charley and myself agree |
in thinking that desperate cases require des-
perate remedies. II you are willing to fol-
low our lead, give me a hint when return
tonight. p.
Mollie had no writing materials. So
she tore a bit from blank leaf of
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.
DIR. Paul was still very grave. He
told Mrs. Dane that he was afraid Mol
lie would have tough siege of it, un
less he could help her at once (and that
was the truth, tooD, 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 DIR. Paul came in
the morning, he found her in bed ic 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 it read thus:
When come tonight, Charley will be in
| Iuy CdIIidSc dL Lue uOOT. L VIII Set Auut
Jane out of the room, and you must fly down
and make your escape quickly. Courage,
nowl and be all ready. P.
Molly was very sick all the morning.
In the afternoon she thought it prudent
to grow better, and when Mrs. Dane
brought up cup of tea at supper
time, she found Mollie dressed, wrap
ped in big shawl, and sitting in an
easy chair.
"Why, Mollie, what made you get
up?" she asked.
"Oh, mother" says Mollie, syou
knowI never could bear to lie in bed.
Let me sit up awhile, sal shall rest
better tonight
Mrs. Dane did not object, but she
mentally resolved that she should go
back to the third story in the morning.
DR.. Paul came soon, pronounced her
better, sounded her lungs, and said he
still thought she had better have mus
tard applied to her chest. If Aant Jane
would prepare the poultice herself, to
, make sure it was just right, they would
apply it at once.
Aunt Jane, not supposing there was
any danger in leaving the patient a few
moments in the Doctors care, walked
right into the trap, and went down to
prepare the mustard.
The moment she was down stairs, the
sick girl sprang up, crying excitedly
7 "Now, Paul, what?"
| "Throw your shawl over you head
| don't stop for hat---and run down te
3 Charley. I've left the front door oper
5 on purpose. Fly, now, and make NJ
/: noise. I'm going to run down and tel
aunt, on second thought, have decidet
to let the mustard wait till morning
= You'll escape while Pm gone, you know
t so shall know nothing about it. b
e quick, now!; -.s4.,
, Mollie flew down, and DR.. Paul fol
S lowed, making good deal of needles
: noise, and kept his aunt nearly fiv
e minutes before she remembered tina
Mollie was alone.
Then she hurried to her post, but tn
e bird was flown!
s Paul put on an air of such surprise
e innocence, and was so indignant at th
h idea of their running off with his cal
d riage, that Aunt Jane never was certai
as to his completely.
But at last she wisely resolved to Ell
e dure what she could not cure, so sh
Y forgave Mr.. and Mrs. Charley and no.
d they all live together as happy and coz
II as can be.-Mattie Dyer Brttts, tn Demo
ests's for Aprsl.
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