Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-03
CHAPTER W

Three years later, and the name of Thyra
LItteton, the tom having been added for effect,
was upon every lip, almost, in London and vi
clnlty. No such singer, for at least a genera
ton, had been heard. ca the few occasions
that she had sung IN public she was nearly
deafened with cheers and literally buried in
bouquets, hurried upon the stage Ill her honor
On the evening Of which We viii now speak, she
was singing III the presence of royalty, the audi
ence entirely composed of those of rank, Lord
Dasher among the number and from the
Queen to the least significant person present
the applause was unprecedented, while the joy
of Lord Dashier knew no bounds Now and
then their eyes would meet, and then her voice
would soar off into still sublimer strain, till it
seemed she had almost canght the inspiration
of angels.
Then the lover sat and wondered how he ever
could for moment hare allowed even the
brilliant Edith Seyers To have detracted his
thoughts from this radiant young creature
A fter all, she had been hisidol from their first
meeting at the stile, and he never had really
cared for another; he had merely admired
Edith and paid her some attention, more to
please his mother and sisters than anything
else-these were the thoughts that occupied
his mind the quarter-part Of the evening. When
the singing finally ceased, and the audience dis
persed he sought Thyra and led her from the
hall.
awaiting them at the door, ruffanly fellow
stepped In front Of them, drew a pistol from
his PICKET, and was about to discharge it's con-
tents through Thyra's heart, when Lord Dashier
dealt him terrible blow, which caused him to
miss his ann, and the charge took effect IN her
arm. The wound was nos serious one, and
the ball was soon dislodged by skfful sur
geon still, it was very painful
Since the death of their father, which oc-
CURED year previous to this event, Thyra and
her sister, with the help of two servants, had
been keeping house in some rented rooms, in
very pleasant portion of the city, and to this
comfortable little home the wounded girl was
Immediately taken, the policemen taking the
would-be assassin in charge It was not known
until the following day Who he was. Then,
when ms name was announced IN the papers as
JACK SHAW, what a shudder it caused poor Thy
"a And so intense was the feeling against
hum by the admirers of Thyra that, had it been
possible, he would have been taken from his
prison and hung to the nearest lamp-post. And
Lord .Dashier, though he would gladly have
shot the villain. sat hour by hour by his dar-
hng's side, as she lay, pale and PROSTATE. with
his heart overfiowing with gratitude that her
Life, so precious to him, had been spared.
For number of days he left home, business,
and all beside, to be near her. And it seemed
to him that the half of London, among which
were the rich and titled, called to inquire after
icI utdllt5 IuS UdyS ue was Ller6 IL iuy
mother and sisters would only come and take
one look at the precious girl, ana sure they
would feel differently toward her." thought
Dashier, as he sat gazing at her one evening
while she lay sweetly sleeping on the broad.
comfortable sofa where she had mostly reclined
since the assault.
The following morning he went home, re-
SOWING on his way thither that he would make
the utmost endeavor to awaken Lady Dashier's
sympathles IN Thyra's behalf, by giving an
account of her sufferings and the patience with
which she endured them, but when he reached
that place her looks were so forbidding he vent
ured not word until she commenced
My son, she began, "can you tell me
where you have h, been an the past three days?
possible good can it do for YOU to stay there all
the time, to the utter neglect of your business,
society s3c and myself, for you know 1 am quite
alone SINCE your Sisters were both married.?
u Know yon are, my dear mother, and
mean to Try to be with you as much as can,
ana TO Try to do everything in my power to