The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19
HOW SAVED TWO LIVES.
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' N.,, snly a icm day aitei iti> inothef q cd ,h.., old kate. thc hhnd Voman who Is cd iu tAc iuni0 ucs,-t L. Zol,rs..-inst her ii;,le dos .,ad offered to -harc wl,l me her sm.di meas oi lien@ | l would nll h, pll,c inr hcr. Iwis glad enough fo e, cpi hei oiicf and s0 ddN after day led he through the s.rccte. and d, night shared her humble ,ot. 1, WAS ln that way. through pas,n. ~o often the same houses. tna, notieed and was attracted towards the inmates oi one IL Was an elegant bti, k dwelling. with bow-wln- dow. and m that window often sat d lady. NI;h ihc gcntics,. mos, beautiful face | had ever seen while leaning |, her knee wrulti he ;, bas et about iNels ears. with eyes and brow like her own. ba, features fgf general more like the dark, handsome ia ni onc who would >ome,lmcs come ard talk with them for 4 while.
 l. va, all the same to old kate where l lce. her. VI lnn.; .,, she knew h, the sounds ibou, her that we were m Il populous ncighborhood. and often would pass and yepass that house with the bow-window and lt> beautiful 0, cupants as many as a Gozen times a day and so. though the, ti.
 The months went or. and summer came with its pleasant aeyenings Then. when old Kate. worn out. would taii asleep. i would watch my oppor,unlt, and slip out unheard. Perhaps l, was wrong for me to Go so: but. surely. thought. no one would harm little girl.
 One e,ening, drawn by the splendor within an open door stood looking in. when lady who was passing left the arm -oi the elderly gentleman she was with and came to my side
 Come away. my child, she said. ear ne,tly. q Do you not know ,ha, that :s one of the devils mos, deadly traps: Come away. let me cntreai you
 was not afraid she spoke so kindly out 1t did not seem ,o me tha, what she sad could be true.
 oh, T, IS too beautiful ,o be that" answered ''i, k like fairy-and
 Her voice WAS even more earnest as she spoke again. and there was bitterness m !, IS if somehow she had suffered through us, such aplacc.
 Bu, il is so, my child ltls the s,raigh, road to destruction. True, II k beautiful. bat !, IS so onlN to cn,icc anG rum.
 walked OF by her side for some dis .anoe the gentleman all that tune never >aylns a word. b9, looking. thought. a .'le amused and then she loo>ed rnv lands and l sped homo
 Another bright. moonlit evening ainc. could not resist the temptation to once more stray out. This time my steps turned towards the house in which was so much interested.
 The lights were lit. bu, the curtains were aN drawn. and though orouched low by the iron ra,lings could sec nothing. and was turning away. when light carriage suddenly drove up and stopped. and d gentleman alighted and ran up the steps, .At the same moment the door opened and the lady with the beautiful face came ;o meet him with outstretched hands But her face was IS had never seen 1t before all stained by tears that yet fell. though with her white hands she tried to brush them away
 'Oh. George where is Castor: Her bert is i'll. perhaps to death I have .onged so for you to come. for you only could ask to search for him. My poor boy has done nothing but moan and call for his father for the las, three hours. and the doctor says if his wish is not satisfied and his mind set at res, he fears the worst. oh. George, pray you leave no stone unturned it'll you find my husband cannot tell you where to look, for have TO, seen him since early this morning He did not know that Herbert was in any danger. for even l did not. The fever became violent for the tirs, time a, noon. "
 The gentleman stopped and kissed her forehead.
 My poor sister. l only wish for your sake had any clue as 10 where Gas,on is but WI do my best"
 But ere he had lei, her had gone on the wings of the wind. for knew where 10 look for him Only an hour before had seen him enter the door tha, 1 had heard called 'the devils mos, deadl, trap.
 l knocked, and. no one answering though in my heart was frightened, pushed open the door and entered. l saw not this time the great crystal lights o the bright pictures that lined the walls