Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-11-02

come to look for me, and he will be so
frightened"
So Colin placed her quietly down,
and in minute up came Mr.. Hollis
stalwart figure.
Elllcc had been afraid of her father
being alarmed, but | can't say his
alarm was removed when he saw Ellice
standing in the field ahead with young
fellow beside her he did not know from
Adam.
She cried out as he approached
Don't be frightened, papa; have
only hurt my foot, and DR.. Cameron
has been so good as to bring me
home.h
"And who is DIR. Cameron was
Mr.. Hollis first thought; andit was with
some stiffness that he made his ac-
acknowledgements and remarked that he
would now relieve him Of his charge.
81 fear Miss Hollis foot is rather
badly damaged, sir, and ought to have
immediate attention." said Collins hon
est, kindly voice, 81 am n doctor and
shall be glad to give my assistance, if
You will allow me-"
So there was nothing for it but to
say ''yes," and between her two help
ers Ellice Mt last got home. The foot
was found to be badly spraiRed; the
doctor bandaged it carefully, and then
strobe off to Midlothian.
He had thought about Ellice Holt at
the beginning of his evening walk, and
now, after this small adventure, what
wonder that he thought more? His pro-
fessiOn made him keen in reading char
acter, and this little glimpse of the
girl had shown him much. Courageous
she must be, and thoughtful for others,
and what n good sOlt of II home she
seemed to have! What 4 sweet, moth
crly face Mrs. Holt had, and how fond
of each other all the girls seemed!
When the young man got back 10 his
lodgings and found everybody gone to
bed, and his prim, ugly room in dark
ness, the place looked very drcary in
contrast with that lower-sccnted lamp
lit parlor at Dorlcy Grange and its
gentle home presences. He would GER
tainly respond to the bidding Mrs. Holt
had given him, and 90 again. How
gratefully Ellicc had said "Thank
you rs she badc him "Good-night, "
and how pretty she looked as she said
it!
PART II.
After this, though DR.. Main looked
after the sprained foot, Colin walked
over to the Grange not unfrequently.
He played lawn-tcnnis with Grace and
Belle, and cricket with the school-boy
brothers, while Jack and Sybil were es-
pecially devoted to him.
One afternoon, while Ellicc was still
obliged to lie on the sofa the children
were hanging about him, Sybil on his
knee and Jack examining wonderful
knife, with all sorts of tools combined
with it, when Sybil said suddenly:
"Ellic can't walk bit. How did
she get home that night she was hurtP'
Colin laughed as he looked across at
Ellice and said, 81 carried her
"Was she hcavy?' inquired Sybil.
"Did you like carrying hcr9' said
Jack.
There was a little pause, and then
the doctor said in quiet tone:
eyes, jack
When he glanced toward the sofa
next there was II rosy glow on the face
lying there, more rosy than could be
accounted for by the sunset light that
was streaming in through the low win
dow.
There came Il sick time that autumn
in Middlcham, and DIR. Cameron was
very busy for weeks fighting disease
among the children down in the squalid,
summcr-heatcd streets and back yards;
and when, at last, the worst was over
and he could feel II few evening hours
his own for walk over 10 Dorlcy, he
found the place empty of the presence
that made it dear to him. Quite casual
ly, as if ii were news of no importance,
he was told that, "My daughter and
my niece are gone to Paris with Miss
Furnival. They will probably stay till
spring" That was the beginning of
an ill-timc for poor Colin. He was
ovcrworkcd and that helped to make
him anxious and disturbed at the
thought of his English rosebud among
the destinations of Paris. From time
to time he heard of her; how they had
been to Versailles and Fontaincbleau,
and to balls and theatcrs and what n
delightful place Paris was, But worse
| time was to come.
One dreary December afternoon he
was walking up TO his rooms to dine,
when he was Joined by one of hi,
friends, Llcwellyn Cobbo by name, Il
merry, loquacious rattlepatc
"Oh, say, Cameron! You remem.
Der Archibald Braile?"
"Yes," said DR.. Cameron, she came
to Guys just before left. But
never knew him well"
"Well, Fortune is raining favors or
him in the most shamefully partia
fashion. He has got good appoint
ment in India, has been larking about
the continent for y month or two, ant
now, in Paris, he has picked up wifC
and q Middleham lady! Think o
\ that! You may read his letter if yot
like. 1t is fun to hear the superlativei
these engaged fellows indulge in
We are not come to that pass, eh
Cameron
% But rs the young man ratified on, hi
companions heart stood still.
This was the letter: ....
DEAR Come: Thanks for your congratu
lations on my luck. But you must send IN
another batch, for do not 60 to India alone
The dearest, sweetest, and prcttiest of wlve
will accompany me. As she halls from til
neighborhood of Middeham, you may knoI
her name-Miss Holt My graceful, graciou
"Ellicc" gives herself to me in fortnight, an
We sail by p. and o. on the 18th of mex
month.
On some swiftly devised pretex
Colin parted from his evil-news-bring
er, and strobe along, not knowing, no
caring, whittier he went, with bite
pain clinging about his heart, and 81
lent, bitter outcries against the cruelt
'DEof fate. And Ellice-oh! Ellice!-di'
she notknow, had she not been show
i. by him, that she was his queen anon,
| ,vonnnp Had Sbn mt scanned IN oar