The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-15

remove his boot.
"Ohi uncle, do not try to pull it off,"
il was very sweet voice that stole into
the confusion of the young mans brain,
and the speaker laid white hand on
his brow, as if to arouse him from the
faintness stealing over him. would
you care, sir, if uncle cut the boot?"
Gut it, please; but how much am
troubling You all.
mot at all, SIR" and the man held
up the mutilated boot which he had re-
moved from the shapely foot. you are
in the house of Luther Madison, and
here you must remain. You shall re-
ceive the best of care, which is one
thing landlord Wilkins could not give
you. You are stranger here, are you
not ?"
"Yes, belong TO the surveying party
sent out by the proposed railroad. My
home is in New York, and my name is
Percy Redmond"
"Redmondp CALCULATED Madison.
"can it be that you are the son of
George Redmond, my old friend and
schoolmate?"
"That was my fathers name, sir, and
is it possible that you are the Matte ;
of whom l have heard him speak so
often?"
Il am the man." said Mr.. Madison.
as he warmly grasped Percy's hand,
"You see, at school we were such warm
friends that the boys used to call us
George and his Mattie;' and it gives
me great pleasure to meet the son of
my old friend, even if you do come with
broken leg" Just then sweet-faced
woman entered, followed by the young
lady who had quilted the room a mo-
ment before. "This is my wife and my
niece, Miss Westfeld. Mr.. Redmond,
you will not lack nurses. Mother, you
could never guess who our injured
guest is" said Madison, turning to his
wife; and when he had told her, she
expressed her pleasure at being able to
care for him.
Il am very sorry you have met with
so painful an accident, Mr.. Redmond,
but am glad, since it did happen, that
you were near us.
well, and what do you want Of me?'
and CHEEKY, hearty voice broke in on
the conversation, as Jolly, broad
shouldered man was ushered into the
room. Il met your messenger about a
mile down the road, said somebody was
killed" And despite the pain Percy
was suffering, he could not repress a
smile at the way the man hustled
about.
Nobody killed, doctor, though this
young man met with quite an accident, 4"
explained Mr.. Mattison, but by this time,
the physician, having dropped his medi-
cine case in one chair, his hat in an
other, flung his gloves into the corner
and laid his riding whip on the mantle,
had found out for himself what was
wanted of him.
Leg broke, is it? Well, it must be
mended at once" And though he bus
tied about so, and spoke with quick,
ierky way, his hands were gentle, his
touch light as a woman's. "Mrs. Mat
tison, some bandages, please, and a
bowl of warm water, also; Madison,
go to my saddle-bags and bring me
some splints you will find there. Where
is your niece? send her here. Here
she is; good morning Miss Gladis; we
want bed fixed ready for this young
man; this one, right here, where you
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he threw open the bedroom door; Elk
that up, then go out in the other room
and keep yourself ready for further
orders"
With quick, noiseless tread, the
young lady did as directed, then with
drew, and for nearly an hour she could
hear the occupants of the other apart
ment, as they moved about, with now
and then low moan from the sufferer.
rs he seriously injured, auntie?" she
asked of Mrs. Madison, when that lady
finally made her appearance.
"Dr. Morton says his limb is badly
fractured, but he thinks there are no
other serious injuries.
Now, Mrs. Madison, 1 have given
the young fellow an opiate, so You need
not be frightened if he sleeps a good
part of the day." said the jolly doctor,
coming into the room. Having HIM
here will give you women folks some
thing to do. Good morning; ladies'; /
will call again tomorrow" and he was
off and gone, like "A small whirlwind.
Percy Redmond slept until the sun
was almost down. His slumbers had
been broken and disturbed, and as
Gladis Westfeld heard the means OF
pain that frequently escaped the hand
some strangers pale lips, she pitied
him, as she thought how far he was
from home, among strangers, and suf-
fering so. She sat 10y tho open win
dow, looking out upon the purple haze
of twilight, and as she sat SO quiet and
still, pair of brown eyes were watch
ing her from the bedroom opposite.
Percy had awoke from his sleep, be-
wildered and half dazed, but the events
of the day came slowly back 30 his
memory, and when he saw Gladis sit
ting by the window, he did not wonder
that the landlord, Wilkins, had thought
her beautiful young lady. A face OF
almost chisel d delicacy, clear bru-
nette skin, its darkness relieved by a
dash of color on the rounded checks,
and the ruby-red of her lips. Great,
luminous hazel eyes, shaded by the
longest of black lashes. An abundance
of glossy black hair, that waved back
from broad white forehead. A form
of most graceful mold was what Percy
Redmond saw when he awoke from his