The Delaware ledger., 1883-08-25
How | Saved Two Lives.

is, lost her little dog, and offered to
hare with me her scanty means of |
wing if 1 could fill his place for her. |
was glad enough to accept her offer,
md so, day after day, l led her through
he streets, and at night shared her hum
ole cot. 1t was in that way, through
passing so often the same houses, that
| noticed and was attracted towards
the inmates of one.
1t was an elegant brick dwelling,
with bow window, and in that window
often sat lady with the gentlest and
most beautiful face l had ever seen,
while leaning at her knee would be a
boy of about twelve years, with eyes
and brow like her own, but features in
general more like the dark handsome
face of one who would sometimes come
aud talk with them for while.
1t was all tie same to old Kate where
[ led her so long as she knew by the
sounds about her that we were in a
p)pulous neighborho, d, and | would
often pass and Iepass that house with
the bow window, and its beautiful oceu-
pants, as many as II doztn times day ;
and so, though they knew me not, l
came to know Them all.
The months went on, and summer
came with its pleasant evenings. Then,
when old Kate, worn out, would fall
asleep, would watch my opportunity
and slip out unheard. Perhaps it was
wing in me to do so, but surely, i
thought, no one would harm a little
girl.
One evening drawn by the splendoI
within an open door, stood looking in,
when a lady who was passing left the
arm Of the elderly gentleman she was
walking with and came up to my side.
"Come away, my child" she said
earnestly. "Do you not know that is
one of the DEVILS most deadly traps
Come away, let me entreat youl''
was not afraid--she spoke so kindly
but it did not seem to me what sht
said could be true.
"Oh, it is too beautiful to be that, ="
answered. "It is like fairy land"
Her voice was even more earnest al
she spoke again, and there was bitter
ness in it, as though she had suffered
through just such a place.
'But it is so, my child. 1t is tn,
straight road to destruction. True, it /
beautiful, but it is so only to entice anC
ruin."
walked ON by her side for some dis
tance-the gentleman all that tim
never saying word, but looking, as
thought, little amused-and then sh
loosened my hand and / sped ava
home.
Another moonlit evening came.
could not resist the temptation to ono
more stray out. This time my step
were turned right towards the house il
which l was so much interested.
The lights were lit, but the curtain
were all down and though l croucher
down by the low railings, could Sc
nothing, and was turning away when
light carriage suddenly drove up an,
stopped, and gentleman alighted am
ran up the steps. AT the same momen
tie door opened and the lady with tn
beautiful face came with outstretche,
hands to meet him. But her face wa
as | had never seen it before-all staine
with tears that yet fell, though wit
her white hands she tIied to brus
them away.
"Oh, George where is CASTOR
Herbert is ill-perdaps to death. | hav
longed 50 for you to come, for only yo
could | ask to search for him. My DOC
boy has done nothing but moan an
call for his father for the last thre
hours, and the doctor says if his wis
is not satisfied and his mind set at res
he fears the worst. Oh, George, pra
leave no stone unturned till you fin
my husband. 1 cannot tell you wher
to look, for 1 have not seen him sine
early this morning. He did not kno,
Herbert was in any danger, for even
did not. The fever became violent fc
tha fret tirna M ,na,,
My poor sister, only wish for yor
sake had any clue as to where Caste
is; but will do my best.''
But ere he had left her had gone q
the wings of the wind, for kne,
where to look jor him. Only an hon
before 1 had seen him enter the doc
that 1 had heard called the devil
most deadly trap"
l knocked, and no one answering
; though in my heart was frightened,
pushed open the door and entered.
, saw, not this time the great cryst
. lights or bright pictures that lined IL
walls, for my eyes were fastened on tw
forms who in the centre of the roo,
were confronting each other.
You shall pay for your words-an
! now !" one was saying and as l
spoke he drew something glitterin
from his pocket.
The man who was thus 'threatene
with the weapon was the one sougb
1 sPrang forward.
a "Stop +" cried, with frantic enerO,
0 "Do not kill him. Herbert, his boy,
: dying, and calls for him.
All eyes turned with curiosity or