The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-07

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scarcely knew whether he hsert N,
beating at ali or not IA k9rror ID
threw open thu ends Of che little tenj
and famed him, and moistened his In
and kaye him brandy. and hastened q
begin The experiment for vhich 10 IN
waited 20 long and for vh,ch both sub.
jects were q last ready.
He told lis savage than the Yanke,
was dying, but that he had communed
with bis god, who would let him live r
blood was given in return. Then be
reminded him Of the time when be losi
blood, and that il had done him no
harm. Tho African, trained Tor thi.
duty with 20 much CATE did not fell
him. but barred his arm and gave the
blood. The god was brought forth and
caught 1t, and the sacrifice began. Az
the silver bowl doated In basin OF We
ter 80 warm that the Thermometer IN ia
SIDE MARRIED SO degrees Of Fahrenheit,
Fournier stirred the blood with the
bundle OF wires to collect the fibrine
and prevent the formation Of clots; he
then drew 1t into the ssyrings through
the stralner, and forced II through the
perforated needle, which he had previ-
ously thrust into large vein In Shir-
ieys arm. carefully avoiding the intro
duction OF the slightest bubble Of cir.
Time after time he filed his syringe
and emptied 1t into the veins Of
the wounded man, until at length he
saw signs OF reaction: The color
came, the breathing became more
natural, the pulse became slower,
fuller. regular, BY and by he moved,
sighed, opened his eyes and spoke.
de asked question: what has
hsppened?"
While he had been lying there much
had happened. Life and death had
battled over him, and life had tri.
umphed. When he recovered from the
effects Of his fall and found himself
bleeding he tried to rise and stanch the
flow, but, already exhausted, he fell
back almost fainting from tho effort.
He called repeatedly for help, but his
only reply was the hideous face Of bis
guard, silently leerina at him for d mo.
ment, then disappearing without . word.
At last it occurred to him that he had
been left there to die, and he reused his
enegies to his aid. But Shirley accom-
plished nothing; he could not even raise
his hand to the bleedinE shoulder; with
every effort the blood flowed more copi-
ously. His mind was rapidly becoming
benumbed like his body, which shivered
as though it was mid-winter. Darkness
came over his eyes, and he fell into a
dreamy state that soon passed into
seeming Inconsistencies again. Never.
theless, while the doctor came and
went and did his work. and the sewage
scowled at him, vet gave his LIES blood
to save him, though he lay like . dead
man and saw them not, nor heard them,
nor even felt the needle in the flesh, his
mind was not idle. Strange doubts and
Tears, Wild !onglngs and regrets, sweet
thoughts OF long forgotten happiness,
and fair visions Of the future, busted
his brain. Memory unrolled her scroll
and breathed upon the letters Of his
story that lapse of time and ptess Of
circum. tances had made dim, till they
grew clear, and with himself he lived
his life again. and nothing was Lost out
OF it or forgotten. There was his moth
er's face again, with the old, old loving
smile upon her lips, and the tender
mothef-love in the depths OF her beauti.
iul eyes. There before him, bright and
dear Is ever, were the scenes OF his boy
hood-the school forms defaced with
ny many . Iaoe ces.!ng Of names ana aates.
sns aaseer knlstlnE n,s s!aSG! Drove
suu s1ppng 1ns s wi'n nls L9!er
I9u sa ...s s..M aeS1 WIG some wn .ss
iaaa u .sai. an n9I ,.:a .n.vaa ~ m
.es s:u s, .ass ~" "ls els''ms'e' sssefeo
~ ~ n.' oiunoeis !.
Then the college days new BY with
their romance and delight. Commence
ment with It's "pomp and circumstances;
its tedious ceremony and scholarly dis
play. Once more he trembled a. he
rose to make his commencement speech.
DE, the aristocrat OF his class. had chos.
en TO speak Against Caste" and
though he spoke with the enthusiasm
Of an untreid man, it was with devoted
honesty OF purp ose, OF which bis earn
estness was witness, and OF which his
future was to give ample proof.
Through the bewilderment OF applause
That greeted him as he finished he saw
only the glad, smiling face OF Alice
Wentworth nodding approval; OF the
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