Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-14

"a trouble" continued the Doctor, "for
which you alone can furnish the remedy.
Sit down Blake and let me tell you."
~ don't understand you, Crosby"
"I want to make myself understood
very clearly, and / am at loss to know
how TO do it. | crust yeu will help me.
That girl knows, that while medical skill
saved her, it is to yeu she owes her res
toration and her life. Her sense of obi
CATION hangs over her terribly, when she
sees you. and she has seen you good
many times since her return" r.,,-..
The other flushed hotly, but made No
reply: -
When she sees you," continued the
Doctor, "she cannot help but be oppress-
cd by tine burden OF her debt. 1t is
weighing her down beyond all power OF
my words to tell you. This is what i
want to see you about"
The other smoked in silence for some
minutes. At last he arose paced up and
down the floor several times, then, turn
ing to Crosby, he said: .-....I. .... ....
s"You are right. ought to have seen
it before Some way, / don't know how,
l have become interested in the girl
My visits have annoyed her;f ought to
have understood it before. Crosby you
are man of delicacy; you understand
these things. / am only a gambler a
miserable fellow who has no right to
| frierids.pn. .H-'T -. . - s"
Crosbys made a deprecating gesture
and rose TO his feet. ss.s... 80. .a....- .
} 'Hes, i am only gambler. but rather
than fet that girl suffer, and suffer on. my
account, / would give my life. Now l
ont myself under your direction Tell
ne what i shall do, and will do it."
The Doctor crossed the. room to where
the gambler stood and took his hand cor.
daily in his own.
Spoken like man Blake. I always
knew you were q noble fellow. My re-
spect is increased ten-fold now" g. .la
"But what can do" said the other.
"Well, Blake, dent want to dictate
you, don't want to say anything that's
unpleasant, but If you just go ~ sofihe
other city for httle while--jIst stay
taway for q little WHILE, you knOw-]
think,it would remedy matters good
deal. But do as you like, Blake, DOM
let, me dictate you" '' .
Inch by inch the confederate soldier.
were. .coptesting their ground, but all
through the day their lines had beer
! forced steadily backwards, and before
the sum set the Union flag was floating
\ on the Rebel ramparts. -. a- .s'-
Night at last, dropped her curtain ovel
the battlefield. n Dim figures We're NOV
ing about among the wounded and the
dying Half a dozen Union soldiers, ap
pafently under the direction Of tall
dark-faced ran, were stopping hereanC
there in their search for the members o
their regiment, when thev stumbled up
on. the form Of boy, who lay in thu
matted grass with his head buried in hin
| arms, which were folded upon theground
Colonel Blake" said one of the men
sbless my soul if here isn't Rebel drum
mer boy, and; ! suess he's gone for it
The tall man stopped for moment
and the boy raised his head. 4 80 4
/ Colonel Blake, who said Golone
Baker 40, -:...Ii 5,r-..I .
The men gathered about him, and ex
amined his wounds. One of his limb
had almost been shot off by the cannon
ball. ..t- --.. -
"Yes, stranger" said the little fellow
| feebly, "you're right guess I'm dom
for"
Something in the boys voice arreste,
the tall mans attention, and he ben
down very near him.
i Colonel Blake, which is Colone
Blake?" queried the little fellow; thi
time with great difficulty for his strengtl
was nearly gone. .......
4 YET am Colonel Blake" said the tai
man. 20. = t'bv4; r.'f ..-- r.
The 10y seemed to be searching hi
face in the darkness. ....a-.....'. ....
"Yes-yes-you're right, Mr.. Blake
life is only game of toss and win, tos
I've tossed and lost again."
sack" cried the man. "Jack, is it pos
sible that this is you?"
"Yes, it's me, Mr.. Blake, it's only me.
The Colonel knelt down by the boy
I side and examined his wounds very ten
deIly., .., ,,
80, it's no use, Colonel that ball di
the business for me; I'm a goner, won
you tell the ethers to 60 away, Colonel,
A slight gesture from the tall man, an
the men withdrew. -. t..'- a
70, I'm glad / found you" said the bo
when they were alone. "I am ready
die now that I've found you. Do yo
know that / came after you. We hear
YOU had enlisted in the army. We di
,, not know which army it was, but Nelli
told meto follow you, to find you son-s
~ 'Tieil I'm me II h. JackqDslA assHli7'
"Why, to tell ymrt4hend your ear clol
er, Colonel, I can't speak much longer
: why, to tell you-to tell you You made
great mistake, something about the Do
, itor,, she said, he misunderstood her. Sb
! cried, o, very long after YOU had gen,
and her face grew pale, and her eye
grew big and bright, and she tried ver
hard to find where you had gone. Sh
told me to find you somehow, and te
[ YOU you had made agpeat mistake; an
VI and, to tell You to come back. Mr.. Blak
Lwilf you come back very soonw ''''
"Yes, Jack, and I wflf take you bac
with me-"
F'No, ,Cobha, ,u'h dbns 6r, ,but nj
60 happier if You will promise me ju
lH one thing"
et 81 will prspise you apythipa Jack
+ Nsssi8t Nss HUI '@eaF0'sna @eaF % fNsa s'eF
"And promise me, that when you g
G back-promise me, that when you g
u back" Jack had with difficulty draw
lljhimself up to sitting position, ar
q with arms around the tall mans neck.
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