Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-30
CALLED BACK.
a Wen-ToId Story Of Continuous
and Absorbing Interest
EI HUGH CONWAY.
CHAPTER u.-CONrINurp.

Yet if my mind grew easy | can not
say the same Tor the body My head
seemed preparing to split in :wo; my
tongue was dry and parched. These
unpleasant facts beca ne more and more
noticeable rs consciousness gradually
returned. | sat N in the bed and
pressed my haals to my throbhinc
brow.
20, dear heart / heard my OILS,
nurse say. "Ilc is coming round NJ
last" Then another voice Il mans
voice. soft ana bland:
YES, your master will soon be well
again. hindll let me feel Your pulse,
Mr.. Nawghan.N
A soft finger was laid upon my wrist,
nv is it?' | asked
Il am Dir Deane, at Your service, y
said the stranger.
Have l been i'll? How long? How
many days.
a few hours only. There is moth
inc to be alarmed at Lie down again
and keep quiet for awhile. Are you
thirsty9"
YES, l am dying with thirst give
ne water
They id So | drank greedilv. and
felt som what relieved
Nov, nurse. | heard the doctor
say, make him some weak tea, and
when he wants anything to eat let HIM
have it viii look in again later on. =
Dr. DcanC Was shown out, and old
Priscilla returning to my bedside pat
ted and punched the pillows to make
me more CON ortablc BY this time |
was wi.le awake and the experiences OF
the y a'!st were ccmin@ back 10 me with
Iii tjnrtHcsS and detail farabove those
q. arccnlted dream.
''What is the tme2" | asked
Nigh u20n noon, Master Gilbert y
Priscilla spoke in II >orrowlul, injure
manner.
Neon what has been the matter
with me?"
The old servant was weepin@ ]
could hcaf her. She made no answer,
SO | repeated my question
''Oh, Master GILBERT she sobbed.
how could you do it? When | came
into the room and saw the empty bed
thought should have dropped. >
When she saw tho empty bed. |
trembled. The horrors OF the night
"'lG le"i.
~. 10" tou'a YOU 90 T. MASTER I'LL
DER, continued ir'sellla. 10 60 out
%ithouI word anu wander half over
hoh"o o., al aiohe ana not aole 10 see Il
lhihS:
sit down and tell me what YOU
iiie q; "i:al mas htP'cneo'
She had not quite aired her grievance.
eff YOU wanted to oct tipsy or to take
any OF 'hem Stails 10 SEND you TO sleep
anu make you lnsensib!e, YOU might
nave oohe IL at nome master Gilbert.
/ sh {, nave minded once IN a
way;
-, gu re q klnd ola lool' Priscilla.
zen me All ABOUT last night.
~ was not nn II she saw was getting
quite angry Clat hef tongue would con-
sent 70 run pretty straight, and when
heaTa hef account OF what had occurred
my heaa was whlrilng. ms IS what
She teia NE.
IL must nave been ABOUT an hour aft
er my stealthy exit that she awoke.
she put her ear to the door to make
certain mat L was asleep ami wanting
nothing. hearing no sound OF life III
my room, she entered 1t, and found the
bed untenanted and mo gone. Proba-
bly, she was even more frightened than
sho owned to being. She knew all
ABOUT my dependency and complain
ings of the last few days, and | have no
doubt but her first fear was that | had
destroyed myself She started in search
Of me. and at once recognizing the i'm
possibility of finding me without assist
ance, turned to that first and last re-
source of an English-woman in such a
difficulty the police Having told her
tale at the nearest station, and by en-
treaties, and by enlarging on my in
trinity, made known the urgency of
the case, and secured sympathy, tele-
graphic messages were sent to other po-
lice stations asking if any one answer
ing to my description had been found.
Priscilla waited upon thorns until about
five O'Clock in the morning, when re-
ply came from the other end of the
town. 1t stated that a young man who
appeared TO be blind, and who was GER
tainly drunk and incapable. had lust
been brought in.
Priscilla flew TO the rescue. She
found me lying senseless, and destined,
upon my recovery. to be brought be-
foTe the magistrate. A doctor was soon
procured. who testified to my innocence
SO far as alcohol was concerned. The
ener4etic Priscilla, after placing me
safely in cab, gave the officers bit
o. her mind as to the diseomforts under
which she had found me laborlng. She
then departed triumphantly with her
unconscious charge, and laid him on
the bed he had so rashly quilted.
am grleyed to be compelled to gath
er from her words that. IN spite OF the
Indignation she displayed toward the
policemen. her estimate OF my condi-
ton was the same as theirs. She WAS
particularly grateful TO the doctor,
whom. l fear. she looked upon as a
clever. eomplaisant practitioner who
Fad exfricated a gentleman from a
scrape by weli-tlmed but untruthful
explanation.
but never knew body stop in
sensible ga LONG altar II DON'T ea