Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-20


stood both Miss Dangcrfeld ana could
see the poor glrl's head a PRETTY bead,
rolling slowly from side to Side ~ n m
mate refusal vt some earnest request from
She hpUSckcepcr
TbVc was stir at the door. n
Armand came hastily iu, bowed graycIs
aud walked directly 90 she bed, turmoil
gave q qulcS, bus all-sreing glance around
the room. issued a hrlti order to Mites
DWgcrhold To dismiss q small Wronp of
irlEhuened domcstics near the door then
gave bis undivided attention to Miss Dan.
eciNcld's WoruS aud the PATIENTS Nounds.
There Wcrc tNo wounds. The mnrdrrer's
lut0utlon had been undoubtedly to shoot
her through thc heart Her len breast
was bleeding crUflW AiterafGw moments,
llr. Armand called Miss OauuCrdeld and
Mrs. Stuthcrs aside. approached The
bed Feeling that sow0 one was near, "a
pair ui pretty, palnct brown eyes oncned,
aud while ! was asking myself where /
had seen them before. fdcndly express.
sion stole into the look they gave me. /
was mySliAod greatly
"l'm Ncd's mother, Sir.n
Mods mother. This Young creature
whose face, even distorted by pain,
seemed a mere schoolgirls,
Her hands were pressed TO the Wouadcd
breast, before She again seemed able 20
speak, Could l 90 nothing for her. poor
Cblid' Yet, Or, Armand had given her
Just twenty minutes. ''luu have boon
good good 60 mother aud Ned"
Here her voice broke aud between hfr
sohs aud her parONySmS OF suffering, sic
trlcd tn thank mo and ten me she had
known all about mc ever since came.
was trying to quiet her She was very
much afraid of dcatA, sac said, aud whilc
| WAS speaking shc startled us all by Civ
ing 70 Wuman's haii-hystOrical sob, In
which, go my surprise, there seemed a
sound ol Joy lp an instant We were an
forgotten She had half risen with that
Cl theu, falling back, She rlasped some.
thing in her arms Nod was held hard
against the wounded breast, Nod, who
had crept iu as { suddenly glvon With a
preseioucC regarding the Quo who had
given him life lutt,nctNcy we all turned
away I think Miss Dnngcrhcld and
sought opposite corners OF the long room.
Very soon Ned came, his little body
trembling with excitement, liitcd his wet
face, and stole his hand into mluv to lead
me To the bed. The young mother seemed
less afraid of death, having Nod uoar
She even btaycly smiled whom he began
10 talk, Miss Daugerheld stood on the
other side of the bed Ned slid one arm
under the mothers dolicatc-lookiug bead
aud began TO talk In his eager way
"ile'5 seen Pup out here. Driver had
left him on the porch when he drove on
that time. He'd got '(Wid IN the dark,
aud had started 90 walk up aud down the
porch before the lighted windows. Pup
had ran into him. Knocked him down
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