Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-02-03

written on my facs, for Charley cried
These beastiy togs-I wish / had
| never set eyes on themi Jf I've fright
ened that poor wretch to death, l shall
never forgive myself"
I'VE acted for the best, 3" 1 said; 'and
we must not lose time now. Go quickly
and cali nurse and Markham"
Nurse soon came to me, and relieved
my fears slightly by saying that she
thought Jane had only tainted. More
quickly than / could have believed pos
sible Charley returned with Doctor
! Patterson, who knelt down beside Jane
| felt her pulse, and then listened to her
heart. | watched anxiouslv the ex>
preston of his face. which was so grave
| that my fears returned In full force;
and Charley looked the picture Of mis-
/ cry. At length. to our inezpressible relief
| Jane showed faint signs OF returning
consciousness. The doctor called for
brandy, and, filling teaspoon. put it
between the white lips. How intent
ly We watched meanwhile, and how
thankful we felt when the brandy was
sw allowed!
Presently jane heaved deep sigh,
then another, then opened her eyes.
She looked at me with dazei express
sion, and tried to speak: but the doctor
checked her. He continued to give her
small doses of stImulant at short inter-
walls, until little color came back TO
the poor creatures lips; and then he
/ SAID she must be carried up stairs, and
put to bed in warm room. but not
allowed to exert herself in the least, or
TO speak.
| was alone in the kitchen after they
carried Jane away, for Markham was
busily employed In his pantry unpack-
ing the various bundles left behind by
the burglars in their hurried flight.
Just as the doctor and Charley return
ed, Markham came in TO say that moth
ing was missing; the whole OF the mas
sive silver that had been in the family
for about two hundred years had been
packed up to be carried away, but moth
ing was taken or injured. l inquired
anxiously about James condition.
''Do you think she will get wellp" /
assed.
~ cannot say yet," the doctor au-
swered kindly. II fancy from certain
symptoms that the heart is diseased,
and she has had terrible shock.
When / grew calm enough to speak
and listen, we talked over the events OF
the night. Charley had given the his.
tory of what had happened to Doctor
Patterson as they walked back together
70 Doverscourt. He praised me for
,k}'hat he called my wonderful bravery y
81 cannot think how You managed il
Miss Fortescue. Most women would
have screamed the house down"
81 was really too frightened &c
CREAM" i said. "Besldes, thought
Directly of the injury any alarm might
do my sister"
SIT is well you did. A fright might
lave cost her her life," WAS the doc
Isrs response. "It would be well tC
ksep the facts from her altogether al
present Do you think it could b'
srses, yr<!.' rer:ses. TIE sesysu..
.re al so fond of their mistress hat
am sure they will be silent il they un
derstasd why il is necessary; and my
brother-in-law will not tell her anything
Il we warn him"
al will do that" said the doctor.
So we decided that all that Amy
should hear was the fact OF James i'll
ness, which had necessitated the send
ing for doctor, w had ordered hel
TO he placed in a warm rom and care
fully nursed, This would account fol
her presence In nurses room.
Before he left the house Doctor Pat
tison went up to see Jane again. Nurs,
came down stairs with him, and to he
care the doctor commended me, order
ing me to bed at once. / was GLAD
enough to obey, for felt very i'll. Th'
old housekeeper was with Jane, s,
nurse was at liberty to attend to me
When the servants were about, bat
them all in my room, and told then
what had happened. They were al
,, loud in their promises OF secrecy
which promises were faithfully kept
.. We did not tell them Of James partici
/, patton in the burglary, as Markham hat
/. pror Ised not to betray her-for we di,
!, not wish to blacken the character OF
: poor creature who to all appearance
vas on her death-bed.
On the day following the burglary
man was found in the pine-wood b.
I, one OF the gamekeepers. He had
pistol-shot wound in his leg which pre-
, vented his escape, and h. was identifie-
by Charley as the man shot by him
, and AZ the trial which ensued | iden
/, titled him as the man SO determined I
possess himself of my sister diamonds
-, He was James brother-many year
!, older than herself-and from all &C
,, counts he had always treated her mos
|. brutally. The other two men wer
|, caught eventually. All were proved t
be members of notorious gang VIII
we're "wanted" by the police for sun
/. dry other misdeeds. They were ser
: fenced to long terms of penal servitudt
, ( Bad as these men were, they were nc
utterly wicked, for they all kept silenc
about Jane, whom Willie forgave a
> Amy's request when she heard wha
4 bad happened.
OF course Charley and / had to az
pear on the trial; and l was great
7 complimented for my bravery. Ever
! one imagined that guilty conscience an
superstition combined caused me to b
mistaken for a ghost. The men then
!, selves were firmly convinced that the
, had been put to fight by visitants froI
another world.
i, Poor Jane was quite overwhelme
: when told that her master and mi
q tress intended to forgive her and n
tain her in their service. After Ion
= and anxious consultation, this cours
! was determined upon. We all agree
!. that if sent away, she would probab
go to the bad; whereas. il they kept III
i, it would give her a chance of ret.ivin
" her character. She made full col
. fession, and showed such evident COZ
= triton that we had hopes OF her refo
nation, which hopes were not disal
70 pointed. She is now in my service an
!, is faithful and valued servant.
q Shortly after the events | have relate
had a great surprise. Doctor Patte
7 son asked me to be his wife. As soc
as he spoke, / knew that he was Il
,. one man IN the world to me, so wi
in no doubt as to my answer. The or
drawback to my perfect happiness VI
= the thought of Charley's loneline
n lin