Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20

The shot sounded through the house
and moment after Jackson, Squire
Rodney's man-serVent, and Mrs. Grey,
his housekeeper, rushed into the Ii
brary. e
"Oh, sir, Iheard the sound Of shot, "
cried Mrs. Grey, as she came into the
room.
eyes, Mrs. Grey, | have been the
cause Of Lord Travers death, replied
Squire Rodney, deathly pallor over
spreading his own face as he bent in
agony over the man who had caused
him to suffer untold misery.
lie felt the brand of Cain upon his
brow and realized that he had stained
his sonl with human blood and sent a
iellow-creature out OF this world unpre-
pared to meet his Judge.
Mrs Grey fell on her knees beside
Lord Travers. She felt his pulse and
laid her ear to his heart.
"He lives" she exclaimed. cob,
sir, send for the doctor!"
go, jackson, and beg Doctor Thorne
to come here at once. Tell him Lord
Travers has been shot"
jackson bowed and departed on his
errand.
"Oh, sir, see he breathes~ said the
good woman, pointing to the wounded
man.
Thank Heaven that he does live, :"
murmured Squire Rodney. with a
keen sense OF relief.
Already the thought of what he had
done began to lie heavy on his soul.
II am glad l did not kill him." he
again mpttered; for deeply AS he has
wronged me it would be terrible to feel
myself murderer.
He examined the wound and found
that the bullet had entered Lord Trav-
er's shoulder just above the breast,
which was not Il vital part. With care
he might recover.
''You had better call some OF the ser
wants and we will lift him and lay him
on the lounge until Doctor Thorne
comes"
Mrs. Grey left the room, hurriedlv,
and Squire Rodney leaned anxiously
over the wounded man. A strange
eagerness had taken possession OF him
He was now most anxious to save the
man whom but little while ago he had
madly desired TO kill IS l
Mrs. Gray returned with the butler
and Dan and Joe, who had come tt
Rodney Hall with Dunstan Kirke'l
message. By their help the wounded
man was carefully removed to the
tfounge and pillows placed under his
head tNs
Thus by the strange mockery Of Fate
Lord Travers was thrown wounded anc
helpless beneath the roof OF the mar
whom he had injured and who had beer
the cause Of wonnding him nigh unto
death, and he was likely to remain a
Rodney Hall for many weeks.
Doctor Thorne when he probed the
wound and extracted the bullet declared
that the injury WAS serious, and ii woult
be some time before his patient could bt
moved with safety.
Squire Rodney, who had been for thu
time being absolutely maddened b,
rage, had recovered his senses. HI
said to the good physician:
"Oh, doctor pray use every effort ir
your power to save Lord Travers."
'Of course | shall do 80; but it is al
ugly wound, Squire Rodney"
''Is it fatal % anxiously asked th'
squire.
"Not necessarily. l will do all l car
for my patient, and we must leave th,
result to God.
''You are right, doctor; we are il
His hands, / shall feel like mur
derer il the unfortunate man dies" F."
''Did you shoot Lord Travers p
asked Doctor Thorne, abruptly, with
strange, bewildered expression on hi
benevolent countenance.
II did not fire the shot, doctor bu
in my mad passion flung the pistol a
Lord Travers. 1t was loaded an,
cooked all ready for use. How it hap
pened / can not tell, except the ham
mer must have hit the end of the table
but it suddenly discharged and wound
ed him"
"It is a very sad affair; I trust Lor'
Travers will recover" and the docto
walked over to where his patient lay
while the squire went to give Dan
message for Dunstan Kirke. A fe,
moments afterward the Millersleit Rod
ney Hall and walked rapidly towar
the mill.
Captain Green and Dolly did nc
dream that two hours had passed sine
they met under the old oak-tree- Lik
all lovers, they had taken no note {
time until they were reused from thei
absorption by hearing the Blackburn
Mill clock strike the hour OF midnigh
by Joyel Dolly, it is later than
thought. What can have detaine
Lord Travers all this timer"
81 am sure / do not know, Pittacu
unless he has had some news Of Haze
which, however, l doubt, because
Squire Rodney had known wher
Hazel was, he would have told mn
when l asked him this morning. III
: squire never tells falsehood. F"
Come, Dolly, that is putting
rather strong when you say never ,"
"Not bit. He is one OF the mo-
J truthful men lever met, even in triAe
! never yet knew him to break b
word"
"a very good trait, Dolly. The poC
squire is good sort of a man, after al
and it is pity that Hazel did not 10,
him; he absolutely worships her.
He has loved her ever since she WI
little child, and his affection grew I,