Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-18

man had gone back through the por-
there. and only their voices Ia heated
discussion reached us. confided my tit
of horror to my & ri friend only to be
smiled at with her serene eyes, and
told that | was IAN imaginative. little
French woman"
But" | persisted. "Glynne. l am
sure your father felt just as 1 did. for
strike DR.. Fetters' hand away when he
was examining Dante's head.
Very likely he thought Dante was
being annoyed. for he knows how dear
my little brother is TO me. / think he
would strike anyone who would hurt
Dante"
We were fifteen ih0n. great over
grown babies with braids down our
backs and delightfully."- short dresses.
Two years flew swiftly away and
"Glynne and Tontine' were spoken of
in Markertown in one breath. some
times, by strangers as Miss Morley
and her friend" had begun TO dream
of tall. English lover. too but Glynne
still cared apparently for none but her
parents, myself and-Dante-who was
still her constant companion, still
''petit Frere" to her.
One lovely day Glynne came rush
ing into my room as l was tucking a
bunch of red roses in nv belt. with
conscious rivallipg color on my cheek
at thought of the sender.
''Tontine," she cried. breath lcsslv.
without noticing my pretty costume.
as she was used to do; "Tontine. Dante
is gone since morning and now Fred
Dorr saws that he is sure the police has
poisoned him. 1t is dog-day you know.
and that horrid boy absolutely grinned
as he said he saw n man coaxng Dante
along Wells street this morning! Why
did he not tell us before?"
LET me 90 TO your father!" cried.
'Ho will know what to do. and no
time s TO be LOST"
But Tontne, papa may not like us
to GO to the college. There are so many
students he does not think it proper"
"Oh. but, / said, "Dante will die
while | wait. and he loves him as well
rs YOU do"
Sc ling my hat as spoke. | hurr ell
her out and away toward the end of
town. where we had long known that
Glvnne's father was college instruc-
tor. A polite jan tor opened the great
doors and his momentary hesitation
vanished as we asked for Prof. Morley.
while Glynne, with quiet dignity, asked
to be shown TO his room without de-
lay am Miss Morley" she added.
a moment or two brought us 10
swinging doors, which opened at
touch There the janitor left us hastily
IN response to bel in the distance.
Il am so glad papa is here; he will
find Dante" she said. with little
smile of relief in her loving, anX ou>
eyes. rs she laid her hand upon the
door and it opened. A bright light
shone rectlN INTO the center of the
room from wide unshaded high win
dowS like an artists easements A
group of young men stood between us
and some object over which they werc
bending.
DIR. Fctters stood with his face turned
In the same direction. and all were
listening to Glynncs father. whose
face alone we could soc. although he,
too. was intent with eyes and hand.
upon the center OF all their interests.
The baiz- door made no noise to dis
turb the group. and n sudden grlish
embarrassment made us hes tate 10
speak for an instant Then stir
among the men seemed to give us
courage. and we took step forward
us the two rectlv in front Of us moved
apart and around what now seemed 10
be table-someth.ng lar stretched
upon it. held in place bs two OF the
students. II great sponge smeared with
blood lay near. and over the object
stood Glynnes father with narrow.
glittcring knife. buried halfway from
view.
At sight of DIR. Fetiers. the old chill
Of rcpulsion seized me, but my friend
seemed to see only her father, and
spoke his name eagerly. At the sound
OF her voice. there WAS strange com
motion in the whole group. An oath
QUINN stakable) from DIR. Fetters, an
invountarily relaxation of their hold
by the young men. Il scream OF pain.
terror and joy from the table. us the
OBJECT upon it wrcsted itself from its
tormentors. and with one frantic effort
dragged itself a. it fell from the low
table to Glynne's fect-Dante! A shrll
answering scream broke from nv lips.
as | recoiled shudderIng; but Glynne
never took her eyes from the blanched
face of her father.
The dogs scream seemed to turn
her To stone. An instant she stood.
swayed little. and sprang to catch
her. but, rs she fell senseless. it was
Prof. Morley's arms that received her.
For hours we stood over her, but with
out the culver OF one eyelid to reward
the frantic efforts OF the physicians.
For two DAYS she lay in that dreadful
swoon. only TO awaken in the grasp of
high dclirium.
The second day. while / was in my
own little room and mamma was ex-
planning how necessary for human life
such experiments were upon living
animals. and | was crying out .'Oh,
but how could he touch his own daugh-
ter's pet?' There was noise ut the
door which made me start up TO
mammals amazement and run to open
1t to-Dantc's ghostP No. not to judge
by the bounds and cries of canine de.
light and the very unghostly marks of
disreputable association In the mud up
OH his usually clearly sides.
Professor Morley npyer knew until I