Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-11

Thus hidden, the colonel asked not another
question nor made the delay Of moment.
"wIlson, MUIR" he said, shave you your re-
yolvers ready?"
Yes, SIR" they answered.
"Help me to arrest these men" he said, and
10 pT Were
an elaborate display OF awaktng from the deepest
Of slumbers
revolver full In the face OF one, while the two
younger officers took charge Of the other.
The men were so taken by surprise that they sub
mitted quietly enough and were marched on to
the Residency cellar, where they were bound hand
and as foot asa precaution against their attempt
This done the three officers went back to see how
Tottie was TO be brought in, but found that Fowls
and one OF the men on guard had managed to get
had taken her in his arms and was carrying her as
quickly as he could TO the hospital"
.She tainted dead away when he lifted her,"
said Mrs Marchmont, who was holding one OF her
SIS she much hurts" the colonel asked anx-
fously.
LEG broken, I'm afraid, colonel" answered
And they found that it was So AS soon as they
got her laid upon cot and the doctor gave q
glance at the leg he said: "H'm-brokenI Good
Thing 1t wasn't a foot higner--would have smashed
by Which those gathered nron9 rea1aa re-
meant amputation; they all knew what that would
have been to delicate child like Tottie.
After a few minutes TOttie opened her eyes and
very small faint voice.
sand want you to keep very still, the doctor
answered In peremp:ory tones. "Anl then III
manage 20 make that leg OF yours little more
~ must tell father first, Tottie cried. "Giye me
something TO let me tell him. l must tell him be-
fore 1t is TOO late"
Better let me hear it." said the colonel, and
then TOttle began her tale.
Il went out, meaning to cross the compound to
the hospital" she said. "Mother had said might
go out Tor little while and get breath OF air.
hppu cfrv
wen, Fly persisted In chasing big butterfly,
and presently he tumbled into the trench and
out-fOr you know what a little STUPID he is when
ne can't do anything he wants-and then, to my
disgust, he coolly scrambled up on the other side
Thought might as well get up by the lower side
as the high one TO come back and was walking
along under the barr1cade when, Just as / got to
,he pushes ,n where you found me- heard one Of
Ike 10 have the killing OF the colonel myself l
didn't wait minute. / knew that they had not
rison understood their dialect so well as l. because
they were both OF the same caste as my Old ayah.
50 slipped behind the bushes and heard all their
plot Tney were TO open the west gate as soon
AFTER midnight as they had chance, and each was
10 nave fifty rupees for himself tomorrow, and
twenty for every native taken by the rebels
II thought the only thing for me to do was to
wait until they were taken of guard till was
dark, SO lay down under the wall and trusted to
right, only shot hit the top OF the wall and
tipped great lump Of IL over on me; so couldn't
move II would. and did not dare call out lest they
should be the only ones to hear me- and should
just Kill me as lay there"
but they were OF guard, said the colonel
Eyes, only you See dear father, my leg hurt me
good bit and think l must have tainted or
something, FOR didn't see the guard changed at
all, ana the next thing knew was that they were
lying quite close TO me, pretending to be asleep,
ana Fly was scratching at my hands and licking
my face And then, after a long time / Thought
Tb s wong 70 get n 70 bring ring and
"And what time was it when the shot struck the
waltz Muir asked eagerly.
1T was not quite dark, answered TOttie simply.
And then all at once the child's small stock OF
strength gave way and she slipped of into dead
faint again, on which the doctor unceremoniousy
turned them all out Of the room, with the excep-
ton OF Mrs. MarchmOnt ana one other lady who
was the doctors right hand In the hospital
"Colonel," said Muir, ''she must have been about
four hours"
ayes, said the colonel in choking voice.
There was moments silence.
colonel" said Muir, show long shall you give
those beggars?"
..Ten minutes" said the colonel shortly.
"That's all right" chimed in the three younger
men together, as with one voice.
And three days later help came and the siege
was raised, and, by and by, TOttie MarchInOnt
went home, with her father and mother to the
country she had never seen; not only went home
out found herself greater heroine by far than
any one in India thought themselves in those
dark days, for every one was anxious to see the
brave little English girl, who while In frightful
suffering saved whole garrison by four hours OF
golden stlence.-AtoLdntd.