The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-06-05
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the darkness.
When she came to herself she was lying
on the chintz sofa, with Alice kneeling
beside her, bathing her hands in cam
phor, while Doctor Darrell bent over her,
stanching n slight wound on her fore
head.
Close by Nancy was ministering to
Miss Myra, and Indignantly discoursing:
" Twas iist one o. their cunnin' tricks,
Miss Myra-bad luck so 'eml To think
o. me bein' cheated into goin' off a mile
an more through wind an rain, TO see my
dyin' sister an she dancin' at the we'd.
din'i"
"Wherc am I2' said Miss Maverick,
feebly.
"Safe in your own house, my dear
madam" answered the doctor, cheer
fully.
And Alice looked half -timidly from
him to her aunt.
"The silverl" gasped the latter, with
a sudden remembrance.
at is safe, also. Wewere in the alley,
on the watch for the rogues, and they
were compelled to drop the silver in or
der to escape.n
Miss Maverick rolled her eyes upward
in a silent, but fervent, thanksgiving.
Then she put her hand to her pocket,
and her expression instantly changed.
No pocket was there, but a great hole
where it had been cut clean out-no
doubt when she was knocked down and
choked.
at was the fellow they called Martin, "
explained the doctor. "He and his COM
panion-the pretended policeman-were
the burglars. They both escaped, though
Martin lodged a good while before he
would drop the silver which he had
helped to hide under the sofa. AS for
the contents of the pocket. he got off
with that.
Miss Maverick was too thankful at the
recovery of her precious silver to take
much to heart the loss Of the money and
other things.
"Who gave the alarml' she inquired,
feebly.
~ did, Aunty," Alice said, with a
blush. "The hall door was locked, but
l broke one of the side lights and called
for help, and Doctor Darrell, who was
just entering his office, heard me-"
'She called him by his name," said
Nancy, excitedly, "an' lucky twas he
heerd her, for there wasn't a livin' soul
on the street but him and me. An he
was over like a flash; an when she told
him there were burglars, he run for his
pistils, and sent his boy flynn for the per-
lice, and the first thing there was crowd.
An it's him, mum, you've to thank for
savin' your lives, an the silver, an the
house from bein' burnt over your head,
likely"
Mis- Maverick made no reply; but on
the following day she pondered these
things in her mind, and came to a con-
clusion.
"Myra," she said, ''that Doctor Darrell
is a very nice young man, after ALL"
81 always said So"
"And he was certainly the means of
saving the silver, and was very kind to
u.s.
"He certainly was; and you've had
not been very polite to him."
Burglars may make another attempt.
l think we need protector.
Undoubtedly we do"
eff he should marry Alice" said Miss
Maverick, thoughtfully. "They say he
is a rising man, and his family very re,
spectacle, though only farmers
eyes" said Miss Myra, eagerly.
"The house is large enough for us all
and it is good thing to have doctor in
the family-and the silver would be
safe"
Whereat Nancy, who overheard the
whole from an adjoining room, danced a
soft and silent dance of satisfaction and
triumph-all for Miss Alice's sake.
The silver shone very brightly on
Alice's wedding night, and the Misses
Maverick have never since been troubled
by burglars. Night.