The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-27

met me In all directions, for the mansion
SssSs,, SssS rn ws n"a Il: ss% Tp%is ::s.,s. h For
from what ! had been drraming; hat I
glance thai the bro,enam before me wras
not that cf my friend Captain Wiilc.lsh6y
sWSai l. all this. .~secve:" ssid !.
What have you done with me: Thi. is
.s5h. iari OH, lori! said the coachman.
.'I've been and druv' home the wrong gen:
leman. oh. ior! instead of Master Fred
I've. drsiv' home The WRONG gentleman"
"Thi. is not Captain w~iiloughby's car
ria9c"" ~rrps'atel1.
emo. sir, NO! captain Wiiiougiily's ear.
ria9c was just behind me- waiting for Mr..
Percival. Reeve Told me."
swell then. why on earth did you take
"Oh, ior, sir: How cou!dI tell you were
:sb wrS"e S Ssnrsn"s% and fpS S.a s,1s r.. . Hss;
hang. and l had enough To do to look to
my horses; for they wuz very skit,ish.
ab""s. and you sings a"s. Drive ON.
Shrscve" and ! druv' ON; and, oh, lorr,
I've been and drnv'thc wro.,R gsr'ieman."
"Why, sir. you see as how you'r, AT
Squire Ellison's. And. oh, sir. do tell the
squirs. a. how I couldn't help it. ar else ]
by this time several servants had come
out with lights. crying; "Oh. MIR: Fred,
come IN, come i'm, come i'm! Miss Ellie Is
More than ever astonishcd. 1 walked i'm
to the hall and was ,IshcrSsi into "a room,
stricken faces. ! briefly explained that I
had been to the concert. and i'm mistake
DISCERNING in the ro,,9hics Of the night
that the sarriaRe before me was not that
of my friend Captain willoughby.- and
coachmen appeared tn he the same.
A. som as ! bsgan to speak saw the
soreiy dlstrt'ssed face OF q line Old gentle
In his chair. begiu to brighten, and he
now burst in with;
get I have had the gooi fortune to meet
you NEE before, and it's heavens kind
providence has led you here Tonight.
of Captain wiIlouRhhy. and the coach
r., %s"'s nn%s go ci i"s,ssa . IF R.sr.'
f. :, par; = the ,i:s:%ss hs;s:
take! for you will ave oar dear girl; for /
cannot believe you to he too late: and
can coniide her tai you, doctor, with all
her case is most urgent. Poor Ellie fell
through a sheet Of glass in the conserv-
atory, and has wounded her arm in such
~ way AZ tn defy all our attempts to stop
the bleeding"
was led to the patient. She lay ON a
eSbtteDs uutu tne Ue'itttt1IuI XIII IDOkefI b1ofe
like a coloricss figure OF wax than "a
human being. The whole couch was he
dabbIed with blood. and the many band
around her. and I could hear IA suppressed
whisper. .Shc still blccsls."
From the aprcaranesI shrmisci. as il
terry had been ptlnctiired.
The inefficient bandage was at once
wns mad" to c"""pr~s- tn. w"un.ist artery
firmly with the thumb. whilst l rapidly
cxtemporizetl a to,Irniq,et with such ma
tcriais as could liz. I,rns'ur.l, and soon
succeeded i'm stopping the flow of blood.
But even ! was astonisl'.si to see ths. loss
S f"r.. mn. Sy tie i.a. ff n.s.n isnH II a t9 fnin,i m,
condition, but in AN hour ar two. as
the result of gently admins
' discover I s,s%s u r-vivins "e s"n.ciou 10
ness, and l thought l might leave tO seek
out Romscy and the implements nccss-
safety. Hospitality la every shape was
pressed upon me. hut ! could not wait.
a"n , \" .i rT,sS ms TO R"mseH:s. ""'"'S'-
We started off furio,isly, and had trav-
elcd about u mile when the coachman
ma" "a%.i sa."s sir! wn n.i!isa ,hians : s"%. %n. G na.
got ~ regular smash here. oh. lor! it's
our own trap, and where James Is i don't
know. Ii seems broken into smiths.r-
Gems"
1 FASTENED out of the carriage tn find,
as the man had observed. the mere wreck
of what had been a dog-cart.
The SHOW was still falling, although the
hurricane had somewhat abated; hut i'm
the midst of the wind I Thought l heard u
feeble voice.
The darkness was intense hut. taking
one of the carriage lamps, / proceeded
onward tai find proppCI up on cushions,
and covered with clnlks, the form of the
Rornscy I sought Tie snow was falling
on the poor fellows face. and in spite of
his wrappings he must have suffered So
v..rply from cold.
'Is this Mr.. Romsey =" said 1.
''It was Romscy," said hc: Its now u
bruised and dislocatcd mass. I've had by
no means IL jolly time of il. That lump of
stones that you see opposite cleaning i'm
the dark I'll was going tn say 'accur>ed he
those who laid them there has SHE'D
the horse and thrown il against this infer
nal piece of wall, and I may apply for my
experimentation fund as soon as may be.
The poor brute of u horse is completely
done for. and has been led of by James
somewherr, James himself having all tn
nothing the hest of it,"
"Well, Romssy. what shall I do? Let
us take you mp in the carriage"
"l'm hanged IL l know what would bc
the hest thing to do" said Romsey, AS IL
not hurt at all. ''Nellie will soon he here,
l know. when she hears of IL; and guess
ing from the time James went she can't
be long, l know. She Is n famous tacti-
cins. <l6 f.llpu. aud will nrrn,U,. .nvarv-