Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-05

r. "a Pray tan ne he truth; you
know I ann not excitable, Hike Alice"
my dear, made light Of It, in one
sense, because wished to prevent un-
necessary alarm. But I assure you,
don't think there Il any serious hurt.
Was it his own gun that went offP'
ono"
"Whose?''
CHARLES"
"Oh! But I might have told It,"
she added, her shocked tone giving
place to one of anger. CHARLES is
y Of day of his
HE is careless" replied Mr.. Cleve-
land, "but he has good heart and is
always SO sorry for his faults.''
Eyes. His life is made up of careless
actions and repentance. How dread
full to reflect that he should have shot
papa!'
''Do not speak of it in that aspect,
my dear. believe it win prove but q
triaing hurt. But to see him borne
here on mattress. like dead man, q
leg OF his pantaloons cut off and his
own leg bandaged up, might have
frightened some Of you into illness, SO
came to prepare you. Selma, were
you, would draw the curtains before
the window. They will soon be here,
and little thing furries Alice. And
do not let her run out here. when they
come"
Selma went in to act upon this adj
vice. Mr.. Cleveland remained at the
door. Soon he heard feet coming
round the house, and at the same time
he saw, to his surprise, the gig of the
surgeon turning off from the road,
How quick Charles had been! He could
not have been to the town.
No; it proved that he had met them,
Mr.. Forth and DR.. Tyler, who had been to
country consultation. All three were
crammed into the gig. Charles jumped
out first, and began rushing about like
mad creature. Mr.. Cleveland went
out and laid hands upon him.
"You will do more harm than you
have already done. young sir, unless
you can control yourself. Here have
been impressing your mother and
sisters with the conviction that it is
nothing more than q few bites, and
you are going to upset all have done.
BE calm before them at any rate"
20, Mr.. Cleveland! You talk of
calmness! Perhaps have killed my
father"
Il hope not. But I dare say great
deal depends upon his being kept quiet
and tranquil. Remember that If you
can not" added Mr.. Cleveland, walk
! ing him forward a few PAGES. II will
| just march you over to my house, and
you shall stop there till all fear of daRs
ger is over"
II will be calm," said Charles, II
promise you. Repentance" he con-
tinued, bitterly, ''whcther controlled
or not, will do him no good, so had
better keep it to myself. wish had
shot my own head off first"
There you begin again! Will you
Eyes, will, I'll go and pace about
where they can't see me, and get rid of
myself that way"
He wrenched himself from the Hon
orable Mr.. Cleveland, went to the back
Of the house, and began striding
amongst some cabbages in the kitchen
garden. Poor Charles Dalrymple felt
then as if it would be a mercy. for
which he should be ever thankful, if
affectionate but thoughtless, and most
impulsive.
AS the gamekeeper was departing,
after helping with his master up staira,
he detected Charles restless move
ments, and went to him.
| "Ah! Mr.. Charles, it's bad enough,
but tearing about won't do no good.
If you had but let me draw that there
charge! Mr. Cleveland's ideas Is sure
to be right; the Earl's always was,
afore him"
Charles .'tore'' about worse than
before, clearing six-and-twenty cab.
bages at a stride. "How did my father
bear the transport home, Hardyp"
pretty we'll. A bit faintish he was"
Hardy, I will never touch gun
again"
Mot till the next time, don't sup.
pose you will. Mr.. Charles. You may
touch 'em. sir, but you must be more
careful Of EN-"
Charles groaned.
''This is the second accident of jus
the same sort that have been in, ;
continued Hardy. ''The other was a
the Ea1l's, when 1 was a youngster
Two red-coat blades had come dowr
there with the young Lord, him rs il
now the Earl, for a weeks sport, ant
one of 'em Che seemed to us keepers a!
ASt0 uCVCT uduul0O III dA III
born days) got the shot into the other
calf-just as it has been got this even
ing into the squire's. That was a wors
accident, though, than this will be,
hope. He was laid up at the inn, clos
by where it happened, for six weeks
and them"
"And then-did it terminate fatallyp'
interrupted Charles, scarcely above hi
breath.
claw! no, sir. At the end of the 81.
weeks he was on his legs, as strong a
ever, and went back to Lunnon-o
wherever it was he came from"
Charles Dalrymple drew relieves
breath. II shalr 20 in and hear wha
the surgeons say" said he, restlessly.
The medical men were still with MI
Dalrymple, and Charles entered tn
oak narlor Miss LINN WAS standin