Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-24
rr,pTrR lII.-A WOMAN S NAME.

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CHAPTER lu.-A WOMAN IS NAME.
lady Blenkensop was. a woman OF
rromrt and energetic action, and she
din not waste any time in explanations
# nifty or horror, as her eyes fell on the
ronr7 Lord s white face. She kneeled
down on the grass, raised one of the
linn 5olorless hands, that hung help
ra.s5v nv his side, and felt in vain for
any pulsation at the wrist. But still
something in his expression told her that
+se last breath Of life had not passed
away from his palf1d lips,
,,He has tainted from loss of blood, 1
think. - she said in her'quick way, ad-
dressing Lady Gilmore, whose face was
rigid with the anguish and terror Of her
soul. a. We must try to stop the bleed
ipr until the doctor comes, she added,
rlancIng round at the agitated group OF
servants present. "Have any of you a
knife or a pair Of scissors? We.ought to
cut the sleeve out of his coat; and we
want brandy
The butler, q respectable, middIe-aged
man. now stepped forward and produced
q cut glass bottle containing brandy.
u caught up this, my lady, as ran
ont Of the house, as thought it might
be usefnl, - be said.
at is very. well you had the good
sense to bring 1t, - replied Lady Blen-
kensop, as she rose from the ground.
She was wearing a handsome new plush
cloak lined with fur, and as she put up
her hand to uGfasten the clasp, for
moment she hesitated, for as q rule she
was saving woman, and very careful
Of her garments. But the grass was
damp, and Lord GiI1aOre's hands cold
and lev, and Lady Blenkensop saw no
help for it. 50 she took off her cloak
and spread it on the ground
Now, Lady Gilmore, let your people
lift him on this, - she said, "'you should
not hold up his head as you are doing,
and l will try TO get little brandy be-
tween his lips, and first of all we must
endeavor 10 stop the bleeding
Lady Gilmore was too much overcome
to offer any opposition TO the elder wO-
man = stronger Will. She allowed them
10 take her son from her arms, and lay
him on Lady BlenkensOp' s cloak. crawl
ing 10 his side on her knees, while Lady
Blenkensop tried to pour little brandy
between his lips, and directed the butler
10 rub his hands and feet with the spirit
Then Lady BIenkensop began energetic
ally to cut the sleeve out of. the young
man s coat. through which the blood
was still pouring fast. She soon accom-
plished this, and rolled back the soaked
shirt below, and came to the wound close
10 the shoulder, to which she at once
held a handkerchief with her firm hand.
"Go to the house for linen bsndages,
pillow caSes-auythIng will do, she
said, looking up, and one or two of the
women servants at once ran TO do her
bidding, and in q short time Lady Blen-
kensop had everything she required, and
knew enough of the nature and binding
Of wounds to be of the greatest possible
assistance 10 the injured man.
He sighed family twice, and his face
lost its extreme palIOr even before the
doctor arrived. This doctor, little,
pompOus, fat, red faced man, was in a
state of considerable excitement at beng
called in to attend on Lord Gilmore, as
his services had only hitherto been re-
quired by the servants at Wrothslev.
But he was the nearest medical man at
hand. and the groom had ridden to his
house in tbs village close by, and had
happily found him at home, and Dr..
Roberts had lest no time in hurrying to
the young lord s side. ..-s-.
- lie Is beginning to revive, isn't he,
doctor:' said Lady Blenkensop, ad-
dressing him as he knelt down and took
up one of Gilmore IS chill hands and felt
for his pulse.
81 hope so, my lady, answered the
little doctor neTvously, and then ne pro-
Ceeded t. examine the family blue edged
bullet wound.
The shoulder is badly injured, I am
afraid, 2 he said.
Is the bone broken?" asked Lady
BlenkenSop, inqulringlv.
es, answered the doctor, ''but
we can do nothing with that here; Lord
gilmore must be taken at once 10 the
lie bound the wound up and then di-
ItcIed q mattress to be brought, and a
gaze 10 be hastily taken of its hinges,
anu "hen this was done, Lord Gilmore,
s,"H wrapped in Lady Blenkensop's
,'oAh' was lifted on it, and thus carried
roMe, followed by bis mother, whom
Lady Blenkensop had raised from the
damp ground.
-, come, you must not give way; he is
q! Ilsht; he will pull through, - she
kindly and consolingIy, to the
%1-Ie' or rather gray-faced woman, as
su9 put heT arm through Lady Gilmore's,
quo TOOK her hand; and Lady Gilmore
IOse st!tiiy, still never once taking her
eyes off her son.
our men lifted the gate on which
Loro Gilmore now Law, and bore him to-
t "9Ius the castle, the doctor walking by
Us slue, and just as the two ladies were
aoout 10 follow Lady Blenkensop felt
soue one touch her gown, and turning
quIckly round saw the young maid GER
,Aut who had accompanied her to the
'pOt, standing by her side.
~ II you please, my lady, she said
ta'ner IN frightened tone, al picked
W 'hls ribbon by the bush there, near
' y uere my lord was lying, and 1 thought
naa better give it to YOU. -
Quite right, 4" answered Lady Blen-
ehsop quickly, and she took the bunch
u eardlnal-coloredr ribbons in her hand.
81 :. mad evidently belonged to woman Is
tIess; dainty bow, fresh aud new
,angled, and without another word,
Sna without attracting Lady Gilmore s