Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-11-26
Fengrove gave him tattered old shawl,

| long since cast dsiue Dy uet uusOaou.
| "Take this" she said, sand lie down
in the barn loft; there's plenty of good,
, sweet hay there. But be sure you're off
before the doctor comes out in the
morning"
"Thankee, ma'an,' again uttered the
man, and he disappeared like shadow
into the bowling tempest.
'Where have you been all this timer"
/ suspiciously queried the doctor, as bis
wife came into the softly Illuminated
arch of the Chinese screen again. Mrs.
Fengrove turned scarlet under his pene.
trating glance.
sI-I only gave Milo little-some-
thing to eat and drink" she faltered.
"You know the Good Book says: Turn.
not away thy face from any poor man! "
eyes," dryly coughed the doctor,
"but guess the Good Book didn't make
any allowance for tramps. Aud tell
you what, Dolly, it isn't safe to harboi
these miserable wretches, with Aunt
Dorothy's silver tea-set in the house, let
alone your own spoons and forks, es.
pecially as I am Obliged to be SO muck
from home"
Mrs. Fengrove sewed on in silence
she was almost sorry she had told poor
Milo York about that snug corner in tho
hay-loft, but she lacked courage to con.
fess the whole thing to her husband.
ct will be all right, dare say" she
told herself. 'But Milo York mustn't
come hanging around here any more"
In the dead of the tempestuous night,
here came ring at the doctors n'gAt-
,ell. Old Mr.. Castleton was very ill
living, perhaps! The doctor was wanted
It once.
With yawn, our good Esculapius
rose out or his warm bed. dressed HIM
self and, saddling old Roam. set out for
ais midnight ride of six long miles. But
when he reached Castleton Court, all was
still and dark. He rang two or three
lines before night.capped head popped
,ut Of the window-that of the old
, squire himself.
.'Dear, dearl' said Squire Castleton.
"What's the matters Nobody i'll, I
hope'"
s'Why, you are, aren't you2' testify
| 1o,oop1oI Dootor Faprrovo
81? Not BIT of !" said the squire,
in surprise.
aDidn't you send for me-"
"No, didn't" SAID the squire. "And
if you've got anything more to say, you'd
better come in out Of the sleet storm
and say it."
"No," said Doctor Fengrove, setting
his teeth together, I'll not come in,
thank you"
"It amt joke, is ita" questioned
Squire Castleton. -
''1m afraid it's something more Sc
rious than joke said Doctor Fen
grove. "Good- night"
And, turning old Roan's head, he set
spurs to him and trotted rapidly away
Evidently, the night call WINS a con-
certed plan-a plan TO leave his home
nprotected-and his mind turned, with
keen distrust, to Milo York ani his tale
os distress.
"God keep Dolly and the little one
safe until get home again. he NUT
tered, between his closed lips. "Faster,
. Roam, faster with a touch of the
4 whip, which was scarcely neeled, so
thoroughly did the good horse enter into
the spirit Of his rider. "Iou know not
how much may denenl upon yol- speed
to- -night.'
Mean while, Mr.. Fengrove, WAC. had
: just fallen into u restless slunber, after
locking the door behind her husband,
was IN wontedlv startled once again by
+. low, steadily continuous sound like
! T..
She eat up in be aud listened a min
$ |\ute. Under her window the sound of
mutff.d AMI snbdued voices was an iioie,
even above the rattle and roar Of the
win,ry storm.
| "Burs glars she gaspel to herself
"And my husband is gone-,nd- On,
Milo York is at the bottom OF this. How
wrong it was Of me to give him shel.e.
in the barn.
) Sprngiug to her feet, she t1rex on a
blue fanncl dressing yown, and hurried
= to the cupboard, where her fev simple
treasures were kept, besides tie square,
J morocco case containing Auas Dorothy 5
. | service Of solid, old tas aioaei china.