The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-08-20

Shc did not remember much after
this and an age seemed to have
passed when she finally opened her
eyes In her own shabby little cham
Der at home. TO find her mother her
father and the doctor bending over
her.
The first question was about tho ac-
cident but they put her Of and 1t
was not until she was able TO sit up
that she learned the whole truth.
Her lover had lost one OF his legs
and. being no longer useful to the
railroad company had been dis
charged
They did not tell her that several
letters had como from him. nor did
they inform her that her father be-
ing for once In his life sober con-
trolled and influenced by his wife. had
written letter to the crippled brake
man. informing him that Lizzie was
shortly to be married TO Mr.. Isas @
Mercer.
The latter called upon her several
times while she was convalescent
but she invariably refused to see him.
and would never eat the tempting
delicacies that he sent to her bedside.
One evening when her mother was
busy in the lower part OF the house.
and her father had gone as usual to
the saloon. Lizzie put on her hat and
cloak and stole from the house.
Just before she reached the railroad
the door OF Charley Hancock's little
den opened. and a man come out on
crutches.
AS he approached Lizzie rushed
forward.
Ned. Ned" she cried. and when
the cripple looked up and caught
sight OF her face he halted and his
own grew very white.
Il beg pardon. Liz-Miss Kane. :"
he said, bowling stif'y.
Miss Kane" repeated Lizzie.
drawing back you used to call me
Lizzie! What's the matterP Oh.
Ned, I've been very sick. and all
through the delirium saw you lying
crushed and mangled and crying for
me to come to you"
E'I was pretty badly crushed. said
Howell. and he glanced ruefully at
his crutches 'and l guess / must
have called for you; but that was be-
fore learned that you were going to
marry Isaac Mercer"
Marry Isaac Mercer!" repeated
Lizzie. "Why. hate himr'
'What" cried Ned. and his face
frightened. why l heard that you
were going to be married tomorrow.
and couldn't resist the temptation to
4ome up and look on your dear face
once more before losing you forever"
Its all a monstrous lier cried Liz
zie holly. II wouldn't marry him II
he was worth ten times as much as
he is"
Il thought 1t must be true" said
Ned, when you didn't answer my
letters"
Il never received them"
Sand you don't mean to say that
you still love such poor crippled
wretch as ! amp
I'D love you II you'd lost both
your legs!" cried Lizzie. and she could
hardly refrain from kissing him right
then and there.
One OF Ned's fellow sufferers by the
railroad smashup was high official
OF the road. and learning that the
crippled brakeman was OF more than
average intelligence. had secured him
position in the general Office OF the
company, where he was bound to rise.
Lizzie needed but little urging to
consent to a marriage that night and
1t being too late to procure license.
they sought that Mecca of runaway
lovers Camden. and were made one.
When Isaac Mercer read The mar
riage notice the next morning he was
the maddest man in Kensington and
closed up his grocery store Tor the
balance of the day. Philadelphia
Times.