The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-12

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jolly little place, thank goodness
This jolly little place, =" by the way.
he had heartily stigmatized as a
'wretched little hole" only the day be-
fore.
/ And, sure enough, we did see her the
next day. Jack was far too restless,
be said, to go walking, SO proposed
billiards.
l then found out that tie billiard
room y as exactly opposite the doctors
house where he had seen her go in
He missed a good many strokes. and
was continually rushing TO the win,
dow; and all of a sudden be called ont:
There she isl See. just ringing the
bell"
She was certainly a beauty; slight,
fair. with rather auburn hair, bright
eyes, and cheeks that petokened splen-
| aid health
This happened for two or three days
in succession. We saw her either go
into or come out OF the house, but
never with anybody
We were out riding one afternoon.
and had got almost out Of the town,
and were going along the edge of the
cliff
About a hundred yards in front of US
was a gully ending inwards at some
mythical smugglers' cave. 1t was at
| parts not more than five or six feet
across, but, knowing nothing OF our
horses jumping powers, and being IN
willing to put them to the test at such
q dangerous part, l turned iuwards,
with the intention of getting to the end
OF the gully.
Jack followed me till we came nearly
70 the end, when he suddenly stopped
and proposed that we should jump the
horses over the narrow part, Ito see
what they were made Of"
AS am anything but good horse
man l declined and rode on and crossed
TO the other side, but Jack turned his
horse back a little to give it short
run at the leap, and then put him at it
st the gallop.
The brute took it well enough. but
Immediately he had cleared 1t, stopped
| suddenly, plunged, and threw Master
Jack clean over his head, fat on to the
| ground, with has face on a nasty piece
of bare rock, insensible.
| OF course, | immediately dismountcd,
! and bandaged. as well as l could, his
| lower jaw, which seemed to be broken,
/ and his lips, which were cut in a ter
ribIe manner, but it was quite fifteen
minutes before he came to his senses
again, and then he asked what had
happened, as well as he could between
his swollen lips and clumsy bandages.
/ told him in as few words as pos
sible, and begged him to be quiet, and,
putting him on my horse 1.-THE other
was careering wildly about the moor,
proceeded to lead it back to our hotel.
told him, as we were going along.
that he was badly hurH and would
have to see a surgeon. whereupon he
remarked:
''Oh, well. look here, send for that
fellow, Bereston; that was the pane
we saw on the door-plate."
sent the sympathizing boots at once
for DR.. Bereston; he looked surprised,
but hurried away. and soon retuI ned to
announce 1.-The doctor" in an awed
whisper.
was putting the pillows straight,
and had my back to the door. so could
not see what was going on there; but
was astonished to see the scowl Jack
had assumed change into one of won
derful surprise and awe; and he
actually, disabled as he was, made sn
effort to put his hair straight Che had
nice hair and curl his mustache-
] naturally turned round to see what
had caused all this, and beheld at the
door the graceful girl we had looked
at through the windows of the billiard
room.
heard Jack murmur by George"
beneath his breath as she advanced
composedly towards him. Then she
said:
you sent for me, did you not ?"
mo; l sent for DR.. Bereston," he
gasped out
Eyes; that's all right I'm DR.. Beres-
ton" She biushed slightly through all
her confidence and self-possession.
Now let me look at you Let me
remove those handllerchiefs and see
your face" She proceeded TO do this
gently and dexterously, and went on:
''Oh, yes. ! see, the jaw is dislocated,
but that is easily remedied- You will
have to bear little pain now, but it
will save you a good deal afterwards.
If put my hand TO your mouth sO'-it
was a very small hand and seemed to
work very easily-''and pull the jaw
forward so"-Jack uttered cry of pain
as she did this-''there, that's soon
over; now let lie see the lips"
She looked at these for a moment
very searchingly. and proceeded 10
opeu a small bag she had brought with
her, talking the while 10 an undistur bed
manner.
You'll have to have them sewn up"
Jack shuddered.
"Oh. it's nothing very serious. and
won't last FIVE minutes Now Just lie
down perfectly fat shut your eyes
and resign yourself to my tender ner-
cies for that space Of time"
Jack did so; and though he kicked
his feet about and clenched his hands
as the needle pierced the tender lips, he
uttered no cry or groan; and when the
doctor had finished and the lips had
been washed and bandaged up again
she said:
There, YOU bore that ike a Briton.
Now you'll have to lie quiet for two or
three days, and you'll doubtless be able
to get home il q week. III. call in to-
morrow and see you again. GOod-b
And with that she shock hands with
both OF rs and went cut Of the door
which I he'd open for her
! went back and sat down by the fire