Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-15

AA'f'N 'fNHN N'AN'A. f.h'N' AfAhN AAAA"H
Having done this. nnd urgod Dora, who look
cd us " about 90 faint. tn sit down, ho wont
tu the entrance and was about 10 shout Tor
help. whom be- saw DR.. Ellerton aud % number
OF gardeners mrruue towards HIM
"Whut lsupy Called out Gllorton as he
bounded in, gn,plnE for breath.
by This time. pclhnms old voice and mau-
nor hal returned loutlng To tho figure on
che bench. ho said
Young Holmes has boon shot accident,
OF course. Alncdo has boon az tho butts a
good deal OF late Shot came from that Ill.
roction. We'd better got tho man TO the
house. hut frst hurrya man of for doc
tor
"'rhcn hos not dcadf' said Dr. Rllerton.
"No; I hnyo seon WORSE casos recover"
Hero WAS Il man known as Doctor" Ellcr.
ton, yet he did not touch the Wounded man,
nor evon ask a question as TO tho nature Of
his Injury, 80 that II Pelham gave tho title a
thought he evidently did not connect 1t with
tho medical profession.
hut Ellorton was quite az cool IA Lord Pol
ham, Ito gave orders 20 the mon. and M
once one OF thom WIS hurrylng to tho stablo
from which ho soon galloped In hot haste for
Dr. llAynor, who lived near by. Tho uthor
mon nan TO tho house, and soon returned
with a camp-bed Ia DO used ~ a strotchor.
aud two moro mon 10 help carry tho injured
Ralph 10 the house.
Ralph Holmes WIS laid on tho stretchor
thu four men llited Il 10 thoir shonlders, Doc
tor Ellcrton Walking alongside, TO 500 that
the men kept stop and carried their burden
without u lolt.
'Nou are noble, bravo girl. Take my
arm, Miss Merton, aud lot mo holp you to
tho house, said Lord Pelham 10 Dora. whom
tho others had atarted on
Like one IN dream she arose and obeyed
him, Several times she rcelod as Il about 70
Jan, but he drewh er arm moro firmly through
his whlsparng the while words OF cheer.
Just as u he know the secret OF hor wounded
heart and, perhaps It Is safe to infer tina; ho
did,
HIswords gave her some comfort, yet sho
could not trust herself to speak, though rho
felt gntclui to hm for tho evident Kindness
Of his motives.
Ralph was taken TO his own room, where
Pelham and Rllerton undressed him and put
him to bod.
Milo Bertrand met Dora on tho gallery,
and taking In the situation, she conducted
the poor girl to her own room. made her
drink glass Of wuter. and then bathed her
face and hands.
DO not toll mother. Milo bertrand, at
least not yet, for she ia not strong to-day, %
Dora managed to say as soon aa she could
command herself.
Mile hcrtnnl had Just promised to COM
ply with this request, whom the door opeuod
and Mn, Morton entered
From her own room sho had seen tho pro-
ccssicn from the lookout. then harmed from
onoof tho servants OF uiowopnding Of young
Eolmes, aud renllEing with mothera quick
instincts whero tho wound would b most
keeuly felt aho hastoned to ind Dora.
Throwing herself beside tho bed on which
tho trembling, whltc-mocd girl lay. Mrs.
Morton hssed hor aud said;
"rhials whnt lave dreaded, my child
this "a Whit have dreadcd.'
"lle must not die no must not del on.
why did not the bullet strike NOR" crial
Dora.
"Booiuse, my child Il was not intended
Tor you, aald Mrs. Morton, ana sho strokcd
tho damp, rlpphps halr and kissed her
sguu.
and they have sent fos DOCTORS