The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-21

sJuoTIng7o discover if it might not be
large; strange dog, his fingers came in
contact with human hand, and from
its small size he knew it belonged to
child or woman.
Throwing open the door with his latch
key, the light from the hall revealed
Ethel Nevergail's pale, unconscious face
to his astonished gaze.
Ethel here senseless: Oh, my dar-
ling, my darling!" he murmured, as be
lifted her in his arms and bore her to the
parlor sofa. HWhat can this mean?"
Placing her there, he ran to the foot
of the stairs and called Mrs. Clum to his
assistance.
This person, fortunately, sat reading
in her own room, waiting Ills return,
that she might give him some refresh
ments after his long detention, knowing
that he had eaten nothing since noon;
therefore she was Immediately by his
side, and after hearing him state where
be had found the poor young girl, pro-
ceeded to unbutton and remove the wet
waterproof, while Earle brought cam
phor and other remedies, and then 1t
once devoted himself to her recovery.
With JOY, at last, they saw her eyes
open; but the cry of pain that followed
filed both with surprise.
@My arm! my arm!" she cried. "You
hurt my arm"
Seeing that something more serious
was the matter than simple faint, DR..
Elfenstein released the hand he held, as
it seemed to pain her, asking, as he did
so, "if she had injured herself any
where?"
II cannot stir my hand, or arm, and
fear it is broken," she moaned in reply.
II came here to show it to you"
@Then it was hurt before you left the
Hall?" returned the Doctor, passing his
hand over the useless member, in order
to SET the nature of the injury.
She bowed her head, speaking no word
in reply.
"Is it broken, Doctor?" finally she
managed to ask.
sNot broken, but dislocated at the
elbow. In order to replace it, fear I
must cause you pain. 1t will be impos-
sible for you to 60 out again in this
storm, therefore Mrs. Clum, my house
keeper, must prepare you room, and
you will remain here tonight. After she
has made you comfortable in your bed I
must replace the bones, and then you
must keep perfectly quiet, or, after all
this excitement, you will be thrown into
a fever"
Giving Mrs. Clum several instructions,
he saw her leave the room to prepare
one for poor Ethel's reception; then, and
not until then, he bent over the sofa
where she lay, and asked her in a low
voice:
"Why did you not tell me this instead
of coming out in the storm, when have
been at the Tall since eight this even
ing?"
II did not know you were there, and
could not have seen you if had known
1t. Sir Reginald few into furious pas
sion as soon as he saw me to-day, and
bade me instantly leave his house. As
my arm was hurt, was obliged to come
to you"
sMiss Nevergail, how was your arm
dislocated? And what means the mark
Of those fingers which I see upon the
surface?"
aDo not ask, Doctor, for I cannot tell
you"
"Well. if you cannot tell me that, why
did Sir Reginald bid you leave his house?"
Il cannot tell you!" was still her only
reply.
"Was it for any willful fault you had
mo: oh. no! l had met with an acci-
dent the nature OF Which Cannot Gx-
plain. In short, I had, without intend
fnA d,,fu ha
me with on the day of my fright by the
railroad. My nervousness then caused
me to forget something. He had just
discovered it, and flew in rage"
"Then the brute seized your arm and
gave it this wrench! You need not tell
me, child; ! know it by Instinct. 1t is
well was not there, for one reason"
@Why?"
"I should have struck him as he lay
helpless in bed. / could not have helped
it. But You are safe now; he shall never
touch you again."
"No; for I shall never go back. But
where shall ] 60? What shall do now?"
she sighed, in reply.
@Stay here, of course, until you are
well; then place will be provided, never
Is, not to worry about the future. Leave
everything of that nature for time and
Providence to make plain, and try to
compose yourself in order to recover the
sooner. Will you do this?
he. took her well hand kindly almost
tenderly, as he spoke; and, meeting his
anxious, beseeching gaze bent upon her,
she blushed family and gave the required
promise.
TTo BE CONTINUED.