The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-14

was just beginning to wish myself back
on Park row when Harvey's familiar
voice resounded through the house, and
in another minute he and tho doctor,
pvered head to foot with mud, were
with me.
Brought tho doc along on my coast
ers, explained Harvey His horse
was too slow for tho CASE
Tho doctor promptly ordered the girl
to remove her mother. and then with
our assistance set tho broken bones,
bound up tho leg and gave the patient
light injection of morphine. BY this
time tho old lady had recovered and
WIS back again. The doctor treasured
her i'll a few words and cautioned
against disturbing the sleeper.
Let him sleep as long as he will" he
said, "and I'll have him about in fort
night
"A fortnight" exclaimed tho moth
er. why, what Will become of the
farm? He was getting in the hay when
the horse SHE'D. and he went under the
rake and was hurt. We cannot do that
work. Clemmie can only look after the
cows and chickens and the garden, and
I'm too frail to help her. Oh, Dave, if
we should loso you'-turning to tho
bed-"it would be all over.''
The alacrity with which Harvey and
l offered to remain on the scene and
play farmhands until Dave was we'll
was, l thought, only equaled by Glenn
mic S seconding of the proposition, and
wo staid
Those three weeks-it was three be-
fore Dave could walk-were q beautiful
Arcadian dream-a breath Of a life we
had never known before. 1t was all
novelty, all interest to us, and Clemmio
was most excellent instructress in the
gentle art of farming. Every night when
we had done milking the cows, feeding
and watering the stock and all the hun
dred other things that rustics have to
do, Harvey would say:
There is no getting around it, YOU We
got to write pastoral play for mo when
we get where there are pen and ink. If
after this can't out Whitcomb Whit
comb and out Prouty Prouty want TO
know why" And it seemed like drop
ping the curtain on the prettiest sort OF
play when one sunny August morning
we rolled our wheels out and pointed
them for Pittsfeld. The trio of the old
house stood upon tho quaint little porch
and watched us oil up and make ready.
Dave was Just able to be about and help
himself. There were tears i'll the old
mothers eyes when she held our hands
and said:
'Goodhy, my sons, and God be with
you. You have helped him to save my
Dave, and he will bless you for it. I've
always heard that actors and newspa-
per men wero very bad indeed, bat I'll
never believe it again. Goodby." And
then Dave, on Clemmie S arm, hobbled
down to the old vine wound gate, and
there we left them standing in the shad-
ow of the great elms and waving part
ing that wo had promised should not be
for long.
Neither of us had much to say as we
glided along ut the foot of tho emerald
hills, and, for my part, tears would
have come easier than words
That was an odd remark of Glenn
mics this morning." said Harvey at
length, about losing ring and max
ing us all swear to return it when
found"
Il thought SO at the time" an
swered.
Just then he dived into his coat peck
ct, and producing his cigarette case
opened it with an exclamation of sur
prise.
Whats wrong?" quericd, riding
alongside. In reply he held out the case
and there on the cigarettes lay Glen
mics little turquoise ring.
Shall you keep your promise:"
asked
"Of course, " said he, fastening the
jewel securely on his watch chain. "Of
course | will-but, say, you might post
ponc writing that pastoral play for me
until | return the ring. There may he
new suggestion for you. "-George
Taggart i'll Journalist.