Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
face on the ground! That is bloodv'

face on the ground! That is bloodv'
John Hanbury did not move. He, too,
had seen something was wrong. He, too,
saw the swelling pool of bright scarlet
blood under the black face of the negro
now lying at full length. Still he did not
move. He had grown deadly pale and
cold and limp.
II can't 60, Dora. I am not well. l
always faint at the sight Of blood" and
he staggered back, dragging her with him
until he leaned against the blank wall Of
Forbes bakery. His legs suddenly bent
under him, and he slipped from her gresp.
At that moment Oscar Leigh stepped
back from his post on the curb, and un-
covered his head, bowed lowly to Dora,
and said: II beg your pardon. Will you
allow MI to assist your"
In her haste, confusion, anxiety, Dora
glanced but casually at the speaker, say
ing: ut is not ! who want assistance, but
he"
II would assist even my rival for your
sake" he said humbly, bowling low and
remaining bent before her. II did not
hope to meet you again so soon. l did not
think it would be my good luck to meet
SOu OANC LuOlC lO-uuy uulil i -Cullcu III
Grimsby street, Miss Grace"
The girl looked at Hanbury's recum-
bent form with anxiety and dread, and
then in dire perplexity at the %hunchback
who had just raised his uncovered head:
"You are mistaken" she said. Il never
saw you before. My name is not Grace.
My name is Ashton, and this is Mr.. John
Hamburg. Oh! will no one help met"
Leigh seized Hanbury and drew him
away from the wall. '"rhe best thing
we can do is to lay him fiat. SO! Pray,
forgive and forget what / said, Miss Ash
ton. l was sure you were Miss Grace, q
lady l know, whom I met yesterday and
this morning. Such a likeness never was
before, but I can see n little difference
now; a difference now that you look ut me
speak," He had placed the young man
fat on his back, and was gazing up into
the face Of the girl with a look half Of
worship, half of fear.
In a few seconds Hamburg showed
signs Of life. His eyelids fickered, his
chest heayed, his color began to return,
he sighed and raised his hand. Gradu-
ally he came to himself, and with the
joint aid of Leigh and Dora tottered to
his feet.
Leigh had nc thought of serving Han
bury. II the young man had been alone
he would have left him where he stood
until the convalescent wa strong enough
to shift for himself. But he was under a
double spell, the spell Of the extraordi-
nary likeness between this girl, Miss Ash
ton, and that other girl, Miss Grace, and
the spell OF Miss Ashton's beauty. As
a rule. his thought was clean, and sharp,
and particular. now it was misty, dim,
glorious, vague. Edith Grace had, at
first sight, wrought a charm upon him
such as he had never known before; Dora
Ashton renewed and heightened the
charm and carried it to an intolerable
yearning and rapture. He was beside
himself as he hurried away to get a cab
he had promised to bring.
Dora" SAID Hamburg, after a little
while and much thought, twill you prom.
Use me one thing? Say nothing to a soul
about my fainting. You will not tell
your father or mother or my mother? l
will be able to keep the other occasions
quiet. II this got about ! should have to
clear out Of Chicago. I'd be the laugh
ing stock Of the clubs. That man need
not know more than he has seen"
but he will return with the cab. You
can ask him not to say anything about
it."
Come, Dora he said. with sudden and
feverish energy, "let us 60. l feel a hor-
ribie repugnance to this place."
She took his proffered arm with a view
to giving, not receiving, aid, and he hur.
ried her along Chetwynd street until he
met the first cross road leading north:
into this he FASTENED, casting a quick
glance behind, and finding to his great
relief that he was not followed.
Il wonder, said the girl, looking up
quietly at him, "how my name would look
in print connected with this miserable az
fair and place. and that negro and you Z.
He stopped short dropped her arm and
looked at her with IN expression Of alarm
and apology. Dora. Dora, I beg your
pardon. l most sincerely beg your par
don. There Is something wrong with me
/ never thought Of that. You
would not, Dora, be very much put out IL
you saw your name connected with mine
tn print? Our engagement il not public,
but there Is no reason it should not be-"
1t was in accordance with Dora's
wishes the engagement between them had
not been announced. She was intensely
Why should the world know
were pledged to one another? It was
affair OF the worlds. But to have
her name bracketed with his in news
papers and then their engagement an
nounced would be hideous, unbearable to
her.
There's q cab at the end OF the street."
she said.
$50 there is he started at her voice.
and then called the cab. II cannot tell
you how much l am ashamed Of myself,
for the third time to-day" be said to her.
"Of fainting? r she asked, coldly, chilli
y.
II could not help It then, but ! should
have taken precautions against anything
Of the kind BY famiiarixing myself with
and trying sights. No man
ought to be a--
woman" she said, 6nishing the cen
tence Tor him with IN icy laugh. His
want Of confederation had exasperated
her.
aYes," & said sravsly. ~ man snshs
o ~ : WOMAN.
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