The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-22

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accompanied by stranger.
"How is Mrs. Austin?" asked the
former, nnxiously,
AN shure she's asleep, sir. But,
oh, Miss Alice--hiv yo soon Miss
Alice?"
"No, where is she?"
"An' oh. she wint aftbur tho doc.
tor. sir. and she wint be the tunnel.
an I'm sbure sbe's XIII. for tbe tbrain's
lest aftber poin' bvp, cricd Bettv. ex-
citedly.
Good henvepsi the tunnelp, OK.
clnimel Austin. turning white.
eyes. sir. She said II wos abortor
that way." sobbed the pirl
"Hnsbl Got nv lantern. Bet,v
while I run upstairs. IN bo down
directly DANA turning In tho t,ne.
looking nam be had I,ouobt will,
him.
He burroJ,oh;.w w;so,a roou ,,,ossod
kiss mon ber wb;,e hrow and ro'
turp;ng to ,ho hall ,o,,L H., i.n,.,,
from BETTY. sovinc.
"Don't loovc Ar. Aus,;, a, ;,.tort
Wa mov bo oLeo,,t o,,,,, ,;,,, I,,,, ,.,.,,
need not be oIormeJ +"
The two gentIowo, d;d not n,,or n
word as thew left the bouae hut fol-
lowing the patb tbrougb ,bo woods
clombered dawn tho emf and on,oroJ
the tunnel. swinging ,bo lon,orn r;oht
and left No tbov walked IN SrJdonlv
Damn stopped Diroct,v in b;s notb
Law n dark ham Thrnw;nn tho i;"L,
of the lantern upon 1t, the gentlemen
stopped and then started back with mn
exclamation of horror. for before them
lay n bleeding, mangled, shapeless
mass of human flesh and bones.
"Some poor fellow has gone to his
DOOM" muttered Dana. stridinp awny
from the sickening spectacle.
They Ind walked some distance fur.
ther when deep groan broke the
ghastly silence of the tunnel. Flash
ing the lantern on the other side of
the track, Dana discerned another
mans form close to the dripping wall.
As he was about to raise him, Austin
uttered a hoarse cry, and, springing
forward, the two men stood over the
PROSTATE form of u woman between
the tracks Apistol lay on the ground
beside her, which Austin instantly
recognized rs his own. He trembled
so violently that Dana pushed him
one side and raised the slight form.
AS he did so, his companion bounded
past him and in voice in which JOY,
pain and incrcdulity were blended
cried out:
ooh, my boy, my precious boyl
She has found my Eddie!' and he
caught the little form to his heart
and fairly sobbed aloud.
"Oh, heaven, he is dead! Gerald.
look at himl" and the fathers eyes
burned with anguish as he looked on
the white baby face pillowed rpon his
breast.
Dana laid Alice ON the ground and
"Cbeer nm Nod Tho i;t,,o so,,ow
has been drurgel Listen: his heart
beatsr' and, putting his ear down. he
heard the faint futterings which told
of the spark of life still remaining in
the wasted form.
"And Alice. is she"
"She is in a swoon. and the sooner
we get her to the doctors the better.
1t is quite evident that she was pur.
sued by those scoundrels while rescu.
ing your child. and TINT fellow Wonder
has somewhere in his BODY n bail from
this pistol" picking IL mn as he
spoke.
Lifting the insensible girl in bis
strong arms, Dana strobe down the
track, followed closely by Austin. who
held his bow wrapped warmly nnder
his coat. After some minutes' walk
they were out of the tunnel and
reached the depot. where thew drove
directly to a doctors. For an bour
Alice Law insensible in the doctor's
Office, and when she opened her ewes
Austin whispered in alarm:
"Why does she &3ok so strangely.
doctor?'' -
"There has A>een such n terrible
strain ON her nervous system that 7