La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-01
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i've glance from her work, ana she
caught that look OF Liliths. she saw.
TOO how Magnus Halcrow first hushea
and then grew pale before that look.
There suddenly flashed into Eispeths
mind the remembrance oil scene she
had read about. where, in the dim.
ions-ago woods OF Broceliande, WHY
NiVien hattered and lured noble Mer-
lin to his ruin. And Elspeths thread
suddenly broke. and her hand seemed
oddly unsteady for moment. Then
Magnus released Lilith's hand
You cannot be In earnest, Miss
Stuart" he said gravely. "My honor
as doctor, and my humanity as a
man, call upon me to go at once with
help wherever it is required. l must
not wait. Good-bye."
With two of his long strides he was
at the door. He had never even no
,iced that E!speth Troll was present
Eispcth went on with her sewing, only
her face seemed a little paler now than
| 1t had been.
Magnus was soon speeding on his
homeward way. He could not drive
Lilith from his mind. A subtle at
traction drew him to her, and yet, as
soon MS he was gone from her presence,
something in him reyolted against
that attraction. He hardly dared give
the feeling words lest he should have
to own that he distrusted her.
He raced onwards, little guessing
that the man to whose help he was
roing was one whose fate was strangely
interviewer with that OF Lilith Stuart's.
There is little prescicnce in human life.
| whatever telegraphy and spiritualism
may say, and Magnus could not foresee
the terrible future.
Day met him as he sprang from his
machine.
"Oh, Magnus. how quickly you have
come. l am so glad to see you. He
Is conscious, dear; hut that is ALL
think he was struck by lightning or
his machine was, more likely-and Is
dazed and paralyzed by the shock: but
he may be injured, too"
"A stranger" Magnus asked, as he
gave his machine into Jamie's hands.
Day gave him hurried account of
all that happened as she preceded him
into the sitting-room.
II think he must have been cycling
from Scapa to Stromness. He may
have friends there, though I am quite
sure he does not belong to the island
But here he is."
The eyes OF the young man were wide
nus was struck, as Day had been, by
the refinement and patrican cast OF the
face before him.
Leave us, Day." he whispered to
the girl. 81 shall come to you In
little while"
1t seemed ages to the girl as she
waited in the laboratory before her
brother reappeared In reality it was
about an hour. Then he came to her
side and laid his hand on her shoul-
der.
Brave little Day! You have saved
a fellow-creature's life. have been
able to bring back full consciousness tc
a paraiyzed brain and body, and in
week or two have no doubt our friend
will be as well as he ever was"
"In a week or two?" repeated Day.
Then there is some injury?"
His ankle has been sprained, but
that was owing to the fall; no bad
results from the lightning-stroke will
sotIou," Maonus hent and kiaaed his