Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1898-11-23

81 wilt Kiss mother for me. when
she awakes;" and in another minute
Mary was on her way. and battling
bravely along against the driving
snow and the fierce north wind.
The morning train that day had
brought a stranger TO this quiet town.
He was rather a grim-looling per-
sonage, and was apparently in very
bad Lumor. 1t had been clear when he
left the city IN the early morning,
and he found himself landed--um-
brellaless--in driving storm when he
reached Hillsboro'. That had an
noyed him, and his first thought was
to take a train right back to town.
But when on inquiry he found that
there would be no return train until
the one he had originally intended to
take, late in the afternoon, he de-
cided to go on and get his disagree
able business over with and done with.
Then he had found that there was
no conveyance to be had at that for
saken station. and no telephone con-
nection with any stable, and that there
was nothing for him TO do but to push
forward on foot through the storm,
which he finally did in an ever-increas-
ing ill-humor.
He had but a mile TO go-the man
at the station had told him, and the
] road was straight, 50 he could not
miss the small, white cottage, just this
| side of the covered wooden bridge.
But the road had seemed TO stretch
out unfortunately, and the snow and
| freezing street combined to make
walking more difficult at every step.
So there was not often n man in
worse humor than this man was, when
the low, white cottage he was seeking
at last came into sight. And now, as
he suddenly FASTENED his footsteps, he
somehow slipped and fell heavily,
striking his head and doubling his left
arm under him. But he made no muir
mur at this misadventure, but lay still
and quite unconscious on the ground.
When he again opened his eyes, he
was on tho bed in a small. neat room;
but all that he thought of a first was
that his head was raining him ter
riblv. while his arm was hurting him
even more. Some one whom he could
not see was fussing with his head and
making the pain still worse. He felt
so desperately cross and III that he
| impat iently ordered the unseen med
der o leave him and his head alone.
Il beg your pardon said pleas
ant voice, "but is bad cut, and il
should be dressed at once. I'm per-
fectlv competent To do it, but your
harm will have 10 wal; until the doctor
comes"
whats tho matter with my con-
founded orm?" lie tried to move it.,
and groaned outright with the pain.
ITS broken, I'm afraid; but the doc
| tor will be here to set il soon
Then the hapless stranger fell to
rating the place, the storm and his
accident so soundly, that another
voice, from another as yet unseen in
diVidual, spoke up in sharp rebuke:
"Arcn's YOU ashamed of yourself TO
ttalk so--when we're doing our best to
help YOU"
"Oh, hush, Susan" broke in the
pleasant voice. Hes suffering dread
fully; he really don't know what he's
saying"
YES, do" said the straH ger, grufr-
ly, "anl beg your pardon: but you've
been hurting me like the deuce!"
"Ah, here's the doctor" said the
pleasant voice in n tone of relief. And
then the stranger found himself trans
terred into the skillful hands of the
profes sional-whose treatment of his
wounds was much more rigorous than
that Of the deft and gentle fingers he
had rallied against but now.
When at last his head had been ban
daged. and his arm had been set, the
physician gave some brief nstructions
to his new patient. He would have TO
remain where he was for several days,
and must keep very quiet, on account
OF the wound In his head.
But / must return to town to-day"
the stranger said, peremptorily. 81
have en- engagement t-S tomorrow
and Thanksgiving dir.yers are not to
be put off,"
"Ali right, 60" said the doctor,
land the consequences will be brain
fever"
The stranger was silent for mo-
mcnt. Then he said, shortly: 81 see
that / must submit. But how did this
thing happen? Where am 1? And
who was fussing with me until you
cameo"
"You slipped on the icy path. Miss
Mary North saw you fall, and when
she reached you you were insensiDle.
She ran to get help. Fortunately it
happened within a few yards of her
home. and she and her sister together
managed TO carry you in; and they
mnst have found you a heavy load!
Then Mary ran to my house-ful!
quarter OF mile away-and left word
for me 10 come here as soon as got
home. found her working over you.
and your scalp was all ready for the
stitches when I came. She's a clever
girl, was studying to be a nurse, but
unfortunately the money gave out,
and she couldn't go on. She lad to |
turn nursery governess, instead"
"And the other, the sharp one, who's |