The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-08-10

tions She hurried down to the fence,
the moen guiding her footsteps as it
peeped out from underneath cloud
Soon it shono full and white over the
entire landscape, bringing into bold re-
lief every object i'll the garden. Tho big
Wine leaves were silhouetted against
the darker background. The dewdrops
Sparklcd like diamonds, and busy ants
that crawled over them were distinctly
visible. suddenly Martha stopped.
There, away up near tho top of tho
fence, she saw ladyhug perched on
leaf which stood out straight and firm
like tray. 1t was asleep. so6n,S lslccp,
and Martha had no trouble in breaking
tho leaf from the stem and securing the
coveted prize
"Ladyhus, lady hus fly away
Bring me a beau without delay"
cried the girl, hope, longing, anguish,
expressed in her voice
y loud groan answered i'll the dis
lance. The girl trcmbled. "IIelp, helpr'
cried tho voice Of n man.
Martha's first impulse was to fly to
the house, but her better nature assert.
ed itself a human being was i'll dis.
tress that was clear She must go to
him; that was also clear.
"Where are you?n shouted Martha ut
the top of her voice.
Here, under this clump of cotton
wood trees. Help, for heavens sake -
Il am coming" answered Martha,
this time not SO loud, for the cotton.
wood trees were not far off She climbed
over tho fence and ran as fast Ms she
could to the spot indicated. which was
about hundred yards away. There in
the moonlight she saw lying in tho
grass man. He was young and hand
some, and he wore the garb of hunts
man His face was pale and distorted
with pain, but look of gratitude shot
from his feverish eyes as they glanced
up at tho tall graceful girl bonding
over him
Where nro you hurt" asked Mar
tina.
Il was thrown from my horse" said
the injured man. "while hunting this
afternoon. In tho fall | broke my leg.
Tho horse ran away, and Mt first | was
glad of this, because l hoped that the
riderless animal would tell the story Of
Some ones injury and that help would
come to me. For hours | waited for tho
sound Of n human voice without avail.
Then | dragged myself to the edge Of
this field. | must have tainted, for
when | recovered my senses it was
night. | tried to sleep but the pain was
So intense that | could not do so Then
came your voice II was like the voice
of nm angel. -
1t did not take Martha long 10 debate
what sho must do for the injured man
Her fathers most intimate friend was
DIR. Godlove tho town physician 1t
was n milo TO his house, hut she was
young and agile, and she knew the doc
tor would come with her instantly In
less than nm hour she returned, bringing
with her DIR, Godluye, followed by ~
| light spring wagon, into which mat
tress had been laid. Tho doctor aud tho
| driver placed tho injured man ON the
mattress and lifted him to the wagon
bed Then tho drive back to town bo.
! gan.
caused the patient TO groan with pain.
The doctor took him to his house even
before tho young man was able to give
him his card, which he did as soon MS
he was comfortably laid ON tho bed in
the guest chamber Tho operation of
setting the broken limb began, and
when that was over tho young man
droplad into Il sound sleep brought
about by opiates given by the doctor
Martha learned from her old friend that
tho injured man whom she had found
under the cottonwood trees was tho son
OF ono of the richest merchants of Phil
adelphia. He had come to the Virginia
mountains on hunting trip and was
about to return to his homo when mis-.
fortune overlook him.
The six weeks which followed were
the happiest in Martha's life. DR. God
love Insisted that he needed her to help
him nurse his patient, and thus obtain
ed permission from Martha IS aunt to
keep her ut his house. The request was
made at the instigation Of the young
Philadelphian, who had fallen III love
with the girl as she bent over him in
the moonlight and brought him the sue
cor that had been denied him SO long
1t isncedless to say that Martha loved
him i'll return and before he departed
for his home they were married in the
Doctors parlor Tho young wife conGd-
ed her romance Of st, Andrew S night to
ono of her schoolgirl friends, and ever
since tho charm of the ladybug is held
in high regard by tho young folk of
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