Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-06-10

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exclamation Of horror, for before them
lay a bleeding, mangled, shapeless
mass Of human flesh and bones.
Some poor fellow has gone to his
doom, mnttered Dana, striding away
from the sickening spectacle.
They had 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 woman between
the tracks. Apistol lay on the ground
beside her, which Austin instantly
recognized as 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 ina voice in which Joy,
poia and incredulity were blended
cried out;
"Oh, my boy, my precious boyl
She has found NV Eddier' and he
caught the little form to his heart
and fairly sobbed aloud.
sob, heaven. he is deadl Gerald.
look at himI" and the fathers eyes
burned with anguish as he looked on
the white baby face pillowed rpon his
breast.
Dana laid Alice on the gronnd and
looked earnestly NJ the cbild
"Cbeer nm. Nod The little fellow
has been drnqgei Listen. bis Sssrt
beatsl' and. puttinq his ear down. he
heard The faint gatherings which told
of the shark Of life stilI remainins in
the wastea form.
s.Aud Alice is sbe-p
.Sbe is in n swoon. and the sooner
we get her to the doctors the better
n is ouite evident that sbe was mr.
sned bv those scoundrels wb;le rescn-
ing vonr child and that fellow wonder
has someubere in his bodv n hail from
this pistol f" picking II mn as he
smoke
T,ift;ng the inaansibIs g;yl in his
strong arms Dana strode down tbe
Track followed closslv bv Anst;n who
held bis how wrapped warmly nnder
His coat After some minutes, walk
tbev wore ont az the tunnel and
reached ibe deno4 where tbev drove
diractlv NJ \ doctor,s For an honr
Alice law insensibIe in The doetor,s
ogI;ca ond who, sba onenad her ewes
Austin wl;snered in alarm
aWbv docs she Iook so stranoalv
doctorSn - -. - :
.eTbara has hoo, .u.L ..;,z
st,ain on bar ,ervnns s.s.an, '' .i,a.} :, p,
Jear sbe NAV have on ottoct af I hr'.; n
feyar unless n raact;on toLas ,Iaca y
10 renlic5 wifi sona on~;o.r g.
cdod heaytv crv wonld do her more
9ood tban any of INV remedies {"
s.T,at her see The chilli That bobv,s
kace ougbt 10 he enougb 10 melt a
6eart ~ alamant said Dana com
bass;onatelv
Austin laid Eddie basida bar sba
kooLod al tha l;ttla White amacia,ed
Eace with q troubled sorrowful ex-
Z nrass;op far on inetant and tba,
D claspina her ans TIGHTLY aronnd tho
/ cb;ld Lnrsi into a ,sss;onata unc,n-
trollable flood Of teara
nv tbis fine The Nh of tho cb;Id,s
rsscna had spraad l;ke wfldfya tbrougb
tbe town Bells were rnnes, bontires
ligbted and men women and children
-, L, me ,,oc,or,s bouaa crowd;n,,
tbs street and sidewalks Tbe ent;re
village had tprned oYt and yorJs
dooryavs and stoona wsrs aI;vs ,i,h
an excited populaee The crowd was
clamorinq 10 SEQ the httles hero Of
fhs bonr and cries for s.Fdd;a Ana
tinp filed The air
ssNcd Won will have 10 tata him on
the stoon 10 satisfy them . sa;d Dana
az tba shouts and cries were 70
doubled
Austin took the child ont nm the
stems and as the brigbt I;gbt ~ tba
torches feII mon them ebear .ftar
cheer rent the air WHEN tbs father
raised the little inanimate form so
that alI conld sea n tha axc;tamant
and enthusiasm knew no hounds
Woman cried alond for ;ov hovs
shrieked and hnrrahed and manv a
tea,. co,,rsod down ~ b.rd vaa,i.or :
beaten cheeks If staIwart MN in tha
crowd Alice stood beside hsr
brotber leaning on Dona,s avn, hrt
overcome with ag;tation ras Ied hocl
fa;nt;no n tba sofa
Roused to Indication Inv the SIGHT
soroo oro sboptaJ o,t. ..I5aa.h ~ ~ !,
cb;IJ-stealeyr, Tn a, instant ,ho o
crv was cangbt nm by tba axe;sad
tbrono who rusbed IN frantic hasta
toward the railrood Dyagg;na tha
wounded man from Tho tunnel thsv
wonld have lvnchad him on tbe sna3
had moi Dana with tho sbey;lf and pns
or two others arrived 10 ,revent the,n
Tho wretch was groyei;ng on tha
ground in an AGONY of main and ,ers
ror with baegard face and blood
sbot svas III /, o,od -, and ar;ad
alond for mercy but he saw NO n;tv
in tbe white ;nerorahla faces I'M.
rounding him rome was sround
his neck he was dragcea 70 traa
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