Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-31

willie loves her as his own soul! They
are away now somewhere, billing and
cooling! DANEY! my little DANEY!
answer me, child! where nre, your
screamed the captain, throwing off
Miss Hit, rushing from the room, and
filling the whole louse with agonizing
cries.
Miss Hit, you're horrible fool! you
always We're, and now you're Il great
deal worse! These late events seem
really to have deprived you of the lit
tie sense you ever had, and to have
cast you into your dotage. 10 go and
overwhelm him III that way! You've
driven him mad! Listen to him now!'
fierccly exclaimed Major Burns, rush.
ing out in search of his old friend
whose sharp, agOnizing cries of "DA-
NEY! DANEY" We're heard ringing
through the upper chambers.
''Help! Help! Madame has fainted!'
called out the lady's maid, in great
alarm.
"a glass of wine, for heavens sake.
quick! the lady seems dying" said
Mr.. Dunbar, bending over the swoon-
ing form of the marqulse, but speak
ing to Miss Hit.
go. Mandy, and get it! I'm dying.
| l. OSAkSNCs SOuUCu luc tJOO1
lady, sinking helplessly into a chair.
Mandy ran and brought it, ana Mr..
Dunbar kuelt by the side Of Madame
Dc Glacia and tried to force Il few
drops between her closed lips.
"DANEY! DANEY!' sounded the
piercing tones Of the old sailors voice,
aIar off in the attics above.
1t was there Major Burns found
him.
The major. who had been very much
agitated in anticipation of the effect
this blow would have upon his old
frien:i, how that it had fallen. became
composed. He came upon the old mon
rowing wildly through the attic cham
hers, ana calling, in Il voice of piercing
anguish
"DANEi! DANEY! where are you
hiding, you little witch? It's very cru
ell of YOU to play Off such il trick on
your poor old grandpa! Daney! Da-
ney! my child! come out. They are
making Il jest here of the old man!
come to me. my dear! am old! lam
childish! l cannot bear testing! Da-
ney! Dancy Daney, sayv'
| Captain! what. captain; old friend!"
cried the major throwing his arms
around him, and trying to stop him in
his wild run-''what, captain! my old
friend! recollect yourself! compose
| yourself! be a man.
Let me go! l want my Daney! am
furnishing! freezing, until 1 find my
Daney!-Daney! Daney! where are
you, Daney?' he cried, breaking from
| the little major, and running madly
down the stairs.
tl,1 1F
stairs he was stopped by Mr.. Dunbar,
who threw out his arms to arrest, his
progress, and said. earnestly:
Captain! for heavens sake, try to
calm yourself! 1t this be, indeed, true:
for the sake of all who depend upon
you in this awful crisis, be yourself!''
"Stand out Of my way, or l will
knock you down! l want my Daney!
And I will have her-yes, 1 will have
| her, though the earth or the sea has
swallowed her! Stand out of my way,
| say. When l fell a man. 1 finish
him." cried the frenzied old sailor,
| hurting tie youth from his path and
rushing down into the lower regions of
the house, where his voice was soon
heard reverberating through the eel
lars in wailing cries of ''Daney! Da-
me-"
Il must go after him! For heavens
sake, send for a doct:r! How is the
poor lady?" eagerly spoke the little
mtjor.
Her maid has got her into bed; she is
very ill l have already sent to Corn
port for 4 physician. And l will go
now and help you look after the cap
tain; you cannot manage him alone"
said the young man, following Major
Burns down into the cellars.
But the captain had already trav-
ersed the whole extent, and hurried up
the back stairs and out into the
grounds, still waking all the silence Of
the night with agonizing cries upon
the name Of his lost child. They fol-
lowed him a short distance behind to
see that he came to no personal harm.
AS to restraining him. no two men
could have done that with the iron
frame Of that vigorous old Octogen:ri-
an. While his nerves We're strung to the
highest pitch Of tension by the frenzy
of excitement. Through and through,
over and over. round aid round tie
island they followed him as he strobe
about. calling in ear-piercing anguish
upol; the nane Of mis- child.
For hours they followed him thus,
until at length they noticed that his
voice grew weaker, and he reeled in
his run. Then once more they at
tempted to lead him into the house.
They came, one on each side of him,
and took his arms and placed their
hands soothingly upon his shoulders,
the major saying:
"What, captain! what. old soldier!
you, who have faced a thousand foes:
you. who could fight a thousand fields:
will you yield to the effects of any af-
Fiction it may please heaven to send!
Rouse yourself, old sea-lion! Think
no more OF your child; she is at rest!
Think of vengeance"
But their touch seemed only to sting
him into new strength; breaking vio-
lently from their hold, he ran on, call
ing as before. But his strength was
far spent; he reeled to and fro and
staggered as he ran: his voice uiv-
cred and faltered as he called. and
finally. when near the house again, he
fell forward Oh his face. breathing
forth in an expiring tone, the incohe
rent words:
"Daney! Daney! l can sec you no
more. my child; am dying and COM
ing to yOu nv little Danayv'