Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-15

"uItHy HtdIt u uuSH JOf Itt tftttAs y
eyes resting OF Mona's for a moment with
a deprecating glance.
She, still silent and pale from the shock
she had received, went noiselessly and
brought the wine by the time the little
procession had reached Warnings room,
which the housemaid had not yet disman-
tied.
'She poured out a glassful, and placed
IL in his left hand. which, as she saw u
trembled very much, she steadied with he
own.
II fear you are suGfsrins.' she said, soft
ly.
"Oh. of course | am IN pain, bat there is
nothing serious the matter; only ! fear
must be a nuisance for ont time"
1T Gamma be helpit moo, my laddte,"
said Uncle Sandy, with unusual tender
ness, 'and you are right welcome TO my
hooSe."
"He must get to bed!' cried Kenneth,
with authority. ''That's the doctors or
der. He must be kept fiery quiet, TO avoid
fever. Mona, will you see that the things
are taken out of the phaeton; and the tet-
tiers, Mona"
This done. there was nothing for 1t but
to wait till Kenneth was at liberty to ex'
plain the cause Of the accident.
Meantime she found a letter from Mary,
evidently written in high giee, accepting
Mr.. Craig's invitation, and promising to be
with her friends the following week.
moo, tell us a. ABBOTT it, Kenneth" cried
Uncle Sandy, when they at length returned
to the dining-room, after seeing Waring
made comfortable.
wen you see. we were IN plenty uuuv,
and when we found the ticket-clerk was
not there, we went into the yard TO look at
some horses that were waiting for a box
that was coming from Glasgow-for War
ing is very keen about horses-and pres
emily up comes Tulloch the grocer's big
cart with some heavy boxes, and that
wicked black mare of his in the shafts.
The driver left the cart at the far side OF
the yard. Whethe r anything frightened
the beast or no, I cannot tell, but all OF a
sudden 1t started of toward the gate, kick.
ing and squealing. There was a decent
like woman and a BARN standing about,
and the BARN had got in the way. There
was a scream that IL would be killed.
Warning made a dash for the child, and
just threw it TO the mother; but somehow
in doing so he fell, and got a kick from the
mare on the shoulder. while the wheel
went over his am. He was insensible for
. few minutes. Then we got a bench and
carried him TO the doctors who. by good
luck, was at home. He was some while
setting it, for it's a bad break; but he SAYS
1t was u mercy he was SO far from the
beasts hoof, or the shoulder would have
been smashed, which would be a much
more serious matter. As IL Is, it's a nasty
bruise. Warning seemed chiefly put out
about missing his passage, but l promised
10 write to his partner for him"
1T was varra unlucky," said Uncle San.
dy.
And there's his dream come out" oh.
served Kenneth.
"Achl hold yer havers ABBOTT dreams, an
sic like fule-talkl' cried Uncle Sandy, con.
temptuously.
"Well, may be it is; but I heard him
mutter to himself something about his
fate and he is not a superstitious High
lander"
Doctor Donaldson did not think his IN
turies dangerous'" asked Mona.
"Oh, mol Specially IL he did not get few.
erish. He's coming over to see him this
evening. Fn Just have the big easy-chair
In his room tonight, and doze a bit in it,
In case he wants anything"
"Ay, twill be better so. II Re could get
a guide lang sleep, it would be the making
o. him."
1t was a curious, disturbed, uneasy day.
Uncle Sandy was especially restless, and
time vent at once quickly and slowly.
Mona felt she could not settle to anything,
and all waited eagerly for the doctor, who
was later than they expected.
He pronounced the patient to be doing
well: but much depended on his getting
rest; and he finally sat down cheerfully to
supper, and enjoyed q long 'orack" with
Uncle Sandy afterward.
The next few days were zach arspstition
Of the other. Mona felt herself very use
less. All she could do was to tighten the
labors Of the cook by ~instructing the
hcusesmaid todo.s gooddeatfn the kitch-