Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-11

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Is we did So Dauacott msE. q. Gi.-
'yvcry hat forced ; terrified .A,a.lI-
ion from Lis set Ups
My GcG What is thiS:"
IIr pu!.tel 10 am JWiEuus stain tlIt
-an aIoag llte white gown ~Asr. ;''
girls side had pIcss-d a@..il~. Ats
mothers
"Shc had fallen upon th' scissors
cried. forgetting that the ua hal
lo knowledge of the dangerous in
trumrnt that had been hidden in the
,irls hand.
Scissors" they both ejacUlarcd.
Yes ! explained hurricLly while
)r. Spencer searched the slender body
( O find the Whereabouts Of the woUud
She meant to strike you with them.
/ think Mr.. Chester. oh, poor child
DOOR child"
Then nay thoughts fled from her to
)np of TAR greater consequence.
md | turned to Madam. who still lay
n that awful trance OF unconscious
aoss which bears so horrible Il like
ness to death. white and still but an
imposing figure even in her proStra-
ion. | raised her head teEdcrly ami
placed ii on my knee Then | gamer
ii her hands into mine. ana was about
% chafc them between my palms.
when, ia raising the right arm, which
lad been stretched along her side, l
Jvhcld Il fearful sight.
oh, here-hercr' l cried. The two
ncn had lifted poor Alice and We're
placing her decently upon lounge
They FASTENED towards me as | called
)Ut. ana | pointed 20 my dear lady.
The side against which her arm had
ain was soaked with blood. and
rom it protruded the handles of the
;ciSSors. which but few minutes
since had been cutting roses from
,hcir stalks,
"Oh. my God"' exclaimed DR. Spenc-
II; but Darracott said nothing.
| glanced at him. His face was like
hat of the dead, or like that Of the
! living who lay sensclcss upon my
knee
DR. Spencer tendrrly examined the
wound. rs well as he could without
cmoving the sharp blades.
They have gone deep. | fear" he
aid finally However. though the
wound must be an ugly one it need
lot necessarily prove dangerous We
must get her to the morning-room.
Dare; can we do il together, do you
.hink?"
Darrasott nodded. know now
What he suffered in those moments. |
inspected it even then. That passion
Itc love for his mother which he had
hough chilled and benumbed by cold
less and neglect had famed hotly into
ifc ut sight of her thus laid low
Il viii ring for Mayberry." l said
With a glance in the direction of the
OUNCE But at this suggestion Darra-
,ott broke his silence.
Wait he commanded peremptor.
ly. with scant regard for whom he
WAS addressing. mo more of that
BROOD until she is removed"
With reverent hands and tenderest
are they raised Madam, and bore
Ter to the morning room. \ tempor-
Try bed upon wide and ample lounge
was quickly improvised by Franklin
who had appeared to aRnoClpe dinner
ust as we were in the actof lifting
Hadaml ana mySeif, ana upCl this
re placed her.
Can you assist 80, OF will it be
too much of an ordeal for you?" the
doctor asked. "a can send for my
mother"
| scorned the proposition, although
Darracott was disposed to favor it.
mo one shall do for Madam but L.
| insisted. IF your mother will come
to be of comfort to poor Mayberry,
shall be relieved. After all, horrible
as this is, she is mother who has
lost n daughter and under fearful cir
cumstances. She is greatly TO be
pitied."
MY mother will come" he returned
briefly. VIII you go and send Il mes
senger for her, and then come back
here at once, please? l shall need yOu
Immediately"
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