The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-23
possessed him at each sign of growing weak


shoulder with an ircn hold, and, with or.
OF rage, he savageiy tried to shake off tht
newcomer.
Dr. Talbot stood beside him with a hor
ror-stricken face.
Leave hold! He'll be quiet now-your re
numbering him. he commanded.
Acair turned an asonized look him.
He has shot Mani he cried. ''She-oh
my poor girl! She has died to save me from
this fiendl' and, with a sudden revulsion o.
feeling FROM mad fury to despairng love. b
released Jasper and flung himself on tn
ground beside the girl.
DR.. Talbot was bending over her and try
ing to stanch the blood that flowed from he
wound, but, even to his experienced eye, he
condition seemed hopeless.
Il can't do anything for her here he said
anxiously. Get help, Adair, as quickly a:
you can-We must take her to the house. II
tie this fellows hands while he's still un
conscious" turning to Goodwin; "he's in ont
of the most dangerous states of lunacy-
homicidal mainland he'd better be pre-
vented from doing any further mischief
thought his mind was going some weeks ago
but I never dreamed he was in so imminen
danger!
Poor girl! poor girl!''-his eyes softening
as he looked at Mans deathlike face-''it:
been an ill-chance for you, and yet, how could
it have been prevented? With all the care
in the world there are some accidents tina
can't be guarded against, and this has beer
one of them!"
could for her until the help, hastily sum
moned by Adair, came to bear her to the
house.
Weeks and weeks of pain and suspense
followed. For many days Mans life huns
upon thread and it was only by miracle
that she lived at ala
1t was not her wound which made her con
diton so precarious for that, although dan
gerous, was not necessarily fatal; but SHE
had passed through much mental suffer
ing, and been so weakened by it, that Shit
had been drained of all the reserve strength
she had experienced
In the end, however, good nursing, ani
tender care, and passionate prayers, and
above all, the knowledge of her happy love
prevailed, and her barque of life sailed slowly
but surely, away from the dark harbor into
which it had seemed nc human effort could
prevent her drifting, and she was restored
to those who loved her so dearly.
But it was very frail and shadowy Mar
who had returned from the very gates OF
Death, and for long time joy was mingled
with fear as they looked at her; but youth
and hope, and the springtime were all in hel
favor, and before the end of summer, Sht
was once more growing 20 resemble the joy
ous light-hearted girl, whose tender gaiety
had first won Adair's heart.
They were married in the autumn of the
same year.
Dear as she had been to Adair in the be
ginning of their friendship, she was nov
doubly dear to him through the peril from
which she had escaped-the peril into which
she had freely entered, in order to save lift
more precious to her than her own.
Their marriage was a true union, for hear
and soul found therein their fairest frution
and each heart learnt through love how thi.
would may become reflection of higher
sphere.
With Mans good fortune, it seemed as i
matters took turn for the better for Squire
Woodville, also.
An unexpected legacy set him free from thu
most painful of his endorsements and ever
permitted him to dover Nan with a fail
portion; for, rich as Adair was and dearly a.
the squire loved his future son-in-law-for thu
days of dark distress and anxiety through
which they had passed during Mans illness
had drawn them very closely together-still
it had r1ed the Woodville pride somewhat tt
think of their last direct descendant entering
another family as a penniless bride.
And, after this fist access of prosperity
more followed.
Rich harvest followed rich harvest, and thu
squire's wonderful practical farming turned
to such good account, that the Woodvill
short horns became famous in almost every
quarter of the globe, and the family posses
sions began to outrival their former import
ance
Mans second son. who is to assume the
name of Woodville in addition to that O.
Adair, will have an inheritance but little be-
hind that of his elder brother.
Little remains to be told.
Jasper Goodwins reason had completed!
given way and he was obliged to be confined
in madhouse as a dangerous patient, whose
chief desires were arson and murder.
From certain circumstances which ha(
come to the squire's knowledge he was dis
POSED to suspect it was he who had fired hi
ricks and Adar's opinion conceded with his
as did DR.. Talbot's also.
But the unexpected change in the SQUIRE.
fortunes had enabled him to trouble no NOR,
about the matter, and, instead of anger. h,
felt pity for the man whose ungoverna biz
passion had led him first into crime, and