The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-06

awakening OF conscience canes bur
country people. Just look e slf
faces. Those women there hat the
very expression OF the Roman nes
when they turned up the pb.
What do you suppose brintp N ex-
cspt the chance Of seeing yondi litlc
human flower smashed to piecea
''And you. Hllton?"
II came for the same purpose, hut ior
another reason. DO you see The ha1ds
some fellow in the wings who Is
ever the sIgnoru's peauty?n
"A loverY'
Yes, and a husband It = lot pls
sake the child runs a race with dIsth
every day. 1t is for his sake an
hore."
%she called me in to see htms He
has been splitting blood"
docs he know her danger2"
HE sees the performance g danger
Gus, but,he Is used to It, and be has pms
bounded confidence In her strength and
dexterlty. They keep themselves tt6n
thinking too much by planning ~ lie
in Sicily when her peril is overall the
years are provided for. They 40 not
usk much, poor children. They have
all the Italians frugality. Ispray the
thing may end well. But nqA-ahl
there she goes, like golden butterfly"
Dalyell looked at the man n the
wings. Unseen by the rest q the
house, he was kissing his hand u the
woman in the files, His slender dgpre
leaned forward little; his eager eyes
were full Of light.
Suddenly.-he could not tell how It
happened, 1t was in a fash Of tiIne--the
man in the wings staggered and ltFch-
ed forward. He had the Impal e
rush to his aid. But there rang
through the hall the most terrible cry,
and then everyone rose up; there was
a hoarse shout. pressing FORWARD a
swaylng. a breaking out q many
voices. and the mass Of people was
rdshlng confusedly In one direction.
II don't think he win know said
Dulyell. In hushed voice, locking TO-
ward the huddled.up figure in the
wings. at least he did not zee her
fall. Thank God for that"
'The Flower of the Air. had been
carried behind the scenes.
Or. Hilton hurried there, made
hasty examination.
Her back is broken" he said; ''she
Will not live very long. She Is smashed
to pieces"
come with me-" said Dalyell u
think they have not found him, but her
husband is lying in the wings"
mo. am afraid she saw him. It
must have been that that caused the
accident"
"Ah! saw her poor little face Then
she came-crash!"
Beppo WINS carried to a dressing
room. There was nothing to b done
for him. He had died quite suddenly.
Angina pectorls, no doubt" said
DR.. Hilton. Perhaps. poor lad. he re-
aiized suddenly that she was IN deadly
peril. Perhaps not. Anyhow, he has
gone before her."
In the broken little figure Of the
"Flower of the Air" life stirred. The
eyes, that seemed the only thlngB I'M
injured. opened and fixed themselves
after minute on DR.. HlltOn's face.
"Beppo," she said with difficulty Il
saw him fall"
The doctor held something to her
lips.
BE brave, my child; you are dying
but he has gone before you"
"Ah! he need not know. It WIN be
better than slcily-and there are none
sick there. The money Is tot the old
people. You win find lt-Dr. Hiltcn--at
my lodgings"
The voice died OF In slng-songs
II am so glad she painted again,
THAT he-has gone flrst-I could not
have left-hin."
Come Dalyell." said DR.. Hilton. I'VE
can do no more. She will not speak
agaln."-Boston Journal.
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