The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-14

for saying this!' VA
-None," shse Answered. gently paiking
! G1s thin hand, .'but that kind of 4n-;1
.t!aet yhisa III oaee I '.la .l! !: = IN. ns, aaA
!. mistzpst him. a y not strapse!
There are some people, now
sl(assssastf ltlel lbft color ersptsinta
her cheeks-"that one feels could heb
,sax asaN teyir, tbt.tFy see. dodid
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There- is, that young lawyer. now npSf-.s =
what is .Ais 4Aamey- y-Enderby; think
Il could trust him. BYt you are wronS
Hbaf Lyndon. Ja1lus: die Is my
f6aA. NsyAft is time for my medi-
o. Is it not?" ''''Ss- e
Jasmine went away for 1t. and after
giving tito him. lat down by the fire.
There was q soft light In her, eyes: .
kind OF RIGHTEOUSNESS on her mouth.
as she looked into the fiickering flame.
OF what was she thinking? Who can
say? The thoughts of youth are long.
long thoughts
.e.Rpt she did not forget her household
duties. She ran away presently to get
the early tea which her father liked
more than any other meal. Suddenly
she heard faint cry. and running to
her fathers side she found him lying
back in his chair, CHASTITY color like
that of death overspreading his face.
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lips apart, and a slight froth upon
them. His whole appearance was q
terrible one; but Jasmine bad seen 1t
once before-the night on which she
had gone for Doctor Lyndon.
She looked for basin Of warm wa
tai, and put his stiff hands into 1t. a
II with an idea that that would do him
good AZ she did 30 knock sounded
on the door. She few to it. and open
- Il to go Paul Enderby.
h Il was sunday. the day on which he
had promised to come.
"Oh. Mr.. Enderby." she exclaimed,
father is terribly Ill! Will you come
in?''
He followed her, and was shocked
to ses the terrible condition of her
father. Jasmine continued her opera
tions, loosened the neckband of the
dressing gown, and chafed his hands
with her own trembling ones.
"Shall We lift him into bed, and /
shall run for the doctor?" said Ender-
by. in whisper.
s''No. no-not Doctor Lyndon!" she
exclaimed. with a sudden energy that
startled him. But, II you do not
mind helping me. we could lift him
Into bed" j
Enderby, with great gentlepsss, did
%. Then he stood asite, wondering.
- he had oftsn done beforS. why he
came always, to be = helper of this
nan and his daughter; 1T was while
Jasmine hung over her father. doing
what she could for him with such wo-
manly and almost motherly solicitude,
that Enderby saw in her now wo-
man, not ! child.
Suddenly the dreadful look passed
from the sick mans face, and he be-
gan to talk in = strange, rambling,
ineoherent way.
"Yes, yes. Lyndon-just 10. that's
What We must do. Keep It quiet, of
course. But he-what ID his name?-
Sir John, Sir MAtthew-no, NO I've
forgotten!-he1l help me. He won't
see harm come to me. And then there's
J. Jasmine, my little one. Oh, whatever
happens she must be cared for and
looked after. and she must come to
exAA h~A t. ->tNr
we'll" ,
His voice trembled away incoherent-
y. famine, her face very white. and
wide terror In her eyes, turned to End
erby. The young mans heart ached
at the agony in her appealing look.
"Has he ever besn like this befors?''
he asked in low voice.
.'Only once" Jasmine whispered,
and that was the night / met you.
Oh It u terribls!"
what can We do! You don't wish
for Lyndon. Shall / get anothay doc
torr' Enderby asked.
mo: he would be 80 put about ovte
Il when he became conscious" she
aaoysd 70 the foot Of the bed. Tor N
! insoAseent babblinss wees now lowsr,
i AAl En6srby followed her. Suddsnly
~ looked np with terror in hse fAss.
~ y awful TO think It" sAs eaaA,
/ vAaDsr1ng-and he could - hss liz
ttWitehlng navously-''but IL an
aftaad - Doctor Lvsdon. Z Asst