The Yale expositor., 1901-02-15
CHAPTER XII

Neville, meanwhile lay where the
Doctor left him; but not for long. The
sound of the pistolshots and the shouts
that followed had reached the ears of
a policeman in the town below, who,
whistling for one Of his compeers, ran
at full speed towards the spot from
whence the sounds seemed to come.
At the bottom Of the hill they were
met by the Doctors empty dogcart,
which his fast-trotting horse was taxi
ing safely home. They stopped and
turned it's head in the direction from
which 1t came.
We'll need it very likely" said one;
there's an accident"
With violence" replied the other,
hurrying on his way; 'or else what's
the meaning of the shots?"
The sound of groan close at hand
arrested his steps. and the next mo-
ment both the men were kneeling by
Neville's side
BAD business" muttered one. This
is murder. or very like it,"
Neville Enclosed his eyes for a min
ute. Doctor; burglar; follow on;
he'll want you" he gasped family,
moving his head slightly in the direc-
ton which the burglar had taken. But
both men felt that their present task
was to try and save the life of the poor
fellow who was evidently so desper-
ately wounded.
Wed best carry him in there"
said one of the men. glancing at the
house. That's where the burglars
been. and the family is aroused safe
enough. / see lights moving to and
fro"
Without more ado they lifted Ne
vile as gently as they could in their
strong arms, and made their way 10
the door, ringing loudly at the bell
1t was Mrs. Mortimer who admitted
them, and who, with quick presence
of mind ordered them to carry Ne
vile into the study, where she rapidly
turned the couch into an extemporized
bed
"Bandages, please! he's bleeding TO
death. The brute's stabbed him!"
said one of the policemen. And as
Mrs. Mortimer FASTENED off to obey
the order, Janetta passed her on the
way to the study. The girls face was
as white as the wall.
Don't go in theIe! They've brought
in man wounded by burglar, who
has made his escape as far as I can
make out. Don't go in! you've gone
through too much already" But ia
Meta, drawn by some unaccountably
| strong instinct, pushed open the door
and entered
An agony so intense as partially to
paralyze all feeling possessed her as
she recognized that the dying man
before her was her own brother. She
knelt down quietly beside him, put
ting her arm under his head.
Neville" she said, with unutterable
tenderness, do you know me? It's /,
Janetta!"
The eyelids Enclosed for a moment
and the glazing eyes rested upon her
with smile of recognition It's all
up, Jennie! A bad lott" he said faint
ly. And the policeman standing by
thought that he spoke of the man who
had murdered him; but Janetta knew
that it was the lads final confession
OF failure.
She bent and kissed him. A quarter
of an hour later the Doctor haggard
and dlsheveled, entered the room, to
see Janettas beautiful head bent over
her brother, and her arms claspet
! 4fu1, Ia Inn. md ha Arct ole
showed him that the lad was dead.
A knot climbed into the Doctor:
throat. "Come away, Miss Howard;
must see your brother alone" he said
Janetta looked up with quick shake
of the head. Must he be the one tC
break it to her that her brother hal
passed beyond all human help? Tht
door was pushed gently open, ant
Clarice came softly into the room. One
look from Doctor Drake told her wha
had occurred. Her own weakness ant
helplessness seemed forgotten in hei
sympathy for her friends overwhelm
ing trouble. She knelt beside her
strolzing her hair caressingly.
"Janetta, we can do nothing more
for him." she said, feeling that to tel
the exact truth was the wisest course
to adopt. God has called your broth
er. Oh, my dear. the shock is enough
to kill you; but you'll let me, your sis
ter, help you to bear it?"
Janetta lifted her scared. white fac,
and gazed into that of her friend
transformed, illuminated, by the pow
er OF a great emotion. She was utterly
exhausted by the awful rapidity o
the events of the last few hours, he
brain seemed too dull even to under
stand Clarice's words; but there were
her open arms ready to receive her
and Janetta threw herself into then
and suffered herself to be led away.
CHAPTER XII.