Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-10-21

it, l shall have to sew up this little
! place over your eye. though. Has that
! tortoise got around with that case
yet:'' he asked Stuart. who had left
Louise a minute to come over to the
| bed.
''He hasn't had time yet, doctor"
"Why didn't he take my horse"
growled the doctor. How is Louise?"
Better. But what a terrible fall ia
Their must have had"'
Stuart felt for his fathers hand, and
Ross Duncan's fingers closed over those
of his son. Stuart kneeIed by the bed
and kissed his fathers cheek as he
used to do when boy. The older man
was evidently moved by the caress. A
tear rolled over his face
"COme now broke in the doctor, ap-
parently gruffer than ever. lone would
think you two hadn't seen each other
| for year at least! We must get him
ready for the operation. Stuart you
promised to help me. Give me your at
tention now"
The doctor soon had his patient as
| comfortable as the nature of the inju-
| ries would allow. The case arrived,
| TIE cash was sewed up quickly, and
| at the end of the hour Ross Duncan
was resting under the influence of a
draft while the doctor, Stuart and
Louise were in another room talking
over the accident.
The sister of Stuart Duncan was very
pretty. very proud and very selfish. She
was years younger than her broth
er. She had been two years to a finish
finished any particular branch of study.
She could play the piano a little and
the harp q little and do other things,
except Homework. little. She lay on
the lounge now, with Stuart near by
stroking her head. and told the story
of the accident:
Father and l started to drive down
to the station this morning to meet
you. Stuart. When we reached the
crossroad leading up to the Forge mine,
we were early for the train, and father
drove up to the engine house on some
business. When we got up there, the
miners were gathering to march down
to the square. 1t was the first news Of
the strike we had had. Father was
very much excited and talked to the
men to persuade them to go back to
work. Some of them talked back in the
most insulting way; said they were
free men and did not have 70 work for
a corporation and all that. You know
how they talk. Stuart. Nothing makes
father so angry. and don't blame him.
I think the men are simply horrid to
make all this trouble just now as l
was getting ready to go east for that
ho
and this strike will probably stop their
going.
Then father jumped out of the car
riage and was going to give one of the
men who insulted him a good thrash
ing. and serve him right. when the rest
came around and made him get into
the carriage again. | never saw ia
Their SO angry. and l was scared almost
to death, the men were SO rough. We
drove back to the croSsroad, and at
that steep turn by that old Beury shaft
we came upon a crowd of miners
marching into town from the lower
range. They were carrying a large
white banner with some horrid pic
ture on it. The horses were frightened
and turned and ran right toward the
old shaft. | don't know what hap
pened then, only we were thrown out,
and it is miracle that | was not kill
Ell. Jem, the coachman, was driving.
and he fell on q pile of shaft ore. He
ran up to the house and got the other
horses and brought father and me
home. l tainted away several times.
and when | saw father laid on the bed
with that awful cash on his head |
thought he was killed. If he dies the
miners will be to blame. If it hadn't
been for their going out on this strike.
this horrible accident would not have
happened. It's all as horrid as it can
bev
At this point Louise burst into
great fit of hysterical crying.
Dear, you must have been hurt by |
the fall!' cried Stuart as he soothed |
and comforted her.
mo, no! | was not even bruisedv |
replied Louise. She stopped crying and |
sat up on the lounge and began to ar
range her hair.
DR.. Saxon walked toward the other
end Of the room with peculiar look on
his face. Then he wheeled around and
said with his characteristic bluntness:
81 must go back to the office. I've left
directions for your fathers treatment.
He is not dangerously hurt Send for
me if am needed. Miss Louise. you
had better take those powders and
keep as quiet as possible today"
He laid the medicine down on a ia
BILE and went out. A minute later his
horse was heard rushing by the veran-
da and down the road.