Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

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He saso her lying so still aud acllttc.
the voice of the doctor from the cut
ter, which bounded out of the hole all
right and came to sight again, like a
snowplow on an engine just after
plunging out of drift.
"Doctor!" cried Stuart. .'Thank
God! Quick! Miss Dwight! She is
dead or dying! found her uncon-
scious on the upper trail!"
He crowded through the snow up to
the side of the cutter and placed Rhe-
ma on the seat beside the astonished
doctor.
"Well, well, IL this doesn't beat the
Salvation Army drum all to piecesl I
can't escape from practice even in
Cornishtown hollow. You take the
prize for furnishing material OH the
spot. Are there any more Of the army
dead or wounded or dying around
here"
Hurry, doctor! Save her! Say, is
she dying2 Is she seriously hurt?"
"Humph! Well, 1 tell you, Stuart,
she's plucky lass, and it's ten to one
that she's dangerously hurt. No; she's
not dead" An this time the doctor,
who never wasted any breath talking
and doing nothing, had been examining
the condition OF Rhena. "We'll get her
right down to the town MS fast as posi-
BILE. Come, jump in and hold her.
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Stuart did as directed, and the horse
lunged forward at the Doctors word.
1t seemed to Stuart that the doctor was
mad to drive Mt such pace.
do be careful, doctor! You'll kill us
all! Go slower! Stuart gasped us he
held Rhena and breathlessly braced
himself against the back of the cutter.
you've got your hands full without
driving" was NIL the satisfaction Stu
art could get, and before he could utter
much more remonstrance they were
out Of the dangerous part of the hol-
low and had struck into the beginning
OF the road that led down to Champion.
From that point the two men did not
speak until the doctor reincd Ajax up
In front of Rhena's lodging. He had
chosen to go right on instead Of stop
ping at any Of the cottages where the
accommodations for help were SO mea-
ger. The doctor carried Rhena into
her room and left Stuart outside with
the cutter. When Saxon finally came
out, he was able to bring Stuart good
news. 1t was a case of unconscious
ness from bad fall, but he did not
fear any serious consequences.
They We're standing by the cutter
talking together, when one of the wom-
en- looked from the door and called the
doctor.
"Oh, doctor, will you see If Miss
Dwight's glove Is out there anywhere?
She's lost one of them"
"Shake that robe, Stuart" said the
doctor as he flashed the lantern around
on the sidewalk and about the cutter.
Like as not it's down in the bottom
somewhere. Don't you find it?' he
asked. not noticing what Stuart was
doing. Getting no answer, he shouted
back: ITS not here, ma'am! Must
have dropped 1t on the way down."
The woman shut the door, and the doc
tor said, Get In, Stuart, and I'll take
you home"
Stuart climbed into the cutter with
out a word. AS the doctor seated. him
self and Ajax was about to make his
usual wild plunge up the street Stu
art said, Il have Miss Dwight's glove
In my pocket, doctor, and I am going
to keep it."
whats thatv' exclaimed the doc
tor. He was nearly twice Stuart's age
and had known him all his life. Stu
art did not know any one to whom he
felt like telling his secret more than
to the doctor.
"But what's, the good of one glove,
Stuart9" The doctor was not quite
sure thnt Stuart wanted to tell him all.
II mean to have them both," replied
Stuart frankly. looking right into the
doctors face. "Old friend, can't you
see that am In love with her and at
the. very highest point of my life al
ready because of it?"
Stuart spoke louder than he had
meant to, forgetting that persons were
passing along the sidewalk. Several
of the Salvation Army people had gone
up to Rhena's lodgings to inquire about
her. 1t is not probable that any heard
Stuart, but the doctor suddenly struck
Ajax. and the cutter whirled into the
square and darted across one of the
dlagonals. Close by the band stand
the doctor pulled up as suddenly as he
had started and said abruptly, "I'll
wait for you"
"Wait for what7' exclaimed Stuart,
astonished.
why, thought may. be you might
want to go up into the stand and tell
all Champion that you were in love
with Miss Dwight"
Stuart laughed softly. 81 am not
ashamed of 1t. Indeed, doctor, do
feel like shouting 1t out at times. No.
no" he added as the doctor started
Ajax on again and they came out into
the main street. ut is n matter of
great pride with me. And at the same
time-I shrink from making 1t too COM
mon. There is no danger. Doctor,
will you say, Cod bless you. Stuart
rs you used to sometimes when other
events IN my life came onY
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