The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-11-29
3H edit FRANKLIN, La, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2q 1902 -:

the sands,, breathing the freshness c
the sea beach and feveling in it
| freedom with the keen appreciation 6
the overworkad.- -.------.-4-,.~-----.,
Across the firth rose the peaks G
Aran purplel by the setting sun; il
| front, the rock built ruin OF Greena,
Castle, stool clear against the amhe
sky. ..., $50. - - e..
| As they drew hear the castle. :;
yonns. woman who sat reading at tn
base of the rock! suddenly raise.t he
head and looked taward them. >: !.
I Hal" Whispered jim. That!
surely = fair specimen of Ayr's bon
ME lassies. :, Who is she?":'~ 80. 4.
II don't know. Il haven't seen ,lle
| before. Certainly she's very bonnie
But htlloa! what's up?" - go: j.
The girl had sprang to her feet. ant
was gazing !anxicusly up and dow1
the beach. Presently her eyes restet
on the summit of the rock, her face
grew white as death. and she stoot
a moment as If spellbound. Then
with Mortified cry of "Marjory!
she had started toward the rcck, ant
was struggling frantica1ly up its steey
side. -. =. ...-.>.i....
An upward glance. revealed to the
doctor the cause Of. her action. =; Al
the base of the castle wall, some sixt y
feet above the beach. is q ledge e1
rock, not more than a foot in width
along which the foolhardy. delight to
pass. and mistake this madness fol
courage, when q single false step or q
moments .giddiness will send them ia
a certain death upon; the rocks below.
Half way along this narrow path.
crawling on hands ard knees, was the
figure OF girl, and the woman,s cry
had helped the. doctor tolrecogrize the
child as Marjorie Forrest. ..,..
I y few great strides and the two
men reached the foot Of tie rock to-
gether; side by side. with the lnimDle,
sure-footed strength of the days when
as boys they had climbed the cliffs
around their Highland home, they
dashed up its precipttou5 flank. passed
the struggling woman half way and
reached the top pantinsly: together,
Even as they. turned the, corner Of
the wall, it. seemed too, late, for the
little one had become. frightened, and
was trying to turn back: There was
no room, however; for d moment she
swayed, then her childish hands. sim
ped from the narrow ledge, and with
a heartrending cry OF ''Aunty."' she
fell. ..,..t. :t.e.,...,.........
q But not to death; for the 'sinewy
form OF, the doctor shot forward across
the. ledge, and his hand caught 1.-THE
fiutterihg dress in a grip. OF iron. =
j They found '.Aunty'' lying insensi,
Bile at the, foot OF the rocks, down
which she had fallen, in her excite
ment, and, while Marjory kissed her
white face, saying piteously-"Aunty,
III be good now. sunty!''', the
two men worked to bring her back to'
censciousness .r E >i,:rr'. >...,- =; ::5 H..
Presently she looked up; rccog,zfzed
The little girl with. d. glad, cry, and
made to clasp her to her breast, btt
her left arm dropped helplassly, and
she closed her--lip as -if~ pain.
"Ah!" said the. dncter,- cunning his
fingers over her arm; you've broken
Y: Let me PVT it rtght!''E l3ioiAs. :, i, i,
Its very good; Of .yUut ,tol take so
much trouble she said. with slight
1 blush, s:hp,. lowering hnr eyes benpata his
gaze. s...3 .4t .,a'E .f,; ~ littti..S.
mot at all; it's quite in my line;
I'm a doctor, you know ..,,.: ..,..,.;
He had broken; hts own: walking.
stidk and. Jim's into 7splints,, and was
her arm; handling It with
! touch that was ,tehde.-as a caress;. =
md. es his fricnd after*ari declared,
:alzing so long and fumbling SO fool;
SHY, over 1t as to, enaangcr his pro-,
.essional reputation ID THE sFfa Of his
,atient if she had bten fless Interested
n himself and more in his work .','' |
i What, d terrible. tsl,rik It would haVe
,ean if you, hadn't eomN in, ''time"''
he said With a ,shHdder. y :rr;fp,i.: 4
I'm glad we. were .atZhand,vfer Mar.
ory's sake. :, Shelr aad,I are, bid. nc.
By tho: way 'iasl'n Inutuhl
rtena she might iha We introduced HE.,l
Ny fEetae's lam. >iFraser. = .Fhfs IS fby,|
rteni Jim ill.,, H., s'''"'' : '','i., ~ Il j..
'""Mtne is. Mona Fprrest.i I'm aIar.-
ory'siaunt! Eye just como overafroml|
';atada zforl q threa iIneHths hefidayi' !
nd am going to4'spend d week OF two
nth my sistef=fhlaiH. i ..-,.'5 : 5,Mar3o{y's
atslhcr Wtds. my only ''btother, Iii, agr;
i,ed in Ayr -xyeatsI morning.
The doctor had finished his BRn aaB
sg, and -s.gEin9 deH aahhnl he .hsfpa
d hors to her feet only 70 faisIAl
be fall hfah twisted her ankt dA1t
,i4 WAS novirnabia to use it.
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