The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-22

from the mnntol and SAT by the vim.
dow 10 watch for an apple peddler
passing 10 the city. She had no idea
mat Mauds providence was coming Ia
the guise Of an apple poddler and
sho felt very much disappointed over
the trend events had taken TO have
THIS favorito niece settled near her had
long been the wish 81 her heart. and
Dr. Horton was positively one of the
most eligible mcn in the state. coming
OF as good family as Maud and gifted
WITH q staying quality Of goodness by
divine right That the girl should
wretk haf own happiness for such a
slight provocauon-Hhe felt sure &c
had not been northumberland her
greatly.
Two hours later Maud came down
stairs with o letter IN her hand. and
found her aunt walking up and down
the little sittingroom I'm a feeble.
dazed kind of way. The girls iil-hu-
NOR left her instantly. She had a good
heart under much veneer Of culture.
"Auntie. DEAR" she said, giving the
name loving intonation you are not
worrying yourself about me? Please
do not, for # is too late now Dr. Hor-
ton is nothing more to me than a
stranger Auntie, what is wrong?
Why do you keep your arm hanging
by your side and your hand clencaed
SOP"
Maud, " whispered her aunt faint
ly, q have had a strokel"
The girl screamed with apprehen-
sion: Il shall run for Or. Richardsl"
She seized her hat. "He will, he must
help you at once. Oh. It is my fault!
How inconsiderate; how selfish I have
beenl"
Maud reached the Office of the old
family physician only to miss him;
he was off on his rounds. She could
enither follow nor intercept him.
Meanwhile her aunt. whom she loved
dearly, might die Or. Horton? For
a moment her pride held her, but there
was no other, and his skill was I'M
questioned She met the young man
coming out Of his Office. His carriage
was at the door, and while she was
briefly telling him the cause of her
visit he swung her gently into It, and
in a moment they were speeding to
the house. Mrs. Mason was still
walking the floor, her right arm hang
ing by her side. DR.. Horton took ner
hand gently, his face expressing great
personal interest and a respectful sym
pathy.
why do you keep your hand
clenched- Open it,"
Mrs. Mason resisted feebly, but he
exerted his strength, and the tightly
closed fingers yielded. Something
dropped to the floor with sharp, me-
tallic ring. The doctor stopped and
picked up silver half-dollar Maud
gave cry; she did not understand
Mrs Mason stared vaguely at the sill
yer piece, then at the relaxed hand.
rs it paralysis?0 she asked in a nat
ural voice.
Not a touch Of it" said the doctor
cheerily, also mystifed
"Then it'N-Oh, Maud, that is the
money I should have paid for the ap
pies was thinking Of something
else, and I never gave the man his
money, and he a stranger, too, and a
poor man Oh, Maud, it was a regular
flimflam game"
But the word went unchallenged, fol
Maud, now that the danger was over
was going into a fit Of Mysteries, and
it looked rs if the malady was con
tagious, FOR the doctor laughed, and
Mrs. Mason cried, and it lasted so long
that the doctors horse, accustomed tc
long waits paved the sidewalk in his
Impotence, while the genesis and exc
dus Of one word was being settled t.
the satisfaction of all parties. Mrs
M. L. Rayne, In the Chicago Record
Herald.
Jellios from Old Boots.
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