The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-03
A CLEAN BILL.

By GILBERT DAYLE.

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in Piccadilly, and be accepted CRATE
fully.
He sat opposite Violet and Lady
Shenley in the open victoria, replying
politely to the latter's gay and ire
sponsible chatter. He formed the i'm
preston that, while Lady Shenley was
kind in her way to Violet, the two had
not much in common, and in this he
was correct. The girl was built of far
more reliable stuff than her light
hearted, pleasure loving aunt
The carriage turned into Bond street
and rolled down toward Picadilly at
good pace. AS 1t swept round the
corner there was a sharp cry Of warn
ing from the pavement. Walter Gren-
vile sprang up and saw a child run.
ming across the road a few yards ahead.
She lost her footing on the greasy
wood pavement and fell sprawling in
the roadway right in front of the
horses. The coachman pulled franti-
cally at his reins, but they were going
at full speed. There was another yell
from the bystanders, then a sudden
silence. The carriage swayed to and
fro; another second and the horses
would have trampled on the child had
not figure darling madly from the
curb, pulled her from under the horses
hoofs and thrown her out of harms
way The next moment his foot slippe
on the Shiny surface and falling the
pole Of the carriage struck him and he
was trampled on.
The carriage came to a standstill
with jerk and Grenville leaped out.
Already a little crowd had gathered
round the PROSTATE figure; he was
carried to the pavement. Granville
pushed his way through and leaned
over the man. He was apparently a
tramp; his clothes were in rags, his
face was thin and gaunt, with some
weeks growth of struggling black
beard on his chin. From a wound in
his forehead the blood was streaming
and he was moaning. AS Granville
dropped on one knee beside him he
slowly opened his eyes. The officer
gave sudden start, then peered eager
ly into the mans face. He rose to his
feet quickly.
MY rooms are just opposite-no.
33B Duke street." he said thickly to
the policeman who had just appeared.
Take him there, and l will get doc
tor at once"
He hurried back to the carriage
where Violet was waiting pale and
trembling.
"Ts rather bad accident" he said
swiftly. I'm having him taken to dIo ,,
rooms. You go back now; I VIEW the
you know later how things ares were
"a terrible misfortune!" exc; lie
Lady Shenley, piteously. 'Ever.ba G.,
is looking at us. Tell John to go h0slt
at once, Violet"
Cant l help?" said the latter anx-
iously to Granville. He shook his
head.
IT will let you know" he repeated
then gave directions to the coachman;
Ilo CdlIAa5S Lu4uou chu nONSu oW4ALly
away.
He approached the knot of people
again Already a shutter had been OBJ
tanned and the wounded man laid upon
it. They raised him carefully and car
ried him across the road, the crowd Of
bystanders following curiously. Gren-
Vile led the way to the house and
opened the door with a latchkey.
"Scrivener," he called to his SER
want, who appeared in the hall, there
has been an accident; fetch the near
/, est doctoT-quick!
Scrivenr ran off without his hat. The
, man, now unconscious, was brought in
carried slowly up stairs and deposited
on bed. A few seconds afterward {
: doctor arrived and Grenville was bust
ly employed in giving him assistance
: Then, retiring to a corner of the room
j he waited until the doctor had finished
his examination. At last he rose from
! his task. He turned and walked owe
to Granville.
/ Nothing can save him." he said il
a low voice. HE has received interna
, injuries which make it impossible 70
] him to live more than a day at the
D most. He will regain consciousness
t again, but if we we're to attempt t
? move him to hospital he would dl
q ION the way"
g mo, no; he must stop here" sal
Cy,.o.,,,fJ1, 1,ofrynov, hfe 9ootb
s The doctor shrugged his shoulders
Z, you will not be troubled long" b
I, said, picking up his hat and gloye