Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15

her in his arms from the ground. and lift
ing her into the seat, sprang lightly to
her side.
"You must not be startled at my pre-
sumption, Miss Nevergail. Remember
physicians have privileges others have
not. You are my patient now, and until
1 see the color re-established on your
lips and cheek, 1 am in duty bound to
care for you. You are not offended? 2"
He bent to gaze into her eyes as he
asked the question, and his earnest look
brought the tell-tale blood back to her
cheeks.
"Oh, no, no! That would be migrate
full indeedv' was the low reply.
The ride really revived her, and as the
doctor took her quite roundabout way,
in order to prolong it. assuring her it
would be beneficial to do so. she was able
to give a natural spring as he held out
his hands to assist her to the ground,
when at length they drove up to the
entrance of Glendenning Hail.
There was a happy smile still upon
her lips as, after thanking and bidding
her kind friend adieu, and seeing him
lift his hat as he drove off, she ran up
But the smile vanished instantly as
Belle came forward from behind the
heavy screen of vines, and with an angry
look in her eyes, exclaimed:
What does this mean? l wish to
know if Sir Reginald pays you salary
to ride around the country with young
men? l shall inform him of this ride. "
''As you please, Miss Glendenning. 1t
certainly is not my intention to keep
secret the fact that have just narrow
ly escaped death by being crushed by
the cars. AS DR.. Elfenstein risked his
life to drag me from danger, and then
employed his skill to bring me from a
dreadful swoon, he certainly thought it
no harm to restore me safely to your
uncle's aid as was too weak from fright
to walk"
So saying, Ethel passed on, leaving the
angry, but astonished girl to her own re-
fections. That these were not of very
pleasant nature, the following whisper
gave evidence:
''It is always the way. Wish to keep
one person away from another, and some
thing is sure to happen to bring them
together. One thing 1 am determined,
however, he shall never marry Ethel
Nevergail, if 1 can possibly prevent it -
CHAPTER XIV.
Ethel did not entirely recover from
the effects of her fright. until after the
nights sleep had served to calm her
nerves, and all the evening that followed
she was excited and scarcely BILE to con-
troll herself.
When she bade the family good night
and locked herself into her room, in Or
der to proceed to her nightly task, it was
with a dazed feeling, and an aching
head. Nerving herself for her duty, how
ever, as we'll as she could, she proceed
ed to light her candle, and taking the in
dispense Bile knife, she passed through the
wardrobe and passageway, into the cor
ridor beyond.
Possessing herself of the basket OF
food, she remembered to fasten the door
with the iron hook, a precaution the bar
onet had charged her always to observe
that by no possibility could she be sur
prised while accomplishing her task, then
passing onward, she opened the panel as
usual, and placed the plate Of food upon
the shelves.
AS she did so she heard distinctly q
movement on the other side, which, being
rather unusual, for silence alone Ordi
narily reigned, startled her already ex
cited nerves so much that she gave the
shelves the required shove, and just as
they whirled away, she saw, to her hOr
ror, when too late to stop them, that she
had dropped the knife from her hand
and it had gone around with the food.
Breathlessly she waited for the return
movement, hoping that the creature with
| i'll would not observe it, and that it would
come back with the plate.
AS she waited, a singular loud, shril
noise or cry came from within. The next
| moment the shelves had revolved, anC
the plate alone appeared.
Appalled, with her own carelessness
and fancying she knew not what as the
! result, the terrified, half frantic girl
could only draw to the panels, with al
| the expedition possible, and then hastil!
return the basket, fasten the door anC
seek the safety of her own apartment.
What was now her duty? Should sht
| Immediately seek the baronet, who was
| probably asleep by this time, and telling
| him the mishap, ask what was to bt
done?
No! she could not think this course {
| wise one. The baronet was an exceed
| ingly passionate man. Such a tale, a
| this hour, would throw him into whir
| of nervous anger that might cause dam
age to the broken hip, the bones o.
which, all hoped, had by this time coma
menced to unite.
(To be continued)