Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-06
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lit down by her. Sne ndu not
500 ..D NJ how helplessly the left arm hung
r0a.'' and how Missile would not let her
touch it. ,..u.d ond c,,+ " sba said
l.. forehead contracting heavily with
DEL DTbe doctor must see it presently,
pau bo has finished in the other room
8psD Oh, Alison, where are you
~ Won shall not disturb them. What
!0nS; matter? If only" But here
a0s' fact whitening lips refused to utter
De. r 49, me- 20. darling" returned Alison,
.,,,sIr 81 will not disturb them, you
1AA.V onita trust me-" And without wait
La' ser Nabeps answer she slipped away.
il, :. che entered the dressing room, the
.-anror dark, grave-looking young
o,me ont of her fathers room. He
I:s.anad TO Alison's account, and promised
o++end to her sister as soon as posi-
~, .yTa must finish the examination" he
Il diminishing her, "but l will come
's' aoon AZ I can. l thought there was
..n,otbing wrong, but she deceived us by
sJing her arm under her mantle. She
bruised. that was all, she told us.
wv, bor o,Iiet, and l will be with you
directly.
with her eyes closed, but as Alison en-
a .,,,d she opened them full on her sister,
.,5 tho blank miserable look in them con-
ri,cad Alison that she was dreading the
worst.
~Do not look so, Mabel darling, she
nil Kissing her softly. Indeed we do
mi know; they have told me nothing.
no.r mana is in Gods hands; we must
Io,ra him there, and hope for the best. !"
4 low groan broke from MabePs lips.
"Ob it is easy for you; even If the
rorst comes. YOU can bear it; you have
rotbinc with which to reproach yourself.
u he dies. shall have killed him. How
am I to 90 on living, and know that"'
And here she burst out into hoarse sobs.
Mabel, my poor dear, oh how am l to
comfort you?" exclaimed Alison, unable
N restrain her own tears at the sight Of
her sisters anguish.
'Yon can not comfort me-" returned
the unhappy girl. What is the pain of
nv broken arm and my bruises compared
to what I shall feel if he dies, and L
am not able even to tell him that [ am
sorry for nv deceit and disobedience? and
would not say so, because he was angry.
Oh. papa, papa, and | loved you so ~
And the DOOR child hid her face on Ali
sons shoulder. 1t seemed a relief to her
to pour out her feelings. He had been
50 angry. and she would not own herself
in the wrong, and then the horrible acct
dent had happened, and she thought at
first her father was killed. when they
said he was alive, and they must bring
: him home, and see what could be done, l
thought would not add to the trouble,
and so | managed to hide my broken
arm" But here she broke off, as Mr..
Cameron entered the room.
8 Papa" she said, family, as he came
s up to her
His consciousness is returning; we
shall know more tomorrow. 1t Is not
the head, as we feared" he said, evas-
Vely; but now l must look at your
arm, please Your friend DR.. Greenwood
will be here directly, and we will soon
put it right" But, in spite of his cheer
ful words, Poor child ~ came pityingly
nom his lips as the blackened shoulder
was revealed to his view. Missile must
have suffered exquisite pain during the
drive home The arm was broken, and
the shoulder dislocated, and the bruised
condition Of the flesh filled Alison with
horror
1t was q painful ordeal for Alison,
but she bore it as bravely as she could.
Roger had remained with his father
Miss Leigh was not in a condition to
render any assistance; the sudden con-
NSlon had brought on accession of pain,
and she could only lay her throbbing
1ead on the pillow, and lie there in ut
lei hepIeSsness. There was no one but
herself to wait upon the doctors and re-
HlFe their directions, the very exigency
VI che case made her helpful. Her one
thought was that she must not hinder
,Aef work; there was little for her to do.
al the first touch of her wounded arm
~aoeI had tainted again. Alison could
10. nave borne to witness the poor child's
uAeFlngs. Perhaps DR.. Greenwood knew
l1lS Tor he contrived some errand that
"'ained her for a few minutes out of the
''0U" When she returned the worst
SEEMED over but the faintness continued,
NJ II was only slowly and by degrees
,1'' Alison, with Sarah's help, could as
"S her to undress and lie down, after
which a sedative was to be administered,
Inc pain of the bruises and the misery
:, Aer mind would effectually hinder
sleep.
As soon as she could leave her in
SsEaas charge, Alison stole into her faith
dressing room. DR.. Greenwood came
70 her at once.
: My dear" he said, taking her hand,
i @ ~, he mad known her from an infant,
@LS Is sad business, but, thank God,
~--sS are not so bad as they seemed at
-" 1our father must have received a
,.S"' ne was stunned, but consciousness
j - returned. and he has spoken. What we
w. now Is something different. He seems
-@,'s 10 move; but this may be due
n o-e shock and temporary exhaustion
- -S. re are symptoms that make us hope
-, -. mat the full extent of mischief may
'e realized. We shall know more in
,,a.. ua?S; but he will require the