Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06

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| should if | were you-ah-speak to her, though
| can conceal from you my sure anticipation thai
you will find your suit unsuccessful
The curate suffused with gratitude, grasped the
vicar IS hand, and walked away air.
But he had hardly gone hundred yards toward
his house when the shouting of a crowd OF people
reached his ear and the next instan he saw slght
a donkey racing across the meadow called - rye 5
Clause for Netherend Cliffs, and, clingng for HE
on its back, Dick! At once BaWn knew the donkey
IA fendish little beast called - Jemma Whch
would allow one to mount on its back-and he un-
derstood that the tomboy, tempted to try where every
one had failed, being borne straight to
destruction over the cliffs.
In an instant Bawn gone; gone by diving
blindly through some hedge briars into the field;
and now put out his long legs while the crowd stopped
running to gaze in silent suspense, till they gave out
shout seeing Bawn, not ten yards from the elm S
edge catch the headsal of old rope and bring all to
a stoppage and confusion of animal and human
When they got down to the scene, they found Dick
looking ghost with freckles but still her legs
scarcely injured. Jemima gone on her way;
and at Dick Ks feet lay Bawn, who had been dragged
along the ground, and terribly kicked about the
skull and ribs
As he was borne to the vcarage Charles Barclay
was lust leaving it, and helped to lift him into the
house. Hope out, and Dick with her long legs,
gone, wild of eye, to sigh Come, come, to
Dr. Thomas, of Woolaston, and fall falntlng into
his arms.
The midsummer sun had set when Dr. Thomas
stood that great frame ON the bed; and when
DR.. Hastings said to him, 'Tell me the truth, IhOm
as - he replied: q Frankly, l doubt if he will ever
speak again. -
Great, then, was Dr. Hastings amazement when,
thirty minutes later, nurse to him with the
news that Bawn had asked to see him. He hurried
to the room, shrouded in the evening dusk, AM
presently, with a quavering voice, said: 'Bawn,
here. -
For a minute no answer, then most frail voice
rose from the pillows Il desire, before L die to
say-' and then stopped.
Summon all your powers, Bawn; tell me your
will, Bawn.'
II desire to say that it l who stole the five
hundred pounds from your safe"
Dick, all awed, listening outside; and, besides
her. three people in the room heard those words. Dr.
Hastings looked if he would faint, and, turning
to the nurse sighed:
''Ie is wandering in mind
But once the silence broken from the
bed Gone hundred pounds of it will be found be
hind the Christ at the Column in the bookroom;
the rest [ have spent. y
And now a final silence; till suddenly Dr. Hastings
made his escape casting up his arms with the gasp
of ''Good Heavens!'' for, although he had known
Bawn only four MONTHS that confession staggered
him like revelation that all which be had ever taken
for granted of man and God false.
In his flight downward he encountered DIR. Thomts
to whom he said, in passing: "lle has spoken TO
"SpoEenH' cried Dr. Thomas, unable to believe
his ears.
But Dr. Hastings was gone-towards the book
room; for still thought that Bawn might be dcrious
mingled with the reel of his other feelings but when
he looked behind the picture, there in truth he found
IA roll of notes.-the hundred pounds.
TT just then that Hope returned with the de-
ectve and on learning of the accident flew to the
sickb bed, and bending the intrcacy of bandages
there, her face screwed into look of pain too pierc
ing shrewd for tears peting his hand she breathed
freely into his the story of her love, imporng
him to live for her. and as though that greed cou!
reach halfway to the grave, and call back the de-
parting ghost, Bawn, whom the doctor had quite
gven over, did at moment open his eyes, and his
HIs lsped the word 'HOpe,'
At the same time, DIR. Hastings below was telling
the detective that there was no longer anything to
investigate, since the lost notes had BEEN found
But in the weeks that followed it as if some
great had stricken the vicarage Dr. Hast
mes looked aged; Dick changed girl would sill
staring grate and Hope, who had soon heard
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