The Bossier banner., 1909-12-23

BILE scar there all my life!' she re-
piled. with Il stamp of her foot. You
are nice man to be given charge OF
a gun How many other folks have
YOU killed or wounded this mOrning?"
GO for him, Dolly; so for him"'
chattered the squirrel. He tried to
kill us, and don't you let him talk
about any DETECTED shot,
$50 sorry, you know; so sorry!" the
young man kept stammering. Il
wouldn't have shot you for S.. Hon
est wouldn't. Is it bad wound? Is
it painful? Do you think it is NOR
tal?'
Il fear it is;" replied Miss Dolly as
a spirit of mischief dubbed up. "Yes;
it may be fatal, and don't know what
excuse you can urge before a corOner's
jury. You will be declared my MUIR
derer."
"He will. He will! Whoop! He
will! chattered the squirrel.
$50 sorry. so sorry" said the con-
fused and upset young man. Il can't
| call an ambulance here, you know.
and-and don't see any doctors signs
around Can l help You home. and
then-then"-
II think have the strength to walk
home, but you may run to the village
and tell Dr. Smith that you have shot
me and ask him to come. Tell him It's
probably mortal wound. Tell him
that it's Miss Dolly Meserve you tried
to kill. Better throw away that gun or
you'll be shooting the DOCTOR"
"Yes, yes; surely will. Yes; I'll get
DR.. Smith. So sorry, you know. Do
you think you can reach home without
help? Yes, certainly" And he was
gone
It was true that some Of the bird shot
with which the gun had been loaded
had struck something and been defect.
ed. Two of them were buried in the
quilted hood, and two or three others
were found in the folds Of the heavy
shawl Only one had struck Miss Dol.
ly as she raised her face, and that was
in the center Of the chin. 1t had not
penetrated deeply. AS a matter OF
fact, she dug it out with her finger
nail on the way home. The doctor
arrived in his gig with his horse or
the gallop. At first he was inclined t.
be angry, but when the story was toll
and when little plan was unfOldcd
he laughed and offered his services.
Two hours later. when Will Bailey
son of Lawyer Bailey of the city
called at the farmhouse to repeat tha
he was so sorry and to say that h
was visiting the Scots and doing I
little shooting he found a young lad.
on the sofa with her head. chin ant
neck done up and strong smell o
drugs in the room. He was told b.
Miss Dolly that the doctor had salt
that she would probably pull through
if given the best of care, and he wen
away happy young man. He sen
to the city for flowers and fruits AM
books. He presented Brother San
with the shotgun, and he told the fl
ther that he would be only too happ
to pay all expenses.
OF course the patient began to &C
. better. At about the third call of til
would be murderer she had dispense
with most of the bandages. At abOu
the fifth there was only piece Q
plaster covering the wound. Afte
three weeks he called one afternoo
to find the plaster gone. and after
look he cried out:
why. Miss Dolly, you've got til
prettiest dimpled chin in all America
Really. now. but
No; it was a month later that b
proposed. And he took her down
the old chestnut tree where the squi
rel chattered:
Il thought so! thought so! Fir:
you shoot girl and then you tell ht
how much you love her and ask her
be your wife! Go on, both of you"