Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-03-05

greatest care. Tomorrow | shall send
in nurse from the infrmary. Do you
think you and your brother can manage
to-nipht?"
'Ol, yes" returned Alison, with a
painful catch in her breath; it seemed to
her as though she were passing through
some hideous nightmare; the very horror
seemed to numb her sensibilities. She
understood that night how people could
live through terrible scenes the very in
tensity of pain deadened the anguish.
DIR. Greenwood thought her a very
brave girl. She listened quietly to his d-
rections, but he took her hand once, and
felt her pulse, and then he kindly bade
her take some food and wine before she
went into her fathers room, and as Roger
came out that moment he repeated the
charge to him.
Come, Allie" said Roger, taking her
arm. 'Dr. Greenwood will stay with
father until we come back" And he led
her away.
Alison noticed with some surprise that
there was sort of meal laid in the din
ing room; she had forgotten the early
supper had been placed there couple of
hours ago in preparation for her father.
Roger carved some chicken and brought
it to her.
"You must try and eat, Allie, and
will do the same" he said, with some at
tempt at cheerfulness. I'VE have long
night before us, and we must husband
our strength"
Alison felt the force of his argument;
nevertheless, the food remained on her
plate.
Roger, how bad you look." she said,
suddenly; ''but l do not wonder at it.
Oh! what a dreadful evening we nave
had; and can not imagine how it hap
pened."
"Dr. Cameron was there, and he told
me-" returned Roger, shading his face
from the light. as though it hurt him.
at was not a collision; something must
have given way-the coupling chain, they
think-and they were going down steep
incline at express speed. DIR. Cameron
I saws some of the carriages went over the
cmbankment, and were completely wreck
cd: one or two were turned entirely over.
| He was in the same compartment with
father and Mabel They felt Joltlng
sensation, and the next moment they were
thrown from their seats, the carriage side
was completely smashed, and they were
| all flung In a heap. DIR. Cameron was on
the top, and was happily unhurt, with the
exception of a few bruises; father was
underneath him; Mabel struggled up
somehow unhurt, and came to father,
and no one knew she was much hurt.
"Oh. Roger, how terrible"
"Yes. it does not do to talk of it. and
hardly to think of it. Now, Allie, if you
have finished, we will go upstairs. by
the way, where is Miss LeighT'
"Oh. ought to have gone to her." ex-
claimed Alison How dreadful for her
to lie there, and not to be able to help
usl She has been suffering from one of
her sick headaches, and. of course, all
this will make it worse. Wait for me
moment, dear. l will just speak to her.
rs that you, Alison?" asked the gov
erness, in feeble voice, as the girl came
TO her bedside. 81 know all about it,
| dear. Eliza has told me. Poor children,
poor children A! and 1 can not help YOU"
"Roger is good and thoughtful; we
| shall manage nicely tonight, and Sarah
will watch Mabel You must not trou-
BILE. dear Miss Leigh; tomorrow you Will
be better and then we shall be sure OF
| your help"
"You must not stay now. Thank you
for coming, my dear, but you must go
to your father" And Alison was thank
| ful to be dismissed.
In another moment she was leaning
| over her father. He Enclosed his eyes
as he heard her light footsteps, and
F., faint smile came to his lips.
"How is your sister?" he whispered.
'Dear papa" she returned, tenderly.
show happy Mabel will be to know you
asked after her She is lying quite quiet
ly. the sedative is lulling her, but she is
not asleep
Poor child ~ was all his reply, and
then he closed his eyes again, but as Ali
son withdrew into the shadow of the cur
tain tears of thankfulness came to her
eyes there was no bitterness in her faith
er's heart against poor Mabel. "As
father pitieth his children" the words
came to her mind, ah $50 might their
Heavenly Father have pity on them"