Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-01-11

piled. with a stamp OF her foot You
are a nice man to be- given charge OF
gun. How many sother folks have
you killed or wounded this morning?"
Go for him, Dolly; go for himr'
chartered the squirrel. He tried to
kill us. and don't you let him talk
about any detected shot"
so sorry. you know: so sorryy the
young man kept stammering. Il
wouldn't have shot you for So. Hon.
est ] wouldn't. Is it bad wound? Is
It painful: Do you think 1t is NOR
tal?"
81 fear it is" replied Miss Dolly as
spirit of mischief dubbed up. Yes;
it may be fatal. and don't know what
excuse you can urge before coroners
jury. You will be declared my muir
derer."
HE win. He will! whoopl He
willr' chartered the squirrel.
$50 sorry. so sorry said the con-
fused and upset young man. II 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"-
Il think l 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"
Eyes. 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.
1t 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 matter Of
fact, she dug it out with her finger
nail on the way home. The doctor
arrived in his gig with his horse on
the gallop. At first he was inclined to
be angry. but when the story was told
and when little plan was unfolded
he laughed and offered his services.
Two hours later. when Will Bailey,
son of Lawyer Bailey Of the city.
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he was SO sorry and to say that he
was visiting the Scots and doing
little shooting he found young lady
ON the sofa with her head. chin and
neck done up and a strSAg smell of
drugs in the room. He was told by
Miss Dolly that the doctor had said
that she would probably pull through
If given the best of care, and he went
away happy young man. He sent
to the city for flowers and fruits and
books. He presented Brother Sam
with the shotgun, and he told the IA
Their that he would be only too happy
to pay all expenses.
OF course the patient began to get
better. At about the third call Of the
would be murderer she had dispensed
with most of the bandages. At about
the fifth there was only a piece OF
plaster covering the wound. After
three weeks he called one afternoon
TO find the plaster gone, and after
look he cried out:
why, Miss Dolly. you've got the
prettiest dimpled chin In all America.
Really. now, but
No; 1t was month later that he
proposed. And he took her down to
the old chestnut tree where the SPUR
rel Chartered:
Il Thought so. thought so. First
you shoot girl and then you tell her
how much you love her and ask her to
he your wife. Go on, both OF your