Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09


it was in reality only few seconds.
And what wreck she waS Her dressing gown
in tatters, and caught about her waist with small
piece of twine her hair a tangled mass, tied back
with silk band torn from her pettcoat her stockings
she had no shoes in rags; and her feet were
cut and bleeding In one hand she clutched the re-
vover.
Even I'm not quite clear just what happened.
| know | went down my knees and prayed,-or
tried to,-and | know that when John put 10 down
tenderly he leaned forward and caught her his
again and kissed her. know that Mrs. Hazards eyes
and Laura eyes opened in amazement-Hap wasn't
surprised because think he had understood.
10 was sobbing frantically and could not have
swered questions even we had dared to ask them.
We had only object in life right then-to get the
doctor. 10 let the revolver clatter to the floor and
buried her face in her hands.
81 had to shoot him." she moaned. Il had to shoot
him.
Thank God you could shoot. John calculated
fervently.
1T was horrible-horrb1e" she cried a had to
aim! Oh! | shot him, deliberately shot him.
The mystery of the unknown at the bridge was
no longer mystery. We didn't know how it had come
about; but it seemed reasonably certain that he was
the she had shot. We didn't tell her he had been
found, didn't do anything but grow hysterica our
selves; and m don't know what would have be-
of us if it hadn't been for immaculate, muchy
starched Miss Gibbs, the nurse. She knew exactly
what to do. She began by putting all out of the
ROOM including myself and finally succeeded in getting
10 to Sleep
For an hour We all of us, were in fever of impa
thence. felt that if John didn't quit pacing back and
forth, back and FORTH and Hap didn't quit smoking
L
that must know Just yet that she had returned
The newspaper would be coming back presently
and he wanted to know where she had been and what
had happened to her before the got out. And
keeping her return secret was simple after all since
one but the family had her come in. Natalie
in town. and Minette with her. we swore Celie
and the to secrecy; and the doctors coming
would cause comment.
DR. GRAHAM long time coming He didn't
- know what wanted, and didn't hurry When
he did appear he anticipated inquiries about
his unknown patient.
"Some one made nice clean Job of it, he said "A
kar breadth and the bullet would have touched
the uguar vein He may pull through He's husky
chap; but it looks pretty bad We got the bullet. It's
a thirty-two."
los revolver was thirty-two.
Then we told him about Jo He whistled under
standingly "Good work. he said:
"Are you the man will die?' / asked in agony.
Sand what will happen to 10 if he does? She shot him
deliberately; she said So
Il don't think We'll have to worry about that" John
smiled grimly. "He got what he deserved"
ooh, but he must not die" | cried and seized Dr.
Grahams hand imporingly, if he could prevent
it. "You don't understand how she would feel
about it. She would never get overit. She shot him
deliberately"
John has beautiful characteristics he never stops
to argue the fooshness of woman reason; he merely
accepts it. He turned to DR.. Graham and told him
that the simply had to live if it took all the money
and every surgeon in the State and that s all there was
to that! To which DR.. Graham replied, and no one
doubted it for a moment, that he'd pull him through
if that's how matters stood. Doctors worse-or
better-than lawyers Tor guessing.
A FTER interminable time, it seemed to me, DR..
= Graham let in 10. She was propped up
on COUCH her beautiful face flushed, and there was a
strange glitter in the depths of her dear eyes For
instant her gaze met mine then shifted to John and she
smiled He dropped his knees beside the couch with
tense white face And from John her gaze Travelled to
Laura.
"Nr Abbott" she began falteringly, 4NIr Abbott"
She stopped smiling vacantly.
Laura swayed a little as if from blow Hap noted
it, and his teeth clicked together as he went to her
al think" he said gently, Il think Laura, it would
he nerhaDS IF vou-if went your room,