New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-09

EXCEPT ourselves. John gained the back stairs and %
though it seemed an eternity before he brought h.,
it was in reality only few seconds.
And what a wreck she was. Her dressing gown
in tatters and was caught about her waist with So
piece of Irvine; her hair was a tangled mass tied h.
with silk band torn from her pettcOat; her stocgt
she had no shOes-wcre in rags; and her feet ~
cut and bleeding In one hand she cutChcd the ,
voycr.
Even now I'm not quite clear just what haprer.,
I know | went down on my knees and praved
tried to-and / know that when John put 10 H."
tcndcrlv he leaned forward and caught her in his a
again and kissed her; know that Mrs Hazards c
and Laura's eyes opened in amazcment- Hap W.
SURPRISED because | think he had understood
10 was sobbng frantically and could not have o..
s,ycred questions even if we had dared 20 ask fb
We had only one object in life right thcu-to ge, n
doctor 10 let the revolver clatter 10 the floor !.
buried her face in her hands.
81 had to shoot him" she moancd. 81 had to sb,.
THANK God you could shoot! John cjaculs,s
st was horribc-horribe." she cried. 81 had
aim, Oh. | shot him, deliberately shot h,m'
The mystery Of the unknown man al the bridge pa
no longer a mystery We didn't know how i' had co.
about; but il seemed reasonably certain That he y
the man she had shot. We didn't tell her be had h.
found. we didn't do anything but grow historical or
selves; and I'm sure don't know what would hayeL
come of us if il hadn't been for our immaculate mas
what to do She began by putting us ~. out Of 4.
room including myself, and finally SUCCEEDED in get
10 to sleep.
For an hour we, all Of us, were in q fever Of i'm
tence. felt that if John didn't quit pacing back Ar
forth back and forth and Hap didn't QI' smoEng
many silly cigarettes, I'd scream. John said fin,
that no one must know just yet that She had returr
The newspaper men would be coming back present.
and he wanted to know where She had been and wt..
had happened to her before the news g.' out, Al
keeping her return a secret simple. after all Sin
no one but the family had seen her come Do. Natl
was in town. and Mincttc was with her; wore CT.
and the nurse 10 secrecy; and the doctors comm,
would cause no comment
DR. GRAHAM was a long time coming. He did-.
- know what was wanted, and dan hurry Wh-
he did appear he anticipated our anxious inquiries abCr
his unknown patient.
~Somc one made a nice clean job Of b. la said 3,
hairs breadth MORE and the bullet Wou'l have tout.
the iugularvcin He may pull through HIS hussr
chap; but it looks pretty bad. We 60, '.. g.ct. l..
q thirtv-two"
JOS revolver was thirty-two.
Then we told him about %. He w.'ri und.
standinglv Good work, he said
Are YOU sure the man will die" ! asked In agorr
and what will happen TO 10 If he docs Size shot h-
deliberately; she said so.
81 don't think vel have 20 worry about that" Io,-
smiled grimly "Tfc got what be deserved
"Oh. but he must not die" | cried. IN. .zei Dr.
Graham's hand upiJringiy as If he could proven,
i. "You don't understand how She would fe
about it. She would never get OVERT 81. shot hi-
deliberately.
Iobn has one beautiful characteristics D. never s.5,
10 argue the fJoshncss Of WOmans rea.r. be- mcrt.
accepts il, He turned 20 Dr.. Graham ami 'olt h-
that the man simply had 20 live II 1t took a 'e more
and every surgeon in the State. and that here va
20 that, To which DR.. Graham rcpli.i .-i no o..
doubted II for Il moment. that he'd pull .. through
- -h.,'s how matters stood Doctors a~. vl-,.-5