The Oakes times., 1914-01-01

river was setting cup for him"
Emmeline WINGED. and her double
chin quivered.
There mint many Of 'em gone to bed
sick over It," she sald hutefully, aud
Without waiting for reply sue trem
oled to her feet aud walked tO the
ooor. Come, Hester; we got to be
going"
wondered what brought Emmeline
nere.' murmured Calliope. taking up
ner work again. "Of course after shed
visited In Millerton she had to come
around und see how took news Of
Carol Fenton. What hends women
can be-" She bit Oh her thread With
her strong white teeth aud looked
dreamily out Of the window aud shifted
the spicy fragrance of the cinnamon
roses
Happened right here by the CHINA
mon roses." she whispered to herself.
Il was 80 happy. aud he said he was
AFRAID he had made mistake. and
gave him back the ring. Seems like
all the strength went out Of my legs
that very minute. s'pose. coming 10
soon utter mothers long sickness and
death. 1t upset me. II they all knew
how | wanted to stand and walk
around and he like other folks. only
somehow there's no spring back Of It
all Dr. Brown says he can't do q
thing. and he talks about will power
Tm useless mortal. but. there: Isabel
says l amt aud II 1t wasn't for me
she wouldn't have homer Calliope
smiled through sudden tears. Looks
like she'd soOn have handsome home
II she marries Newton. He's a fine
fellow: but. Lord forgive me. 1t does
ranklc to think my girl should marry
Carols nephew!"
She leaned back In the chair and
closed her eyes. Her helpless feet rest
ed OH n hassock. and across her lap
there rippled streams Of bright colored
carpet rags. From the rosebushes
came the deep hum Of bees, and the
tail tops Of the locust trees rustled q
pleasant monotone.
Suddenly there broke into the sweet
harmony Of the summer afternoon 9th
er sounds-the sharp raps of horses
hoofs on the hard oyster shell road. a
mans voice shouting, then Just the
pounding hoofs and the rattle of car
riage wheels.
Calliope leaned forward and looked
out Of the window. A sorrel horse
with four white feet was plunging
madly past the house. Behind him
swung q low phaet0n containing q
man. Just beyond Calliopes front
gate the phaeton swayed aud caught
upon large rock. The horse tore him
self loose from the shafts and disap
peared beyond the turn Of the road
The phaeton toppled and overturned
and pinned the man underneath.
1t was very silent after that. 1t wai
q lonely road. and from her window or
the hill Cailiope Delmore could see be
y0nd the turn Of the road. and she no
ticed that the runaway horse had stop
ped and turned into an open 6eld t.
graze.
.>oAe felt very strange. Her heart wa
beating tumultuously. and her bloc,
seemed to flow through her veins II
sustaining flood that gave strength
to her weak body.
White Tipped. she stared down "a
the wrecked phaetOn and the still form
beneath 1t. That was Carol Fenton
She knew the minister's little carriage
but the horse was "a strange one to her
Perhaps Carol was dying down ther,
alone in the road: Who would go fol
help? II only Isabel was there! TIL.
horse might return and trample him
CalliOpe was afraid Of horses.
She closed her eyes and prayed fOl
help. When she opened them sht
smiled oddly and placed her hands OF
the arms Of her chair. She kicked asid,
the hassock and stood upon her feet.
She put out one foot and 1t support
ed her weight. She stood upon tllt
other. Then with sudden energy shs
picked up the untouched glass of roo
beer that Hester had poured for her
staggered across the room to the dOOl
and stumbled to the porch and dowl
the steps.
Then CalliOpe Delmore, who had sal
In chair for fifteen years with help
less limbs. ran down the inclined patti
to the front gate and gained the road
With the action came renewed life
and sense Of buoyancy and youth.
Newton Deane and Isabel Delmore
driving slowly home through the gold
en- afternoon. saw Calliope run dowl
the path, and Isabel was SO frightened
that she hid her face on Newton.
shoulder. 1t was easier to do 1t be
cause his arm was already around her
The horse stopped stock still. and they
watched Calliope as they might have
witnessed the ghost scene In play.
She darted out Of the gate and dowr
the sloping path to the shattered phae
ton. Carol Fenton's eyes were wide
open. and his face was white and
drawn. The body of the vehicle rested
on one Of his legs.
"Calliope!' he gasped when she knelt
beside him and held the root beer Il
his lips. II was lust coming to sef