The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-15
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sinen P@Huas. SHARING with rage and
pam. TIE u.Ah seized faliea branch
ahd stood al bay. striking cut win |
vicious sweeping blows Bat the ball |
Gcg. The ESir brissiIng up OF his thick |
neck. hss redFinlued eyes fiery. cir
e'ed be5oad reach CT the Gail. crouch.
ing Tor another spring.
Again he launched himself. ano the |
mau. t!oagine. Numbered full-face into
ihofn-busn. Tie sharp spines
, slashed HE fcreneau and the starting
blood blinded him. SO that he ran with
oat sense OF dsrectlon-straight upon
Tie Geol.Yi.y o. Layers Leap.
lie wss togrlins cH its edge tesore
he could s,op, and then threw himself
Backward. cihching desperately at The
slippery fegHcosered rock. feeling lis
feet dangling over nothing. He dug
his fasess ihtc the yielding soil and
With knee and elbow stroye frenziedly
To crawl to the path,
Put the white balldcg was upon him.
The clampins teeth met In the striving
fingers. ana sith scream OF pain
Greef Kings hold let go and dog aud
man Wen; down together.
Ten inmates later q motor was hurl-
/ inr itself along The Eed Road to thu
! village The doctor was in his oftlct
ard Ge line was lost IN the return. Er
route taey passed Judge Chalmers
driving and seeing the flying haste
| he turned his sweating pair and dashed
them alter the car.
So ,lat when the major finally
| opened his eyes from the big leather
coach. lie looked on the faces of two OF
his oldest friends. Recollection and
understanding seemed TO come at once
Well Soulhall2'
Tho doctors hand closed over the
white one on the settee. lie did not
answer, but his chin was quirering
and he was winking fast.
How long - asked the major afte!
lengthy minute.
Maybe maybe an hour Bristow
Maybe not"
The majCr WINGED ard shut his eyes
but when tha doctor, reaching swiftly
for phial on the table. turned again
it was TO fad that look once more OF
him. now il, yeayning appeal. South
all -" he said. send for Judith. r.
must see her There's time
The Judge started up. 9TH brint
her" he said. and his voice had all tbs
tenderness ot a womaus. My car
r.aGe ia at tie door and with thosl
; horses she 1ieht 10 be here In twent,
minutcl" H. loaned over the couch
"Bristow." he sad, would you woul.
you like me 10 send for the rector
The major smiled, little wistfully
and shoat his head lie lay silent TO
u Whine after t;ie judge had gone out
he seemed housing his strength
tie oYmom clock on the desk ticket
om.nously on, and the doctor bosiet
himself With the glasses beside hln
Presently he said huskly:
you've hat a bad falI, l3ristbw. 70
: were DIZZY. reckon"
"Dizaq!r echoed the major wit
n feeble aspority ut was Greet King,
II Greet Ni&"i Good Cod"
II III" Y2a hia;ng behind the screei
|. He struck Inc with something II
y swore a his trial he'd get ne wa
"a fool not 10 have remembered hi
time was out"
A look. wolflike and grim. ha
p sprung into the doctora face. Ills eye
searched he room, and he crossed th
noor ane picked up som thing fror
the rug He looked at 4 e momcn
then thrust it hastily into his breas
pocket
"l--remomber now Il ~as 4 pisto
!. He snapped It twice, but il miase
FIRE
lie can't hide where well not fin
Q him" The doctor spoke With low bu
d terrible energy
mot lint i care myself" said til
T. maior di6icpltly. But | reckon he
h be'ier bo arttled with or hellbe xii
oI ing some one worth while one OF thes
Z. days
K A nig tear suddenly loosed itse
z, from the doctors eyelid ana role
n down his cheek, and he turned hastil
away.
A.. There's 10 cali to feel bad sal
d The maio" grul1y. I've sort OF been
II thorn.in,the-aech to you. Southall W
. always rr~ed. somehow and yet
le The doctor choked and cleared HI
ID throat
p, Il reckon . the major marmure
10 with faint smile you won't e
quite 90 much fun out Of Chalmers
q aud the rest They never did rise I
ID you as I did"
K A little later he asked for the resto
er alive. Ten minutes gone" he sal
IN then. Chalmers ought to be at Ros
wood by now =. what a TOOL wa
70 10 go-I.ke this. But it wasn't-ap
10 rleNy, Southall, anyway"
lv 4. The sound of wheels on tbs driY
ID ya.tan. vent ont quietly, Huddled
er q corner OF the hall we're Uncle Ic
III ferscn and Aunt Daphne. with Ter
ne beam, tie majors bady-seryant Aut
Daphne, her apron thrown over he
h. face was rocking 70 and fro SILENT
,g au2 old Ter, boam's head was bowe
ia o. his breast Valiant went quick
nd 10 tAo rear OF the hall A painful Ell
Il 3arrassment had come to him-a cur