American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-04-03
Hilary, Covered With Blood, Lying
Stretched Out and Motionless, His
Head In Her Lap.

Hilary, Covered With Blood, Lying
Stretched Out and Motionless, His
Head In Her Lap.
Hilary was alive; he breathed very
family, but his face was the color Of
death, more bloOdless than that of
Madeleine. The cure began cutting
away the coat. then the lining. which
would not come with II then the shirt.
He looked up.
"Bring some water" he said.
LATE hurried out. the few curious
lumbermen scattering In panic and
scurrying before him. As he stood
among them, shouting, window In a
nearby house went up. and a woman
handed out pail, three parts full.
Lafe took II. AS he re-entered the
shanty the crowd slowly gathered be-
hind him again. He hurried into the
stable. The cure took strip of the
girls petticoat. dipped II In the pail
and began to Cleanse the wound purs-
Ing his lips and shaking his head the
while. Lnfe could see that the wound,
while not long. was terribly deep, and
II was still bleeding. II was impOssi-
BILE to do more than clean II superb
cially. owing to the need for haste.
Having done this, Father Lucien made
II pad and placed 1t In position. while
] Madeleine. working with steady fingers
, which gave the lie to her face, began
| to wind the strips over Ii round the
| chest. All the while she worked her
face was agitated, and yet composed
| and only the tortured eyes betrayed
what she was suffering; but when the
wound was bound she broke down.
at IL my fault" she cried In French
sobbing despairingly. IL warned him
and he would not hear me. and l rode
away. knew It long before and
would not believe 1t. have killed
him."
The cures hand fell on her shoul
der. LATE noticed, too. and Thought ]
significant afterward that, Wild though
her words were, and untrue, he did no
then deny them.
ii Madeleine looked up and. meeting
: his eyes, grew calm. Lafe stepped fol
ward. bent down and gently raised Hill
nry's head from her knee. He place.
his hands beneath the shoulders. SUP
porting them, while Father Lucien iii
, ed the lower part Of the body, and thu
they carried the stricken man throug
the shanty toward the buggy.
The cure made motion to Lafe
enter. "You and Mademoiselle Rosn
Q will drive to my house." he said. "A
there is no room for me, Walk 1 CIV
= Won the key, because my housekeepe
IL gone 10 bed and must not be irig''
y ened."
. mo, to the Chateau" said Made'eli
!. Rosny. "Do you think he shall go an
/: where else, monsieur, when ne Is TN
y this?"
.. Her voice rang proudly. the tone u
mitted of no opposition. The cure w
a silent.
w. LATE drew Hilary into the pot'oih
: the buggy and crouched there, su
'g porting the head and the upper ~,
l. Of his body. But Madeleine watchi'
S. uttered low cry. A little blood W
20 leaking through the bandage, .
Nv FASTENED to the other side OF the
and began adjusting 1t, while the Gu
a, turned toward the crowd when W
looking on in panicky silence, proA
= only by low words and mutterinss'
=" .Tbls is bad nights work that y
" have done" he cried. you sha,' =
We for Il, every man here, ana the "''
on sins too. know them all
on The man who stepped forwaro :, v
ur tbe foreman of the mill, by nan" |"
nd Pherson, decent workman az
nd scendant Of one of Wolfes n'sh,a
pi- ers who had settled along the CO.
ct and perpetuated their h"lnes =,
something of their stanch cnar ',','
n nothing else OF their race sur', r
ave are not all guilty, Monsieur
sier." he said. 81 knew uo'hihs =,
until the deed was DONE or ! snV
ms. have used every effort to pre Sen
these people asked me 70 speaS N
- them. They say that they or'S' y"