ear the top his foot had slipped, and, being unable, on account of his rheumatism, to catch a quick hold, he had fallen on his side to the ground. No one had seen his
e of them ran off to hunt up the doctor, and then the others took a door that had not yet been hung in the new house,
inful news, and it was only after repeated urging th
l Richard could say, as he gazed at
"My father, m
had been the first to be called to the scene of the accident.
, and trying his best to do something t
end for th
vin first thing," repl
n't know w
rown's," returned the boy. "I saw
las Boswell. "Meanwhile you'd b
ace and baby Madge! Oh, it's dreadful!" broke o
a doctor, and can quiet your mother, too. Be a brave boy, Dick, and go and
is mother was dusting in the parlor
tter get a bed ready for him, and some bandages, because he's got a cut or two on his head," and then, as
when the men arrived Mrs. Dar
s carried, and laid down as tenderly as these men were able to do such an unaccustomed task.
?" were his
ied his wife. "You
ber. Oh, how
will soon be here. Wo
es
er, but he only drank a lit
gasped. "My ribs a
It was not long before Dr. Melvin arrived, and h
rd, after an examination into his
il I find out the extent of his other internal injuries," replied the doctor. "He
it was fully an hour before he left, and the
s knee. Nancy and Grace had been frightened into almost absolute silence, and Mrs. Dare addressed he
are feebly. "You've done enough already,"
ination was made that lasted nearly an hour. By the grave look on his face when
" were the doctor's words. "He has rup
o you think?" f
there is hope,'" he re
repeated h
will be fatal?" cried
in, can't we
or shook
hings are beyond our reach, an
d my mother a
start," replied the doctor. "You had better go in
t once. As he did so, his mother pa
ell you?"
ithout being able to
never thought that su
Nan and
he ki
m. It is hard on
d Dick. "And me, too,"
nd it was quite dark in the room. Richard app
hard?" question
, fa
e come. I want
to talk too much," sa
lied Mr. Dare with a heavy cough. "I suppos
nodded h
ment," continued the injured man. "But I want
fat
m sinking, even faster
to what I
list
Your mother is strong, and can do much; but she is a woma
can possibly give them. I
been a good boy. I am sorry that I cannot
father; we wi
igh. "I always calculated to do something for myself, but that's all over now. But you take after y
emember wh
self, and to every one with whom you have dealings. You may not get along so fast, but people will respect you
success, even if I don't
nt. "I'm sorry that I cannot leave you mor
school education and my healt
start. But I might have left you mor
shed your cla
apply, and it was all straight, but at the last moment the Department decided
one witne
on the same day I was shot; but, as he was appointed after the occurrence they
ever found
the affair must be still living, but I have not
advertise in
n the columns of the leading
l the papers
ou can ever push the claim do so-for
ll, f
l thousands of dollars, and that, along with this house, which
seized Mr. Dare, and by the time he had rec