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CHAPTER XXII. > Le Ege THE RIDE HOME. | eee Be A scream of terror broke from Lizzie’s lips when ~— - she saw her aunt fall back fainting, but she did not oe * know the cause. Neither did Frank or Mr. Legare. © as ae 3 Not even had Mr. W——, who sat talking with aa : a Frank, heard her repeat the name: gOS Albe- a ee a | os Only Hattie Butler had heard it, and seen that a ~ her agitation commenced only when told who the | © likeness had been taken from, and though a light- 8 ning flash could not have passed quicker thanacer- — . tain thought crossed her mind, she dare not utter it i then or there, “Quick, some water!’ she Gried: retaining her ~ (3 presence of mind perfectly, as she held the head of ~ the swooning lady on her bosom, ‘‘and some cologne > eae —hartshorn—anything pungent. She hasfainted!?? ‘Frank, run for our family doctor, quick! Helives = but a block away. Go yourself-—don’t send a ser- vant!’ cried Mr. Legare, and he hurried to get iced ae a. water from a pitcher in the room; while Lizzieran — iS 5 ~ .. to her-room after cologne : and ammonia. hrs me a. But the swoon seemed so death-like that Hattie ae rh was alarmed. She began to fear that it was death. ~ "3 She forced a-little water between the white lips, and: a ~ bathed the good lady’s temples with cologne, while by her directions Lizzie put ammonia on her hand- ‘oa kerchief and held it under her nostrils. cog 1a When the doctor arrived, in less than ten minutes, __ these active efforts had barely produced a tremulous sign of life, nae 2 te comic 200ks 5.com | 9a ites Oe eae earns