Show the hristu risto li bells belh were rinsing Ringi oge I 1 if save roy my child my god save my m child A lady dressed in traveling attire gathered herself up from the middle of the road where she had been flung and sobbing and wringing her hands bands staggered painfully after a cab which was dashing through the treet street crowded with christmas shoppers arid and jingling equipages equi pages behind a powerful maddened horse tha th effort was wag beyond her strength apparently tor for the lady suddenly collapsed but willing hands carried her into a nearby surgeons office in the cab was a little girl about four years of age she did not scream but clung desperately to the dashboard against which she had bad b been thrown her large blue eyes gleaming wildly around for help suddenly a man sprang out from the crowd of palsied spectators and attempted to seize the dragging reins but the horse swerved to one side without abating his speed ax and A drove the wheel against a lamp post the impact of which cast the child out into a heap ot of mud and slush which the street sweepers had accumulated alongside the pavement where she lay motionless the horse frightened still more by the fall of the child who had struck against his nose in her flight bounded forward again and the heavy wheel was upon the point of rolling over the little girls head when with a shriek a joung girl sprang before the maddened animal caught the bit and with a strength sometimes given by despair to the weakest bore the horse back the momentary delay was sufficient to save the child but the young girs strength suddenly tailed failed her and bruised by the front hoots hoofs of the frantic beast which by a violent plunge shook here off I 1 she fell with a broken arm and lay unconscious CC beside the child she had raved both the rescued and the rescuer were quickly carried to the office of the same surgeon where the other occupant of the carriage after having been revived was still weeping and wringing her hands restoratives Restora tives quickly applied soon brought the little girl back to consciousness and a careful examination disclosed the tact fact that not only were no bones broken but that its tender body was waa scarcely bruised not a scratch warred marred the gerfe perfection action of its delicate pink skin a and nd the mother hung over it in hysterical rapture its rescuer however was in worse plight for it was only by prolonged skilful work that she was finally r res stored ored to sensibility she had been removed to a private room where the doctor had been exercising his skill to bring her back to consciousness and was just completing the bandaging of her broken arm when the lady rushed in crying let me see the savior of my precious child I 1 want to tell her how much she has done for me a and nd pour out my thanks to her in vain the doctor sought to soothe her for the sake of the patient who as in a weak and highly nervous condition but she would not be calm 1 I must talk to her she insisted leave us doctor for a few minutes what I 1 have to say will do her good I 1 I 1 t T r she clung desperately to the dash board you do not know what she has done for me the savior ot of my child is iny sister I 1 tell you the doctor bowed and retired i now my dear young lady thanks are too weak to express what I 1 feel eel what can I 1 do for you what Is there in this world that a deeply grateful mother can do to express her gratitude would you like jike to come and live with ith me and take charge of the sweet child you saved from death the girl tried to hide her face away anay from the ladys eloquent gaze A madam ladam you do not cot know what you ask she said 1 I if you knew all you would spurn me from you no that I 1 could never to do said eve lady you have rendered me too high a service your deed was too lic heroic role no matter what you may have done the fault is condoned by your act to lay down ones life for or arother ap other Is the supreme sacrifice and tough fough you were ere not sacrificed the intent was there my dear young lady madam Af adam when allen I 1 dashed before the maddened horse the thought of saving your childs lite life was aas not the thought I 1 had in mind 1 I 1 I wanted to die and hoped the animal would be the instrument to relieve me ot of a burden what and you so young come tell trie me and the lady put her arm am around the neck of the invalid who burst into tears 1 I was betrayed madam by ono one whom I 1 loved and who I 1 thought loved me he ha deserted me in my necessity and I 1 had bad just come irom from a hospital when the opportunity I 1 ought rought r presented itself wretched monster have you no not I 1 thought of 0 obtaining redress it would be useless to try madam he stands too high in the social scale I 1 would not be believed arit Y W 4 the doctor shook his head yes child I 1 will believe you tell me his name and perhaps I 1 may be your savior oh madam it if you could be exclaimed the girl with sparkling eyes 1 I do not hate richard talbot and richard talbot echoed the woman rising to her feet and grasping her head as it if dazed then standing over the sick girl with uplifted hand as it if about to strike she almost shrieked wornall woman you lie ile ali ah you know him said the girl garl calmly perhaps you too have been subjected to his deadly influence no no gasped the woman immoss impossible able I 1 tell you richard talbot Is the very soul ot of honor pardon my words but your charge against him struck me like a heavy blow richard talbot could not have been your betrayer read these letters madam and tell me it if you can who the man Is said the girl bitterly drawing a small soiled packed from her bosom 1 I told you I 1 would not be believed the lady seized them and devoured their contents then taking a letter from her pocket carefully compared the writing my god it la Is true she muttered in a few hours more I 1 would have been baen in his toils trusting to his honor 1 I too would have been betrayed suddenly striking her forehead she burst out my farewell letter to my husband I 1 must get it before he finds it stooping she kissed the girl on the lips my sister you have saved more than my daugh daughters tees life this day be at peace you shall be my care to your dying day I 1 leave you for a time but I 1 shall soon return and take you to a home where you will never know aught but loving kindness af after ter a moments private conversation with the doctor the woman called a cab and drove furiously away with her little girl who had already forgotten the accident several hours afterward a cab drove hurriedly up to the doctors door and from it the same woman rushed hysterically into the office the doctor I 1 want the doctor will ho he never come comee he la is keeping me away from my husband tie the assistant vainly endeavored to pacify her she strode back and forth frantically wringing her hands and sobbing the doctor at last returned but before entering his private room he paused upon the threshold coldly surveying the occupant turning in her ceaseless round she saw him and rushing up to him fell on her knees before him my husband doctor my husband take me to faim his honor Is at stake take me to him I 1 say after compelling the frenzied woman to drink soothing compound the doctor placed her in a chair and took a seat before her he said noth arg until he ba perceived that his bis me medline di was taking effect madam your husbands honor was in poor hands bands a few hours ago richard talbot Is not a proper guardian tor for the honor of any man or woman listen madam shortly after leaving your home this morning with your daughter forever as you thought a man was found near it in a collapsed condition ire he was in incoherent colver el it in his talk and held clutched in his hand this letter the doctor held out a setter letter which the woman seized and tore into fragments no no co it is not dot my iny letter I 1 eld id not write it it was some 8 0 in e derrion demon within me that poor girl in the tha room yonder opened my eyes to my tolly folly and my sin and I 1 hasten hastened ed to repair the wrong by destroying the letter before my hu husband osband could obtain it but I 1 was too late you would not let me seo see him doctor a little while ago lut but I 1 want you to take falls me to him now I 1 want to kneel at his bis feet and sue tor for pardon but tin the doctor shook his head bead do not tell me lie be Is dead doctor it cannot be let me die too vau and she grasped at her bosom tearing os off ler finery in her desperate clutch at ser her throat with a strong haud hand the doctor restrained her and forced down another soothing mixture madam said he when she had become calmer your husband lg is delirious it required strong measures to prevent his killing himself he Is still violent and may not recover his senses before morning hit constant cry Is charlotte charlotte mingled with pitiful demands demand for baby talie take me to him doctor 1 I can cire care him 1 I am the only one do you not understand I 1 am his charlotte he wants me and I 1 must go to him she arose and went out the doctori following ile he placed her in the cat cab and together they drove to the hog pital it was a pitiful sight the doctor bolding a lady with a strong restraining hand to prevent her throwing herself upon the form of a man who lay ay grasping at his bis throat and crying charlotte charlotte come bac back to me charlotte you have killed me my heart is broken and I 1 loved you so fo you did not mean what you yoa wrote did you charlotte how cold everything Is you said eald I 1 never loved you but you were so queenly beaucl fill fal that I 1 was afraid to let you see se roy my heart it Is bursting with love lov for you charlotte come my wite wife and he opened wide his eyes into velch the woman tearing hersell herself away from all restraint cast herself and winding her arms around his hia peck neck laid her cheek check close to hit his under the hypnotic influence of her presence the ravings ceased and finally slumber came the wife refused to be taken away from her husbands arms and so BO they were left alone in the crisp early morn the bells belli of an adjoining church rang out their merry christmas peals and awoke the patient who sat up and looked around where am IT I 1 he be asked rubbing Is dazed eyes the bells the christmas bells I 1 have had a hideous bid dream ah charlotte ile he laid his hand caressingly upon that bowed head and whispered charlotte have you come back to me am I 1 dreaming no husband not now edward husband I 1 am not worthy to call you so I 1 come here to my heart charlotte my wife and he clasped her close to his breast but where am I 1 I 1 hear the christmas bells I 1 thought never to hear them again what has happened charlotte edward my husband you have been ill and you have been dreaming but not now dear it is real that I 1 am by your side and the christmas christinas hells bells are real listen they are telling you yon how much I 1 love you with their arms around each other they listened to the bells which spoke to them in a language that could not be misunderstood edward dalling recovered finally filially but his was a des del chance and left him feeble for many months ile he never knew positively whether the letter he found on oa hs his cifes table avirl oun jg ig that she did not love him and that she ahle was wai about to depart to a foreign land to find happiness with fllch richard ard talbot vas a dream or c r reality his eifes constant and unwavering devotion finally blotted it from nil his mind on every christmas mornine they never fall to sit in silence with clasped bands listening to the bells belli listeria Li steril they are telling you hoal much I 1 love you abose music dissipated the mists be fore their hearts and brought their souls together never to be separated by any misunderstanding |