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ALL THE YEAR ROUND,

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i the lady. “ Dr. Pink, can Ido anything! Is she alive?” |

Elvs did as che was bid, thongh not without 2 little shudder as she saw that the doctor was bindii & crushed

hand, ites aie we terrible to look at; so abe looked away, determined to do as sho was bid, and not give way to her

"The worst was that the accident had taken place in a country spot, with hardly

ig | & cottage in sight, and no restoratives at

Rear to her,

“The doctor is here,” said Klva again, and this tims the word acted like a talix man; for when Dr, Pink jumped down from the dog-cart every one way for him; and Elva, following close ind, was able to get near to scene of the accident. Novw she and saw how

little she could do. Only the men could | on

work amongst that mass of broken wood-

was safo, thank Heaven! It seemed like pulling aw Sate, i Se bie Cane

ling away is, going on to ft something, then ig it away with the help of two or three more men. Some- thing—— The crowd told her what it was. “Tea a poor lady. They say she’s dead, or fainted.” 2

Elva could not keep quict now. She broke through the crowd, and hurried to the foot of face to face as he was horrying back, Their oe er maa

wer of words, save about fering. PerThe doctor fs seeing to her; go and help him. She is 9 third-class passenger, but a lady, I am sure. I must go back; there are others.”

You are not hurt?” she ssid, and ber eyes, meeting his, said much more. Hoel folt the look, though he did not stop for

hand except such as the passengers could provide, g

Ave there many buried?” asked Elva, as, though she strained her eyes to se Hoel, she was just out of aight of the débris,

"Ten, in all, we fear.”

“Dr, Pink—here, you. Here's a man who must be attended to at

108, Another doctor had arrived now, and there was a case of immediate amputation, to ies Elva was left in charge of the

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< 3 lips. xeept for the hand, isos no other injury. It may be merely a faint. Do your best. I must go to this other case.”

Elva nodded, and, looking up, saw Hoel once again helping to bear » burden ‘There was a oat in the field close

~ She saw that the party went there,

dared not look further.

i elcgeal pees coer hagregsh ny in an emergency,” she thought, as bathed her patient's face; “and I—I fancied war only a literary man, I Iwi

Presently sho found all her th a opened her eyes, anc es x ses a ee pened, yan to cry, ‘A shont from @ lide crowd was the next thing that Elva remembered. Mercifal

“Take care, take care! Elvs had now a few people round-her and

6 embankment, meeting Hoel | wrong.’

Heavens! the top has fallen in |”

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