B8 THE STBIKE AT SHANE'S. 



Mrs. Shane hastened out to the wagon, and Edith 

 hurried away in search of Tom and Mike, who came 

 and carried Mr. Shane into the house. Mr. Tracy 

 immediately went for the doctor. 



" Now, Jerry and Tom, you'll have to trot," he said 

 to his horses, as he touched them lightly with the whip. 

 "It's a case of life and death, old boys, so skip along." 

 And the good horses skimmed over the ground in the 

 best of humor, and soon returned with the doctor. 



On examination Shane was found to have a broken 

 leg, and a contusion on the head. He remained in a 

 semi-unconscious condition for the rest of the day. 

 On the following morning he rallied, but had no recol- 

 lection of the accident until Mrs. Shane explained the 

 matter to him. The bitterest pang to him now was the 

 thought of the two long months of enforced idleness 

 and suffering that were before him. 



