100 DIGGING A GRAVE

“upon us and stop it? A sudden noise inter- —
rupted Peggy’s invocation. _ ee
«ys Mrs. Gordon turning out her cat,”
said Mary; “she doesn’t take much,’ she ~
continued, “ bait whenever she gets a drop
‘she’s sure to turn out that poor old cat.”
Ce ee observed Peggy, ‘oin and human-
ity can’t put up their horses together. But —
that’s not Mrs. Gordon and her cat; its some
one sect mp the stairs; hold the light,
Mary.”’
3 Mary opened the door, and in less than
a minute, Mr. Layton, white and panting,
rushed into the room. The women looked
at him in ast tonishment, while he waited for
power to speak. At last Peg gey exclaimed,
“The babby, sir; does anything ail it?”
MNO, Peggy, worse than that ; come with
me at once! she has asked for you — sent
me for you. Woman, what do you lose time )

for,”’ he added, almost: “with the fierceness :