asked Carey , understanding . `` Perhaps till morning , '' answered the doctor . Mrs. Joe gave a louder howl than ever at this , and Tannis came and stood by the bed . The doctor , knowing that he could do nothing for Carey , hurried into the kitchen to attend to Paul , who had a badly shattered arm , and Marie went with him . Carey looked stupidly at Tannis . `` Send for her , '' he said . Tannis smiled cruelly . `` There is no way . The wires are down , and there is no man at the Flats who will go to town to-night , '' she answered . `` My God , I MUST see her before I die , '' burst out Carey pleadingly . `` Where is Father Gabriel ? HE will go . '' `` The priest went to town last night and has not come back , '' said Tannis . Carey groaned and shut his eyes . If Father Gabriel was away , there was indeed no one to go . Old Auguste and the doctor could not leave Paul and he knew well that no breed of them all at the Flats would turn out on such a night , even if they were not , one and all , mortally scared of being mixed up in the law and justice that would be sure to follow the affair . He must die without seeing Elinor . Tannis looked inscrutably down on the pale face on Mrs. Joe Esquint 's dirty pillows . Her immobile features gave no sign of the conflict raging within her . After a short space she turned and went out , shutting the door softly on the wounded man and Mrs. Joe , whose howls had now simmered down to whines .
In the next room , Paul was crying out with pain as the doctor worked on his arm , but XXXXX did not go to him .
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