Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-23

mapaging-she manages mel expect she
and the boys" and the captain winked
and laughed good naturedly as If he rather
liked it, after all.
"Who are you, sir and where is thiss
Nv head is so dizzy |" and she sank back
after an Intellectual effort to sit up.
"Why they call me Captain Waite
Dick Waite, and this is Kalamszoo-or
rather that is the name of the town over
yonder, this is in the suburbs; and live
farther yet in. the suburbs" laughing
jovially. "Come, my child, win you lay
under my lee spell till you're in trim
AGAIN."
Yes, sir, if you will take the trouble.
shall be better tomorrow, guess. y
how cold the snow is I" and she shut her
eyes with long, tremulous shiver.
There was an expressive glance between
the women, and one of them said, poor
thing, she's out of her head" Sonic one
brought round sleigh and one OF the
women got in, and then two men lifted
the sick girl in very tenderly, and Capt.
Waite took the reins, the unprincipled
sled and its owners coming on very peace
ably behind in charge OF a young lad.
dts brain fever, brought on by excite
ment and exposure" said the doctor who
coming out Of the pleasant sunshiny bed
room with . rather grave face.
"Shc won't be sick much, will she, doc
tor ?" asked the captain, anxiously.
"Well, should say she was sick good
deal, now, and if she lives through 1t, it'll
be more than am sure of, by good deal.
It's pity you don't know where her
friends are"
"Well, reckon they are just here
Minna and l. She shan't 60 down, poor
little stray, for want of rope to hold to
while Zee plank left Now just do your
best, doctor, and if you bring, her round
you shall be paid for it, anything you say
only do it,"
In the meantime the unconscious girl
tossed upon the bed, her long black hair
wreathing itself about her arms, end over
the white, soft pillows, and clinging to the
thrObbing bosom that moaned and Hut
tered like a Gagged bird. The great black
eyes were wild, and stormy, and beseech.
ing by turns and once she seized Minna
Waite's hand and begged Of her piteously
not to let them knew where she was, for
she could not 60 to them, she wasn't fit. p"
and Minpa had promised in her sofs. sweet,
German tongue, and had asked her what
name she should call her, telling her that
SHE was Minna.
swell, don't know" she said, with
sudden thoughtfulness, II guess you may
call me Genevieve, that is q pretty name,
isn't it 1t was her name," she said, sink.
ing her voice suddenly.
"Whose, dear?"
go, don't you know? Why my
mothers, of course; l thought you knew
he did"
"Who was it that knew"
II can't remember now" she said, with
a weary gesture, and MON. Mt after she
was talking of the snow, Low cold it was,
and it was 30 faro, 30 far"
The trips to the depot were forgotten,
the vicious sled was utterly ignored, and
Dot and Dick the twin Arabs asked
for no other indulgence than to go into
the bedroom, where they would stand in
a sort Of awed way, with their small
hands crossed behind them, and gaze in
wonder and admiration, mixed with a
little fear, at the flushed cheeks and wide
open black eyes of the pretty lady," as
they called her.
"Minna," Captain Waite said, knitting
his brOws in q way he always did when
little puzzled, II can't for the life of me
think who it is but that girl looks just
Ike somcoouy No sOcA Gnu hho~ ~ ooAhS-
time"
"You would remember the name,
wouldn't you? Genevieve, it's such a
dear name. If Dot and Dick had been
girls, what pretty names should have had
for Them"
81 never remember but one of that
name, and she was wrecked in that dread
full storm when / floated on just spar
forty eight hours before was picked ur.
remember her name well, for two rea-
sons. I'll tell you the story sometime.
Heavens! I've got it now. 1t was that
child OF hers that this girl looks Like" he
cried, with sudden energy.
"And she said her mothers name was
Gerevieve," added Minna, with more ex-
citement than her calm face often showed.
"Well, if that wouldn't be bigger
miracle than any in the Old Testament,
| Captain Waite wasn't always accurate
when he referred to the Blble,f II twas
SO. But" his face falling, II know it
can't be her, because she was drowned,
she and her mother. heard about it two
years after when got back to Havre."
A rap at the door interrupted Captain
Waite's "reminiscences, and q moment
after half grown girl, who acted in the
general capacity Of maid of-all work, and
was the sole servant, or rather "help,"
| which the establishment boosted, put her
head in at the door with the remark that
somebody had come" and this informa-
ton not being particularly definite, Cap
tain Waite proceeded to investigate the
matter himself.
He found young man pacing up and
down the kitchen floor like mad-indeed,
he had vague idea that the fellow scas
mad, till he lifted his resolute face and
clear eyes to his.
"Is there young lady here, sirs" he
cried, stepping quickly forward. "a
young lady who came on in the cars from
| Chicago, and was taken ILL.,"
| "Yes, young man but"
"Let me see her-quickf = he inter
rupted.
"Stopr' cried the captain, putting
himself in the fellows way, who had start
ed for the door; "stop, and explain,
young sir The girl will not run away,
and / must first know by what right you
demand TO see her She is in my care,
and shall stand by her, you understand.
I don't know as she would want you to
see her, and you shall not unless You car
satisfy me that everything is right"