The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-05-28

Morton sought shelter. lie stopped
AT cabin.
Come in, come in, brethren said
the settler. as soon as he saw them. L
low we're preachers. Brother Good
win ! know. llcerI him down a,
camr-mcetiu' last fall iimn confer
ence met on the Ridge. And this
brother looks mis'rable. Got the
shakes. 'lnw. Y ur name. brother.
is
Bother I.umsdcn. said Morton.
I.umsden WHY, that airs the
very name Of our school miss, and
she's stayin' here ies' now. kinder
rccolleet that You was sick up Al DIR.
Morgan'S. conference time. lIey:'
Morton looked bewildered
How far is DR. Morgan's from here:
Nigh onto three quarter round the
rosd, | low. Amt it, Sister l.ums-
DEM Tbs last tn Patty, who at that
moment appeared from the bedroom,
and without answering the question,
greeted Morton and kikc with a cry
Of JOY Patty was boarding round,
and il was her time to stay here.
How did we get here. We aim
Ell at I.anham's Ferry said Morton,
bewildered
Tuck the wrong trail ten miles
back, low. You should've gone By
Hanks Mills.
DESPITE all protcstaiion, from the
Meiho list brother, Morton was deter
mind T. take k,ke To Dr. Morgau's $.
Hike was ust sick enough Ia be pas
sive. aud he suffered himself Ia be
put back into the saddle 10 ride to
the doctors. Patty. meanwhile. ran
across the fields and gave warning,so
that like was summarily slowed
away in the bed he had occupied be-
fore. Thus do men try to run away
from fate, and rush into her arms in
spite of themselves.
It did not require very great medi
cal skill to understand what must be
the result of kike's sickness.
What is the matter with him, doc
tor asked Morton, next morning.
Absolute physical bankruptcy, sir,
answered the physician, in his abrupt
manner. There's not water enough
left in the branch To run the mill sew
en days. Wasted life, sir, wasted
life. 1t is a pity but YOU Metholist>
had "A little moderation in your n al.
like uneasily watched the door.
hoping every minute that he nigh,
see Ne,tic come in. But she did not
COM He had wished to avoid her
fathers house for fear of seeing her,
but he could not bear to he thus near
her and not see her. Toward eve
ming he called Patty to him
Liam down here" he said.
Patty put her ear down that no
body might hear.
Where's Nettie" asked kike.
About the house. omewhcre, said
Patty.
why don't she come in to see me ::
'\ot because she doesn't care for
you. said Patty; she seems to be
crying half the time.
like watched the door uneasily all
that evening. But Net'ie did no,
come To have come into Hikes roou
| would have been to have revealed he
| love for one who had never declare,
his love for her. The mobile face o
Neitic disclosed every emotion. Nc
wonder she was fain to keep away
And vet the desire to see him almost
oNcrame her fear Of seeing him.
When the doctor came in to see
like after breakfast the next morn.
ing. the patient looked at him wlsl.
fully.
doctor Morgan, tell me the truth
Will ever get mp.
'iou can never get up, my dear
boy, said the physician, huskilv.
A smile of relief spread over like 5
face. At that word the awful bur
den Of his morbid sense OF responsi.
bilitv for the worlds salvation, the
awful burden of seli-sacriticc that
Was terrible and that must he life
long, slipped from his weary SOUL
There was then nothing more to bc
done but to wait for the Masters re-
lease. He shut his eyes, murmured
"A Thank God" and lay for minutes,
motionless. As the doctor made "A
movement to leave him. Hike opened
his eyes and looked at him eagerly
What is it, my boy said Morgan,
strol<ing the straight black hair of
kikc's forehead, and petting him as
though he were IA child. What dc
you want:
'Ductor-, said kike. and then
closed his eyes again.
Don't be afraid to tell me what
is ~ your heart, dear boy The
tea wcr,. in the doctors eyes.
If YOU think II best--if you think
it tcst. mittl-l would like to see
Nettie.
'Oi course it is Lest. am glad
YOU mentioned 1t. II will do her
good, poor >oul.'
III YOU think it best -
.Well.' said the doctor, seeing that
kike hesitated Speak out.
.All alone
Yes, YOU shall see her alone. That
is best. The doctors utterance was
choked as he hastened out.
like lay with eyes fixed on the
door. 1t seemed long time after the
doctor went before Nettie came i'll
1t was only three mlnutcs-ihree min
utes in which Nettie vainly strove t'
wipe away tears that flowed fastel
than she could remove them. At las
her hand was on the latch. She gain
ed momentary self-control. Bu
when she opened the door and saw
his emaciated face, and his black eye:
looking 50 eagerly for her, it was too
much for the poor little heart. The
next moment she was on her knees
by his bed, sobbing violently. AnC
Kike put out his feeble hands anc
drew the golden head up close to hi
bosom, and spoke tenderer words thar
he had ever heard spoken in his life
And then he closed his eyes, and TO
long time nothing was said. |
came about after Nettic's tears wer,
spent that they talked Of all that the.
had felt; of the life past and of tn