Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-05-08
BOHEMIAN. MONTANA TERRITORY. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1874.

. MAY 8. lS1
her head, dropped it upon tho de,]
and was soon in q ceep slumbcr.
Her employer returned prcscntl
quietly, as was his wont, and did II;
disturb her; bnt all at once he though
Of her, and that it was hut right to il
j-quire if the illness still continued. ant
! If SO, to permit llalf:iloliday.
"'ocr child" thought he az b
opened the door of the inner offic,
and taking in the graceful attitutl
and flushed face Of tho bef,ltifi
sleeper.
"Georgc," said he, placing his ham
upon the burning temples, lyon ar
indeed i'll. You may 20 home unit
you feel better. l will supply you
place for a day or tw0.n
Opening hef eyes with sudden be
wilderment, and starting to her feet
she attempted to speak, but suddenl,
failed. Then, raising ono small, whit
hand to her head, she gave one be
seeching look up into lis face, endeav
oring to take one step towards til,
door, staggered, and fell into his out
stretched hands in q dead faint. Lift
ing her up, he placed her upon ,
lounge in the outer Office, aQd spplie<
rcstOrativcs.
Half an hour later, when she wa.
again able to sit up, Mr.. Waldo In
sisted upon sending her homo in q
cab, and bade her not attempt any
more office duties until thoroughly ne.
stored.
"Meanwliile, = 10 said, smiling down
pleasantly into the flushed and tear.
ful face, 1syOur wages will 20 on-I
can't afford to entirely break yoq down.
You are invaluable, and must ut we'll
and strong, if it takes weeks or
mOntlls.n ae-
Aunt Dorothy reigned supreme for
the next few days. Herb teas were
simmering on the stove in
the little back room, and the odor
thereof penetrated every part of the
house and tfoatcl out into the street.
But George was at last declared in q
state Of cOnyalesccnce. Every day
some token of the kindness and gener-
osity Of Mr.. Waldo came to them by
the hands of q frcckly-faoe boy, who
informed Aunt Dorothy that he had
been hired to run Of errands and keep
the office clean, "as the other boy was
not strong enough"
One day, as he delivered a dozen
great oranges, accompanied by q love-
y basket, Of hOthOuse flowers and kind
inquiries as to how she was progress
ng, George returned q note of
hanks, and begged MI. Waldo not to
norease her obligatiOns-that she was
lcarly we'll, and that in a day or two
he would be able to resume work
gain. ..-ss
He read the note very attentively,
md smiled as he deposited it in his
,ockct.
$50 like" thought he, "the crude
of boy OF fOurteen.n
When George at last went down to |
he office, she found her employer |
cry attentive and kind, and disposed |
favor her in every possible way. A |
7eek passed, then another, and the
elics Of her cold still chung to her in
he shape of troublesome cough, and
he continued pale and thin. Mr..
Waldo had watched her attentively
very day with much kind solicitude,
ghteIing her burdens by OverwOrk-
lg his clerks or himself and keeping
boy for errands. But it was all to
0 purpose. George still grew more
Coming into the little sapctum
here she was seated at her high
esk, one day, Mr.. Waldo placed his
and upon her golden, curly head, and
emily told her that he thought she
nd better give up work for q time
quick flush mantled her thin cheek,
nd her soft eyes were instantly filed
it'll tears. l
II cannot, Mr.. Waldo-indeed /
lnnOt. I must do something. My
ages are all Aunt DOROTHY and /
ave to live upon." |,
"But you are s1srely killing yourself,
lild. It will never do. Besides it is
my heart to see you fading !
I'd dying in this way" he replied,
coping over her until his dark beard !,
ingled with her sunny hair, and with
y voice assuming q new tenderness,
You see, George, I know all about i
~, and your pretty disguise.n Il
She dropped her scarlet face into
Y lands, and began shedding the
tier tears of modification and shame.
"There, darling, don't cry," en-
eated he, "Iile not blame yon. There
ally seemed NO other way to earn q I j,
mfoFtable living. Yet It was peril.
IL undertaking, and thank God you /
Il into my hands. / fancied you .
nxvel OF getleness and refinement for
boy, and congratulated myself for !
wing found e1ch . prodigy. Tho
te.noon you tainted in my arms !
st suspected your sex" h
Then, taking ffom bia pocket . small 4
nastitchel4 hapdkerchief With thA| /
me Of Geer1ians written theee0n, he
ntinued; ~f- you would have pro.
rved yQNx disguise, ,you lhqnA Ahye /
en- more careful about leaying sueh II
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