The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-26

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but be didn't have much faith in nv
promises. Then be said yoa wefe
too Young 10 think OF marrying any
body
Too young said Ionic, with all
the iasulted dignity Of almost eigh-
teen, 'snything else,'
Eugene was silesi, bat be set bis
teeth as be remembered the iauat-
ing words The rich men had said 10
him.
What else did fs,her says' demaa-
ded Louie.
'Wbss more do you waol. Yon
and have each furnished aa ohjec-
ton
Aud papa furnishes another.
No and be spoke bitterly; | far-
nisb thai, too
Papa needn't say lis because vou
are wild and Foung' Louie says
impeluou>ly 4 know better: mon
ey Is The only ibisg be cares for.
/ He
Louie,' Eageoe's voice Is stern
Don't talk 20 Leuie: j: Is aotrich.
Your falber loves ycu dearly, and
you know IL And Louie Is peuileai
in momrnl
4 am poor, bat vii be rich.
Will make money. WIZ You walt fgr
me. Louiey'
Yes, | viii wait she answers
graFely, raising her pure, truthful
eyes TO bis fsce I wiH wait fer
you
Another skating party a fsz weeks
after Christmas. TIE Davis sisters
aad DaTznt were Dot there. There
bad been a slight ihaw. a1d ia some
places the ice was too thin for safety,
I but it seemed the danger only added
TO the enjoyment Of the sport Tbey
were 10 the midst OF q race. when
those ia front We're startled bv
quick, frightened e:y, and tGrniug.
saw break ia the ice and a tiny
glOTed hand graePiog The edge.
Keep back al II ven shouted VIII
Marsion, aad they stood slill, With
fast beating hearts, while be careful
iy approached the break. he was
just in time 10 grasp tie hand as it
4-r.sr. -H
beid the inanimate form 10 bis arms.
Poor Louie, this VIII Kill her,
murmered Retts MaTsioa. Is she
caught sight Of The cold. white face
We must get her home, Mss
Nina, said VIII. walking rapidly
toward his sleigh Fortunately. !,
was but a shor. distance from the
pond to Mr. WalIsce's, and il was
but very few minutes until Louie
was al home. They succeeded ia
reviving her, and she insisted that
she was much better, bat in tbs night
she walked With high fever aud iufa-
nation Of the lungs. For weeks ner
life hung by thread, and during al
that time Mrs Kenyon uursed her
with uniiriug care, M Wallace
wes almost frantic 81 tie thought Of
losing his idolized daughter. He
shut himself IN his avn room. as ne
was not allowed 10 enier Louie's.
refusing to eat or drink
He'll staTve bimselfi0io Z spell OF
sickness said the doctor TO Mrs.
Kenyon. and then we'l have Iim
10 take care OF Turning to Nina be
oontinned. do yon. Miss. arrange
lunch, light, but substantial; take il
TO him, and make him eat l. Can
you do it!'
IN ny answered she. and she
left the room TO comply with the pre-
emptory request When she knocked
at Mr. Wsllaee's door, be opened Il
himself
No, TAX it away; l want nothing;
I cannot eat
She placed the little tray on the Ia
bic and turned to him He bad
thrown hiInself on the sofa again.
and she sroked bis thin gray hair
with light soothing touch. and
talked TO him in low. soft voice. till
be seemed quieter Then, bringing
the trey. she sat down, saying, Nov
Fou ne~da't frown. / am head nurse
in this ward, snd say you must s.
this bit of chicken. She ehstted
brightly to hin until he had eaten
what she had brought: then replacing
the tray on the table, she siroked the
throbbing temples again, until the
tense muscles relaxed and be slept
quietly. The weeks passed BY, and
still Louie fingered. The fever was
gone; IL had left Der weak as i.ttle
child. and she had a cough that
sonaded Ike s koeI 10 the loving
ones around her. But her father per I
suaded himself that there was no dan
ger, and went back TO bis beloved
c0uniing-honse, thinking each day.
Ny darling Is almost well: her ewes
are bright and her cheeks are red;'
Had be Do thought Of his dead wife,
LouIe's fair young mother, whose
brilliant ewes and crimson cheeks had
been the only sign that she was slow
ly dying2 We 80 often forget
that the bloom CT the cheek may Be
bet the shadow Of the red flag Of
death: that the ligh;in TIE eye may
be csngh. from the brightness Of
heaven
Come to-moErow, said Louie a.
Nina Kenyon was leaving her one
afternoon. L am 80 lonely here:
Aunt Hstty, is busy, and nurse Sarah
is so deaf Come, woH't yoa?'
1 viii, Birdie, said Nina, .enderly,
'Good-by'
At the gate she net Eugene Du-
rant He joined her, aad as tbey
walked down the street be inquired
af Louie's health 1 don't think she
is aDy better answered Nina sadly;
i don't believe she will ever be well
again. She looks so frail, and has
such wretched cough
While she spoke there had come a
quick tremor over Durant's face, bat
be did not reply ct once; and when
be did, his voice was steady, and be
soon changed the subject There