South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-04-19

fret Sib-rll not be 'ld6tH ssif Fs',l
Add out The bravo 10(5okotrs vAalk,fl
into the tempestuoua t1iltGSl, vith her
pockets full Of medirinoysNd ~ sseer.
proof cloak buttoned .S61f Sround lar.
Not until she had I'm III q ffientllv
lights OF home Tar behind, 'ond vas loct
In the black, rushing deptna 6 che Hpr.,
est. where the dark boughsmet over bar
head, and ghostly. whispering ,sounds,
went through the dry leave, did fiotty's
valiant heart begin to Qusn.
Even then she would nov admit To her.
self that she was 10 the, ielst timid, but
resolutely axedRhsr Thoughts upon .Da.
kin's boy" saftocatipg 70 death with
Group. and auickensd her footsteps ~
she did 30.
Darker and darker IL gsew-lonel,cr
snd lonslier but Hetty pressed rcsoIute.
ly on, until slrsucl,ed with Rim and ready
IA drop with the fatigueUo lmnkinc her
way through muddy roads against the
wind, she knocked at the door of Squire
Dakins red-bricked house.
An elderly woman opened IL.
"ls it the doctor2" said she, eagerly.
"No." said Hotty but it's the doc
tors daughter"
Lords sake alive !" said the woman.
dcspairingly what good can you do,
and him so mortal bahP"
"A great DEAL" said Hetty. "Let me
come in, il you please. understand
my fathers system of treatment, and
have some medicine here"
At this the woman stood back. motion
ing toward the stairway. and Hetty ran
up and entered the sickroom with con-
fidence born Of her womanly courage and
kindness.
But it was no cradle habo or plump
four year-old who lay there. Dakin's
boy was one-and-twenty at the very
least, pale and handsome, with closed
eyes, and face set as If in mortal pain,
as it lay on its pillow.
Hctty involun.arily recoiled.
"it-it isn't Group, then?" said she.
ciasping one of the little bottles in her
hand.
"It's quinsy," said one Of the attan d :
dants; land it is fatal case, I'm think.
ing"
and little Hetty. all her bravery ooz-
Ing out. like Bob Acres courage, at her
finger ends, sat down behind the door,
and began TO cry.
The sic!: men opened his eyes-large,
and soft, and dark they. were, with .ong
lashes--and asked family:
who is thatP"
Hetty rose end came forward.
''Its me, the doctors daughter" said
she. Thought it was little boy
with the Group. and
Don't cry" said he, gently. sit will
soon be over"
And he closed his eyes again, while
poor iletty cried harder than ever. An
incipient case Of Group she thought she
could manage, but "quinsy" was entirely
beyond the range Of her capacities. She
had never been in death chamber be-
fore, and the hour and solemnity OF the
scene impressed her with a sense oil
vague terror.
Just then a brisk, heavy footste y
sprang up the stairs, two at time
There was stir and commotion in tile
room.
'Oh, thank heaven!' cried Hetty
'it's papa"
Doctor Wallis IL was. Released ear
lier than he expected from tho Other
sick bed, he had returned home and
learned from his eldest daughter Hetty'.
errand and here he was flushed and
GREATNESS from the haste he had made
An hour later he came down to where
Hetty sat on the lowest stair, palo and
anxious.
Papa" said she, chow is hep"
Better, my dear. Doing we'll But
it was an even chance between death and
life for one while. Come, dear, I'm go
ing home now. Dobbin is at the door. u
Hctty climbed silently into the chaise
and nestled down by her fathers side.
Papa" said she. presently. "was ]
very silly to come here2"
mo, my dear. you were very kind
hearted. But as you see there is some
difference between simple case Of Group
and malignant quinsy."
''Dakln's boy recovered with marvel
Gus celebrity, and the first place he visited
in his convalescence was Doctor Wallis
house, TO thank the doctors black-eyed
daughter for coming to see him on that
stormy night.
II wish | was little chap with the
Group" said he. laughing. ito put my
self under your professional care"
What nonsense :" said Hetty, turn.
ing very red.
But indeed. shall never forget the
pittying look in your kind eyes" said
Hector DaISin, gently. lit seemed
somehow TO draw me back 20 life"
And by the time that "Dakin's boy
was quite recovered. he bad gotten into
a way OF spending bis time at Doctor
Wallis that seemed decidedly chronic /;
and no one was very much surprised
when lie became engaged TO the doctors
daughter.
"lts very strange, though" said
Sibyl, fretfully, that the only eligible
and decent looking man within ten miles
should fall in love with our brown little
IIetty."
81 don't think IL strange at all, said
Doctor Wallis, dryly.