The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-11

the St. Francesca corps of nurses, and
set diligently to work, earning her own
living.
A year had passed by, and DIR. Wall
lace had sent word that nurse was
wanted for smallpox case in the city.
The Sister Superior of the st. Frances
cas- looked obviously at her women.
Who will gow said she-and Hilda
Harrison stepped forward.
"I will" said she, I" have no fears of
the contaeion, and / want to add to my
experience"
So little Hilda packed her bag and
went. =
The housekeeper of the great Fifth
Avenue Palace was ringing her hands,
servants had taken precipitate leave.
"And Miss Lenox went this morning.
said she. should think she might
have stayedw
Who is Miss Lenox, questioned in
nocent Hilda.
The old gentleman's granddaughter
that he has brought up and petted like
cosset lamb" said Mrs. Hurst. "Oh,
the iDgratitude of some folks. And it
Judge HarIison dies" =
Hilda looked up quickly from the bot
ties of carbolic acid she was unpacking.
"Is this Judge Harrison's house =
she asked. q
"Why of course it is," answered Mrs.
Hurst. Didn't you knowg
q No, 1 did not know" Hilda said.
But of course it makes no difference
whose house it is" r -.- -
"Who are your Judge Harrison
asked hoarsly, as the light foot crossed
the threshold.
al am the nurse from St. Frances
cas-; they called me BiIda." -
Hiidewha II ~
Meyer mind my other name," said
the young girl with gentle authority
that had come 10 her from months OF
practice.at weafy Sex beds. "They call
me HildaTand you are not to excite
yourself." A-F ) --.-
/ do you know you are running q
great risk" EH%a
1T is my business to run risks"
Three weeks elapsed. The crisis oi
the disease had passed; the old man
weakened indeed, and sadly disfgured
was able once more to sit up in his easy
chair, and Hilda who had watched oveI
him with vigilance and tenderness
which he fully appreciated, was arrang.
ing fresh flowers in a vase ON the table
Hilda," said he slowly, where ha.
my granddaughter Marian been all thii
timer
"She went away, sir, when you weIe
first taken ill. She was afraid of the
disease"
"And left me?'
And left you" p
"There was gratitudel" he mutteret
hoarsely. g. And when is she comm.
backT
Hilda laid down her roses, and looked
with pathetic feeling eyes at him.
"She will not come at all, she ans
wered. "We dared not tell you before
but-her flight was in vain. She died O
smallpox last week." p.
The old man turned away with 8
smothering groan. D.
"Hilda," said he, twill you stay will
me? You will not Lave me alone
Nay, do not speak. / know who yol
are. recognized your name when yDl
first came. You have looked at mt
with your fathers eyes many a tim
since. Hilda, / think God has sent yol
to me-"
"Oh, grandpapa!" and Hilda. knel
weeping, beside his chair, scarcely abl
to believe that his loving arms wer
'll around her neck, his tears dropping OF
her brow. "Oh, dear, dear grand papa
have so longed for some one to love-
/. for some one TO love me-"
Il And good little DIR. Hooper was wei
satisfied with the result of Hilda's ex
pertinent of earning her living (
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than we do" thought he as he remem
bered his attempt at Harrison's flint
heart more than year before.