Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-04-13
with Nell Elphinstone bathing her

with Nell Elphinstone bathing he.
brow, and tickling pain in her head
"What is il? Where am /? Where
how did you come here, Nell?" shl
cried.
Hush, dear! 1t was so lucky thai
the train came to grief lust in tbs
midst of your friends, SO to speak
Now 60 to sleep, that's a dear. Tie
doctor says you are in no danger, hui
you'll have to stay here a long time
and nothing could benicer than to have
you here. And your sister has sent ul
4 nur3e, as she is not well herself; SO
don't get excited"
NoIa had, indeed, fractured an arm
and sustained bruiscsthat would dttain
her aJ Bitter Springs for some weeks
bu! rs she began to mend she fosnd
that her lines had fallen in pleasant
places, after all. Lucius Ephinstone
made It his business to entertain and
beguiIe her invalid hours; brought in
tile latest books, the choicest flowers,
AMUSED her with descriptions of the
fashionable f0lies at the springs, with
scraps from theOperas and tidbts from
the burlesqpes of the day.
"Ycu see, we had Il picnic in the
neighborhOOd at the time of the acci.
dent" Nell conilded to Nora one day,
"and | insisted upon going with Lu-
Gus to view the wreck, and do what |
could for the injured, and you were the
lirst victim we stumbled upon. | wish
you could have seen Lucus's face, il
locked SO white and strange as if the
iron had entered his soul"
"!Ic was very good to care" said
Nora.
Dear me, how cOOlly you take it,"
81 am very grateful" Had Lucius
really cared Ter her, or was he only
shocked?
81 am almost sorry that you mend
50 rapiiiy" l.ucins sald to her on the
following day. al hear that you will
TAX" wing tomorrow, ard | shall have
10 on" To listen TO my nnnsensp."
"lhere me plenty OF listeners, Mr. |
EphiHs'onp,"
"liut none exactly like yourself"
"Fhmks. Who is that coming up
lie lnwnY 1t looks like-why it Is
OIvcrw
"O,ivfr| repeated Lucius aghas',
SEEING the color that tIembled on her
cheek, the Eight shining in her eye.
But before s'i" could reply, the door
opened, and o ivrr was in her arms.
"Why, Diver, dii you rain DOWN."
81 ANT Il poilywog, aunty. No, |
played hockey j.nt to come down and
see You. Mo h,r dent know-md
Jack Thurston he lent me the money"
Jack ThurstOn.
"Oh ,ea. Jack and mes all made up:
we amt going no Whip each other any
more. On l say" turning to Mr.. FL
you're Jacks cousin, amt
iOu?'
"Did YOU ever see Mr.. Elphinstone
before Oliver?'
Lots Of times, over to Jack Thurs
ems. Jack thinks there's nobody like
lim, You see, jack and me got mad
he first thing about you and him.
lack said he was the best fellow in the
Folld, anh | said you was, and | made
his nose bleed, and he gave me blac'; !
.y9, don't you remember, and then you
grota to his grandpa
Nora caught Iucius' eyes
$50 yOu are the author of those bill. |
cts douX?" he said. laughing. ,
"YPs, | am the Xntippe,' humbly. J
but you are not II BrowneY" c
"My name is IlOnOra Browne" 8
"Weil, Miss Browne, since you leave !
om3now, shall we continue our cor t
ospondencc?' he asked. "Tell me, C
tora, could you love ne a little? viii o
on write aud tell me if | may love a
on for ever and aycs" he whispered, t
)liyer having gone down to look on at
he game Of lawn tennis. d
"Loye mo, a Xmtippe, a woman Of L
hat kind? Mr. EIplinstoue, you are Il
at me- 8
"Comp, Nora mavOurnecn that's un. f,
air. How could | guess that you were y
l. Browne, whom mistOOk for a
'liYer's mother? Come, dearest. for. y
i've me. Our acquaintance began b
lrougha blow; letus penetrate it with a
kiss" n
And she Obeyed. D.