, 1883-08-25

I I4"AAuOW 10 WlnuOW as Hnll went his
hourly rounds over the mill. As for
Pm, I am sure, though he would
hardly have acknowledged it, the
lonely place, where his nights were
passed seemed far less lonely to him
when he remembered that Katie
might at any minute be looking
from her window and thinking CT
him.
80 a month passed by, and Phil
performed his duties to Mr.. Med
ways entire satisfaction. There
were some, indeed, who considered
hhi much too young for his post,
, ,a!fi did not 'aesitate 10 say 50. But
Mr., Medway always answered with
a smile:
"Well ; Squire Deems recommend
ed him, and guaranteed l wouldn't
be sorry If l hired him. Pve tested
him all times O. the night he's al
ways wide awake and about his bust
ness. He does the work of a man,
and l get him ten dollars on a month
hire less"
Which was very true, and Mr..
Medway ought to have blushed for
it, though, to be sure, Phil was more
than satisfied with what he received.
81 am only twO-thirds of a man
yet" he said to his mother, laugh
ingly. "Pm lucky to get the place
There are enough more who would
be glad to take it."
He kept well up with his classes,
too, he was so ambitious. Miss Carey
declared she was proud Of him to
Katie, and Katie's heart swelled with
Joy to hear it.
One day early in March something
happened. Mrs. Payson was taken
suddenly and violently i'll. Katie,
terrified beyond measure, could do
nothing but rouse Phil from his
sleep; and when the boy, startled by
his sisters white scared face, had
brought the doctor, he felt as though
he could never sleep again.
There was no great cause for alarm,
however.
"It's bad attack Of cramp," DR..
Daley said, with a rGassurfng smile
in Katie's direction. 'You're doing
just right. Apply hot cloths and
keep them hot. The spasms will
ease away in little time"
1t was not until nearly night-fall.
nevertheless, that Mrs. PaysOn be-
came perfectly free from pain and
quite herself again. Then Phil,
uRhsshearted enough, and whistling
a merry air, took up his lunch-basket
and his books and trudged off to
work. Katie, troubled, followed him
to the door.
"Pd get some one else tonight,
Phil" she said. "YOu have always
been usen to sleeping all day. What
If"
But Phil laughed, and opened his
dark eyes to their utmost. "Pm as
wide awake as an OWL" said he. 81
couldn't 60 to sleep if l wanted to.
Seew
Kate laughed TOD at the comical,
strained expression on Phil's face.
But she couldn't help feeling a little
anxious as she went slowly back into
the house. Suppose Phil should go
to sleep, and Mr.. Medwuy have u
notion to visit him, as he often did,
Katie knew, what a sad thing that
would be for them all and how dread
full Phil would feet!
at would just break his heart,
know" said she to herself. "But of
course he won't"
Katie's prayer for her brothers.
welfare was much longer that night
than usual and, once in bed, she
tossed and tumbled, only to fall at
last into an uneasy slumber. More
than once before the little clock on
the sitting-rOom mantle truck ten
she sprang to the window and gazed
down across the wide white river
bend, only to see Phips lamp BEAM
ing cheerily in the engine-room.
How Phil would laugh at her If he
knew, she thought, feeling really out
Of patience with herself.
81 won't look out again." she said.
cts nonsense, just as Phil said. l
will not look out again to night"
But she did-once more. The lamp
in the engine-room stil burned stead
lly. 1t would have been a relief to
see the light flashing from window
to windowas she had seen it so often,
Katie thought. She could feel sure
then that all was right. Now
Was that the lamp? 1t fiickered
strangely. One instant it died into
the ghOSt OF light, and the next II
fiared brilliantly. Katie rubbed her
eyes in wondering terror. 1t was no
Illusion ), the light shining from the
engine-roOm was not clear steady
lamp-light. 1t was red-like fire
Katie was already hurrying on her
clothes.- There was a dreadful lump
in her throat, and her breath came in
short, quick gasps. She did not
pause for her boots with their end
less rows'of buttons she pulled on
stockings and rushed swiftly out OF
her room and down stairs; catching
a shawl from the hall stand as she
ran. Behind the kitchen stove hung
a pair Of Phips thick wooden stock
ings, and these she hastily pulled on
over her own. There was no ques-
tiOn in her mind as to which course
she would take. 1t was more than
a mile by the road to the mill across