Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08
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IN the familiar style and ratified away.
A servant who looked like a groom came
out and lifted Ada's box into the hall. A
lamp stood on table there, and by its
light Ada tried to discover what sort of
a house she was in. She was standingin
big, old fashioned hall or house place.
Opposite her, his hands deeply buried
in his pockets, stood the man who was
evidently master
"I told the maid to get room ready
for you," he said. The man shall light
you up there, and you can see my wife
in the morning. Shall he bring you some
supper"
'If you please" said Ada. "First II
take off my hat, and if you will allow me
I'll 90 to my patient at once"
"Nonsense~ said Mr.. Mertoun; "you
must sleep after a journey"
"But it is my dury to see her first, if
you please, sir"
Ada followed the man-servant upstairs
to little bed room where he left her,
saying he would bring her some supper.
She washed her hands and combed out
her hair. When he came back she said:
"Shall l find Mr.. Mertoun down stairs?"
''He is gone to his own room,' said
the groom, ''and he says missus is
asleep, and not to be disturbed"
(Which is her roon?" asked Ada.
II raust know, because 1 have come
down to nurse her"
"I'll show you the door," said the
dor, and pointed up a short staircase.
"The door on the lelt," he said, and
Immediately hurried off, carrying his
light with him.
"This is queer house" thought Ada.
However, she found her way back to
her own room by the glimmer of light
from its doorway. Then, taking her
candle, she went straight to the door of
| the room the man had shown her. She
knocked gently; there was no answer.
So she quietly turned the handle and
looked in. A solitary candle lit large
room; she could hut dimly perceive that
on the bed lay woman who, seeing
her, started up as if in terror, and then
fell desperately back again. Evidently
this was the sick room. Ada shut the
door, put down her candle, and ap
preached the bed.
| "Don't be frightened" she said; "I
am nurse your sister sent me down to
take care OF you"
~ thought you were spirit" said
visions to-day" Then she relapsed in
to silence, and seemed to forget Ada 8
RTesehGe.; a,!ef awnile d;5 she 81 oAe again.
Ada went close to her and looked into
her eyes. They were very strange.
Suddenly the unhappy woman was
seized with violent sickness. Ada,
with her quick wits, noticed some things
which made her wonder When her pa
tient, weary and exhausted, lay back
again on her pillow. she began to make
.oul u tEe rooh' ahere were great
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contents. I Sudoenly, while thus en- en-
saseu, she happened 70 loek toWard the
t' tbeu' ;th ati,' aieS asassna eyes nAeu upon
,na,, ,,ea Ml.n gaze oi Some eA+raofalnary
fnohi fn;ahtna " iMuteiligence. M ~ hllnos.
iL1gl,.eheo s, ne even ; zoe 4rave Ada. sne put m
hoMi hoGa;aa .ne poCtie p qu,ckly ana went 70 tne
peaslde. put Agatha had closed her
gyes, Goa1,;as as II 100 weary 70 Keep Ihem open @
oomrt saoi;.oa Ic,,, q. nIn e,ul, oI Ia.st; a.a
us f,' sio ioat.Aiu uaa nGm wonuelluiy M oeau.i
s;nhnass9 10y =. ,,,e oii na tei .a ea tIa aues o,,t
snasm SMos' 0"'iie ''s''n' anu 'ieii d Nioieh'
ssTh;s ia oraor sor+ of oneom;, ), cold
Ada tn berseIf. and 0i aflar G % 1nnn ools I". ~
her nat;ant haron 70 s,na1, q ' a. t,a % ,l,,,,' ~
sic hotties Inst then sha % hearJ az sI'e fsi9t fRi4
sonnd at tha door Has1ilv iL @ annroach;no Nm.
It and onenino @ # sha % saw NJ a. Mertnng u :
disannear;nu t6 ronab tho onnos;te dnor
DIE wantaT to wateh mo ), % sna tbonnbt
"yYhat can This mean9n She Locked The
door inside and Continued bar ;nrast;- a.s
cations. Suddenly She came nnon q
hottIa ;ns;da of o,,,sho.r In y o aa,IIr Iom on
ty. the smell from which almost made mad
her cry out. Rut she remembered he,
natient and refrainad She merely mt
the bottle in her nocket and then with.
out huntine anv more vent hack M f.
watch moor Aoatha The color nf he,
face grew steadiiv worse and her weaL.
ness was ran;dlv ;ncraasino
.What on earth am + to dopv exc)aim.
ed Nurse Harconrt at last "in this ont. Of.
the-wav nlace? can,t i SEQ her die he fore
nv ewes. if I conld onlv @ aet m the do, doe.
tor,9
cho ,, ,. 80. -,
one naa . spoken ons loun, thinking
az nsa'i'a a,,q q''lle unconscious. us b1t slle was
~ toe aves, n..e openeu ah ner eyesall9 appeareo
, w eAptvss sonletllns oy Inelr earhes,
gaze; AZ seemed as II she understood
auas WGfds,
lCs the 9nly. thlng 10 pc done,
9eileve, salu Ada 10 herself; and II,
40 IT,. one tooR out her watch and
iooKed az lt-hal1-past three Going tc
Ihe "lndoW, she drew the curtain q