The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-20

moment eFtnt IN DIE boClety lncFed6Su Ne
admiration and regard Tor him, this con
yiction grew into absolute pain.
Mr.. Wilton truly valued his lovely
young sister-in-law, and to see her nniteC
TO the friend Of his soul had long been thF
dominant wish OF hisaheart
This propitious meeting, for such Il
seemed to him, was the very thing to brinf
about his darling project, and while in hi
high good humor he continued 10 teast
Nellie on her escape OF the day before, be
never dreamed OF the exquisite pain he In
ficted on the sensitive beauty.
His wife, with woman's tact, hurried the
conversation on to Arthurs sister. and pro
posed that she and Nellie should accom-.
pauy him on his next visit to the city and
. bring her out TO Fernley, as their lovely
country seat was called.
"Clara will be delislt ID. can answer
for thai" Arthur responded gratefully. II
was going 10 beg Mis- Ashton to take an In
terest in her, and your kindness meets my
fondest hopes"
A lovely blush OF pleasure suffused Nell
lies cheeks at the thoughtof being a friend
to Arthur's sister. Oh, could he think her
worthy OF the place; she had always-she
ISlI IL aeI Noi1 Woi6t
light to him, and, no matter how she tried,
could never, in her opinion, retrieve the
stiffness OF their first meeting.
Clara Raymond was q warm-hearted, i'm
pulsive creature, like her brother In many
ways, and she and her new friends became
attached almost from the first moment Of
meeting. With all the enthusiastic ardor
OF such a nature she hailed her escape from
control at school; aud abe spent her frat
day at Fernley In rowing among the flow.
ers like q butterfly, challenging her grave
but happy brother to run races with her,
and gamboling with Psyche, Mr.. Wilton's
fsyorite dog, until Nellie. who for once had
thrown aside her reserve in Arthurs pres.
ence and had joined in her gayeiy, begged
her fond anxiety to rest awhile lest she
should exhaust herself.
Nelie's f~orethought was not uuheeded.
Next day Clara did rise from bed. She
had a severe chill, followed by a terrible
headache and pains 81 severe that she could
not repress her mosns.
Nellie had been with her from the first
complaint and now never left her. On the
third day, after a careful examination OF
the case, DR.. Raymond dispatched a mole
to town for another physician and called
Nellie Ashton from the room. As they
stood together face to face he was far the
paler and perturbed OF the two.
It was true that Nellie's blooming beauty
had undergone a Christening change in the
past few days; q deep and earnest purpose
marked the expression OF her lovely face,
and in her dark eyes shone q sweet and
holy light that touched the young doctor as
never beam from woman's eyes had done
before.
He tried to speak, but the words came
faint and difficult OF usterancf; at last, mas
tering his emotion, he said:
at is my duty to acknowledge the
worst, Miss Ashton, aud to prepare Others,
and, as far as | can, protect them against
the dreadful calamity that has befallen my
poor darling. Alat! you can see Clara no
more; che Is the victim OF the smallpox"
~ have known 1t, Oh. Raymond, for
some hours," calmly answered Nellie;
''the leading symptoms l was already iamil-
lar with; the others l learned from a med
ical WORK you left in the library"
"You have known It and remained in
her room at the risk Of your lie and beau
ty." cried the doctor, in q voice choked
with emotion.
Theghost of smile fitted across Nellie's
pale face.
"My life Is in Gods hands, DR.. Raymond"
she replied. "If it Is lost 10 me in useful.
nese, l shall die we'll"
"No, no" said Arthur Raymond, rous.
ing himself to duty, .it must not be, It
shall not be. We have no right to demand
such a sacrifice. l will see Mrs. Wilton,
and at once procure O hired nurse"
For an instant Nellie lost her timidity;
she drew close to Arthur aud laid her
hand on bis arm. ~ have written to my
sister; she knows all, and consents TO my
course. Already all communication Is cut
off from the lower floor, and these two
airy rooms are left to the patient and me.
Do not talk Of q stranger, a hireling, when
you know your sisters sensitive lie would
sink beneath the consciousness OF deser.
ton by those she loves. No, no; you can
not move me. Ny place is here"
And there it was. The startled easily
frightened Nellie, at whom her brother
TESTED 80 constantly, was suddenly trans
formed into q quiet heroine with a task be.
fore her from which many a stout heart
might have shrunk and quailed, for Clara
Raymond's disease was OF the virulent
form, and not only days but weeks passed
while that slender life hung on q thread.
II am ILL.," she confessed to Arthur,
Shut for the love of heayendo not let Kate
come near me. She cannot afford 10 risk
her life; 1t would break Harry's heart to
lose her"
sand yet you risked yours" cried Ar.
thur, completely broken, while tears slotd
in his manly eyes.
"Yes; but 1 can be spared" she muir.
INJURED softly.
"No, mol" he cried in uncomfortable
emotion; "you cannot, you shall not; you
are all the world to me, you dear, noble,
brave hearted girl, and please God l will
live or die with you"
In after years when Nellie Ashton was
his happy, honored wife, Arthur Raymond
could not recall without intense emotions
the aingle.handed struggle he held with
death for that fair prize.
Forseeipg her own illness and dreading
that her sister would try to reach her, Mel
lie had written to and secured the service
OF an expert nurse for herself, and with
the help ofthis good woman and her lovers
skill, the fell disease was conquered, and
the blooming Hebe rose from the injected
couch a pale haggard woman, who was still
to be an anyalid when Clara was fresh and
buoyant, "a II such q scourge had ever laid
her low.
But she regained lest beauty in time, at
least in her lovers eyes, who declared that
she was prettier than ever.
eyes, prettier than the day l FIRST fell in
love with you, perched on that stone fence
in a white dress and bright ribbons."
"oh, that dreadful day." she cried,
laughing, "wheA l thought you despised
me for being o coward"
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