The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

OElSf worn Will gON |htN' W t"'
dav. Go to that unhappy girl and tel
her % are sorry, and that you vii
prove Yourself, even at this late period,
a man of honor. Tell her also that Kit
ty Nash accepted your attentions, rot
knowing that another had a prior right
to you"
Without waiting for an answer from
Harmon, Kitty turned to the minister
and expressed her sorrow at his having
been summoned on a bootiess errand.
Then she left, holding herself proud
" erect. and only showing the pain that
was gnawing at her heart by the hectic
flush which burned so redlv upon her
cheeks.
What passed after she had shut her
self into ner own room was only known
to herself and to Him who sees the Sc
cret thoughts of the heart.
The sympathy of the community was
with Kitty in the stand she had taken,
and Harmon found himself punished by
the avoidance of those who had hereto
fore been his friends.
Had he wished to obey Kittie's com-
mand with regard To Nettie he could
not have done so, for the girl had dis
appeared.
No one knew whether she had car
ried out her threat to destroy herself or
not, but that was the general opinion
in the ne%ighborhood, and it was shared
by Harmon, vino at last driven to des-
paration by the GOODNESS of his treat
ment, joined perhaps to the pangs of
conscience, left the place, and was, at
ter a time, no longer ever thought
about.
Two years later, upon one of the
visiting days at the hospital, a beauti-
full and stately young matron accom-
panied a party of friends through the
wards. She herself was one of the lady
managers, and knew about all the diff
erent workings of the bene1cent instItu-
ton.
Her guests were from out of town,
two of them being a bride and groom.
The latter was her cousin, who had been
ordered to the country the year previous
to recruit after a course of exhaustive
study in his Alma Mater. He had been
captivated by the naive sweetness of a
young country maiden and had sue
ceeded in winning her love-nOt, how
ever, without some trouble. For she
had received one bitter lesson in life
which had made her doubtful of man
kind in general. But here she was with
him, as pretty rs a rose just bursting
into blossom, and this was her wedding
trip.
katharine" said Mrs. Melville, II
ain sure you will admire one Of the
nurses in the - Ward. She is q
perfect picture in her nun like garb,
with her black eyes and red cheeks.
But she is so quiet that n would think
she must have met with a shock which
had turned her into a beautiful statute
of silence"
"You are growing absolutely roman
tic, Cousin Lizzie!" said Oscar Wrigh-
ton laughingly. when did the change
take place IN your
"But she is as quick and efficient as
though she lived and breathed only to
give aid to the sick and dying" con-
tinued the lady, smiling at Oscar,
but paying no other heed to his words.
Here she is now. But something must
have happened; she looks strangely ex-
cited"
AL eyes we're at once turned towards
the young woman specified by Mrs. Mel
vile.
She was indeed worthy of the enconi-
um which bad been passed upon her.
She was tai! and slight, with large,
flashing, black eyes and exquisitely cut
features, which looked all the more
sculpturesque for the plain white set
ting of her nurses cap.
She was bending over a cot upon
which lay a man whose life was evident
ly fast ebbing away; and, as Mrs. Nell
vile paused and spoke to her, her agi-
rated face made it apparent that she had
been recently moved by some strong
emotion.
Mrs. Melville was about to question
her about the patients under her care,
when a suppressed cry from the young
bride attracted the attention of all.
Katharine had turned very white, and
was clinging to her husbands arm,
while her eyes were fixed pc the
death-like face upon the pillow.
"Oh,n she said, shudderingly, "it is
Harmon Hartr'
With a tender Never mind, Kitty
he is nothing to you now" her husband
was about to draw her away from the
spot; but like a flash had come an in
tuition of her personality to the nurse.
She fixed her eyes upon Katharine's
shocked face and asked gently:
Are you she who was Kitty Nash? p
YES"
Then providence has brought you I'd
this bedside at this moment. I am
Nettie Stanton, and the man who
wronged us both lies before us. He is
dying. / have forgiven him freely.
viii you also speed his parting soul?'
AT this moment the patient opened