The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-11

az romantic story IN the background
that ~ could tell Il he felt disposed.
A week later. when Ainslce came for
his usual afternoon visit % the invalid,
Meg called him aside and hesitailngIy Il
inquired whether he thought i would
hurt the patient 70 Be moved.
sUm-n-m. no. don't think itwouId
hurt him 70 be moved: IN fact, Am
sure II would not; but would suggest
that you are In danger o. defeating your
own purpose. II you nurse him too well,
You know. he might recover and that:
under the circumstances, would inii
little short Of disaster"
Don't be brutal. Tom she said
This place u ineffably dismal, and he
NAV - well be comfortable for the little
time that Is left. y
4 She took = cottage in the suburbs
4 near the river. with plenty of space
| around Il and windows that looked out
\ upon an expansc Of shining water and
\ far-blue rims Of hills. Il was June;
about the verandas and windows hung
4 mass Of climbing roses that filed the
place with fragrance, and into the airy
front room. with It's wide windows and
its distant glimpses of river and green
hills beyond. went the invalid's bed
All day long the fresh breeze from
the river. laden with the odor 81 roses,
parted the fIeecy drzpery q the win
dows and blew softly upon his face
Everywhere reigned the delicious quiet
his tortured nerves had needed above
all things: the grateful absence Of the
sound Of wheels and other urban noises
that had fretted his soul with their din
the only echo Of these that reached
him now was the daily pilgrimage q
, Tom Ainslcc's buggy. Near him, All
day long, sat Meg" in her soft white
dress and her flowers with the soft light
on her brown hair. and softer light In
her great violet eyes: surroundings
which certainly invited An interest IN
D terrestrial things. and. Is the weeks
y passed by, John Hemingway, man Of
: honor and sensitive conscience began
l 10 be troubled with misgivinga mis-
giving that after all he was not going 70
: fulfil his part IL the contract. He felt
! that for the first time IN his life he Wa
about 10 20 Squarely back on m obi
r cation. He had entered into = deliber'
4 ate contract 70 die within a given time,
and what amends could he make foI
4 his uneenerous recovery? Il would b
= but 4 poor return for her Assiduous ~.
4 tcnfion and tender ministrations She
4 could not have been more sweetly care
4 fnl Of bis comfort II she had Flowed will
J. love that was more than love, IN re-
!. turn for which he was about 70 n1icl
e upon her q permanent and unmitigated
= disappointment. In vain he assured
\ himself that had be ever dreamed Of |
J. possible recovery he would never hay'
4 allowed her to take such . risk. Hi
i could not possibly alleviate her disap
q pointment nor excuse his rerfidy.
L He was thinking Of these things on
i day Is he lay with his face turned in
4 ward looking q Meg. whose eyes b.
q wandered from the book in her hand
= the hills beyond the river. She brcugh
q them back presently. and they reste
II for . moment on the face among ~
e. pillows. The disiguring beard ha
been removed and the face was ceI
Of tainly better than when she had mr.
be seen il She supplied an imaginar
roundness u contour and decided IN
\" nothing but health was needed 20 MAX
u. him very handsome man.
r. .'John. your face j. certainly gettin
/ fuller; suppose. after All. you shoul
OF get WE'LL
d This sentence, inspired ~ tena'
: interest had somehow neaF''ess ~
when uttered
he 1T would certainly be an unglatef'
~ return for All your kindness. but q
81 afraid ! am getting better, ne Sa''
" apoIogeticaiIy iacs' ION ~
r. mated to-day that might recover
~ Meg also had misgisin&- Pms a
- thought good deal about tne Ross
'm bility q ms recovery ana wons-eIs
nis whether 4 would make mucn u'neren l
70 20 him. whether yonn f1en'ns ~