The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20

years ago Oh, should ike to go to White-
lands
Pattys preparations were speedily made
and on her way she smiled to herself as
she mentally pictured DIR. Jacobson's amaze.
nent when he should meet her at the sta
ion.
1t was fully equal to her anticipation
The old man stared with oil his eyes.
6 1t is,-no, it can't be,--yes, it is" he
exclaimed, peering with his near-sighted
glasses almost into Patty's face, g little Pat
~ Southall, as true as I'm born! Well,
am glad to see you, just now Your aunt is
very ill,--it seems as il Providence had sent
you here at this especial moment But
wait-stop."
He looked up and down the platform, =
Then at telegram which he held in his
hand
Why are we waiting?" said Patty.
Why don't we go ?"
C. am expecting trained nurse from the
Sisterhood of St. Sulpicia,' said DIR. Jacob
son. Ny old friend Ives was to send her
down; and thought IL
Patty smiled
" am the nurse said she. "Here are
my credentials from Mr.. Ives.n
You ?" shouted the doctor. "Why, /
expected to see woman of fifty, with a
hooked nose and set of false teeth !"
Nevertheless" said Patty, Il am the
trained nurse. Let us 60 to my patient al
once"
Then you KNEW said DR.. Jacobson.
g Knew what P"
That your aunt was down with the
smallpox ?"
Patty's large dark eyes opened wide.
Il was not told the name of my patient"
,aid she. lis it Aunt Frances ?"
Yes," said DR.. jacobson, as he helped
her into the rusty little gig, which she could
remember ever since the days of her child.
hood genuine case of smallpox. You
see, the old lady has worked too hard ,-sht
has got all run down and worn out.-and
last month she took in wandering tramp
to help with the housswork, probably be-
cause she could get her cheap. And So
Internationally, you see, she took in the
smallpox also. The poor woman died; and
I'm afraid there isn't much chance for your
aunt. Or course, not q neighbor can be
found to go in, and things look rather dubi-
ous-still, while there is life there is always
hope.n
Aunt Frances was very good to men
said Patty, calmly. Now, perhaps 1 can
repay her little of the old kindness"
Miss Southall had no word or look of rec.
ignition for Patty. She was delirious, and
lay tossing and moaning in darkened
room; but Patty quietly seated herself be.
side the sick-bed.
Aunt Frances shall not die, if constant
care or devotion on my part can be of any
avail" she thought.
And Miss Southall did not die. Her i'll.
ness was tedious, her recovery slow,-but
DIR. jacobson told her that she owed her life
to tho constant vigilance of the trained
nurse from the Sisterhood of st. Sulpicia.
You won't go back again, Patty ~ said
the old lady, when first she sat up in an
easy-chaif lined with pillows OIL, child,
I've longed for you SO many times You wer
right to go away,-if it hadn't been for that
should be lying in my grave now,-but,
Patty, dear, / want you to stay with me
now"
Dear Aunt Frances, cannot" said
Patty. " I've been waiting this long time
to tell you about it. l am engaged to be
married. The last patient had was i'll Of
typhoid fever, and who do you suppose il
was ?-but you never would guess. It was
Archibald Sabin I went to him, as went
to you, in ignorance of who my patient was.
The Sisterhood CHANGED to send me, of all
the thirty nurses who were on duty. Is MOI
ruth sometimes stranger than fiction And
he told me that he loved me, and he asked
me to marry him, when my year at st. Sui
picia's was out"
Well, never!" said Miss Southall.
But I'm glad of it, Patty, GLAD from the
very bottom of my heart. I think, some.
times, that I'd have been happier If had
been married myself to some good man.
And thought you were making q great
mistake when you went to be a trained
nurse; but, so far as I can see, it's brought
you the greatest good luck of your life.o
= think the path of duty often does lead
us to happiness, Aunt Frances" said Patty.
in low voice.