Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07

get there full five minutes before he does
, Make haste now"
Kate Duer was standing in her door
way watching the storm roll grandly
over the mountain-tops. when the weary
and bewildered traveller opened tho
4 gate and came hesitatingly in.
IL beg your pardon, said he meek
~, but think there must be some
thing singular in my appearance. PEG
pie seem to shut their doors against me-
and shun me as if had the pestilence
And | cannot find the residence of Mr..
Dibble, the clergyman. Would it be
asking too much il / were to request
permission to rest in your porch until
the storm is overP came from the hos.
pital, and"
''Oh, understand" said Kate quick.
". You are the smallpox patient.
but have been vaccinated. and am no,
afraid of the disease. There is a very
comfortable chamber in the second sto-
ry OF the barn, and you shall be care.
fully nurscd and taken care of there,
| Of
but you are mistaken cried the
f., young man: II am not"
"Hush!" said Kate gently. ..Do not
be afraid to confide in me. am DIR.
Duer's sister, and know the whole story.
SIT here and rest little, and | will
bring you some bread and milk until
my brother comes"
II am thousand times Obliged to
you, said the stranger, ..and the bread
and milk will taste delicious after my
long walk. But do not know what
leads you to think that | am a victim
to varioloid. have lost my hat in the
wind. to be sure, and am compelled to
wear this Syrian-looking drapery on my
head, but never had smallpox, and
hope never to encounter Its horrors
Kate Duer turned red first, then pale.
Then" said she, .'if you are not the
smallpox case, who are you?"
Il am Felix Amory," said the young
stranger, 1.-THE chaplain of St. Lucetta s
Hospital in New York. am to preach
IN aid OF the home mission on Sunday
next"
Kate Duer burst out laughing.
'And everyone has been installing
you for the smallpox caser' said she
''Oh, Mr. Amory, do come in. How
could we all have been SO stupid? But
you see. the minute you began to speak
of the hospital --"
"a dare say it was very awkward of
me, ! said Mr.. Amory. "But it's the
way have always mentioned myself TO
strangers. ST. Lucetta's, YOU know
"Yes, know" said Kate .But to
the good folks here, there is only one
hospital in the world, and that Is the
Pitcherville Institute"
Mr.. Amory enjoyed his tea, sliced
peaches, and delicate '.angel cake" very
much, as he sat tete-a-tete with Kate
Duer, by the soft light of the shaded
lamp, while the rain battered without.
And when the doctor came in it was
cosier yet.
THE smallpox case?" said he. '.Oh.
that is safely isolated at Hopes Quarry
since this morning. And doing very
well, too, | am happy to say Upon my
word, MIR. Amory, am sorry that YOU
have had such disastrous expe-
Renee"
"Al''s well that ends WELL" said the
young clergyman, leaning back in his
snug corner with an expression of inef-
fable content on his face
Miss Lidia Larkspur was quite indig-
nant when she heard that Mr. Amory
was staying ut DIR. Duer's residence.
just like Kate Ducr, said she. ITO
manGvre to get that poor young man
into her hands, after all. But if a man
PUSHES around the country, telling every
body that he comes from hospital, what
can he expect?"
The most awkward thing | ever
heard of in my life" said Mrs. Prin-
temps vindictively
But this was not MIR. Felix Amorys
last visit to Pitcherville. He came in
autumn when the leaves were red-and
then in the frozen beauty of winter.
And the last time, he asked Kate Duer
''if she was willing to encounter the
trials of a minister's wife?" And Kate,
after little hesitation, said that she
was willing to try.
And Miss Lidia Larkspur declared that
ANYONE could get married if they were
as bold about it as Kate Duer"