New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-05

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| full women he had seen, and women.
too, who had bestowed on him their
choicest smiles, fell desperately in love
ence to all his attentions only made
eyes.
So it was not strange that one day
while on one of their numerous excur-
sions, and while Teddy had gone far
Their down the river to fish, he should
take this most excellent opportunity
of making Llew acquainted with his
great love for her, and offer her his
heart and hand.
| Llew, taken by surprise, replies in
the usual way, that she is sorry, but
does not care enough for him to marry
him, etc. Only one consolation does
she give him, and that's that she loves
no one else. So Phil is comforted in a
degree, thinking that some day he may
be able to win her love.
He leaves her there and wanders
down the bank of the river, for in his
great disappointment he can hardly
bear to see her.
Suddenly he hears sharp cry and
his heart almost stands still, for it is
| Llew's voice. Can she have fallen in
to the water? Blaming himself for
leaving her there alone and so near
the water, he rushes back and sees
Llew standing on the bank wringing
her hands, while in the water he dis
covers Teddy.
Without hesitation he throws of
his coat and leaps into the river.
He is a good swimmer, but Teddy has
become unconscious and is very heavy,
and it is not without difficulty he gets
him to the bank.
Llew is standing perfectly motion
less, but this moment has brought
her to the knowledge that she loves
Phil Delmarre with all her heart,
and that without him her future life
would be a dreary blank.
When Phil reaches the bank with
the unconscious boy in his arms he
carries him to his uncle's house, which
is not far away.
! Llew follows, silent and unremon-
strating, and they soon reach the spot
where Mr.. Delmarre is enjoying his
morning cigar on the porch, and as
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called out to Phil in a gruf voice:
"Hello! What's up now? Looks as
| ifyou'd been near the river!"
eyes. We've had an accident" re-
piled Phil, still holding the boy in his
arms.
Here the old housekeeper made her
appearance, much to the relief of Phil,
who began to give orders for her to
prepare a bed for his little charge, and
for once she did not wait for her mas
ter's bidding, because the DISTRESSED
look on Llew's face, who was standing
by, touched the heart of the old wom-
an.
When Llew was left alone with the
old gentleman she summoned all her
courage and walked up to his chair
and stood before him, much to his
surprise, for all the neighbors had
looked upon him as all ogre, and no
one had ever before been known to
speak to him unless it was absolutely
necessary.
"Mr. Delmarre, am very sorry we
have been obliged to intrude upon
your quiet household, but it was
quiet unavoidable, and I can only
hope our stay will be as short as pos
sible."
She stood waiting for an answer, but
received none save a deep grunt, which
very nearly made her jump.
Just then Phil came out, his drip
ping garments being changed for a
dark suit that was very becoming to
him.
"You had best go to your brother"
he said in polite tones, leading the
| way.
eyes, but let me first endeavor to
thank you for the great service you
have" but here she was interrupted
by Phil.
'sLet us not discuss that. amnow
going for a physician. There is the
room,' and he hurried away. Llew
and Mrs. Smith made Teddy as com.
Portable as possible, but when he re-
covered from his sleep hewas delirious.
When Phil and the doctor came he
was in arestless sleep.
The good old doctor pronounced
him too i'll to be moved for q week or
two, to Llew's great horror. To stay
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None knew what the old man thought
for hekept his thoughts to himself, and
sat most OF the day on the porch with
either a cigar or paper.
Phil went to Teddy's aunt, but Ted
dy would have no one near him but
Llew, SO her aunt packed few things
in a valise and sent them to her.
It was not long until the whole town
had heard of the accident, and one
and all declared that sit was the
strangest thing that they had ever
heard OF that old John Delmarre
would allow them folks at his home"
Mr.. Chesleigh, Aunt Mary and the
doctor paid regular visits at the farm,
and Teddy improved slowly under
Llew's tender care. She seldom left
his bedside, and her newly discovered
love grew stronger as she learned more
of Phil's noble nature. He was the
life OF the house, kind to everyone, but
his great kindness to Teddy would
have won Llew's heart alone.
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