The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-22

saw, standing by the bedside, a girl
dressed in the garb OF q private
sisterhoOd with a cluster OF flow
ers at her brooch. Her figure was
slender and graceful, and he could see
readily enough that she was a lady.
His acquaintance included several
women who had taken the ''craze for
humanity and typhus fever" as he If
reverently expressed it, and Iris Ender-
by's presence did not astOnish him,
though he noted her beauty with
pleasure. The hair was the deep
| brown that had CLEANS OF rudlier col
| or, and her eyes were clear andhOnest
| and regarded one with q steady and
fearless glance. She turned her head
as Dick entered, and took him inCOm-
| pleteIy, as he fancied, in about
a second. There was nothing I'M
pertinent i'll her scrutiny, but
much that was painful to a man
whose inner life had never been intend
ed to bear Investigation. Insight into
character is all very we'll for the peO-
pie who have the insight, but it is
| sometimes trying to the unluCEy char
acter; and so Dick felt as rather de-,
family he met Iris Enderby's glance.
"She thinks" he said inwardly,
that l am one of the people it will
| not do to encourage" The girl had
formulated no opinion so distinctly;
but yet his guess was not far from
the truth. For there was no denying
that Dick, with his battered costume
his rather dlngy hands, n the reck-
less, devll-may-Care expression on a
face grown coarse that had once been
handsome, looked a dlsreputaDIe
character, with whom a rehned girl
could have nothing IN common.
Therefore Iris withdrew her eyes with
calm indifference, and went on meas
uring some medicinal compound;
Her face, with Ne ndeScrlbabIe air
Of fearless mnoceAce about 1t that
some faces will weartO theend, aWOEe
in Dick a novel n OF emhar"ass-
ment. He h~esltated, but the desire
to speak to her was too strong, and
he crossed over to the lnyaHd's side:
Can be OF any use?' ne asked
politely,
NO, thankyou, s~aldtheglrl atrltie
coIdly; but her voice was very pleasant
and musical: Mrs. Hartley will be
here presently. h turned a pass
ing glance on MN as she spoke. dis
trusttul and yet indifferent. Evident
~ not the kind OF girl to whom any
one would otter lmpertlnence IN cold
blood. But DICK PAID no heed to the
restraint; he spoke again, warming to
the old manner.
u have brought him some wine" he
SAID, IN a careless undertone, dis
bu~rthenlng his hands as he spoke. 81
thought 1t would be needed, and they
have very little money. You see l
have lodged here now TOR two years;
and L am sorry ne has broken down.
liner is no nope. l SUPPOSE he
added, IN a yet more guarded voice,
though the patient was sleeping heav-
n.y.,
Iheglrl turned again, and ookedhim
full Il the face. He fancied
he could trace IN her eyes some
regret Tor having judged HIM too
harshiy, and her voice was more
cordial, though In all her intonations
when she spoke to him, then and al
terward, he thought there was a sus-
plclon OF dlsdaln. He never blamed
her, and ne knew lnstinctiyely that If
his old social standing had still been
his, that element In her voice would
have been rather more pronounced.
There Is very little hope, | am
AFRAID, she SAID graVely. "Has Mrs.
hartley any friends VINO can help her?
The doctor said he would require con-
slant care"
"She has been earningfor them both
or sIine .nn s,u salu Dlck' \ ner
nalIIs arg luil alreaoy. &c not
InlnA sue mas any lriehqs VINO are ike
y 70 &c ~ any use Il ever you are
~ neeu Oh nelplng mana nope you
With him p;ohta al &c. ~ i
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