Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-12-29
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~ nutjaUk1 ~ Was Vndtpterb4d. Tor
fGuYnna yecal1oa another face that had III
Insafay ! yeay been % Nm hope. an il.
6rtfnlton.s Il had met Qiss Lorimer II
nocioev. nnil tnav her a Al heiresa. tAe
lnioee u Mn. Hughes, one o4 the leaders
| " fashionable circles. She was & tall.
fAis wonan, 81 twenty ave Of eix. Who bore
e. iwpreee 81 sorrOw upon her fnce =
surely ~ slfd The man sIeepine np,n the
cOt bsd.
Gentle and atncious. brilliant In con.
ve.satien. Mis- Lorimer seemed 10 have
| & 80. Quietly iienifed. slvays dresscd
81 the black. may. and white Of light
mourning. she was 10 Ton, the living ideal
of pare. stately womanLood; something %
tsndsrIssss born 81 Il, one devotion.
Hs loved her hopel essly. Never had one
look from her large blue eyes given him
token that she even Guessed his love, and
yet ~ had taken hsr into his heart and
snshrinsd her there for the worship Of his
life.
And set strangely apart from his every.
day world. his love had been carefully
guarded, 60 sacreily secret that NO word OF
Il had ever escaped his lips.
And NOW the delirious ravinR Of his
ffiend rang again in his ears,
Laura Laura I.oYimer, my own Lowell
One word! ono look OF farewell! Nv
darling! Ny Laura
Over and over the name came 10 the
fevored lips that had SO long starved for
H. utterauce. md Tom listened and won
dered. gathering strand after strand OF the
sad stofy together, until he held the whole
tangled klein in his brain.
A voice, carefully lowered. reused him 10
the consciousness OF the tioctor's entrance.
Sleeping! That ID WELT Has he been
awakeyS
@Yesi And fully conscious
svery weak touching the sick mans
pulse With light, prscticed fingers. and
tisteninR 10 the faint breathing: @hss he no
xslatives7s
u know Of none.
HE viii need great care now. Il 10
pity be has NO wife or mother. Women are
best in sick-room, and you must be worn
out.w
sNot quite that: but may have nurse
% help me, il he 10 willing.
IL would be best
And tho doctor tip-toed out Of the room.
leaving Tom 10 his troubled meditation.
He rose 1t last, gave himself a shake, and
then, opening desk, said, half aloud,
~She could never care for mel" signing
heavily q the words passed his lips.
A brief note was written, directed, and
placed upop the table. and then. lowering
the light. Tom stretched himself upon q
lounge close beside the cot bed, and sleep
rei0ned In the studio until 4 late hour ira
nett mornine. nurse and patient drswin0
in new strength after the long, exhausting
days they had passed. Il was Tom who
wskened frat. inst a. The woman who
stidied upr and sdid for gentlemen" eener.
ally entered the room and undertook to
watch the patient while Tom went to his
own rooms.for bath and breakfast. twas
not long before be returned. having dis.
patched his brief note, refreshed himself, :
and prepared his heart and brain for the
gimpte = petition a ever passed the Inns Of
! child At liz mothers knee.
Still the patient sIept. Twice he was
tenderly lifted, and nourishment placed at
his lips, but he drank mechanically, mur-
INJURED 4 very drowsy thanks, and slept on,
Noon came, hot, breathless noon. such ms
London often feels in early summer. and
Tom sss tanning his patient. listening ever
for some coming footsteps in the hall. The
doctor paid his visit, shook his head doubt
fully, and went away, and no one came
above the third door until the clock chimed
half-p past twelve, when soft rustic swept
across The hall, aud there, at the opened
door, stood q tall figure in dress Of thin
gray, with bonnet of black lace upon the
wealth Of golden hair, worn in waving
bands.
8 Tom rose at once, NO token OF his
last throbbing heart visible in his quiet
Erecting.
slow can ever thank yeu?"
So she greeted him, with outstretched
hands, and light In her eyes he had never
before seen there.
sYou know all?"
aAll that Frank can tell me-"
He could not tell you how came back
10 seek him after my uncle died. could
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