The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-03-29

> Olt Otll VI INC hllllhS-lOOhi INV .ebS AANiA
Just as Ethring's door opened admitting
Margaret
She was middle-aged, gray haired wom-
n, kindly of heart, severe of aspect and
uncertain of temper.
Setting down the tray she was carrying,
Margaret looked susp!clously in the direc-
ton taken by the fugitive, whose boos-heels
were heard Gathering down the front step
Her hard face softened somewhat as she
glanced at her patients thin, haggard feat
ures and deeply sunken eyes
Well you do look peaked, an that's a
fac.," she said, sharply And then set be-
fore him a bowl OF such chicken broth as
only an invalid just coming to his appetite
could appreciate.
slow am l ever going to pay you all for
SO much goodness" said Ethring, GRATEFUL
", as he swallowed the Ii st drop and re-
placed the bowl on the tray.
Wait till pays talked about-we amt
heathens, was the curt reply.
Plunging her hind into capacious peck
ct, she produced an oblong note-case of
Russia leather
~Th1t's yours" she began, in short jerky
sentences you'll find your money in it
all right The pho ygraft was the only
thing that had any address we could write
to- That was on the back
Ethring nodded and smiled dryly.
So you wrote Mrs AnsIable Well!"
" 1t was a fortnlt fore she answered Miss
Lilliln. She was sorry to hear about Mr.
ho lri,,,ie for that's what the doctor
Thought first She wasn't strong, and
couldn't bear the sight of suffer.n in any
shnpa Mr.. Ethrings' frens should be no
tiGeI lit was nes'sary some one of 'em
would "a ne IN Manlston All hills would
be naid-Mr Ethrinp was we'll off Hers
rssnec,ively Rose Anstrath !,
"It sounds like her quietly remarked
Etbrino and tooJ, the photograph from a
comnartment az the note-case. A hand
some slvlisb woman with somewhat sl-
n,roiilous faca with dark hooking ewes
f,iancirc a. m with n sboulder-sbrug he
toszpd n c,,otiv intn the aya. -
4 grim smrs -,;io,i,arod across u,r,orat,s
~, ,,o,,,,, ,yiso 4, nor dox, and conner,
,,io,, ,sho Nd $ No con,rent
!" 'so,,u he bstter an in ,,otber room "
she said ab,uptly. And almost before he
chair hefore the copntern1rt of the fro.
Mace and fire he had inst left
There's yoar letters. Margaret an
nOunCeQ. wheeling u llItlc IdDle 10 HIS bluc
Doctor said you w. rn't to see 'em till
YOU were strong enough" and left him
Well, Miss Anssrath had not written him.
HIS LAWYER had, also his partner, and there
were two or three other business communi-
cations That was all
Ftbrino managed To scrawl brief answers
to each Then leaning blck with an air OF
relief E,hrInp began plapc,nr about him
with eager in crest
The large front room had been modern
ized tn the ex tent of two clumsy but
roomy bow windows These were flied
with plants A canary sang blithely in one
Lii rs piano heaped up with music was be-
TWEEN the two. The furniture itself had an
air of ant quated comfort Thers were
cleverly executed water colors hanging be-
tween old family photographs on the walls
Luis work table and basket stood in coy
nook--her books looked down from an old
ash book case without, this M.rch wind
bus cred bois.erously. Within WIS warmth
and rest and peace.
And so Ethrng sat browsing and dream
ing till with the twilight came Margaret
with lamps, Jack with bolstef0us greeting
and LII with smile of welcome
~ liIlv maiden in vary truth - ,vas Eth
r,ng,s Thought rs after the evening meal
s,,s entere the room and good Inv the
n,nno for moment half obsentIv turning
over the sheets of music.
To an extent yea But without the fra
gility of the Hover to which he had COM
p,reI her She was tall and exaulst ,ly
formed, with sweet, serious face. dark
eve, OF unfathomaple d ,pths and a broad
VIII { {, forehead crowned with soft ring, OF
chestnuth ,ir. The glow of perfect health
ius, tlnged tn, soft, white cheek turned
% ,rtly toward him.
no Won like mus,c Mr. Etbrino9,, abe
oslksd half abrup Iv But without awaiting
nm answer hi so,ted herself and began
n,oving For I,l.,s sonl was bound nn so to
r an AZ in musc II was her ,ife~,nd lovs