Telegram-herald., 1889-12-22

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ZERO Who hai sasel l-ls jam Lis
a,.8 his sfave tender ehlvslroAls tt.o-sa'
s.4 cars fer h.f LA cQ-e lne rest @
kne~ noa wby ths pasg few days A-@
seemed 81 strangely Lzpps - ASf' $50
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fst4lis ID tlr wlfe such q leii----~a
lrear. seu=s ~ -sse-4li9a-
H. opened Lls eyes laagui1ly a. li.s
doar ous.ned. aid q dSrA t1sh Iose - i-'s
f.cs she's ~ saw who las visitor "as
us La, moved but sourolessly, anu i's
made . Velk gesture as thelsA -
uoa ter away fgom hlm.
"I{ush, you Iauss not Try g tax siae
sai8 gerv calmly and steadily. i am
gong 10 take care OF you unili Af. e@t-
rstbers comes back. lie has sone u
PElaeetown for doctor. The emo" =
raridlv melting. aul it has gun %
ran. - he vii not be very long away
You need not fear infection for ue, size
added. noting ths distressed anxiety IN
his ewes: Il have nuTsed people wlth
diohtheria before and neveI taken ~
Then she moistened his lips with brandy.
shook up his pillows and gently sponsed
his face and hands. lie was 100
weak 70 gainsay her; indeed, be
appeared % grow nlomeut&Ilig
weaker; his breath came in short
quick gasps, ana after a time be hardly
seemed 70 notice that clio was IN the
room.
With a choking sob she went back 10
the sitting room. There was nothing
she could do-nothing. Only wait. Al
| most mechanically she cleared the break
/ fast table. and turned her attention 60
/ the ire. which had burped rather low.
I Carruthers would be cold and wet when
/ he came back. she remembered. When
/ he camo back; Would ho get back III
/ time. Could be? she absently crumpled
/ up a piece OF an old newspaper. and was
/ about u thrust il between the bars OF
| the crate, 10 coax the dying fire, when Il
/ few OF the printed words caught her at
/ tention. Smoothing out the paper. she
hastily scanned the paragraph, which
ran thus:
The value Of common flowers Of sui
phUr in cases Of malignant sore throat Is
becoming daily moro fully recognized
by the medical faculty Even in the
last stage OF diphtheria, when used as a
| gargle, OF in extreme c2ses-where the
patient is unable 10 gargle-spraycd
upon the throat, it has been known TO
eat away the false membrane which is
the peculiar characteristic of this dis
ease, and give speedy relief" Then fol-
| lowed directions as 10 use. etc.
Leslie dropped the paper, and rose
. quickly 10 her feet. She stood quite
still for a minute or two, pressing her
hands to the sides of her head in CON
fused, anxious thought. Where had she
seen a little paper packet labeled Flow
ers of Sulphur Inanother moment she
was in the kitchen, wildly rummaging
in the drawers. After searching in vain
for some time, she suddenly, and with a
quick little cry, pounced upon small,
crushed up paper packet at the back of
one Of the shelves. 1t was labeled
Flowers Of Sulphur" There was not
much, bat there was enough. She put
q tcaspOOuful in a wineglass, and filed
it rp with water, for milk she had none.
t. sulphur obstinately floated on the
1. -, Of course; 50 she mixed it after a
fashion with her finger. Then she went
back to Darrell. lie shook his head
when she explained 10 him what she
wanted him to 90 10 was feeling too
horribly weak TO desire anything but to
be left alone.
But see she pleaded, 81 don't want
you even TO try TO swallow it. Just hold
it in your mouth, and let il lie on your
throat only for q few seconds. l viii
lift your head Ah. viii you not try
just TO please me:'
Her eyes were full of tears; and Oar
rell seeing thcm-and because he loved
her Sd he could have refused her nothing
did as she bade him, not once, but
many times. Without going into further
medical details, may say that the rem
edy had tho desired effect. In the course
of few hours he was able 70 speak,
though only in q whisper, and in an
other hour could swallow little soup.
This last was painful to him be-
vond expression. but no would not
for worlds have grieved his gentle
nurse by saying so. lie asked
aniously once CT twice if Carruthcrs had
returned, and Leslie went again and
again t. the outer door TO see if there
was any sign Of him. But all was still,
savefor the drip Of the fast melting snow
from tho roof and the surrounding out
houses.
The day wore on and died; and still
Carruthcrs did not come back. leslie
lit tho little lantern and placed II in tho
loft window Then she made herself a
cup Of coffee, for she had tasted nothing
since breakfast time.
Il am horribly anxious about YOU
Darrell murmurod restlesslv. when DE
had watched her light the candle. SWEEP
up the hearth, and prepare 70 torture him
with more sulphur 'I ought not tc
allow you 10 come near mo. but -
"But you can't help yourself YOU sce.
she soid with n miserable little attempt
at gaycty, as she htted his head on heI
arm.
Dear little chil5-' ho whispered. look-
ing up at her with . sd Tenderness in
his sunkcn cvcs. How can thank you
fcr ou ~ou have done for mee If ] get
vo'l-I shall owe mv li'e to you
leslie laid his head gently back on the
pillows again. Tlen. quite suddenly.
she burst into tears and ran ont Of the
room. Darrell thought She was anxious
about Carruthers safcty, and BE- turned
. over anil iiI iis face au bis arm with a
weary sizA Tor himself. he didn't
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