Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-03

She Wds for mfaute or tWo too terrified.
victory to the English troops Unfortu
nately. however, the loss on our side had
been five killed, and eight men of the
Blankshire regiment had been more or
less severely wounded, one of whom had
died on the way back to camp Besides
these two officers of the same regiment
had been very severely wounded-Lieuts
James Beresford and Stuart Earle.
1t WAS Of course. utterly absurd of the
correspondent out of The scene of action
to have sent home such heading to such
a paragraph as Great Engagement in
Burmah or if he had not been response
BILE for it. for the person who had done so
but Nancy. poor girl. did not stay to
think of that To her, 1t was the most
important battle that had ever been
fought in the worlds history were
not the two aoldicrs in whom she took
more interest han in all the rest OF tho
army put together lying at that moment
grievously woun4cd. If not already dead?
In the shock Of the moment her bitter
ness against her brot Der all died out, but
It must be owned that she thought Of her
Beautiful Jim the most She felt Jim's
wound racliing her own delicate body she
felt every DIT Of litter or inequality of
his rough bed. she thought of the heat
and the flies and the absence of proper
attent ion; and she thought but little OF
Stuart one way or the other
She had already dressed for dinner
very simply and plainly, in a dark
velvet gown. with her pretty, slen-
der throat just showing from out
OF its soft lace ruiiles. and as she
sat by the tireside her little tender
hand somehow got stealing up and down
the soft velvet of her gown. until all at
once the luxury of her surroundings
struck her with a sense Of wrong. AS il
BY living among them she was doing
positive injury to him who needed them
50 much more than she did. and to whom.
at that moment, they were IN impossi
biity far out Of reach
Not that she could help herself-her
duty tied her hard and fast in her fathers
house just as fate had sent him to meet
what had already perhaps proged his
death-her father was so old and-and
then oh she suddenly remembered him
in the midst of her own trouble. remem-
bered that he would see the evening
papers at ms club. and would look eagerly
for news from the front, and so would re
ceive the intelligence of his sons danger
without in any way having it broken to
him
Quickly almost the thought struck
her, she Jumped up and ran down into the
hall, where the fire was blazing away
cheerlly and casting pretty CLEANS Of iighs
up the tall quaint screen which formed n
sort Of chimney corner TO it There was
nobody thcrt, 81 without waiting to sum
mon a servant 10 inquire II he had re
turned home, Nancy turned and ran up
the staircase again, going this time to his
dressing room
He was not there either bat as Nancy
pushed open the dor after knocking
twice. his man Darby came out Of the
bedroom with a can OF water in his hand
Has Mr. Earle returned yet. Darbyf'
Nancy asked breathlessly
pSot vet, Miss Earle" he answered,
with glance at tla little horseshoe clock
on the chimney shelf; and it Is twenty
minutes to 5. rather less. for that clock is
minute or two slow
There is awful nc7s from Burmah,
Darby, said Macy, trembling. There
has been a great cnca -etnent-ani Mr..
Stuart Is wo.n1ed. aeyerely wounded"
You don say so. ma'an," exclaimed
Darby. who in common with all the serv-
ants both in Hans place and Earles Hope,
detested the heir TO the old name. The
tone was not very sympathetic; in fact, it
expressed the well bred surprise Of good
servant rather than sympathy at all-but
he was sorry for Nancy. and his thoughts
went straight to the effect the news
might have upon his master. Il hope
the master will not sec the papers at tho
club. Miss Earle he said, anxiously.
Nancy was about TO speak, when o
furious peal at the bell of the outer door
sounded through the house.
There he is, she said. and ran out Of
the room and down the stairs Just as the
servant, who had come up from below.
opened the door.
ITO h. oons,nuaJ