The Republican., 1889-12-14

her brother as ii she knew where to find
him by instinct.
so, Nellie, dear" he said, 81 knew
you'd come quickly"
80, it must have seemed an age to
you'll How hurt you must be, Edward!
Drink this glass of water, dear"
"The very thing, Nellie. o, have
been wanting it So"
"Now, dear old Ned, we are going to
move you. But 1 see Mr.. Ellison's
carriage here. He has been before u.s."
"Not Mr.. Ellison, dear, but DIR. Per-
cival who, by most fortunate accident,
was attending my patient and had come
to seek me-"
And the doctor will help us, will he
not?"
"He will, certainly, if you will allow
him to place himself under your guild
snce," said 1.
"Sir, thank you," replied Nellie.
l"We will lift poor Ned into this van.
Where are you hurt, dear, that we may
not hurt you more?"
"All over, Nellie, all over. know
you will take me gently"
| And we'll she marshalled her forces.
There were altogether seven of US. One
stood at the horses heads to prevent
movement, one lighted the way, and the
rest of US gently lifted poor Ned on to
the mattress. He bore the operation
without groan, although it must in
decd have been a further dose of agony.
j implored him to allow me to go home
With him and to see to his injuries, but
he would not hear of it.
"Come to me as soon as you have fin
ished with the dear girl whose life is
precious to so many. Do not neglect
her for single moment. place her in
your hands, Percival. You have the
case-be off, sir, this very moment.
Nellie is nurse and doctor all in one,
and l shall be safe with her till you
| come"
The wise Nellie said: go, doctor, it
does seem selfish, but come as soon as
you can; do come! for l feel myself
| thoroughly helpless in such a sad case"
What could l do? l was divided be-
tween the two, and l felt that Efiie
Ellison had the prior right to my poor
services. Nevertheless, as we went
rapidly back to the Cedars, my heart
and thoughts were with Nellie and her
brother.
On reaching the Ellisons 1 found the
son had returned by hired conveyance.
He had found Willoughby's man pacing
up and down in great distress at having
lost me, and had guessed the nature Of
the joke" as he said, and had sent
Reeve home, at which / was heartily
glad
found poor Effie in a very bad state.
The limb was much swollen and dis
colored, and the necessary operation
was tiresome and most painful. 1 would
fain have waited for further assistance,
but the urgent need of the case ad-
mitted of no delay.
In very short space of time the skill
OF the most eminent surgeon in the
country was secured, and, together with
the family, we watched through hours
of great anxiety. In the advanced morn
ing, however, we resolved to snatch a
flying visit to Romsey. We found him
fearfully injured-a fractured arm, a
fractured rib, and internal injuries.
was glad of the very able assistance
that was now at hand. His case ap-
peared desperate, and when we had done
all, we could only shake our heads IL
ominous silence.
We returned to the Cedars. Our pa
TENTS life here hung upon very thread.
Ny next care was to telegraph to my
partner, and for ten days and nights l
watched by the bedside of Eff,e Ellison,
only varied by hasty runs over to Rom
sey. At the expiration of that time
Effie, though still very weak, was out of
danger, and l was free to attend my med
ical friend.
| And Nellie and l have attended him,
and together have managed to conduct
his rather large practice, for the last six
months. l have visited the Cedars daily,
and Effie is now quite we'll, and Captain
Willoughby, who is constantly there and
brimming over with gratitude to myself
declares he will soon take her into his
own keeping, and that he will have no
more glass breaking if he can help it.
They can all now afford to have a good
laugh at the expense of myself, the
Shreeve and the Reeve, and when one
goes out the other will shout. Beware
of graysi" But nothing can exceed the
grateful hospitality of the people, and
| am as son in the house.
But how shall speak of my other pa
tient? He still lives in his pretty home,
a hopeless wreck. l have changed
partners and taken the invalid, and
Nellie is my assistant No wonder her
brother should say I'll wait for Nellie.
could be content to wait, and wait,
and wait for Nellie! She makes home
beautiful and her brother, even with all
his sad Affections, cheerful. Her home
is the best ordered home in the king
dom, and of course love Nellie with
all my heart; and, what is better, Nellie
Loves me, and what is better still,
Nellie is mine. She does not bring me
much wealth, but am as rich in having
such jewel as fifty seas, if all their
sands were pearls, their waters nectar,
AMI their rocks fine gold.
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