The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1890-11-26
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by her devoted nursing. You are the
one to place an estimate on the value of
such service
The two men were alone. jamie had
gone for walk on the bluffs and Mrs.
Burton had borrowed neighbors wagon,
and with the boys had gone to Orquay
for household supplies.
Ten days of convalescsnce had done
wonders for the stranger; h8 was now
out of danger and rapidly recovering.
ut was wonderful thing for girl
to do, that is fact" he resumed. 81
was about gone. remember her hands
how they held on to mine. 1 don't re-
member anything else until awo!Se and
saw you leaning over me-"
II have not mentioned it before" said
the doctor, "but | have wondered why
you were not missed and searched after. I"
ooh, that isn't strange at all. often
strike out for trip, and seldom write
to the governor unless have business.
l have no mother to worry about me.
AS told you, was thinking of invest
ing few thousands in timber lands, and
was looking through here when this
happened. A mighty close call, can
tell you, and then to be rescued by a
girl. A nice job it is, must say! But
how am to reward her? want you to
help me with your advice. have been
studying it over ever since / could think
at all. OF course / am going to do the
fair thing-give her mother lot of
money if she will have it, and all that,
| tNI1fx hat r -, ~
"Give her the life that she saved.
Give her your HEARTH you have one"
"Oh, by Jove, doctor, that is going it
too strong. l don't say that I couldn't
love the girl, and If lived in these
woods it would be all right. But to take
her to st. Louis and introduce her into
my set, I couldn't, you know, and then
her family Oh, no-ask me to do some
thing easy"
GAS easy, for instance, as for a girl to
pull you out of the clutches of death and
nurse you back to life and strength"
81 say will do anything in reason.
In novel of course l should fall in love
and marry her regardless of convention
alities. But will make a confession to
you, doctor. Two days before fell into
that cursed creek was at ball, and
met my divinity there-a little angel in
rose colored tulle--and i waltzed with
her all night. Do you know, while Twas
lying here with this fever was waltZing
with her, by Jove--waltzing over red
hot sand-dying with thirst-and she
seemed to be a living coal of fire; her
rose colored dress was flame, and when
l thought was burning to n coal my
self an angel would come and cool the
awful heat and give me water. The
angel was jamie Burton. know that
now"
young man." said the doctor, sol
EMMY, ~ wish to God you had drowned
before you reached the bridge that night
You are not worth the sacrifice of hes'
life" .
Thanks, awfully, for the compliment:
but it occurs to me that she is yet alive
and well; and something else occurs to
me, by the way. You talk as If you
loved her yourself. You are bachelors
what stands in the way?"
"Be careful, sir, how you speak. A
man wants the love of the woman whom
slowed hers elsewhere. shall never
marry. have had-a long struggle with
adverse circumstances, and now have
established mission among these hills.
l mean to devote my life to the fever
stricken settlers along the Sender"
'Not very brilliant prospect, should
say" drawled Forester.
mo, but more satisfying to Inc than
life in what you call society"
"You have had experience, Of course.
One can see that you are cultured
man."
ayes, have eaten of the tree of
knowledge, and to me the fruit tasted of
death. But no matter for that. am
going to speak to you as one man to an
other. Jane Burton is noble and beau
tiful girl. Her parents are New England
people, poor, it is true, but with GER
tain refinement and fair education. You
can tell that by the speech of the family.
Their language is as good as yours OF
mine. She has grown up here among
these rude settlers like lily among
thorns. A lily is no purer, wild rose
is no sweeter, an angel is no stronger or
more helpful.
''She has never loved, having seen no
one to love until she dragged hand
some migrate out Of the hands of death.
God pity her if she has warmed frozen
scorpion to life in her bosom. You adj
init that you could love her if she were
in your set Sucl love would be an in
suit to woman like her. You arc in
capable of any love with her acceptance.
But l will waste no more words on you.
You must not stay here any longer. You
IRE able to be taken to my house, and
ill take you there tomorrow. In the
meantime give Mrs. Burton check for
Ter trouble and the expense she has in
urred on your account. bat don't insult
her daughter by offering her a present"
So saying DR., Selwyn strobe out of the
house and drove away with look of
wrath on his face and bitterness in his
heart beyond anything he hal ever
mown in all his troubled life.
After the departure of d; S'lwyn
Harry Forrejter fell into s.-ily IT the
Situation. He was not without j. feel
ing of gratitu lie, but his. nIsurp was
shallow, his emotions, if he could be
said to have any, were but ripple on