The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-05

VOL about nothing. The row was over.
thanks to him, and he and poor Nolan
were the only victims; but it had been a
great shock to Mr.. Maitland and rem
dered his condition critical.
Perry listened in silence, asking no
questions. For the time being he could
tliink of nothing but Nolan's loss. 1t was
such cruel fate to be killed by those he
came to save.
All that day he lay there, doing and
thinking alternately. He wondered at
the tenderness and devotion with which
the kind old Englishwoman nursed him
and seemed to anticipate his every want.
Quin came in towards evening and
dressed his wound, which now began to
be feverish and painful. He heard his
colonel's voice in the hallway, too, and
heard him say to the doctor that some
body at Rossiter was eager to come down
and take care of him. "Boshl' said the
blunt surgeon; 1--WE far better nurse
here-and reserve to fall back upon
that will be worth new life to him.
And, weak and feverish though he was,
Perry's heart thrilled within him; he
wondered if it could mean Gladys. Two
days more he lay there, the fever skill
fully controlled by the doctors ministra-
tons, and the pain of his wound SUBJ
dued by Mrs. Cowan's cooling bandages
and applications. But there was burn
ing fever in his heart that utterly re-
fused to go down. He strained his ears
listening for the sound of her voice or
the pit-a-pat of her foot fall in the CORR
dor. At last he mustered courage and
asked for her, and Mrs. Cowan smiled:
miss Maitland has been here three
times to inquire how you were; but it
was while you were sleeping, Mr.. Perry,
and she rarely leaves her fathers bed
side He is very i'll, and seems to be
growing weaker every day. / don't
know what we would have done if we
had not found DR.. Quin here; he has
pulled him through two or three bad
seizures during the past year"
''Where had you known the doctor be-
fore?" asked Perry, with an eager light
in his eyes.
Nowhere; but it was as though one
of his own kith and kin had suddenly
made his appearance here to welcome
Mr.. Maitland. The doctor is first cousin
of Mrs Maitland's; she was from Ire
land, and it was from her family that
the ranch was named. Lord Dunraven
is of the peerage of Ireland, you know"
added Mrs. Cowan, with the cheerful
confidence Of the EnglishwomanJ that
every person of any education or stand
ing must be familiar with the pages of
Dabrett.
GLOW should l know ANYTHING abnA.t
it?' laughed Perry He felt in merry
mood; another page in his volume of sus
picion and dread was being torn away
and Quin' relations with the household
we're turning out to be such as made
him an object of lively interest. not OF
jealous doubt
Then came the callers from the garri-
son. 1t seemed as though all of a sudden
the blockade had been raised and that nc
people were so warmly welcomed at
Dunraven as the very ones who had been
especially prescribed. Mr.. Maitland
weak and i'll as he was, had asked to be
allowed to see Col. Brainard on the occa-
sion of that officers second visit; Stryker,
Dana, Graham and Parke had all been
allowed to come up and see Perry few
moments but Mrs. Cowan was vigilant
and remorseless, would allow them only
brief interview, and, with smiling de.
Termination chockod her nationt WHOM