Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
have the exact address of the schools

uUS0 0uC cAetCO duuISSS VI Gtlo SCHOOLS
and houses where Abbie taught, and
besides, she had no lesson after 5
o'clock, and it was nearly 8. Nearly
8 and storming violently! Something
terrible had happened; of that Miss
Draper was sdre. But what? Where
could she goe Who could advise her?
Only those who have passed
through such hours OF agony can
understand how the night passed for
Miss Draper. All thelov OF her heart
was given to her niece, and daylight
found her white, haggard, almost de-
lirious with fear and suspense. She
had resolved to go to police station
to ask assistance, when a heavy step
came up the back stairs, and q mes
senger boy Knocked at the door.
"Miss Draper?" he asked.
eyes"
cards, with her address printed upon
it.
81 was sent from St. Mary's hos
pital," he said, ''to see if there was
anyone here what belonged to lady
as was brought to the hospital yester-
day afternoon and was picked up in a
faint, and is in a fever, and, if you are
relation, the matron says you can
come.
"St. Mary's Hospital! Where is
that?" Miss Draper asked.
"Sign my card, please" the boy
said, after giving the direction to the
hospital. "Shall say you're accom-
ing?"
'Yes! Yes! I'll be there as soon as
you are.'
you'll have to quit shaking like
that then, the boy said. "Say! I'll
get you a cab if you'll give me 10
cents"
eyes! Get me a cab. Be quick,
that's a good boy"
There was a pint OF milk at the
door, left early by the milkman, who
wondered that the pitcher had not
been placed there, but thought it safe
to leave can. The sight of it remind
ed Miss Draper that she had eaten
nothing since noon the previous day.
and was shaking so violently she could
scarcely tie her bonnet. She drank it
all, and, putting shawl over her
shoulders. staggered down the stairs
to wait for the cab, which came rattling
along in few moments.
1t was like some horrible dream to
drive through the streets in the early
morning, to be ushered into the hospl-
tai, to meet the kind voice and SYM
pathizing face OF the matron, and
Miss Draper was still dazed when she
found herself in a cozy sittihg-room,
and heard what the matron could tell
her.
"Your neice," the gentle voice, said,
"she must have tainted in the street.
Of course she was put into the tran
sient ward at first, but when the doctor
saw her he said she was an old friend
and he would be responsible for all
expenses, and had her carried to one
OF the private rooms. You can be
with her all day. if you wish, and not
leave her if she is dangerously ILL.,"
"What-what is the matter with
herr" Miss Draper asked, in a faint,
to the experienced matron.
"Drink this glass OF wine," she said,
kindly. "You will not be offended if I
tell you what the doctor says?"
"No, no, tell mel"
"He says she has a fever brought on
by overwork and exposure. She lies
in stupor, and is quite delirous if
she is reused to speak"
"Dying?"
"Oh, no, indeed! We hope that good
nursing and care will soon cure her.
Ali here is the doctor, now!"
"Carroll Noyes!" Miss Draper cried,
wondering if she, too, was becoming
delirious
"NIy dear Miss Ellen" he answered,
grasping both hands, chow I have
Ionged to see you and Abbie. I never
knew until about two months ago,
when was appointed resident physi-
clan here, that your brother was dead.
And now-tell me something about it.
l have just seen Abbie, and she has q
good nurse watching her. You shall
go to her very soon.'
The wine had restored Miss DRAPER
and some of the mists and miseres,
were lifted from her brain. She had
always liked Carroll Noyes, and doubt
ed if he was the fortune-hunter her
brother had believed him to be. This
was q good time to test him, she
thought, as she answered his ques-
tions and told him call about it,
All about her brothers death, the
discovery that he was ruined, the
leaving Sunnydale and the bitter ex-
perience of the past six years; but not
one word OF the sudden change OF for
tune, the rolling back OF the cloud.
Already Doctor Noyes had drawn his
own conclusions, from the broken
boots, the shabby dress, the wasted
form and pallid face. He had carried
in his heart for six long years the
memory of a merry, girlish face, deli
cate in feature, but full of bright ami
nation, surrounded by luxuries.
daintily clothed, the darling OF for
tune. He had nerved himself to think
OF Abbie as the wife OF some richer
man than himself, presiding over an
other home OF wealth and ease; but
he had never seen any one else to
whom he could offer the same love be
had given her since he was sturdy
boy and she q dainty, sweet child five
years younger than himself.
The shock of recopnitiOn. when he