Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

you can get to London
"Oh. l can get to Hoding right enonghv'
said William.
Then told him what lie was to do. He
was to take letter to one of the Nursing
Institutions, and bring back two nurses with
him. No matter what the weather was
when they reached Roding. they were to
come to my house at once, even ii they had
TO hire twenty horses to drag them there.
lie was also to get me u few drugs which
might want.
William said no more. lie nodded, to
show that he understood me: and ! knew
that il it were possible to do my bidding it
would be done.
OF his own accord he then brought me
food. | ate. for | knew that should want
all my strength to support the anxiety Of
the next day or two
! stayed up the whole night. Oh, that
awful night! shall l ever forget it: The
solitude-the raging snOw-storm outside
the poor creature, to whose side l crept
n0iselessly every half an hour. She lay
there with face like marble, calm and
beautiful. The long. dark lashes swept her
pale cheek The only movement was the
regular rise and fall Of the bosom. Oh,
happy oblivion! Oh, dreaded Weakening:
! As looked at her, in spite OF the love l
believe that had l thought such a prayer
would be answered, l should for her sake
have prayed that those lashes might never
again be lifted
Morning at last broke OH my dreary vigil.
Philippa still slept. returned to the sit
ting room and drew back the curtains from
the window. Yes; it was morning-such
morning as leaden, wintry skies can give.
1t was still showing rs heavily, il not more
heavily than it had showed last night For
ALL 4 rr1t- tl,o,,k
intermssiOn.
There was little wind now; it had drop
ped, knew, about an hour ago. The world
so far as could see, was clad in white; but
the snow lay unevenly. The wind had
blown it into drifts. On my garden path its
depth mi ,ht be counted by inches; against
my garden wall by feet.
William now made his appearance. He
prepared some breakfast for himself, and
then, having done justice to it, started for
Rodng 1t occurred to me that he might be
the first to find the object which lay on the
roadside.
Except that so doing might delay him and
cause him to miss the train, this mattered
little | was now calmly awaiting the inev-
table. Some one must make the discovery.
However, as l wanted the nurses, said to
him:
ing must stop you.' He touched his hat in
reassuring manner, and tramped off
through the snow.
| returned to my patients bedside and sat
watching her. and waiting for her to awake.
Hour after hour | sat by her mOtiOnless
form. Now and again glanced from the
, beautiful. senseless face, and looking out of
the window saw the snow still falling.
Would my messenger ever be able to reach
town; if lie did so, would he be able to re-
turn: was bound to have woman's aid.
The presence of the toughest daughter Of
the plow would be welcome to me when
Philppa awoke. And 1t was now time she
did so.
Although I felt her pulse almost every
other minute. and could find no reason for
alarm am bound to say that her long sleep,
prOtracted far beyond any had in my ex-
lerience seen produced by the exhibition of
narcotics, rendered me very uneasy. shall,
am sure scarcely be credited when say
, that Pniippa's Inconsistencies lasted for
, sixteen hours-from half-past nine at night
,, to hale past one on the following afternoon.
l began then to think the duration abn0rmal
and determined to take some steps toward
arOusing her.
But was spared the responsibility. She
; stirred on the couch. Her head turned lam
. guidly on the pillow. Herdark eyes opened,
closed, and opened again. She looked at
me in daz ii manner, not at first seeming
to know me, or to understand why was
/. near her, or where she was. A prey to the
: widest anxiety, leaned over her, and
waited until she spoke.
Little by little her bewil.erment seemed
to leave her. III r eyes rested with curious
inquiry upon mine. Basil" she said
: II a a
Where am Io'
= Under my roof--your brothers roof"
said.
= "Ah! rem amber," she said. with a deer
sigh. Then she closed her eyes, and once
more seemed to sleep took her hands and
r called her by name. Once more she opened
her eyes. They expressed no fear of me, No
= dislike to me. They conveyed no reproach
They We're ctlm. and. weary but gave nc
evidence OF any mental disorder.
| "lIave | been ill long, Basil:" she asked
I Not very long. You are going to get bet
, ter SOON
Il came to your house. did not"'
YES: and here | mean to keep you. d.
f you feel wcak?'
:, Very weak Basil, have dreamed sucl
r. horrible things
n you have been feveri>h and deiirious
q things
;. She was indeed as weak as child: bu
:. for the time at least, she was perfect,
r sane. could have cried for joy as hear,
Y her faint bu; collected words. She was nov
i fully. awake, and perfectly quiet. l CAV
her some rcfreshment: then seeing she wa
V lying in peaceful silence, thought it bette
. to leave her. AS quilted her room l drew
/. down the blind fearing that the whirlin
y snow might bring recolec;ions which it wa
F. my one wish to keep from invading he
r. mind.
= The long dreary day wore away. Thu
It light faded and another night began. Philip
II pa still lay calm, silent and almost aps
d thetic. did nothing to rouse her. wen
Il to her side as seldom as possible. Mos
anXiously. as evening came. | awaited tn
o appearance of my faithful William and tn
}: nurses.
n Would they be able to reach us in sue
Is weather: 1t was still showing fercely. FC
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