Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-20
nard dog lay asleep on the hearth, filled

He rose in a very majestic way and
came 10 meet them, greeting we're nrss
by thrusting cold nose into her manu-
and launching his large person neaViiy
against her. Then Jock Airlie came
hnrriesly down the stairs saying, Il m
so glad you've both come. ms Is .
terribly bad business. I'm airalu tne
dear old chaps In very bad way.
"Mr. Lumley, is not worse l nope;
sir mt in Blackwood anxiously, ana
the two women hung upon his worus
like anxious prisoners might do on d
verdict of life or death. !,
Every bad the last hour, Blackwood,
Airlie answered, shaking his head
thoughtfully. 81 thought about nVe
o'clock when he seemed quiet ana Kne"
me that the worst was over. However,
the doctor is with him now and we must
only hope for the best"
Os'Is be conscious?" Mrs. JOCK asKeu,
"Yes, conscious, but on his neau
completely-awfully delirious."
They had gone into the drawing
room by that time, and Blackwood had
disappeared. "Jock," said Mrs. JOCK
wistfully, "did-did he mention we're
when he knew you this afternoon?"
"Well-I did," ;,
"Yes; oh, don't keep US in suspense,
the little woman cried. Don't you see
that she is half mad with anxiety, ana
too? What did you say?"
"Well, Of course they told me now
very serious it was" he answered.
.sBlackwood, in fact, was in the very
act of writing telegram to me. L
went in and spoke to him, and sup
pose the voice or something reused him,
for he knew me at once. Don't go
away he said feebly. I'm about done
for said, Nothing of the kind, old
chap. You've had bad knock over
but we'll have you about again In no
time. I'm going to send for Ruth 10
come up to help to nurse you Yes,
do, he said; and And We're" L
asked, thinking he might mean that,
Il don't think she will he said, shut
ting his eyes again. / patted his HAND,
and said, You keep yourself quiet, old
chap, and don't worry about we're.
You made a bit of mistake, or she did.
Anyway happen to know that sheli
come like Bird and that seemed to
satisfy him. So I wired off for you
both at once Why, my dear girl, he
broke off, you're not vexed about II
surely?" for We're had hid her face and
was weeping bitterly.
"No-no, not at all. You go away a
bit. She'll be all right. She's a little
overwrought," interposed Mrs. Jock
hastily. shell be all right in five
minutes if she's not worried. I'll take
her upstairs presently"
We're was soon soothed into quietness
again, and then Mrs. Jock took her up
to the pretty room which the house
keeper had prepared next to Mrs. Jocks
own.
O'It's an odd fancy for bachelor to
have big place like this all to him
self" Mrs. Jock said, as she helped
We're to lay her things away; but the
fact was when Fergus the R.A. died,
his wife having died only three months
before him, George bought the whole
place as it stood from the trustees or
executors, whichever it was. Fergus's
only daughter was married and away
in India and could not come home for
five years, so she told them to sell the
whole place just as it stood. And
George hated lodgings or chambers
always"
"IG is charming house," said We're.
Mrs. Jock took her hand. I'm glad
YOU think so, dear" she said kindly,
"because you know it will be yours
some day."
"If-if-"
ooh, my dear, poor old darling, he
has forgotten all his disappointment
long ago." Mrs. Jock cried, 1T will be
all right, as right as right can be, If all
goes we'll"
'sBut if it does not go WE'LL" the girl
breathed scarcely above whisper.
1--WE won't think Of that" resolutely.
she is in good hands. We shall all do
our best for him, ana God is above us all
the time, We're, all the time"
1t seemed almost impossible to the
overwrought and anxious girl, to sit
down and eat meal-her first meal in
Lumley's house-whle he was fighting
fierce battle with the King of Terrors
overhead. Mrs. Jock, however, explain
ed matters so fully and with such terri
BILE painness, that the poor child had no
choice but to put aside all thoughts OF
her own likes and dislikes and do sim
ply and precisely what she was told to
do.
eve don't know what kind Of time
we may have before u.s." Mrs. Jock
said, gravely. "Of course, he Is very
ill and we may have long struggle to
pull him through. So 1t is no time to
think of what we like and don't like
and the very best way by which you
can show that you really do care for
him, dear child, is by doing everything
you can to keep yourself strong and
well and of some service to him.
know it must be dreadful to you to be
here for the very first time like this,
but want you to try and make q good
dinner, nevertheless. Physically, you
must need it badly"
THAT is just what don't feel" said
We're, meekly.
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