The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-17

IL w uiSpcT 10 JllC nurse.
mo, you'll do more good sitting
there" she whispered back. 1.-The
poor thing has worried his heart out
about you ever since came. You lust
sit there"
So Jock, with n friendly pat on her
shoulder, and n CHEEKY smile, left her,
and presently N{ys. Jock came in on tip
toe, and put hcr arm around her neck
and kissed her tendcrly, with murmur
that she had known all along that it
would be all right, and "I'm so glad
darling, so glad" she ended.
Then she, too crcpt away and Lum-
ley still slept on, quietly on, and the
girl who loved him watched steadily for
the awakening which would mean to
her the birth hour of utter dcsolation.
After about three hours Lumley
awolSc, still firmly holding Verc's hand
lie did not look surprised to see her
there, but smiled ut her and said in a
voice that was pcrceptibly stronger and
more like his own. Darling, how good
of you to stay there"
Her heart grew sick at his words, but
she was brave, aye, and she was loving,
too, for she smiled back as if the tears
were nowhere near to her eyes and the
future was as golden is the sunset of a
summer day.
IL have be Ell here a long time" she
said, gently, land now nurse is going to
turn me out"
and Miss Nugcnt 'must have her
dinner" put i'll the nurse, seeing the
shadow of renonstrancc in his eyes.
Yes, go and get your dinner, dear
est" he said, all at once assuming n
tone of proud possession of her. But"
anXiously, you'll come back after
wards, won't you?"
'Oh, yes. sir, She shall come back"
said the nurse. iii take care of
that
II will come back" said We're
She got safely into the shelter of her
own room before the Airlics knew that
Lumley was awake again. And once
there she gave way altogether and hid
her face in the bcdclothcs. sobbing pit
cously: "Oh, how shall bear it? He
has forgotten-hc has forgotten! And
every day will make it worse and
worse, harder and harder! Oh my dear,
my dear, it would be easier if you did
not love me quite so we'll"
She was still sobbing when Mrs. Jock
came in search of her.
"Oh! my dear, my dear" she cried.
but you must not cry like this. 1t is
all well with him now-he will soon
pull round again. You are not used to
seeing him like this but it won't be
for long, dear child, and he is so seraphic-
ally happy. 1t did my heart good to
see his dear old face looking rs pleased
nc Dnnnl in IN of &c
We're got up off erllnees.
81 got upset Il bit, think" she said.
steadily. las you say, I'm not used to
It,"
Some instinct prompted her to say
nothing of what she had learned about
Mrs. Hope and her engagement to Lum-
ley. For she had resolved that while
she was necessary to his well-being,
she would let things remain on their
| present footing. When he was once
more strong and we'll, she would go
quietly away SO that there should be
no embarrassment, no complications.
/ There should be no torrent of reproac!l-
! es from Mrs. Hope on the score of her
trying to make Lumlcy break faith
with her.
| iSuihtNf Oitl UOb IOfHcl-Wu lLcVCT
other failings he had in the way of for
gctfulness-that She had promised to
go back to him; and as soon as Miss
Nugent had finished dinner his nNi'ss
came downstairs with a request That
she would go to him. ~ am going to
bed almost Immediately, Miss Nugent,"
she said, but Nurse Collins will be in
charge, and will give you hint whoa
you ought to go away. Keep him as
happy and satisfied rs you can't viii,
be the salvation of him."
And you do think" said We're. anx-
iously, that Mr. Lumlcy is bettcr?"
"Oh! yes, distinctly BETTER" she re-
piled 81 expect the doctor will be de-
lighted when he comes in last thing"
So the doctor Enthusiastically was! He
came in soon after ten o'clock and
found Miss Nugent sitting by the bed,
her hand fast cl1spcd in Lumley s
wasted one.
We're tried to draw it away but Lum.
ley would have none of it. Mono
don't" he said quickly. there's, no rca.
son why the doctor. and everyone else
for that matter, should not know"
"Ah! new nurse. ! sec" said the
doctor by way of comment and to spare
Vcre's bushes somewhat
The girl was not blushing-you mus,
be happy or ashamed to blush, and she
was neither; she was only utterly
wrctchcd and looked it. Indeed the
doctor thought he had never seen q
snddcr-loolsing girl to be mans happ,
sweetheart
So few more days passed on. Lum
ley with each one improving more ant
: more, growing stronger and les: