Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-04-09
script, which would only make mattera

and does not want me to send it. How are the
dear little doggies, and the parrotf NJ. f. l..
Now" she said, IL shall put on my
dress and run and mail it.
Don't send it, Maize, please!"
Yes, am going to send it," and Ma.
zie was firm.
The letter was sealed with a stamp
inclosed, and Maize started for the near
est letter box.
Il wonder what Aunt Evy will say?
'The impertinent mink guess. But I
dou't care. I'm getting desperately
wicked lately and" SO mused Maize as
she neared the mailbox.
She hesitated with her hand on the lid.
"Shall drop it in2" she asked herself.
ayes, l WILL" and the letter dropped.
"Its gone now. How l would love to
see dear Harold. Some day'-wil he
ever come for his answer? How well !
remember the evening he asked me tho
question! We were at Aunt Evy's then,
four years ago, just after mothers death,
before Aunt Evy took offence at my re-
fusing to marry poor preacher, and
turned Ell and me out of doors.
drifting slowly along the cool bosom of
the lake at twilight. 'Maze,' he said,
'let us drift through life in the same boat?
love you. Some day, will you not
promise to love me and be my wife in
truth! You know used to call you lit
tie wife Some day may not call you
SO in TRUTH Some day, Harold an
swered carelessly. Some day will an
swer you He was grIeved, | know, bus
he said nothing, and next morning he
went away. l would love to see him.
Dear Harold! that some day will never
come"
Maize walked on in silence.
"Oh, what pain in my head! How
hot it is, and how weak feel!"
She quckened her steps as much as sh0
could and reached her boarding house in
few minutes.
She tottered up the long flight of stairs,
aud into her room. Eloise was not there.
Maize threw off her hat and dress, and
donning her wrapper fell upon the lounge
exhausted
Eloise came back in very short while,
singing and trying to be cheerful, but she
stopped when she saw Maize, whom she
thought asleep.
How white she is, and how rapidly
she breathes! And she holds her hand on
her head as if in pain. Oh. hope she is
not going to he ill. and Eloise LAID her
hand on the hot check
MaZie opened her eyes as she felt the
touch of EIoise's hand. and murmurcd:
oh, my head hurts SO badly . FL, h,l
Aunt Evy answered the letter: DO Nou
think we can go to the mountains? On,
] hope we can! l feel just like mother
said she felt when she was taken ill. Dc
yon think we can really go?"
Yes, dear, am sure we can 60, an.
swered Eloise, gently bathing the hot
brow with cooling camphor water.
"In the novels, Ell, they bathe the hero.
ines head with eau de cologne. l like
plain old camphor best, don't you?"
Yes, dear, very much better. But
hadn't you better undress and go to bed?"
"Why? Oh, Ell! do you think am go.
ing to have the fever?"
Il am afraid SO, answered Eloise, but,
seeing Mazie's frightened look, she added,
trying to persuade herself that it was
true, But not very long, mean you
won't be very sick. Lie here until come
back"
Maize closed her eyes and tried to
sleep, while Eloise went down to the
landlady's room.
please, Mrs. Sheriff., will you come
upstairs and see Mazie1 am so afraid
she is going to have the fever" said
Eloise as the tears rolled down her cheeks.
Mrs Sheriff. took the poor girl in her
arms just like mother would, and tried
to cheer her up.
Yes, dear, of course will" And the
kindhearted woman suited her action to
her words.
"Do you think we need doctor, Mrs.
Sheriff. 2" said Eloise.
Within a very few minutes afterward
there was soft knock at the door,
and Mrs. Sheriff.. opening it, admitted
DR.. Eldridge, a man of 80, passably hand.
some, noble looking in every respect.
Good evening, Mrs. Sheriff., was his
greeting.
lie saw Eloise standing by the bed, and
SAID, Good evening, Miss Laurance, in
II tone which might if one had noticed
it, b, en- called a tone of relief.
The doctor admired Eloise. and Mrs.
Sheriff. knew it. He was not practicing
medicine because he needed the money,
for unless the patient was wealthy he al.
ways forgot how much the bill was,
when he was asked for it, and never
failed to forget to send in the bill to q
poor patient.
He had been called iu to see Mrs. Lau.
rance when it was too late to save her,
and his heart Went out at once to tho
Two girls who stood weeping beside then
mothers coffin. and who, excepting a
strange lady, closely veiled. and several
of the neigIbors, were the only mourners
Maize and Eloise when they were told
# the strange lady hal said to each
rther, "Do you think it was Aunt Evy?'
Dr. EldriIge was very wealthy. and
EiulSc WAS only a poor ..irI-une of the
many po"rlypaId typo rit"rs in a large
factory. but the doctor dil not care 10,
tat. lie loved her. and he could .iTor,i
o Walt He had waited four wears anl
WAS 'Iilmy II hIS Office lIliukIT s"r t,luiSn
nd rat She v,;Ill LAY wi,,n hr told nci
tie lnv',s hcr WIZ: t},' mess n.,r came
"a hI' Ii sad Miss L.; li..I'i. ,v;t, very sick
"O',, tnt, II 10. r.tsise. y! WIZ
SO rr: Mrs. ~n"ri Il -oHI? If il Wrr Ma.
:. ::.r. !n,,,-,t-t. would hav" r..'u' frur1
+ nj, OH, can ii Il" any dur.:ng:" aud
H.. Iaoir,rr. t" answer tine aunuo's.
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