Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-04


mon sense. Now, this girl Of ~ yea. )
knew well the value and good moral ei-
feet OF an expression Of sympathy and
confidence; and she Judged rightly that
such an expression from herself to DR..
Lee at this time would have an immense
influence with "the boys" Of S&wmill
Flat, who one all and admired the girl
and esteemed her father.
Upon ordinary occasions, Jennie
would have been the last TO make any
overtures to Lee or any other man for
closer acquaintance, but the present was
not an ordinary occasion. Her father
had Just bought her a spirited horse,
and on the very day OF the town meet
ing a spic and span new buggy had ar
rived from st. Louis. She resolved to
make this an excuse for inviting Lee TO
drive with her, knowing that IL they
two were seen riding together it would
be a tacit but unmlstakable intimation
that she believed In Lee and counted
him her friend. So, Immediately after
breakfast, on the morning that John
Lee was riding hard and fast to fever
stricken Rosario, Jennie Dunbar drove
out to the doctors shanty, and was the
first to read the notice written In chalk
upon the door.
The girl was not only surprised and
disappointed; she was thunderstruck.
She sat down upon the bench where the
doctor often smokep his pipe, and re-
NAMED there some moments lost In
thought. Then she looked at her watch.
It was o'clock. She sprang into the
buggy and drove TO her fathers house,
which she entered. In 10 minutes she
came out again with small bundle In
her hand, and behind her she had left q
note for her father and mother. The
bundle contained one cotton dress and
a change Of underwear. The note ran
as follows:
Dear Father and Mother-I have gone
TO Rosario to nurse the yellow fever
cases. l knew it was no use to ask your
permission. But do not be angry; l
want to do something useful. l feel
sure that shall come back soon and
well: so don't worry. JENNIE.
That night Jennie Dunbar left her
new horse and buggy with one of
the quarantine guards, and passed
through the dead line into Rosario to re-
port to DR.. Lees headquarters as a vol
unteer nurse.
Jennie Dunbar was an impulsive girl;
aud is the case with most young women
of q similar nature, her impulses were
usually good. Do not let II be supposed
for moment that her sudden trip to
Rosario was foolish escapade, nor yet
merely a girls tribute of love to the man
who had well Might not quite-won
her heart. she had, longed over
and over for such an opportunity as
this; for Jennie Dunbar was not the sort
OF q girl TO remain coDtentedly the
spoiled favorite Of small frontier set
Element. She wanted work, and work
OF q nature wherein she could display
herI ouni Judgment and her fearless
spirit. Such work was now before her.
Lee shook hands with the girl, and
cordially welcomed her. He was not an
elusive man, but he was just as glad 70
see the familiar face Of q woman whom
he knew he might fully trust with his
most critical cases.
"Your father and mother know of
your coming, Of course?" remarked Lee.
YES" replied the girl---which she be-
Iieved, rightly, to be true enough by
that time.
swell, you take rest, and will as
sign you 10 work at daylight" be said,
adding, as he looked ct his watch, sit is
now 10 o'clock"
It is not necessary here 70 detail the
hard and weary life, full Of both dis
couragemens and cheer. which HE doc
tor and his nurses led during tie next
few weeks In that pest-smitteH town.
AT first the number Of patlfkts in
creased steadily, and, notWIths aiding
all the efforts OF Lee, each 4 e found
death, FeapIng rich harves But il
three weeks the climax was hed and
the fFesh cases became fewer
When October arrived th1 ,er.s.t