The Irish standard., 1893-05-27

0CI. LES, I'll VAAO oANN AOAkAo AS1lA 4A1 w..
with her. You are only obeying an Tn
exorable law of your nature. Here she
comes now
Adown the long spotlessly white
room, whose colorless polished cleanli-
ness was in itself an ,aggravation tor
Dick, who loved life in all it's warm
tints, it's vivid phases, came the nurse
towards them. The surgeon greeted
her with: You are to let this dam
aged young man talk as much as ever
he pleases, Nurse Hamilton. We want
him kept quiet, but he is more apt to
keep his leg still while his tongue
ways. Doubtless there is a letter to be
written to somebody. There always 10
in these cases."
EYES, And I want you to write it,
Dick fred his answer to the surgeons
suggestion point blank at the nurse.
He had turned his head sidewise to look
into the clear steadfast eyes that had
such strange fascination for him. 1t
he was not mistaken, that was the very
thing she was trying to prevent.
"You will write it for me. will you
not, Mrs Hamilton?'
'Of course will See, will be back
presently with writing-materials.'
When she returned with her portfolio
she had on blue glasses.
"What did you do that for?' Dick
asked, with a flash of decidedly inper-
tinent resentment. '"Those goggles,
mean
t'To make myself comfortable" She
opened the portfolio and selected .
sheet of paper. II am ready"
"But am not" he answered, petit
lantly; land if you don't mean to let me
look at you while ! am debating, I'LL
make mess of it. That's about all lin
tit for, anyway
''For what?"
'For making mess of things"
'You mean your leg? You should not
have tried to jumAon the car while 1T
was in motion. There is enough time
for all our needs, if we would only take
it,"
':This looks like it. don't it?" He in
Dictated his helpless leg by an angry
touch of his long brown hand. II
needed just ten more minutes yesterday
than I, could manage to procure.
would have been steaming up the river
toward White Cliffs, instead Of lying
here with broken leg, if could have
found it,"
'.But you have plenty of time to get
well ill.," said Nurse Hamilton, with
smile which Dick mentally pronounced
twice as sad as tears. $50 my theory
holds good, after all Now, then, won't
you please begin?"
"Oh, say, please sit where can looh
1t YOU without making a corlkscrew 81
my neck
Thus directly inportuned, Mrs Ha.n4-
alton moved fraction more directly IN
his line Of vision.
'I wish you hadn't put those hlinkers
on, and 1 wish could see you without
that cap; it's q regular Disagreement.
And you don't belong to them, nor they
to you
The clear white of Nurse Hanilton'a
smooth cheeks was suddenly stained
vivid red. She did not look at him AZ
she administered her rebuke:
s'You must rot talk to me SO. You
are silly, impertinent boy, and shall
send another nurse to you. | will not
stay
She raised her hand with g. quick ges-
ture. She was too late. Her white
fri]led cap WAS swaying triunphantly
on the apex Of Dicks daring fingers,
Eyes, you will, Norrie | knew 4
could not be mistaken. knew your
voice You couldn't put it in a mob
cap and blue goggles. Now then''-he
flung the cap upon the foot Of his bed
II have not made such an internal mesa
of things after all; for l have found
you"
She was looking at him with vida
eyes through a mist. He had called her
'sNorrie,' and the ice crust that had
been forming over her chilled and lone
~ heart suddenly broke up under tho
warmth of the boys caressing tones.
In the six short months of her life at
White Cliffs Dick had been her most at
tached squire. This. the youngest OF ali
the Lorimer boys, had been a special
favorite of hers. and she of his. His
little sister, his Madame john and
his princess Norrie" had been pleasant
to remember She had no grievance
here. She leaned toward him with deyvy
eyes
"And having found me, what then.
Dick? Have you missed me?''
Have missed you? We have all
missed you, sister Nora he said seri-
oasly. ''John! poor old Johnnie! he has
aged under it tremendously Lord, how
old and feeble be does look! He can't
seem to get used to it. He never speaks
of you, though, That's what hurts us
all so bad. He goes about the house
like some dumb brute that has got it's
death wound"
"Hush! for dear PHYS sake, hush! he
rave death wound before he received
one.'
It came from her in broken sobbing
gasps
"To you?' Dicks incredulous eyes
were upon her face.
''Jo me-"
.Then he is whelp, and I'll tell him
80 to his face as soon as ] get home. 1t
he gives me death-wound for it. 1