Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-12-14
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When >h. ,ii>,nvcr,Sl the los of hrl
shoe, ENl there WAS 4 long strip Of
grass that l,Sl 10 th,, door NJ th,. house,
Keepers room. and along this the poo,
child limp,I slowly and painfully her
white face whittier Than ever.
Nurse flew IL her At "nrr
Lord Il mu>>y upon us. Miss Nelly:
Why. whalrvrr'> the inalt"r:
Nv" >plsliurl my foot" murnure,l
tue girl. her lrll-sal face hrtrayin:
her
~Ru, how. ,,.ary how did You do
az
oh. its 81 painful cried Nelly: ID"
Get me something tnr H.. and nurses
attention wa> 1T onr, diverted /" III.
subject of remedies.
Now. dcary. ,un liz. down l.s'. "n
the Snfl AMI III go water 10 l,ath" il
at oEcr.'
'W!:tlrr-r shall >:gy:~ .",,an.d peer
Nelly. Il cent tell a story. aud if its
found on, shall never >,,, him again"
"\tw. dear. ~;lid nurse r"niu- back
aud hu>,in@ about. "hnN ,rr. dill Vol
do it,"
If l trll You VII y"u promise nln
'auh1ii!lN III "' L. let amy one know"
Nurse looked up in surprise.
'l.aW. my Il III. Whatever ;lv>,r}v
can Their. BE- about it,
We'll. will You rr",n>c:'
Yes my dear"
Nlaithtulv:"
Yes"
NJ. SAY i, after faithfully"
Faithfully" repeatedly Wilson. ODE
dirutly
We'll. 'hen. | did II ,l,nu at th..
brook
tar cones "E doing rs ymlrc bid
n"l, said nur>r. Eu;,hl, 10 refrain
'r"n III" pleasure oi this litll, stab
''pi ""Hr~''. ! knew You'd SAY that
cried Nelly. !'"tri>hly.
'N'l}. l"Ary. and how did it hap
,cn:"
i wanted 4 inl!nh ct for, '-lnr-u"lS
| saw on The bank. and | took of my
shoes AMI Slrkin->-
LAW. Miss Nelly. low could YOU:
SUI r">r amy O the men should have
been about -
'ti course looked irS ,n See Their.
"H>ht any on" near. answered. Nelly.
rlIII>nnlnG painfully. and beginning t.
tr"l tor The first i'm" the dreadful
rt"rlnilN Of Il man having seen her
bar" feet. II shall never he able To-
took him in The taco .iy:,ill" >h,. wroaIlr,l
t" herself.
"Wrll. my dear"
We'll. got tn" flowers. and. in turn
Ing 10 come back. | put my foo, in It
hole and twisted it,
Miss Nelly" cried Wilson, awllaSl:
amt You walked home all the way from
til" brook. with Your foo, in thar state:
Why. It's enough To make YOU lame,
for life And where's your other shoe"
Il must hay" dropped it,"
I'll send Foley t" look for it to-
uigh'. There's the frs, dinner bell"
"uh. Wilson. how shall keep it from
paWA:"
You =" in first. before he comes
"U' Of the library. and III be bound
H. won't ask no uur>liuuS"
Nelly limprd into The dining room,
and took her seat AT the table before
fEr next lnll RAM
What. you Gr>, Ntllv:" said ne"
I"lh'r. coming in inst rs Tho. clock
struck
ii'' WHS 4 tall. SPAR, man. With inc
features that Wnrl,! ave made him
ii;'hi>on" lHll for The air Of gloomy
severity thai frnWEr,i from his thought
XII hr"NS. This severity was Il rnHl"!c-
'rfl%;lr Of the mon of thu. Huntington
rarr. They were Einl and generous
rn'i-l! in tn" nili,.. Int stern. ilnpl,c-
able. an! utterly unyi"l,in~: Il race to
Dc St;incll fri nh> and bitter foes
better framed. indeed. for good hatcrS
than good lovers. No wonder I'LL their
Womrnklnd stood in awe of them.
N"liES father hau for some years
past devoted himself entirely to literary
pursuits. So that she had enjoyed very
I1lr OF S,u.iitr and hi
they met at mrll-ilMrs. when he would
ask her Il few Indifferent questions.
ana she would answer them. and Sh.
was too much afraid Of him to show
MIN any particular affection.
Mynt | rrar tor YOU, or write.
lftpa: she had asked. tilidly. SOME
'liii'>: bllt the Response was always:
40. thank YOU. my dear: SccluSiou
Wollld n"i he good for YOU. Run about
AMI breath" the fresh air. and ride
your horse. | shall do very we'll"
Rll' on this evening. when she would
lain have been silent her father was
unusually talkativc.
"Whrl'c hay" you b",n to-day. N.liy?"
ne asked. rs soon rs II. had taken his
seat.
Why should III. have asked that uucs-
ton to-day. Of ali others, the first time
1t had ever been announcement to re-
ply!
out in tn" woods. papa. and II
strained my foot q little
How did YOU manage that"
Put my foot in Il ltol" and twisted
fhe ankle"
That COMES of your romping ways.
/ suppose. You really ar" TOO old to 90
racing about now. Nelly. And, Nelly,
nave something t" say to YOU
Yes. papa and her heart beat thick
and fast with Il great dread
II don't wish You to 90 anywhere
near the lower part of the wood for
the next month. | hear Lord Lang
hOlme is coming to the Court with Il
party of neil. and | don't choose You
to be seen by them
Nelly stopped her head over her plate
in an agony. Could her father know
anything?
Lord LanghOiuie is not i desirable
acquaintance for young ladies'" pro-
ceeded Mr. Huntington, with the frOwn
deepening on his brow: land ms he runs
after every DpttiDoat he secs he rnipht