Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-05
The MartlGt Seal.
By JEANETTE II. WALwoRTH.
CHAPTER XIV.

tracted from grumbling to ones hearts
content, when there was ready to ones
hand patient, equable hospital nurse,
| into whose discreet bosom one might
empty cart loads" of family secrets
without the slightest danger of their
ever being hauled up again?
Dick Lorimer, aching and bruised,
| disappointed and disrasted, feeling that
he had made thorough mess of n very
| important mission, Immediately re-
! solved to avail himself of that privilege
the very next time his particular
''white-cap" took her seat by his cot.
lie would like to have some sort of
name to call her by. "Nurse" was
| simply 'beastly." sac had such soft
little hand, such great serious eyes,
such tender way t.pout her when she
| asked n fellow" low he "felt now"
| that 1t was almost lot quite) enough
to reconcile "a fello-v to a broken leg"
lie said Us much to the surgeon on
his rounds, adding: 81 would like to
know what you all call her, doctor"
"'Mrs. Hamilton is what we call
her. Yes, all the sick folks fall in love
with her. You are only obeying an in
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 to
Dick, who loved life in all it's warm
tints, its vivid phases, came the nurse
towards them. The surgeon greeted
her with: You are to let this dam
aged young man talk as much rs ever
he pleases, Nurse Hamilton. We want
him kept quiet, but he is more apt to
keep his leg still while his tongue
wags. Doubtless there is letter to be
written to somebody. There always is
| In these cases"
Eyes. And want you to write it"
Dick fired his answer to the surgeons
| suggestion point-blanln at the nurse.
He had turned his head sidewise to look
into the clear steadfast eyes that had
such a strange fascination for him. If
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, 1 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 imper-
tinent resentment. "Those goggles, l
mean"
ITO make myself comfortable" She
| opened the portfolio and selected a
sheet of paper. II am ready"
But am not" he answered, petu-
lantly; land if you don't mean to let me
look at you while I am debating, I'll
make a mess of IT. That's about all I'm
tit for, anyway"
For what?"
"For making mess of things"
"You mean your leg? You should not
have tried to jump on the car while it
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 moro minutes yesterday
than 1 could manage to procure.
| would have been steaming up the river
| toward White Cliffs, instead of lying
l here with a broken leg, If could have
| found It."
"But you have plenty of time to get
| well in," said Nurse Hamilton, with a
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 look
at you without making a corltscrew OF
my neck"
Thus directly importuned. Mrs. Ham.
llton moved fraction more directly in
his line of vision.
ST wish you hadn't put those blinl1ers
on, and wish could see you without
that cap; it's a regular Disagreement.
And you don't belong to them, nor they
to you"
The clear white Of Nurse Hamilton's
smooth chee.-s was suddenly stained ;
vivid red. She did not look at him a.
she administered her rebukc:
You must not talk to me so. Yor
are a silly, impertinent boy, and l shall
send another nurse to you. I will no
stay"
She raised her hand with quick gas-
ture. She was too late. Her white
frilled cap was swaying triumphantlN
on the apex of Dicks daring fingers,
Eyes, you will, Norrie. knew
could not be mistaken. knew your
voice. You couldn't put it In a mob
cap and blue goggles Now then"-ht
flung the cap upon the foot of his bed
az have not made such an internal mes
Of things after all; for 1 have founC
you"
She was looking at him with wild
eyes through q mist. He had called he
"Norrie," and the ice crust that hat
been forming over her chilled and lone
~ heart suddenly broke up under the
warmth of the boys caressing tones.
In the six short months of her life al
White Cliffs Dick had been her most at
: tached squire. This, the youngest of al
, the Lorimer boys, had been a specia
tAvorite of hers, and she of his. Hi
little sister," his Madame john" an,
his princess Norrie" had been pleasan
to remember. She had no grievanc
= here. She leaned toward him with dew,
eyes
And having found me, what then
Dick? Have you missed me?"
Have missed you? We have al
missed you, sister Nora" he said seri
nr.l- uTohv,l v.o0v old Tohpn Mai ha ho