Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-03-16
The MARYLET Seal
BY JENETTE H. WALWORTH.
(Copyrght 1892 by j, B. Lippincott Co.

"" She had such soft little hand. such
great serious ewes, such "A tender way aboul
her when she asked fellow how he
"fell now. that il was almost mot quito
enough 10 reconcile u fellow TO u broken
leg
He said as 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 its 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 as ever
ne 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 a letter to be
written 20 somebody. There always is
In these cases"
Dick fred his answer to the surgeons
suggestion point-blank at the nurse
He had turned his head sidewise 10 look
into the clear steadfast eyes that had
such n strange fascination for him II
he was not mistaken, that was the very
thing she was trying to prevent.
''You viii write it for me. will you
not, Mrs. lIamilton?"
"Of course | win See, win 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 flash of decidedly imper-
tinent resentment. Those goggles, |
mean"
ITO make myself comfortable" She
opened the portfolio and selected
sheet of paper. ~ am ready e."
But am not" he answered, petu-
lautly; 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 I'm
DIT for, anyway"
"For what?"
"For making a 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 Il
needed just ten more minutes yesterday
than | 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 in, said Nurse Hamilton, with
smile which Dick mentally pronounced
twice rs sad as tears. 80 my theory
holds good. after all Now, then, won't
you please begin?'
"Oh, | say, please sit where can lool:
at you without making corlIscrew of
my neck"
Thus directly Emporium Mcs am
ilton moved fraction ia rec y in
his lua o. vision.
Il wish you hadn't put those blinkers
on, and wish could see you without
that cap; it's a regular Disagreement
And you don't belong 10 them, nor they
to you
The clear white Of Nurse Hamilton's
smooth checks was suddenly stained
vivid red. She did not look at i'm as
she administered her rebuhe:
You must not talk TO me 50. You
are a silly, impertinent boy, and shall
send another nurse to you. will not
stay"
She raised her hand with a quick ges-
ture. She was too late. Her white
frilled cap was swaying triumphantly
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'-he
flung the cap upon the foot of his bed
81 have not made such an Internal mess
of things after all; for | have found
you"
She was looking at him with wide
eyes through mist. lie had called her
"Norrie," and the ice crust that had
been forming over her chilled and lone
ly heart suddenly broke up under the
warmth of the boys caressing tones.
In the SIX snort months OF uer ire Ut
White Cliffs Dick had been her most at
tached squire. This, the youngest of all
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 dewy
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'
ously. "Johnl poor old Johnniel he has
aged under il tremendously. Lord, how
old and feeble he does loold lie cant
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 its
death wound"
"Hushl for dear PHYS sake, hushl lie
gave a death wound before he received