The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-17


had a right 10 call uay son by his Christian
name. was greatly eXaspRrateds ans
mother wDuId have psan-esIf@ekaai affeE
what had happened
answered. SIR Harry Is going 70 de
thanks 70 ven. Miss Blount."
truly believed that be was and hon
estly thought that Il was Der doing BE-
cause u she had not nlfsconducted herself
ard tempted him 70 do 20 / should not
have had % scoid him, and he would ret
have gone cut in a rage 30 ride EotnE
horae reckiessIy. Still, 50 has occurred 70
me since that perhaps 1 was not quite just
10 her. poor thing!
on. what a night Il wasi Temperature
7a3. ard a short. ag0B.z.ng cough catching
the hurt side. wh.eh he was Obliged to 5s
on. because the other lung had 70 do the
work of both We padded him with tA@
saftest pillows "a the house, and tried ice
and seGatlyes. everything We could iaia2
o.. but we could rot sootae the Etrugsil4
chest, which vas the only way 20 STOP ne
Inward bleeding And he kept up sort
of grinding moan. Ike the long u n
Frenrh-worse than shrieks. i was too.
too cruel, I wonder ny hair did not turn
white
Next day we cot the surgeon from town;
the day after the nurse But came 70
an understanding with her before she set
foot iu Harry's room. ! babe her relnen-
er could not consent 10 he superseded she
asked II she would be allowed 10 carry out
the doctors orders and when said, Yes,
Of course" she seemed satisfied She was
a good creature. After all, ] don't know
what we should have done without her.
There Is a Limit 70 ones strength, and
though Phyllis was a great help outside
the sick room, we did not think II right
DR. luke did not think II right-to let her
be much in Il.
she came home in spite Of him, as soon
as she heard what had happened. She and
here brother we're devoted 20 each other.
Nevertheless, when l told her OF his con-
duct with Miss Biouut she was quite in
dignant. She said she would never have
believed i Of ID Al the same tine she
Blount had done the love-making and led
him on What a comfort It was to have
my dear girl TO talk to and c0Dfide in
She was not only a lovely young creature
though I say tt-but had the sense Of an old
woman. LILY was quite different But then
LILY was q chsld-barely 17-and she had
an absurd infatualon for her gOverness,
such as you often see in a young school
girl. It VAS a stupid mistake my part
% engage q person Of . 20 teach her-I saw
g nov. and think Il st!ll greater mistake
u confer university degrees on such young
women. You seem 10 expect them TO be
above the imbec.llt.es of ordinary girls,
and they are not bit.
Well. We shut them up together IN a
separate part Of the house, giving them
their meals in the school room. We did
not want Lily 20 he losing the education
we were paying so much for, and Tom
and : Just took our food as we could get
g. We had no heart TO sit down 10 table.
Sometimes ne slept for a little, and some
times I. but one or other OF Us was always
on guard while Phyllis prepared the iced
milk and soda and waited on the purse
and doctor. Certainly the doctor was
most devoted he could not have done
more for the patient II he had been his
own brother.
/ am sure that It was the opinion Of his
medical colleague that Harry could never
pun through He said. in so many words,
that the case was as grave as possible.
owing chiefly. as | understood, to the ac-
emulation of fluid in the chest, which
could not Be mechanically dealt with.
Nevertheless. the dear boy rallied a little.
and then n little more-the fever keeping
down in the daytime and not running
quite so high at night-untl 80 really
seemed that we might begin TO hope lie
was such q splendid young fellow, and
had such magnificent constitution. But
for that ! am convinced he could not have
survived an hour. one afternoon he was
sleeping so comfortably that they all in
sisted on my going out for some fresh air.
Tom took me for walk round the gar
den. and we planned what we would do
for our beloved ono when he got we'll
how We would go for a little travel 90
amuse and cheer him. 70 recruit his
strength and distract his mind from nom
sense.
When I returned found that he had
awakened from his sleep, calm and re-
freshed that he had asked 20 see his sis
ter Lily. and that-that fool Of a nurse
had allowed 81 Oh. I could have shaken
heri As II was. | gave her a talking TO
that she sulSed over for r week. Lily.
she said. had only remained with him ten
mnutes-as IL one minute wouldn't have
been enough 20 undo all our work. IDIOT
And 20 call herself n trained nurse. too!
As soon as I approached his bed | saw
the difference. Not only had he been do
ing 60 well he had been so nice to me, so
loving and gentle. as il feeling that all
was right between us. Now I've was flush
ed knew his temperature had gone up
acaln-and he looked AZ me as IL / were
his enemy. instead OF his mother.
as IL true he said. that You have
given Miss Blount notice.
} did not know what 90 saw. Seeing the
absolute necessity for keeping him auiet,
J tried So put the question aside. But he
would have an answer.
Darling" ] sohhed. II am doing for the
hest. And vow VII be the first 30 acknowl-
edge e when you are yourself again. Il
IS far her sake" 1 added. though I'm sure
] DOME know why I said thar
SIC continued - look az mo as = I were
fha he3post iHsenS.b}e 90 my tears And
he looked SO handsome Ut husband for
e queen,
Mother" he SAIL. fra stcso wav. "if
Won 90 a thinE So unjust as that I Wlu
never for-tse FHu.'