Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-09-05

su1t anxious withal for Lefty lay
moaning and tossing on what might
proye her death-bed, II speedy reiiei
did not come.
II vas a fever, bad case 81 typhus,
DIR Green had said; and at the worn
tho servants had taken the alarm ana
leff Mrs. Atherton, the lady mousse
keeper, was at her wits end' we
fancy she would have left, too, but
that her keen, worldly eye had last
cned upon the rich, silly old man as q
likely prize for her to win. The fact
that LEFTY. and not Mr.. Leigh, was
the rigTltful owner OF the laVishly
scattered guineas, she quite ignored,
for she had seen enough 10 convince
her tbat her fathers will was law 70
rho motherlesS girl, and she meant 70
make her will law also at some future
date. Very excellent plans, no doubt,
and tolerably feasible; but the
pIanncr Of them was scarcely fitted
. for the post Of sick-nurse, and 80 DR..
Lennard saw. He did not see the real
reason, but ne saw enough TO convince
him that Mrs. Atherton was inclined
TO neglect her charge, and spend her
time in the tiny drawing-room, mouth
ing oily consolation to that charges
papa.
1t was late in the afternoon when
the summons reached DR.. Leonard;
, later still when he stood at the door
, of the Lelghs. 1t was open, and he
went In, and into the little sitting.
room. No one was there and, rather
annoyed he rang the bell smartly.
In answer 10 1t Mr.. Leigh himself APP
peared, and presently Mrs. Atherton.
Paying little heed to her softly ut
tered but incessant lamentations over
the shameful ingratitude of the sery-
, ants and her own painful position, he
requested to see his patient.
Lefty was in a high fever; her
j cheeks burning crimson, her gray
eyes flaming and flashing, her long,
thick hair tossed back over the Dill.
lows She did not know the doctor;
she knew no one; and her shrll voice
went on without pause or stop, hui
her words were meaningless; she was
delirious.
How long has she been like this?'
was his first question, 'What medi
cine has she taken?' his next.
Ii seemed the answer to neither
pleased him, for he gave a little
anxious frown, aud emptylng the glass
that stood half full on the table he
asked for clean one, and then pre-
pared fresh potion. ana held ii Il
the sick girls lips, She drank il
eagerly; it was acid and she liked 1t
When it was drained to the last drop
and Mrs. Atherton had left the room
10 attend to his directions, the doctor
standing by the bedside, laid his COO
hand on the girls hot, throbbing
brow. At his touch the bright, dreamy
eyes Enclosed, and the red lips Smllec
gratefully
You are kind" she said II like
YOU. Don't go away again dou't
leave me. They all hate me, every
one hates me now, you know; for she
cursed me- and the curse has never
| left me- Never"
The eyes closed again YEARLY, and
the little hand that had been raised ID
touch his sunk down. The potion was
doing It's work
The doctor sat quietly by the bed
side and waited for Mrs Atherton. in
wardly chatting at the delay. Every
now ana again the gray eyes would
open to see II he was still there, and
then close, content that he was.
AS he sat and looked down ON the
pale, young face lying within yard
OF his own, and met the trusting, 10y.
ing gaze Of those shy eyes that had
never met his Ill health. vague, half
bhssful, half-pantul thought grew in
/ his brain; and vet Il was scarcely Il
clear thought only a suspicion, a won
dering surmiSe; hut faint aS II was. il
made him think with yearnIng pity Of
The slight hold that young life had ON
this world When mt length Mrs,
Anterior came back he left his direc-
tions With her and returned to his own
home
Every visit showed Dr. Lennard
more clearly that no attention was
being paid BY Mrs. Athertou to Lefty.
He HAD pronounced her Illness fever
Of the brain, and not infectious, and
on hls word the servants came back,
but That aiG not mend matters as far
Is she WAS concerned indeed ii made
them rather worse, for when Mrs.
Ather.oa sat and talked TOR the hour
Sether 70 M LEIGH. he let himself
enjoy her batteries with m easy eon-
science thinking thai one 81 she serv-
ants was watching BY Lefty. Instead
oc that Jhc doctor often found her
alone ana parhel With thirst; and at
~ucA times he always attended u her
wants himself in preference 10 seeing
Ms Nthertan about her. once COM
INK early in the forenoon lie found
Aee sitting up in hcl, her hair pushed
haek 'r1n her face and locking 50