The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-11
AN ENHANCEMENT.

There was n delightful perfume in
the room, and for few moments Mr..
Ovey fancied that the operation had
been fatal, and that, contrary to his
expectations and the opinion of his
friends, he had passed from this earth.
Even his glance with half-opened eyes
at the pretty nurse did not destroy the
fancy, for she might well have been an
angel-if angels have ruddy golden
hair, big, forgetmenot eyes, clear, col
orless skin and coquettish white caps.
A moment later he saw the foot of the
bedstead and gave sigh.
Nurse Greenhalgh - Hetty Green
halgh-jumped up.
"0h, I'm so glad" she said in an
eager whisper. at was splendid
success, and you'll soon be US sound As
a roach. 1t was IA most elegant opera
ton"
Mr.. Ovey sighed again-a happy
sigh. "And I'm really alive and 60
my 10 yet well
Rather You will be out and about
in no tiT1e."
"How jolly ~ he said. ATS jolly
thing to be alive"
They both laughed quietly.
''What a lovely scent ~ he said.
''Yes," she answered, sit comes from
the flowers. What friends you must
kavel We've enough fruit and flowers
TO stock Covent Garden with"
\ contented smile. with a gloss of
vanity on it, played on his white face
IA face handsome in cut of feature,
kindly in expression, with a sugges-
ton of weakness in the mouth that
was slightly blurred by age-early
middle age.
lone doesn't know how many friends
one has or how few till something Sc
rious happens"
She nodded. "But, OH" she re-
marked, "Pm afraid that you've been
a terrible flirt."
mo. l protest"
"Hush You must not tire yourself.
Go to sleep"
The nurse came to the head of the
bed, rearranged the pillows gently,
poured something into glass and gave
it to him, and he went TO sleep imme-
diately. She stood still for awhile
looking thoughtfully at his pleasant
face and then crept away. Her arm
as she passed table grazed a splendid
martinware jar that held some lovely
roses. She frowned, yet certainly she
was not hurt in the least.
Herbert Ovey slept like a judge on
summer afternoon. He did not
awaken until next morning.
"Are there any letters?" he said to
Nurse Greenhalgh when he had finish
ed his breakfast, before which his man
had managed a sort of picnic toilet for
him.
''Oh, lot" she answered, "and all
from ladies. Oh, you-but doctor said
you were TO see no letters till further
orders.n
at doesn't matter. They're only
polite inquiries of no Importance"
Miss Hetty smiled, and with little
frown said, "More fruit and flowers
have come. See here" She handed
him a splendid bunch of lilies. He
glanced at the card attached to it by q
white silk ribbon. On it was written
"With ardent hopes for a speedy re-
covery. From Mary"
"Who is Mary?" he asked. 81
don't know"
"Pm sure DON'T" replied the nurse
rather tartly. "Look at the back OF
the card; see, 'Stonewall Cottage, Wey-
bridge"
"Why, it's Mrs. Bower"
"Then she called here three times
and wanted TO come up and see you, y
said Hetty, "and said she'd a right
to-"
ooh, bother the woman," answered
the invalid.
"Look at these wallflowers and for.
getmenots, with Kate's kindest wish
es. From Ridgmount Mansions.'
That's Miss Hemming. Has She
"oh, yes, sne's called. There's been
a flock of them-Aliss Campbell, Miss
GoriDg, Miss Smythe, Miss johnson,
a. well as your widow and kate-and
Pve had such trouble, and two of them
came together and glared at one anoth.
er, and they've tried 10 bribe John to
show them up here, and one of them, q
girl with iousIed hair, was awfully rud,
and offered me-But good gracious
What's the matter?"
He looked as if he had just seen q
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