The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-14

terms and taxed them to remember the
remedies
Hannah was the only servant left in the
house, the rest were with sick relatives.
After awhile she stole softly to the doctor S
door. She could hear his heavy breath
ing, heavy with strange choking sound,
and he was muttering and talking to him
self.
81 must take Helens part, she said
to herself. Even to her inexperienced
eye, he was very sick man. She found
his case and poured out the dreps her essay
had recommended; and though he did not
know her she managed to coax him to swal-
low the dose.
She few to Helen's room for the steam
attomizer she had seen Helen use, and she
called Hannah and told her to hold it so
the doctor could inhale the steam.
That's all l know, Hannah; I've put
lime water in it, as the essay says. must
go now for help, the telephone is broken
I dare not ask the neighbors to go, for
nearly every one has sickness must find
Dr. Lane and Helen, myself.
DR.. Lane was out. Dr. Beebe could
not be found and the poor child sped along
the lonely road for Helen-HeIen, who
was almost as wise as doctor herself.
Suddenly in the open space, that divided
the upper from the lower town, her arm
was clutched and a voice in her ear:
''Give me that key in your hand, and
your purse, or it will go hard with you.
The absorbing idea to find Helen had
dazed the girl 50 that she only gasped:
''Ohl let me go, let me find my Helen, or
the Doctor will die :"
The man grabbed her hand and forci-
bly, grasped the key, but at that moment
his hand was struck up into the air and
voice said, hoarsely: ''Let her go, Pard;
don't you see its Miss Helen's girl2 No
one shall hurt anything that belongs to
herman, she's an angelr' And Amy
was free and speeding on her errand.
The child seemed unconscious of fatigue
or fright, until her arms were around
Helen and she had gasped out her errand.
Then she tainted
Nearly three months later there was
party of three Americans at one of the
most noted German hospitals. One,
frail girl of sixteen, had just recovered
from severe surgical operation. The
operation was the result of new discovery
of DR.. Maxwell, the head physician, whose
fame had quickly spread to America.
The devoted nurse who attended the
girl, was her heart mother, our old friend
Helen. The third of the party was our
good doctor, saved from death by the
adopted child speedy care and quick relief.
On this morning, when he drew her for
the first time into the open air, he was
telling her ''that if she showed one-half
the courage for herself she had for him,
that night, they would have her well from
sheer grit, in thirty days
81 cannot help being proud of my little
heroine, broke in Helens gentle voice,
''even if the strain did develop that dread
full disease
eff it hadn't developed could never
have been cured, perhaps. Dr. Maxwell
says, Aunt Helen, am to be as well as
anyone in time.
''He's wonderful man, said the
doctor. 1T is worth coming to Germany
Just to meet such man, isn't it Helen22
But Helen was talking to some English
people at the fountain, and did not answer.
The elderly English lady never took her
eyes off Amy, though her words were all
for Helen, and that afternoon her card was
brought to the doctor. Later, he came to
Helen, and broke what he felt was sad
news for them both to hear.
The English lady was Lady Rodant, be-
yond doubt, Amy's grandmother. 1t
was the old, sad story of the mesalliance
of younger SON, who oame to America to
be lost, and was lost, indeed.
Amy was only ''half glad, . she said,
to find her relatives. She was glad to
promise to visit in England, but refused
to be claimed there.
ssWhat a fuss they viii all make over
you in Newton, Amy" Helen said, laugh
ingly, later, ''when they find that the lit.
tie asylum pauper is related to the Eng
lish nobility
II don't believe the honors will quite
turn my head, Amy answered. 81
found the kith and kin love best, years
ago, and I'd rather belong to the Ameri-
can aristocracy after al Z
The eve before their departure, the
doctor was smoking his evening cigar, when
AMY came and nestled at his SIDE
ssWhat makes my grille SO quiet tOnightg
the doctor asked.
81 was wondering Uncle, if l ever could
partially fll Helen's place at home.
The doctor laughed.
sfWhy should you, dear2 | don't i'm
agine wen lose Aunt Helen, after all
these years, do you2
s.Don't you ever think, Uncle. she must
once have liked some one very much, to
never care for any of the people who have
cared for her?" said Amy, softly.
The doctor turned a surprised look on her
as if for the first time the conversation be-
gan to have definite meaning to him.
sPve always thought there might have ]:
been some one when she was at Ann Har