New-York tribune., 1897-08-15

knowing what to say. while she stood there witt
her head though,fuly on one side, aie'tractediy
! pulling at her gloves, which were half an incf
/ longer than her fingers.
! 81 think it was very clever of them" she
murmured in a kind of subduedy reckless til
umph-"in all that garden
| asked again
"Oh. yes, Rudolf got some from London
! And he's not only doing something to her she
said vaguely, but to the garden. | think he
might have saved her and spared them. I
wanted to prevent him, but Rudolf wouldn't let
/ me speak to him
! Ard she went away in dazed state | be-
! licvc she realized far more that the germs were
! being destroy I'd than that Daisy was in dang r.
| She always felt that human beings must -
all right. there were 50 many people to lock
! after them.
! went often to inquire after Daisy. who
never did anything wrong and began to get well
at once; but one day when arrived there vas
nobody about. Nopody answered the bell, 20 |
| walked in at the open door and vent 10 mo
! dining-rOom and draWinE-rOon. Thcy were
empty. IN tho passage met an alarmed maid
"Oh. Please, M" she gaspcd, The mistress has
got i.:'
! turned straight w the stairs to hcr .oom
: She was alone, queer little bony body IN
queer little uncomfortable box Of bed She
| sIniled encouragin2ly 1t me.
isn't it odd?' she sad in husky diHicuH
voice. Il can't get over the oddness of it.
IT'S much more important for you to get over
! it," said siupdy.
| Well see about that" she answered with an
! indCsCrbabIy wise, roguish 'ok.
What do You mean stood at the bottom
cf her bed and looked at her as severely as
! could
She chuckled There was something about
that hoarse, painful lttle chucke that made
me turn away and gulp. -
Well she said, word Or two at tune, ~
don't mind telling you. They injected serum
of | couldn't prevent that anyway bui
! / only take and do half of what the doctor tells
| me. It gives them and me equal chances you
! see. That's only fair isn't it?"
L nodded. ] couldn't speak. ! wanted 70
! kiss her slap her, ! didn't know which
AT first ! Thought I'd not do anything 10
| hurt them. and then remembered what yol
said about good germs. and remembered mere
was a great deal more work ! wanted to DO IN
| the world and so ! thought Ia take haii' An"
! nurse Is angry.
| 1t took her long time to say all that, ana
brought tears into her eyes with the pam "i
| it, | found out from the nurse afterWard tha|
| the doctor had also ideas. and ordered her 10
| take and do" as she called it, exactly twice
| as much as was necessary. 50,
| And" she struggled on after little, WIZ
| that magnificent illogcalness OF hers whic:
might have been such Il solace TO her II she mao
! only APPRECIATED Il, 81 should like to die fo'
| my faith Every rev cause demands AZ ieaS
! n martyr. you know
The next day she was much weaker
! II wonder" she croaked at great Intervals
| almost inaudibly, with faint flicker or smile
II wonder il all the germs will die when die
| or how long ii will take to kill them IL seem!
! rather n shabby sort Of thing TO do 10 go an'
| die and Kill them all doesn't IL?
| / had my hand on hers, and the only answer
| 7 could make was to squeeze it in dumb
stupid way.
| All at once she feebly snatch"d il back
! "Go to the window" she said. go as far away
as You can. but listen. want to tell yo'
| something"
! listened. and by-and-by came the hoarsa
whirring distressing speech
.Its this" she said, and her discolored Htth
| face worked with the anguish OF effort arounS
| those shining beads OF eyes III 1t hadn't beei
| for all those dear. despsed things to love,
should have gone mad-mad. ! tell you, my
dear!"
| | murmured something.
| And then all at once in heart-breaking hasu
J she made shift to cry "Oh. my dear. love sornc
thing III IL kills you it's better than not to hal
| loved!'
| I turned and saw the light Of her face.
| "Tve been so happy" she crcaked IN agony
"such happy life-so-fur'--
And then she chokcd horribly, and the nura
| came flying and sent me from her. And neVo
| heard her speak again.
The next day when | went she was dea1
! Three days afterward her funeral went by.
stood behind the blinds drawn down over I'M
open window and listened 10 the slow Wheeis.
! "The mad old maidr' heard a coniemptu"u'
voice say in the read below.-Wonstanc Cotter'
! ell in Temple Bar.
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