Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-01-21

which made II an obvious lmpossibility
for her to nov from ,he bed upon
which she lay. 1t was not that the
good woman was gludg!ng of her hos
vitality, or that she bemoaned the in
convenience Ito say nothing of the tenn
zana Was sufficiently Committeeman.
pOrary loss of her own bed.l What
chiefly grieved her was the poverty
stricken appearance OF Iana's sur
roundingS; tor Mrs. Sims had known
better days, and, like most wOmen who
have fallen upon evil times, she was
very sensitive upon this score
Iana was greatly distressed when
she understood how helpless she had
become i'll enc short night. She even
Insisted upon making a desperate ef-
fort TO dress herself and seek a refuge
elsewhere, but her throbhing brain and
aching limbs proved unequal TO the
task, and she was fain. at Mrs. Sims
bidding, 70 sink back exhausted in the
bed.
Il fear | cannot moye yet" she said
family, land that il may be some days
before my strength returns"
YOU shall stay here as long "a may
be necessary" answered Mrs. Sims,
"and / shall nurse you as well as |
can in this wretclled attic. | will get
DR.. Smith to come aud see you pres
entity"
Zana thanked her feebly but CRATE
fully.
In my pocketDook,' she whispered,
you VIII find some money-more than
a hundred pounds, | think. IL | am to
be thrown thus on your hands you
must allow me at least to have my own
way in the expenses
Finding her neryously rcsolute on
this score and doubtless moved by a
desire to make a more creditable dis
play in the doctors eyes. Mrs. Sims
yielded; and, with the assistance OF
Joe and Billy, procured a second bed
stead and sundry articles of furniture
from a .neighboring secondhand dealer.
which speedily wrought a great change
Tor the better in the Appearances Of the
CONS. Nay, when 10 all these invest
ments We're added several pots OF flow
ers actually in bloom, and a wooden
cage containing n bird, reputed to be
a thrush. the good woman's heart
swellei with a proud satisfaction to
which it had long been n stranger.
DIR. Smiths report was not OF an
alarming nature. The patient was suf-
lerlng from an attack OF influenza, in
duced by a chill and attended by the
isual feverish symptoms. She must be
Kept warm. have 4 light, nourishing
diet ard take her medicine regularly
lie would look in again from time TO
time to see how she was progressing.
And the time slipped steadily, If
somewhat drcarily. by until the NAL
ady had run its course and Zana W; :
sufficiently conyalescent to exchange
her bed for a chair beside the fire dur
ing the daytime, and to take thought
as u her movements Ia the future.
Dart Billy's behavior throughout her
illness had been more than canine in
It's devotion. Half a dozen times n day
he would desert his n~ewsvending mis-
sion to steal back and inquire how she
was, and whether his services as mes
senger anywhere TO fetch anything
were needed. And be was never so
happy as when Mrs. Sims humored
him by sending him Off hot-footed to
buy frlit or some little delicacy TO
tempt the invalid's appetite. II de-
clare, Miss Clifford she would tell
Zana, with a laugh, Il believe Billy Is
hopelessly In love with you, in his w
crazy fashion" And Zana would smile