The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-06

inquiries after his wife with an off
hand nonchalance which did him
credit There vas q long interval
Of standing about by the cover, and
Mr. Buffers marc, a young one,
could not stand it. When they got
away eventually, she bolted, rush
ed at a fence, missed it and came
down heavily.
What a jolly good thingi' MUIR
INJURED MIR. Butler as he sank into
Inconsistencies.
1t was DR.. Willoughby who un-
dertook to break the news Of her
husbands accident to Mrs. Butler.
She was more feverish that after
noon and drendfully depressed, but
he set about his task with the slight
est possible circumlocution.
well, Mrs. Butler" he said,
you're not to have the sick list all
to yourself after all. Horses can
MAY tricks, i seems, as we'll as bi-
Cycles"
Mrs. Butler turned her head sharp
ly. She was good deal bruised,
and there was little else that she
could turn.
what do you meant" she de.
manded as the color rushed into her
woebegone face. mot Georeei'
Then, as she read assent in the doc
tors face, she turned white to her
lips. "Ohl' she gasped, with "a
sudden change of tone' Hes not
hurt badlys"
"Hurt badlya No, of course not"
returned the doctor cheerily. IA
very neatly fractured leg, that's all
"a companion TO your arm. Moth
ing to faint about, / assure YOU"
I'm not going to faint" declared
Mrs. Buller-indeed, q considerable
amount of color had come hack to
her cheeks, and her eyes were dane
ing. Poor old boyi I'm dreadful
ly sorry" Her voice gave a curl
ously different meaning to the
words. II know what horrid pain
it is, don't II But I've always told
him that horses were quite AS
mean, I've always said that you run
great risks with horses. How>did
it happen, doctor2 Is he pretty
comfortable? r. there anything I
have for my arm that he would likes
Take him some of those grapes, will
yous He'll be so thirsty"
During the weeks that followed
the respective attendants on Mr.. and
Mrs. Butler had a very busy time Of
it. Each patient took quite an ex
traordinary interest in the symp-
toms and progress Of the other, ard
each was, of course, confiNed to his
or her room. 1t was all quite i'm
personal. Mrs. Buffers eyes were
hardly opened in the morning be-
fore her nurse must repair to Mr..
Buller's door to inquire whether he
had been able to sleep or whether
his leg had felt-this, that or the
other-as her arm had done. Mr..
Butler could not rest easily for an
hour together without full and par
ticular information as to the partic-
ular position in which Mrs. Butler
found her ankle gave her least pain.
Mrs. Butler had flowers sent her,
and the lions share had to go to her
husbands room. MIR. Butler found
something particularly entertaining
in the illustrated papers, and it
must forthwith be taken to Mrs
Butler. Of course it wns only hui
man, as Mrs. Butler assured herself
at frequent intervals. to take an in.
terest in another fellow creature
who was suffering just as you your
self were suffering and in the very
same house. OF course, as Mr.. Bull
isT assured DE-. '""i;ioughby moro
than once, it was rather a lark to
compare notes.
The sprained ankle made progress
quicker thnn the broken limbs.
When Ers. Butler was. able to be
moved to a sofa, MIR. Butler being
still in his bed, DIR. Willoughby sug-
gested that Mrs. Butler should be
wheeled into his room and pay hin
o little visit.
II dare say he's very dull, poor
thingI' she said. Il don't know
that there is any reason why l
should not go today"
81 don't know that there is, saia
d. " "~;!iouughby So that afternoon
there was great activity in both SICK
rooms. Mr.. Buffers nurse had to
arrange flowers, to put away this,
to straighten that and to shake up
the cushions OF the armchair g Coz
en- times. Mrs. Buffers nurse had
to change her patients dressing
gown twice, and her maid was requi-
sitioned to do her hair. And at
about O'Clock a knock came at MI.
Buffers door, and Mrs. Butler APP
peared, leaning on a stick and es-
by her nurse. She was re-
ceived by the nurse and established
with much circumstance in the arm
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