Arizona republican., 1898-10-07

flame. leaving him wearily Indifferent There was e,en dull wonder in his mind that he had ever cared so much. that she coul have had the power ta hurt him so. and yet. as hercn-eIal,eTed. there was such an ache of Eify- in his heart for the old self that had been given over to the folly of such suffering. | such a pang c f pain recalled. that weak tears were yelling mp from his eyes. to be shamefacedly wiped away as hc turned back toward inc doHr., Surely [ 1hemistocles was wise when he begged for the booa ct foTgetfulncss. The nursz, was just coming with the broth she had gone to fetch. She was an elderly widow with heart in the right place. as the saying is. but with ! tongue too volublc fer Neil's peace Of mind. He frcttrd when she left lilu | long alone, Ent he groancd in spirit when she kept him ccIupany. She was talking now lie moment she set eyes or him, never stepping for breath v.hiie she put into his hands tie bowl she hal brought, fussily bea;ing up the pillows behind his hack.
 
 all nigh: ?' she cheerily cackled. Come pretty ncar it. for a fact; but Mis- Morrison n her man drove up jes s 1 was coTn:n' out from the l>itchpn-- she wanteii la git out. Eut AioTI ;scil s;iys TO. sir. tilrre was the I1iihin' n chores to home va:tin, n if she onc.. got up here a-talkin' land knows when he'd ever git her started again. He's the bossl- est Ic,an. cons;tic-iE' that Inc don't know enough to chew gum n a:i,'t no ac count noways: Int little men generally be that way. if you've noticed They've been down to Orodelphy. n she stepped to bring you-ncw thii:k cfit. " ant aimin to tell you what s!ic brought you till I'd seen the doctor about it. But that's jest like me-forc, CT g;vir' things away. It's jest ratchelly q wonder kin keep my vittles down, I've jest so everlastin'ly got ny mouth open. My husband uaed to say"
 'Is it grapes?'' demanded Neil, eager ly, looking over the rim of the bowl. Land. TO: nawthin' half So good, in my opinion. though perhaps you, hein' from the cast. won't look at it that way It's oysters fresh from Denver: that's what il is.''
 Oysters fresh from Denver" And Neil laughed, no less for tbe ineongru ity of the statement than for delight in the promised treat. And when can l have some?"
 Well, you mustn't. you know. till the doctor says so," the good woman urged, 
 you was to go catin' the half that folks send in 10 you. you'd be . t.ead man-- everybody is so anxious 10 do for you. And oysters-well. don't care if there is an in the month-they don't look tn mo none too wholesome no time. Of course Mis- Morrison meant to be kind. though. She is the best-heaCted soul, always wantin' to be doin' for some body. N that reminds me-she was tellin' me she'd had letter iron, that Meredith girl that was here, thankin' her for what she'd done at the time of the fire 'n' ala sweet, pretty letter, she says. I must say wouldn't ave eN pected it, the way that girl behaved when her pa was lyin' dead. It did seem as Ii she haGn't nc. proper sense of manners at all, shettin' herself up in Ter room n eefusin' to see anybody eX- ocpt the doctor n her lawyer. refusin to wear the Eournin' we'd borrowed for her to wear til she got to OrodclphJ r git some made, m goin' off when sh@ went in old Injy silk-it jest looked scandlous to me, don't care if 'twas black. N then the way she wouldn'i even say thank you for them flowers you sent her when you rode to Oro- delphy by night to get 'em for her. n
 when you was plum wore out worlin iE the Grubatal1e all Gay to save her pa m she ordered them flowers carried right out Of her sight. Everybody was
 tali1in' about it''
 ''Oh." groaned poor.Neil> My head is too high. There-tEat' is bettcr,' settling himself back frctfully, whe1 the mountain of feathers had been cu
 down by half. T wish Mrs Morriso. had come upstairs" he went on, more peevishly. after moment.
 i Well, she wanted to, s was sayin' i but her man wouldn't hear to it. She d : brought Mis- Meredith's letter in her i pocket to show you, too, thinkin' vol i might be interested; said she'd let nc bring it Up to you, bcin' she couldn't come; but VIC got a-talkin', 'n' she plum, i forgot it."
 | (Continued Tomorrow.)