The Delta independent., 1898-06-03
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least. had dealt Maynard the viii liGA
fsaal blow, a.d had The sazTisun had it.
~ III Fat 1.asal wsaaA have joi.sA
In tbs search and pursuit. and . abors
ehrift and sudden cord woold have been
the lot of both.
And 20 it happened that Nathalie
Baird found herself sorely missing the
sight Of that dashins rider and the
soand Of his ehssry. ringing voics -
she took her afternoon exercise on the
psairis and could NOT help thinking .
great deal about him and feeling vssy.
very fsn sf insssest ~ ply, 80 not .
httls desi1t to b a sope uSs - him In
Ais critical state. She could mot help
wishing it was the proper. the obvioaa.
thing for young girls like herself to b.
come the nurses and caretakers Of war
rioss wounded in the liss Of duty. They
I'D such tkinss in romance and fiction.
bot Nathalie bad never rod '.9vanhoe"
aDd shs AoSsfoR 1eorIss shaf blessed their
hero with such swess oompanionship
and cazs. she found bsrself wondering
vsey much what M. Asynard's sister
vosA b slrkGs ~ vfsAing she knew her
ID eiaA % = ~ hes. end ruminatiDg
ovvr al t6sss thinss Nsthalie's step
was sioIef. ber eyes dowDoast and hsr
round soft check lost the lively dush
that 1noyant hsalth and exsscise had
sivsa It ;Ihs.s sStill .ses young
lsllo~sls1s htts $4,000 tAsash both
Dana - HaatsF hsA GuaS with tbs
Asld eo1uGsa, ths iseeaR = Aaynard's
placs b Ws0ns's tFooA but soshething
told thso ,shs saIl eifl.a3 ~ Bazrys'
would sashsr b. aloes 3a1s.sow. and
noting ~ gallr - ~ wistfal. anx-
ious look witt which ths bIas eyes ~
garded everybody whs I'D Just come
out from sown Gspisns sossips began
to talk. especially Ara Turner.
Then Naynssd's sister reached Cbey.
snpe, was met at the train BY Major
and Ma Gtannard and the adjutant and
rsscoroA at once TO her brotber's bedside
d The hotel. where q communicating
room had sbeen made ready for her. She
spssd 70 - older tbsn the s11sser hy
sstssal Year,. and q woman whom xrie&,
anxiety and care had told upon befoes
~ rthirtisGh ysas. She Was . srids cold
and andemoostntive, 700, thought tho
THO who INST and weloomsd bss; but ~.
II alloWaneo Vas nia4s. -.
-::aans slos-WaN-bsts - sv01 ~ ~
u y: May.s?a = ysal e.es1e Hs
.,;; G&hE, ,fEAE.ss,::
'iehiag tAae yos q - nay Dssd ssd'
, vAO - % epos ~ Apsssll ~ havs
pass feons; n ~ rbis qaartsrA I'D
yos,D 70 so@e EishA tkarS AoAiso1 ysu-"
kia Maynard had 10 idea how kind
this va Of Ma Stannard. She did not
.realias that har hsotbAs -haa osl5 . sin.
gle room under . roof that could barrel,
cover sn ordinary parlor, YET that bad
to shelter the abodes of thrpe bachelor
subaltsrps-two besides hihsh. But
Mis- Maynard was very, vszy slsd to
70 to the StannaEds When, I've day1
later. the doctors and nurses lifted hsf
soldier boy into the yellow ambulance.
trundlsd him slowly out to the fort
and then bore him up stairs into The
majors front room. April bsd come BY
that time, snd . wafm south wisd. ~
has been said, played for several days,
and the skies wsrs Dsrky. the air soft
and unusually humid. and Maynard vas
presently allowed to sit propped up N
bed, while Grace, bic sdoring sister,
read to or chatted with him. and The
doctors let him - ocoosional vittoss.
NfA Stannard was thers By tbs hour,
and the stern colonel had called and
bad beso most kind aud thoushtful,
and, % far froo fading fault. bsd
praised NayDard's conduct, and sill
The patient was not happy.
Ono day after long silence he turned
soddsnly. "Grscs, what ladies hsvs
called 70 80 your
"Wby, all Of them. I suppose. Ronald
-svss % many snJway."
"Not all, bccsuss Mrs.. Barry cannot
lesvs her rom. am told, u. esid be.
mo, very trus. but she sent hsr card
and sxplaipsd IL all - Hiss Baird
brought IT,
"Wben was sbs bssr' demanded tho
"D.y befoes yeard.y and .sai. TO-
day. bringing soos delicioas jelly Mr..
Seannard 10 going to give you by snd
b." And then the sister saw the Joy
lisht bsssing n bis syes go The faint
1ssb 49, was Dosssins - ~ chssk.
90 ~ faoo oook o. - t0souat shods
a ss.y. wh$,1oosid, - MD, do
yos koow ~ wslli Yos like herr"
Tbea - ousld ssk no u,oee. for ell
- uoss thess sprang - IN her heart tbs
qusseim, "Whss viii this mean 70 Gss.
t1Udo Boaoser'
Risns DrsssstJy s,d Witboss wusd,
~ sisssr slovly left Tie room ssd -
tusnsd to bsr own. Stopping for Q no
A. ~ 49, a. -