The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-07

penny in the world. IL sounds mercen-
ary. but 10 does not hurt the lad, and II
will help ihe old people. Work tonight
for them, nurse.
Thus the order was given in love, and
the grave young nurse who was left I'm
charge moved out and in silently, now at
this bed, now at that carrying out the
directions for the night.
"Mackay must live till tomorrow at
1o." -
night shades and the darkened corridors
She trod, stim Mating when the pulse YVES
low sponsing when the blood ran nigh,
helping here, soothing there, and the
night crept on.
"Ion o'clock p. m. Mackay, " she read.
sone drachm ergot; Min ii. digitaiis;
Min. j. strychina; and-he must live, one
drachm whisky.
Eleven o'clock p m, Mackay. one
drachm whisksy." The thought bad
gained precedence IN her mind Twelve
o'clock r. m. She crossed the quadrangle
hurriealy to the Ice house, ana returned
in time to send the relieving nurse TO
the ward. when the sound OF footsteps
without gave warning OF the resident 3
midnight visit The ward was dark save
for the light focused into one spot under
the night slide. The IRE flickered dimly,
and all round stretched the white teus
with tho emaoiated frame of human
moment within the doorway.
:"WnaJ a life for q girl, he thought.
Then be turned to the corner Led. How
are your patients, nursey' he said.
"Ihey are fairly WELL she answered,
Except Mackav and little Brown In the
next ward. he is hard case. l think.
III you order 10 l shall prepare an Ice bag
for him: his temperature Is very high.
And Mackay" the doctor interrog-
ated.
"Is going to die" the nurse added,
but hope ne will not die with lie, DIR.
Muir"
~ hope he won't, muse 1t is enough
to bear In tho daylight with the necessary
holp at call, but in the night In this
RhastIy light and loneliness do you
like nursing?' he said, as he looked
round and shudderad
but Nurse Medley had not heard Ills
question. II was other than personal
motives which made her 80 earnest for
her case.
II may give him drachm OF whisky
II think il necessary, DIR. Muirp
'Yes. and / shall make another call
after the early hours"
Thank you.' = Then the girl touched
the bell for the relieving nurse and lsd
the way to the Other wards.
Aleck Mackay had hard struggle.
From to marks the time when life
Gibbs lowest for the sick man. Nurse
Medley scarcely left the corner bed: and
when the beautiful golden sun rose slowly
out OF the Forth and quickened the dead
landscape with Its life, che sank ex-
haustsd ON a chair and waited while the
life ebbed away.
"How 10 the patients" The resident
was there again. Better?'
''No; nearer death. L have PREPARED
the hypocermic. DOCTOR
He looked cautiously at the girl She
bad made q brave fight. and looked rs IL
sne would not yield yet. But the day
streamed In through the half closed
screens and showed her face drawn and
white.
do you think he will live till night
again, docuorT
"Impossible he Is going fast now. 4"
He loosvd round I'll. his eye rested Ga a
black empty pedstead In the far corner.
"Ionight when you come on duty there
will 10 two empty bed frames Instead OF
one. he saic.
he was right Mackay died ere the
tired night nurses sought their pillows
He lived till quarter to IL. Helen
Davidson In New York Evening Express.