Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-03

"'Ltzd, IL yot die and lcduc me, IN nercT
fOTgtrc you"
Of job, says she, 1t amt costing me
nothing, as if that was all. and it kept
her ont of a job for two weeks longer
nursing him. And l couldn' do nothing
for her to pay
"She wouldn't come anigh me all
that time. " said Mrs. Tilley. feared Of
giving me the infection. B"
Mrs Mix prattled on, and Mrs. Tilley
listened, but she was thinking with a
strange moving Of the heart how glad
Eliza had seemed that day when ut last
she could enter her friend : room. I've
scrubbed and scrubbed. she had said,
and had choked as she laughed. poor
sirsple Eliza, who admired her sol Il
ain going to get another friend like
ser, soon, she thought, and suddenly
came to her the sense of Mrs. Mix
words "Yes. | do s'pose Eliza Merry
would jump into the fire for you, and i
wish you'd speak TO her 10 have her go
TO a hospital while there is a show.
Mrs. Tilley lookod at her. a change
came over her face. II was no longer a
commonplace. pretty. elderly face; IL
was alight and aglow with "a solemn
radiance it was the face that had been
lifted years ago 10 John Tilley when she
promised to marry him Il air't got
anything bat love to offer you. he had
said. ''but loves worth something
She seemed to hear his voice. II will.
said she
Eliza was sitting mp when Mrs. Tilley
appeared with broth and whisky. She
made light of her illness. Mrs Tilley
did not contradict her, but when she
went away. she came mp 10 the bedside
and said, " Liza, | got a little present
for you. and / can't toll you how glad l
am 10 have il TO give you.
With that she slipped the envelope
under the pillow and had gene to the
door before she stopped, came back and
with choke in her voice added.
i" Liza, if You die and leave me. III
never forgive you, and hurried away.
"I'm glad | did it," she cried def
antly in the hallway What would be
the use Of going TO the fair II she
wasn't here TO tell il tor
Every time she woke up in the night
to be sure, not often. for she slept well
she said, I'm glad.
She went up 10 Eliza 5 room in the
morning, only to find her gone. Then
she went back to her own rooms and
put away every book or picture that
she had so priced which told Of the
fair She put them away with little
culver of the mouth, but she was glad
all the time. The last picture was gone
when there came tap on the door
She opened 10 Eliza.
"Well. you bad woman 10 be ont Of
bed. m glad 70 see you she cried
heartily.
There were tears on ELIAS thin
checks She thrust something into Mrs.
Tilley's hand There's the money.
she sobbed. "Oh. God bless you. Mrs
Tilley. for caring enough for me 10 give
up your great time for mei III never |
cease TO be proud you We're willing 70
give that up for me No. don't stop
me, take the money / can give mp
something too went down to Mr..
Larrabee 10 scrub the office. and told |
him all about how mean and proud ! |
was, not thinking it was anybOdy's con
Germ but mine if ! lived or died. and /
how You was so noble. and | said. If /
she can give up her visit 10 the World
fair for me. | can give up my pride for
her. and if the ladies will be kind and
take me in for what I've got and the