Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-07
AjOA\NEk
His First Love.
Observation-Disclosures
,,x PAUL INGELOw.

more that he had to make now, but that
last was the hardest one Of all.
lie stood this morning by her sofa look.
ing down at the poor white face that had
50 little charm for him--looking at 1t
and Involuntary picturing the time
when he might have this, and not
Jcanne's. by his side rs the one woman's
face that he ought to hold the dearest
till the timid pale eyes looked UP un-
easily and met his own-poor eyes, with
suhc wistful sadness In them, with so
little else that touched him.
lie stopped Dr. Carson In the hall an
hour aftcrward. and asked him wha; he
thought OF her, and DIR. Carson shook his
head.
~ never was less satisfied with a pa
ticnt in my life." he said. IL have just
been telling Mrs. Helstonc that should
like some one else TO see her. She has
got into the most unaccountab'y de-
pressed state. I cant understand II. for
my own part: but unless she can he got
on. Of 1t again, I tell you plainly she will
go of into n decline, and IL she dccs that
she won't live through the winter
They were standing at the hall door as
they talked together. A minute after.
ward the doctor went out to his carriage,
and. without any cause. Godfrey turned
round and went again upstairs. Tho man
who walks to the cannon's mouth will
sometimes perform that act with less
emotion than he has felt over some Of tho
trivial incidents OF life: and So, in like
manner. poor Godfrey Ilelstone went TO
his cannon's mouth at last simply and
quietly. with hardly Quickcning In the
beating Of his pulse. lie was conscious
TINT the end had come. but for the mo-
ment 1t scarcely moved him. 1le was
thinking almost wholly Of Margaret
hardly of himself ut all-hardly, at first,
even Of jeanne.
He went into Mrs. 1Tcls,onc's morning.
room. where his cousin was lying. and
sat down beside her. and exertcd himself
TO talk TO her. AS he talked she bright
cncd. Presently. looking into Fer face.
he told her that she was gricving them
| all.
Eve want you to got well. and you
don't get well.' he said. "What IL there
more that we can do for your And
then he paused for n moment or Two. jus,
long enough to see the culver that came
TO her lips. and after that pause he
added, "Shall I help to nurse you again y
"Oh, I couldn't ask you." she said
timidly. 1T would be too much trouble.
ut would he no trouble" he answered
''if you would care for II. Nothing
could be a trouble that would make yo,
we'll" And then. without saying any
thing more. he remained with her.
II was curious to watch the change
that eve mn few days Of happiness made
In Margaret.
''Heydey. this Is something newt" DIR
Carson exclaimed, with almost a chuckls
Of glcc, when, twenty-four hours aftcl
he had left her looking as IL her life wer,
cbbing away, he came back TO see Tho
white face meet him with a smile Of we,
come. He felt her pulse; he nodded hi,
head with satisfaction: he sat by her sid,
and struiinixed her.
"You are BETTER" he said; mot n dOub,
about II. Why, you are wonderfully bet
ter! Come. come, this Is rs good as car
be-" And he spoke presently TO Mrs
IIelstone. and congratulated her heartily
"She Is another creature this morning,
he said. "What have you managed to d,
to herr"
IL think something happened ycs,cr
day." Mrs. Iielstonc answered, with jus
the suspicion OF smile upon her lips
and then DIR. Carson laughed. and rubbc,
his hands.
"Ah, the very thing l thought" he OK
claimed. Didn't ! tell you it was men
tai Depression What she wanted wa
something to give her II flip. Let her ~
happy; only make her happy. and keel
her 80, and you needn't have fear 70
her."
SO when the, doctor was gone. Mrs
IIclstone told her son that his sole pre-
scription for his patient was that sh
should be kept happy; aud Godfrey TOOL
his burden on his back, and did the worl
he had made up his mind to do.
After week she had rallied enough
for them to begin TO talk again about try
ing u change OF air for her; but at first
when they spoke of this In her hearing
she looked as IL the thought Of II did no
make her glad.
Need ] go anywherc?' she said, wist
fully.
why should you object to GOT" God
frey asked her. do you not like IN
sea!"
ooh, yes" she said; "but-" and the
she hcsitatcd and broke OF: but her eye
had timidly asked question that he IN
no answer to II.
Later In the day, when they were alon
together, he said to her again: "Why
it that you are unwilling 10 go away!
would he good for you; You ought To 70
yO,i know. will go with you, IL tina
will make yOu care more for it,
Il s.sg