The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
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'NcVer mind monsieur lie dOcteur.
This is enough for to-day. Come back
tomorrow morning. but now go home"
DO you see, my dear LOUIS" said
the happy Nocmi to him a few DAYS
later, sitting by the bedside of her
brother. yesterday the merchant for
whom l work ordered of me piece of
magnificent lace for a wealthy English
house. | began to work on it last night
and hope to finish it in ten days. For
this work they will pay me very high
price. DO you know what l am going
to do with the money!
"Speak. my darling," answered the
young officer.
1.-The surgeon says that you will soon
be able to get up. l am going to take
you home to our little nest and take
care of YOU day and night You shall
see how happy we will he and how
quickly you will be well''
Dear, dear sister! Oh, what a good
idea, and how l shall hasten to Get
strong, so as to be able to go with you. "
One morning, when she came in, "a
diant with gladness, her brother babe
her speak low and pointed with his eyes
to a new wounded officer, whom they
had brought in and placed on mat
tresS beside his own. The wounded
man was NJ. de Lauterac d'Amboyse,
lieutenant aux chasseurs pied' and
had been struck in the shoulder by a
bombshell.
"Poor young man." said Noemi, COM
passionately. He has no sister to take
care of him. And she became interest
ed in this man, whose death seemed
certain
In the meantime the days went by
and Louis convalescence progressed
rapidly. Had he not promised to hurry i?
On the morning Of the tenth day Noemi
arrived, JOY III her face, bringing pre-
cious package wrapped in tissue paper.
She, too, had kept her word; her mar
velous work was finished and she
brought it to show her brother before
carrying it to the merchant who order
ed it, and in her joy at being able to
take her brother home she forgot about
the poor, wounded man lying beside
her.
''See how beautiful it isl! she said,
displaying the delicate masterpiece up
on the bed-proud of it, not because Of
its overwhelming difficulties, but be-
cause it enabled her to realize her most
ardent wish, to bring her dear conval-
escent into their little nest in the little
street, into the small lodgings where
happiness would come back at the re-
turn of her beloved brother.
And they We're both happy. With
hands clasped, they contemplated the
delicate lace.
All at once piercing shrek drew
them from their ecstasy.
In making an effort to rise NJ. de Lau-
terac dAmbroyse had disarranged his
bandages, the wound reopened, and the
unfortunate man fell back on his bed
covered with blood.
At the scream the surgeon was on the
spot and in twjnk1jng had removed
the bandage.
''Quick, quick: Some int" he cried.
Hurry, hurryr'
And while the mUlT@es, beside them
selves at the cries of the patient,
searched everywhere Cor what was at
hand, the stream of bIvod kept on flow
ing and the anxious SURGEON multiplied
his appeals.
The brother and sister. motionless,
pale with fright, exchanged one glance.
Noemi seized her precious lace, tore it
in pieces, and gaveit to- the major, who
applied it to the wound.
The hemorrhage was stopped
Louis and Noemi; trembling with
emotion, looked at each other
Dear sister, thanks'-.'' That was
all that Louis could say.
1T will make but few days de-
lay" lisped the young girl keeping
back the tears just ready to flow. Il
will begin my work again.
Lieutenant de Lauterac PAmbroyse is
to-day colonel; he is the father of three
children; one big, pretty girl, almost
as beautiful and sweet as her mother,
whose name she wears, Noemi; and two
fine-looking boys, who are ''terrors," as
their uncle assures MS, the brave COM
mandant Louis Vernier.