Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09
AN UNAVOIDABLE DE-
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feeble fingers. left the room, her light
steps soundless ON the rich. deep car
pet. Along the corridor. down the
stairway. she passed. II WAS late
after midnight. Lights had been ex-
tinGuished In the drawing-room. the
1ining-room. the library. Only sin
gle globe. opaque and mellow, lighted
the way. This led to the servants
quarters. Under and beyond 1t the
nurse hurried. . chAste vision. Her
blue and white-striped gown and the
anowy linen at throat and wrists and
on the coiled dark hair accentuatsd
the pallor Of the patient. serene face.
II vas still In that great house on
Michigan boulevard. Now that the
thaw had come. the crunching Of rum
ners over the frozen snow. the CHEEKY
Jingle OF slighbells. the softened MUIR
reached the ear. Not that Nurse Nor
Inc had anything to do with slelghing
parties--nor any other form of indi-
vtdual diversion. But there had been
nights out of the last two months
when she had been bit bewIldered at
times By the recollections these CHM
ing. irresponsible bells awakened She
had caught herself standing STILL with
one hand 1t her notwithstanding to
note should they stop before this door.
She had dropped her hand with little
sweeping gesture Of self-scorn. And
abe had resumed her duties with the
sudden glow In her cheeks dying out
Is tho flush OF emhers dies under the
pail OF gray ashes.
| Tonight. however. there was no ex-
traneous sound to divert-no personal
remembrance TO distract her. She
passed into the great, immaculate. de-
serted kitchen The servants had gone
TO bed. She saw an expanse OF polished
wood floor. tiled walls. sinks OF marble
and metal that glittered like silver:
gas and alcohol ranges. and the numer-
Gus minor commodities which make
the drudgery OF domestic labor COM
psra'iveiy light and easy.
Hark,
What was that sound Just without.
A cautious. scraping foo,step, She lis
tened--the saucepan poised in one lift
ed hand. Silence. Pshaw, Ii was
nothing. II was no one. AS II 81 at
tempt Al burglary would be made In
this northumberland with the ligh,
BURNING Il am getting nervous" she
told herself Constant vigilance, con-
tinusl wakefulness will tell on the
strongest OF us after awhile I wish |
might warn all young girls who desire
to become nurses. dreaming only OF
the romantic aspec, of the profession
what the real life involves-what the
actual experience means"
She looked around the Kitchen. and a
swift retrospect brought the rose color
to her cheek. Here-it was down here
that she and Harry had stolen. after
the cook was asleep, TO attempt the
compromising OF one particular. deli
cious dish. What blunder they had
made OF Il! And she had cut her hand
In welding q huge knife over a small
bunch OF parsley. Harry had torn his
handkerchief into strips. and tied ur
the injured member. He had kissed
the palm. and said: You have such
pretty hands. Norine,"
She had smiled back at him, saying:
They are not afraid OF work" And
he had answered. with the pride Of per
sonal possession. they are not afraid OF
anything"
All. we'll! She reused herself with .
sigh.
THAT was all so long ago.
And time works changes. as We must
know"
The milk on the range was at boiline
point She added teaspoonful o.
vinegar to the foaming mass In ths
saucepan. and quickly removing tn,
same poured the strange scented mix
ture through a fne wire sieve. Hel
remedy and refreshment were in readi
ness--the potent whey dear to tn,
heart OF transatlantic physicians.
Hark' Again!
She set down the bowl nurriedly
Nearer that tread-and nearer! II wa,
on the back porch now. He--whoeve
he was-had laid one hand upon tn,
window frame--was trying it-wa
shaking II softly.
Involuntarily Nurse Norine stepped
back. She was not one of your heroi,
women. She could feel her hear
pounding, until II seemed to strain 1t,
cords as hound strains Its leash
J Ought she to turn out the light
Should she try to leave the spotr
; Thank Cod" she painted. "Bessi,
, will never learn nursing"
Although the association OF burglar,
with nursing was decidedly illogical.
/ There was grating sound at thu
Window.
; The window WAS lifted by strong
; Healthy hand. A blurred, wrigglinl
shadow fell across the floor.
"Now!" breathed Nurse Norine
, "Now!"
Her professional habit Of self-con
, trol--the sense of responsibility to he
| nptiouf--thnee aVcta hoo V,,.x :.