The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-11-07

tu0e0, ono the reHPouNptuvtee " N
voived. In these meetings and ths
presenee of great. events she after
awhile learned, II MOTTO like her step
mother, ut least TO suspend Judgment
upon her; indeed, sometimes she had
been tempted 10 doubt the correct
ness Of her former judgment, for
when the city began TO be crowded
open her house to them and gave
much OF her time TO their care. The
gent.eness with which the elder woIn-
pn entered into this work, her gen
erosity and her universal courtesy
were bound to impress such girl
as Frances. Once, rs though yielding
to a noble impulse, she placed her
arm about the girl and said:
"My child. you have surprised and
gratifed me of late. II l had known
you years ago we should never have
been less than friends. Try 70 forget
the days when I see emed uns'nd, please,
and do not cherish anger towards an
old woman" Frances tried TO forget,
but always in the presence OF Mrs.
Brookin she felt q constraint. She
seemed ever to have entered an atmos-
pherc that had been stripped Of lis cleo
tricity.. Try as she might, II had been
impossible TO respond unreservediy TO
her advances; the best she could do
was to meet then, with courtesy.
The presence of wounded men In the
house gave Raymond for a short time
an opportunity TO see something OF
Frances. and he, too, became famous
nurse. But one day Frances assured
him that II he should prove as good a
fighter as he was a nurse promotion
would follow; then he came less often.
Twice before she had been unable TO
resist the temptation to touch the raw
place; once she had asked him directly
how IL was that man could keep out OF
war In which other men were win
ming fame; and once. in reply to his
questions: "will you ever like me
Frances?" she said: "A Virginia
woman should not be expected to like
civilians overmuch when Virginia sol
is invaded" At length, to avoid him
she gave more OF her time to the hos
piial, yielding the care of those In the
home to her stepmother and The
trained nurses. Mrs Brookin woI
golden opinions in those days. A weel
seldom passed without the appearance
of her name in print coupled with Law
ish commendation.
DIR. Brodnar, busy every hour II tn
twenty-fo in which his gian
strength could sustain him awake, hat
but little time to spare for Frances
! but one day In the hospital he got
brief report of the girls new expert
ence.
"If I had not discovered that / an
: better at saving Oft legs than fighting
scheming women, my child, j shoul
, say that YOU have never been in s
2 much danger as now; but have RI
tired as an adviser of young womer
a BY the way, have you decided that 20
: will come out and keep us company a
: home? My wife sends an invitation nc
less than once week"
] "No," she said, "it would seem lik
running. But tell Mrs. Brodnnr l al
very grateful for her Kindness"
"All right. Come when you please
and. Frances. cali me a fool as often Q
YOU wish, but be careful what you e'
in your stepmother's house--and tai
no medicine there! How have you sa
isfied them about the night when
friend of ours got his wound?"
"They have never been satisfied,
think. They tell me l am full
whims, and perhaps they class th'
night among them. You have NJ
heard-?"
"Not a word. Good-by!" DIR. Bro
: mar in the brief meetings with Franc
= would never discuss Somers. IL
likely that his friends choice OF sid
had been an immense disappointmer
Frances was bound to receive Bro
nar's hint unfavorsbly when she co
=, sidered the new and continued kin
ness of her stepmother. Often the Ia
ter said:
" when u is all over. my child, II
~ cruel war. these scenes OF suherin
n we will take our trunks and go abro
somewhere for a year OF rest" Il
d' idea seemed to be favorite one wi
ne her; she told all Of her acqunintanc
e that she and poor dear France
9! were going abroad as soon as hosti
We ties closed; that the child was simT
~ worked down. And in the face OF II
ly tender solicitude and the old lady's
n yotion to confederate sufferers, p'
or ple shook their heads and acknO,
III edged that one should not always
n lieve the unkind things whispered o
r. neighbor. From the isolation OF a 81
q, pected person, in year Mrs, Brool
ed achieved immense popularity and W
Us the confidence OF even the highest
?" icials, In whose home circles she
Ie' as welcome as they were In hers. III
re welcome they were might be estimat
nj from certain government records,
ne the records were accessible and pos
'e' BILE OF translation now.
ur ITO BE Continued
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