The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-03
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= M ~ year bad slipped away and RAJ
,he liz worked very hard. 1t YVES lot
llrder To sit mp with feverish patient in
a hospital ward that it was to put up
Strawberries in the farmhouse kitchen,
but Rachel loved her work and the doc
tors in The hospital said of the gentle and
soft voiced little nurse that she was "born
to her vocation" But Rachel was very
tired and had gone home for short while
to rest.
She had been home week and was sit
ting ON the porch again at her fathers
feet, after having made her mother com
Portable in the hammock at the far end of
the porch,
"Have you heard anything from Judge
Weldon since his return from abroad?"
she esked. 1t was the first time the old
worry had in any way been referred to.
NO." her father answered, Il have
not, except to know that he is at home
and is at present very i'll"
"IHp' Rachel exclaimed seriously
SOP
81 believe he is" answered her father
calmly. Il was thinking of driving over
there after supper to ask how he is get
ting on"
just then the judges carriage turned
ed. Miss Weldon was a spinster known
far and wide for her distant manner and
Discrimination to "unbend." Rachel hur-
ried down the rose bordered walk to meet
her, There was no reserve about her
manner now. She fairly embraced the
girl.
ooh, Miss Rachel" she cried, II am
so glad I found. you here. My brother,
the Judge, is seriously i'll. He has typhoid
fever, and at present does not know any
of us. DR.. Bryson, our physician, said
that he heard you were at home for a va
cation, and that possibly we might be
able to get you to come over and help us
care for the judge. We sent in town for
nurse last night, but have received no
answer yet"
Certainly will CO." said Rachel, and
it was only with a professional air that
she answered.
GLOW soon?' asked Miss Weldon.
"At once" Rachel replied, and in less
than half an hour she was beside the
judges sister in the carriage
1t was a long siege, but finally the
judges excellent constitution won the
battle. He had recognized Rachel, and
was so glad to know that she had learned
to be a nurse so opportunity. Rachel
told him that she realized that there
might shortly be a need Of her becoming
self supporting, so that the little means
possessed by the family might all be for
the mother and father, who were growing
old.
And not until the judge was propped
up in bed in the midst of a mound of
pillows did Rachel dare to ask where
Mrs. Weldon was.
f6ATrc WallJoY, aoboa5 fho iuJOa
"Why, bless you, child, whom do you
mean?"
"Why, why" Rachel faltered, Miss
Seaton, of course"
Then the judge laughed so heartily that
the little nurse looked up in surprise and
with a professional manner seemed to
note in the strength of the laugh sure
sign Of returning health.
"Rachel, child, l did not marry Miss
S"nton or anybody else. made my jour
ney alone. But l will never make an
other alone unless you force me to. Go
to my desk over there-you will find it
unlocked, and in the left hand pigeon
hole you will find a package of papers
marked Rachel. Bring them here.
See?" said the judge as she handed them
to him. "Here are the deeds to your farm,
to be held by you if you please or given
to your father, just as you wish to have
it. When l saw that the Seaton heirs
had good claim on the place, ! offered
them a price for it which was accepted.
This did before l went away, so that I
might give the papers to you as a we'd
ding gift when l returned provided
And here the judge stretched out his
arms to Rachel
A few hours later the judges sister
kissed Rachel on both cheeks, something
the had never been known to do before.
American Woman.