The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23

wedding journey.
The judge seated himself on the steps.
and Rachel resumed her place Her ia
thcr sat in a wicker chair at the edge Of
the porch. and Rachel leaned her head
against his knees. somehow She felt that
when size was close e. him the very touch
Of hcr would h,lo him to lnor orv hard
ship that might develop. But the judge
had not come TO talk business. All Of this
that he touched upon was To say that Mr..
Sheldon need not worry about thar little
matter they were both concerned I'M that
everything would remain just rs it was
until his return from Europe in year
from tha, day.
When the little lady mother appeared
at the hall door TO announce supper. the
judge responded that he believed he
would when asked to join the family.
lie praised the tlaky white biscuits and
the new strawberry preserves thar Ra-
chrl had made and directed pleasant re-
marks TO the sweet. slim girl who Aittcd
about the table attending to every
body wants.
w hen he had gone that night, Rachel
missed something There seemed 10 be
no reilrt Tor the htte tight tugging at
her heart strings but tears, and 50 she
cried until She fell asleep.
But before She went to sleep she had
reached a determination. Next day after
breakfast she told her father and mother
what 10 was. Her mother protested, hut
her father, knowing Of AN impending mis-
fortune realized that Rachcl was wise.
ana 50 told her that her head and heart
were her hest guides.
And So it was that Rachel went 10 the
CITY and learned 10 be nurse
\ whole year had slirncd away ana Ra-
cha hql worked very hard It was - Int
harder To sit up with a fcvrri~h paticut i'm
hospital ward that il was 10 nut mn
Strawberries in the farmhouse Kitchen.
bu. Rachel loy.d Her work ana tlr loc-
tors In the hospital said of the gcrrle and
soft voiced fttIa nursa ,,,ot .h, ,,,. NJ,
To- her vocation" Bat Rachel was very
tired aud had gone hsmc for n short while
to rest.
She had been home a week and was sit.
ting on tile porch again at her fathers
feet, after having mado her mother COM
Portable ia tho hammock 9t thn far onJ of
the porch
"llayc YOU heard anvthir., from Tu,lro
Weldon since his return from ahroadr'
she ys>,G 1t was the Hr-t time the old
worry had iii any way lpon referred to.
NO" her father answered. Il have
not. except TO know that he is AZ home
and is a. present very IN. ="
III" Rachel exclaimed. "Seriously
so:'
Il believe he is" answered her father
calmly. II was thinking of driving over
there after supper to ask how he is get
ting on"
just then the judges carriage turned
into the road and the Judges sister alight-
ed Miss Weldon was a spinster known
far and wide for her distant manner and
disinclination to "unhcnd" Rachel hur-
ried down the rose hordercd walk to meet
her There was no reserve about her
manner how. She fairly embraced the
girl.
"Oh. Miss Rachel" she cried, 81 am
so glad found you here. My brother.
the Judge is seriously ILL., He has typhoid
fever, and at present does not know anv
of us. Dr. Bryson, our physician. said
that he heard you were at home for va.
cation, and that possibly we might be
able to get you 10 come over and help us
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