The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-08

StTrstecstsCsrsSrTssS SsSeCtSsedSr dSrsSrsrscsrSW W& I nurse should be make to rest, or she
 might break down.
 | The next morning he repeated his words. and added commandingiy, You
 must not do this. You will need a nurse yourself"
 She smiled in denial. 'You must trust me. doctor We are going through the crisis now and that later danger which
 follows, and I will not leave him until
 see the turn to the better"
 His congratulations failed. He knew
 she was right, knew that she was the
 only one at hand who could do the work
 just as 1t should be done. In all his
 long practice he had never seen more in | telligent devotion. She had the fidelity and knowledge of the trained nurse with
 the affection and intuition of the mother. and if the boy was to get well, it would be through her more than by virtue of | his drugs.
 Mrs. Perlaw intercepted him as he was passing through the hall. 'I tried to get | her to rest" she said, but she wouldn't listen to me-, She simply made me go to | bed.''
 "She is wonderful woman." declared i Dr. Barnes.
 The third morning was the same and then he took matters In his own hands. for two hours. I'll make you" "I will on one condition. He divined it at once. and smiled as he said I'm busy. but Til do it. l promise you not to leave the lad Instead of two, he remained three | hours. She upbraided him for not waking her. but he only shook his head and left.
 On the fourth morning she met him with smile that he had never seen be- | fore, a full look of satisfaction and hap, | piness. "She has the soul of an angel | he declared to himself. 'The worst is over," was her greeting. Look and see. feel now that his life i Is spared
 did not notice his words. The improvement went on from day to day, but 1t reached point beyond which it would not or could not go Mrs. Perlaw," he said. after two days of lingering at the same point had tired the poor little patient. we have done ] all that can be done. and the only hope remaining is a change of climate. High mount I should say"
 How much will 1t cost, doctor%' At least two hundred dollars"
 T have not so much money. and that I did expect from the insurance is de- layed so that I may not get it for months. You may as well say two mill lions."
 That afternoon for the first time Miss Cottason left the house. Mrs. Perlaw was astonished that she should go. not because she should not have the fresh had stayed with Paul so constantly. Even more astonished was Dr. Barnes when he opened his office door and saw the nurse before him, but he did not show it in hIs speech
 Doctor. I came to have private talk with you" she said, and he bowed her into the inner office. "I am not an eavesdropper, but this morning 1 unavoidably heard a part of your conversation with Mrs. Perlaw. You told her that Paul ought to be removed to Highmount?'
 And you knew that the climate for m iS where he will receive the very best ac- commodations and attention
 Yes"
 Then why did you do it?"
 "Evidently my dear Miss Cottason. you did not hear the latter part of the inter- v.ew."
 NO, closed the door"
 "Paurs lungs need good, high, pure air the best that can be found-but his family are all dead and there IS not enough money left. I named Highmount as the most possible under the circum- stances-and now even that is impossi- ble." ..,
 "Oh. see," she exclaimed. Will you allow me the use of your pen for minute" She was pulling orr the right glove. That done. she took small | long book from her -reucule and opening | it. wrote several lines: .A. pr. Barnes watched her with the same admiration he had felt each time he had met her, but it was growing more ard ent. more conscious. She looked up. ., "Dr. Barnes, 1 know l can trust you and even he hardened old bachelor, flushed a bit You have been as good as you have been skillful, and l am going to trespass a little on your kind ness l want you to arrange for sending Paul and Mrs. Perlaw and myself to the Adirondacks. to the best sanitarium there and to give explicit orders that we are to remain until Paul gets thor oughly well and strong. Here is my check for a thousand dollars, which she handed over to him, "and ] will send more as 1t is needed, through you. You of course will forward it to Mrs. Per law, and I am not to be known in the transaction to anyone but yourself"
 pr. Barnes held the bit of paper as IT 1t were some magical thing that had be- reft him of speech. Presently he looked at 1t and than at her; then at the check and at her again.
 You knew Paups father?" 1t was his blunt and unexpected way of putting questions.
 Yes"
 You loved hlm?"
 "I loved him."
 Silence followed. At last the doctor | laughed a little-and blushed, too--as he | said. And I suppose that certain i'm portant sentiments that I've been trying | to frame for several days would Just | as we'll go unuttered?'
 "I thank YOU, doctor " she said, ris- | ing but I fear I've taken too much or | your time and I must be getting back to little Paul"
 aBER," by Charles Hensiey.