CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-02-06


III you will tell me may stay" she
said. Il will do something thai will
make you feel much better
You know that l want yon TO stay"
| said Elsie. 1T was very. very good
of you to come. and | thank YOU tru-
| ly."
.'Such being the case" reple1 Bren-
da. Il am going TO fix your hair. One
moment. while make myself ready.
And now" she added. don't move;
not muscle. Sec. can reach II with
out the slightest trouble
And with cool and steady hands she
arranged the brown MASSES In which
there lurked strange gov Hike red
] gold In tile sun. 1t was clevegly done.
Elsie felt the caressins hands. but they
were SO deft thar not a tremor reached
the wound DIR. Kendall. observing
closely. nodded his head as one who
considers a question satisfactorily set
| tied.
.'such beautiful hair said BRENDA
You must be very vain OF it
But Elsie ayerred that she did not
care for dark hair. il WAS 80 common.
She would much rather have Brenda Is.
THE entente cordiale is now fully es-
tablished." said Kendall. Miss Mac
lane. the patient is in your hands. l
shall expect her TO be playing golf In
about n week. 1t won't be necessary
for you to assist me any further. Dr.
Johnson" he continued. addressing his
colleague. Il will join you In my
room"
Dr. johnson bowed aud withdrew.
DR. Kendall took seat by the bed.
and without appearing TO do anything
particularly important he determined
with great thoroughncss the condition
of his patient. Not all that be observed
would bc comprehensive by layman.
The most conspicuous feature in the
ease was the improvement OF Elsie's
spirits. She spoke cheerfully 10 Bren-
da and seemed to have acquired in so
short time "A certain dependence up
on her. Then. almost as she was speak
ing. her eyes closed. her hands upon
the white coverlet relaxed. and she fell
asleep.
Kendall aud Brenda watched her in
silence for a moment while the profess
sional nurse. who had remained In at
tendance. adjusted the shades upon the
elecIric lights.
while she sleeps" whispered Bren.
da. Il would like to telephone TO my
father. Dr. johnson told me that Mr..
Alden Is probably stiil held a, the sta
tion. He must bc or b. would bc here.
My father must try TO secure his re-
lease. by the way. OF course Miss MI.
Ter asked for him.
For MIR. Alden? Yes" replied Ken
dali.
~wha, did you tell herr
I'VE said that be had sent all sorts Of
kind messages aud that he received
constant reports from Us. but that she
must not ask TO see him before tomor-
row"
~Did she plead 10 see him at onceS''
asked Ereuda-
Kendall b.silate,l for moment while
they wcrc passing silently out OF the
r,ou.
Miss Miller Is n very obeJiien, pa
rieni.' he said. NO one could give
less trouble
~weny~ rrjoincd Brrnda. Please
proved.
Il don't quite understand
"You have something more TO say"
+it occurred to me-" said Kendall
slowly. that she exhibited less ankle
~ TO see Mr.. Alden than | should have
expected
This statement seemed to furnish
Brenda with abundant food for
thought. She said nothing as they
trayersei the long corridor. and ken
dan also was silent After Brenda
had sent the message to her father
she conferred with Kendall In regard
to her remaining In the hospital as
Eisle's nurse and then dispatched her
maid under James escort for such
things as she would need.
The departur, Of the servants LETT
Brenda aud Kendall alone In the re-
eeption room.
Il wish you would tell me more
about Miss Miller" said she. Il can
not understand why she should not
have wished to see Mr.. Alden"
Il did not say that" responded Ken.
dali. lit WAS her manner that struck
me as PECULIAR
"She seems as unaffected and impul.
sivc as child said Brenda. u can
Imagine her asking for MIR. Alden as
naturally as VI he had been n drink OF
water
THAT Is precisely what she did not
do" said the doctor. Let me tell you
just what happened. When she was
brought to the hospital. she was un.
conscious. For certain reasons We
took her to the room where she now
k, though that would not have been
the ordinary course. While | was
making my tirst examination OF the
wound she began to revive. and be
llcve that she regalned the full com
mand OF her faculties within a few
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