Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-10

mind.
Some three weeks passed, when ON
night Lu came home from school Will
flushed face and an anxious brow"
well, it's my last day Of school,
she said, as she sat down with sigh IL
the large rocker by the window and
began tanning herself.
why, what's the matter. Luz" asked
her sister.
esquire Raynor's two boys are sich
and several others have left on account
Of sickness, and he told me this noon
that he did not deem 1t advisable to
continue the term any longer. DR..
Jones says 1t - small pox, and there S
a terrible panic"
THE small pox! dear me, that
awful" exclaimed Mrs. Durrell. Like
ly as not we shall all have 1t II you
have been exposed. How fortunate!
declare, we must use some precaution.
I've read as how csnphor is Q good ab.
sWbent."
The next minute the widow was
sprinkling them all and everything else
In the room. with that powerful vola-
tile.
Il do hope It won't spread" said Lu,
earnestly. Il don't want to be pock-
marked for life," and she glanced shyly
into the mirror.
Goodness knows We don't want to
be down with It. and haHng coming on,
and all the bired help to take care ot,"
calculated the mother. Il wonder how
1t happened to break out In the
'squlre's family"
He and little Frank were at Albany
fortnight ago, and suppose the boy
took the contagion some way, although
there were no cases there that be knew
Of. It seems real hard for the Squire.
All his servants have left him, and he
can't get any one to help him for love
or money, not even Pauline Heath, the
poorhouse hospital nurse. He offered
me ten dollars week to 30 up and do
what could"
AS II his children were anything to
YOU" cried the widow. "You would
have been sure to catch the disease, and
perhaps have died with 1t. But men
are awfully selfish"
Mother" said Carrie, with good
deal Of energy for her, II don't think
II would be Christian-like to let those
children lie and suffer and stir neither
hand nor foot to save them. think
that l shall 90 to Raynor Hall"
Mrs, Durrell gave a gasp Of incredu-
lous amazement.
"You 90 out to nurse Squire Ray
nU's children! You must be crazy,
Cad Durrell."
ION the contrary, ! was never more
sane In my life," replied Carrie. 1T he
can get no one else will 90 tomorrow.
am sure 1t ID my duty"
"Fiddlesticks! It's duty to take
proper care Of ones self, and II you 60
up there l shall know you are not In
your right mind" And Mrs. Durrell
leaned back with hollow groan, look |
ing as II she really had doubts as to
her daughters sanity.
But Carrie was In earnest, and the
next morning she went up to the great |
house that seemed very still and de-
serted.
Don't ever come back till you have |
had 1t and got well, for I won't have
you In the house. It's running plump
IN the face Of Providence, and that |
lon't believe one has a right to d."
said her mother, as Carrie walked
away.
They were cold, cruel words, but the
widow considered them eminently
practical. "Of course she'll have 1t and
lie with it, IT will be just her luck" she
walled. I'D just as soon go and take
! dose Of strychnine."
Carrie had but little time to think Of
herself or anything else save her two
title patients. Frank and Harry Ray
1or We're very, very i'll, and for days
here was small hope Of their recovery.
Squire Raynor hardly left the dark
med chamber, and only to the nurse
md the old physician did he speak a
word. But after three weeks time the
disease turned and the doctor pro-
bounced the children out of danger.
ITS your care more than the doc
ors skill, Miss DurrelI,' said the
Squire. How can ever repay you"
"You have already paid me for my
work.; as for the rest 1t was my duty
O come answered Carrie.
1.-THE others did not think 1t was their
|uty to risk their lives to save my
notherless boys" returned Squire
laynor, feallngly. why should you
AVE done so? You are an angel and
"Oh, no, Squire Raynor, only very
ommon piece of clay said Carrie,
fastening away with aTather perturbed
ountenance.
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