The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-29

MI IN he came In "a
give tst she was sitting
an az no Is, looking as he
had nc ii look peiore-
..putl Il 10 me.'e she said. "and
when 'e had break Fast am going
10 dress"
She finished an he N ad brought her
eagerly.
II am sitting up qut lie by myself, :"
she said. "tiive me h meat And
she fed the dog herself cutting his
fc,a small for him shAmoved TO the
sue IL the bed.
"Now bring the chair neaN and dress
I'VE. II Is being in this room so long
al looking NJ that miserable Xttle bit
a. sunshine that comes In through the
.tter that is making me so illN>M
rs that Hons paw she said. wl\a
look OF disgust AT H. "Come and dresS
ne" Gregory knelt on the floor beJ
fore her and tried TO draw on one
seeking, but the little swollen foot rc
sed 10 he covered.
1T Is very funny that should have
:. own SO fat since have been SO Ill.
!. q said. peerlng down curiously. Per
maps IL is want OF exercise" She look
81 uoahled and said again, Perhaps
X Is want of exercise She wanted
d .cgory 10 say 80. TOO, but he only
nd larger pair and then tried TO
fo.ce the shoes-oh. 50 tenderly!
20 her little feet
~rherer She said booking doTn ~
| them when they were on with the de-
light IL small child over lis first
..oes. Il could walk now. I-or- aite
it looks
NO she said seeing the soft gown
he had prepared for her; II viii not
put that on. Get one Of my white
dresses. The one with the pink bows.
do not even want 20 think | have
been ILL., IL is thinking and thinking
of things that makes them real she
snid when sou draw your mind
together and resolve that Il thing shall
uot bo It gives way before YOU; u Is
ln8, Everything IS possible Is one {,
resolved. She said Size drew ln le,
little lips together aud Gregory oipyRu
her. she was So small and slisht Cow
il WAS IKE dressing small Doll lh
would haNe liftcd her down frnu ilj
bed when hp baud lniNhml. Rt 81,
pushed him from lpr. lnughiht vtA
softly Ii was the Hrst tine she ba,
laughed ID those Ioue drar1 mUntls
NO, uo eau get duwn myself. 81
said dipping cautiously a. tlie N0at
..Yor sco She east 4 defiant slauc
Isl triumph wlpn She stood ihert
Hold tAc curtain az high want q
look at myself.
lie raised il ana stood holding \
Size looked into tile glass ou the "a
positc wall such 4 qucenly llttle te
IRE IN lis pink aud white; such
transparent little face, refined by sui
fcring into aba almost angcllkc beau
~. The face looked az her. She louh
ed back. laughing softly boss. qui'
ering with excitement ran round hei
barking. She took one step towar
the door, balancing herself with on
stretched hands.
II am nearly there, she sald.
Then she groprd hindly
ooh. scannot see. cannot se'
Where am ~ she cried.
When Gregory reached her. she IN
fallen with her face against the shar
foot of the wardrobe aud cut her for
head. Very tenderly he raised the II
T, tie crushed heap of muslin aud ribbon
and laid IL on the bed. Doss cllmbe
up and SAT looking down ~ II. Ven
softly Gregory's hands III "ulicd her.
"You will be stronger tomorrow, an
then we shall try again. hr said b'
she neither looked az him nor stirred
So she lay all that MOI ling and a
! That afternoon
! AZ last In the evening he bent oy,
her.
!. "The oxen have COME he said ~
can start tomorrow III you like. Sha
. get the wagon ready tonight"
: Twice he repeated his question TIE
I. she looked up al him. and Gregory So
!, that all hope had died ont Of The ben
(, tful eyes II was not stupor that shoi
there II wns dpSlH
! Yes let Us - s,it ,a
1T na dis,
doctor, staying or going. Il Is clo'
1 now"
/ So the next day Gregory carried III
. out IN his arms 10 the wagon viii,
stood ''lnspanned" before the door
q he laid her down on the "kartel 81
! looked far out across the plain u,
the first time She spoke that day