The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-04-03

She hoayed a deep breath Of salts
faction when her task was sausfac-
torily accomplished The PROFESSOR
sdll sat over his books. He certainly
felt warmer than he had done before.
The Girl, her point gained, went
quietly on, tidylng up and arranging
the couch. She tripped gently out Of
the room once or twice and held mys-
terlous consultations with the rau
cOus voiced woman below. Some more
Goals appeared In the room, the scrap
Of fire glowed brighter, the litter Of
pots and pans disappeared, being rel
egated to the crowded depths OF the
professors cupboard.
A gentle Land touched his sleeve.
He looked round on the transforma.
ton which had been going on, unbe-
known to him.
"There Now you will go back to
bed. And I viii let the doctor hear.
and look In again on you later"
He saw her depart with a sigh OF
relief, and watched the gold crowned
head with its sunny smile disappear
behind the rickety door with evident
satisfaction. Now he would be able
to really work.
Go to bed" she had said, as though
expecting implicit obedience-he
staid professor, already in his gray
haired stage meellly to obey a mere
chit of a schoolgirl-flia pulcnra-
Daughter of Eve. Pishl
He laid down his pen, his head
throbbed YEARLY. The cold sheets
looked inviting. He stroked them
with his hand. In 10 minutes nature
had conquered, and he was resting his
burning head upon pillows her dainty
fingers had Strengthened and smoothed
and his lips sought gladly the cool
ing drink her thought and care had
placed near by.
Meantime the Girl was interviewing
the professor of medicine. He heard
her story with surprise, then went out
and fetched the Head
The Head, a grave, clear headed
man, pursed his lips and leaned the
tips Of his fingers against each other
meditatiyely, as he listened to the
Girls recital.
"strange-dear me! Alone, you
say"
The Head gasped with establishment.
Morphyn had always been an extreme
recluse, but such lack of comfort and
dubious surroundings for a man Of
means was, even to them-grave,
studious men of modest, even asce-
tic, habit-inexplicable and unreason-
able.
They listened to her story with sus-
pended amazement Thanked her
grayely, and bowed her out.
AS she reached the step, the Head
coughed. "Miss-HopHnsh2
future-er-with a nurse-er-in at
tendance-er-there will be no need
to call-that is, a repetition of your
opportune visit will be inadvisable."
She flushed scarlet. May not see
my patient?"
eve shall be happy, Miss Hopkin-
shaw, to give you particulars of his
progress, but for you to call there
will be scarcely-er-"
Then the reason dawned on her.
81 see."
Her features set fXedly and the words
fell coldly-"It would not be proper
--"Er. He will have every atten
tion," the embarrassed Head ex
planned. The Girl turned on her heel
"Of course, we are more than CRATE
full for your kindness" but she was
gone, and the excuses and reasons
which were addressed to empty air
though more fluent of delivery, sound
ed horribly unconvincing to the two
'stmen, the sole auditors, as they reit
Prated them soothingly to each other
or i Propriety! Yes, she had acted witt
Il American freedom, she supposed, il
venturing to knock at the neglected
door, Propriety would have left hin
to die. Propriety, as typiied by tina
fussy old dame who shuts her eyeI
to everything disagreeable that doe
not prowl under her very nose"
She sat by her window while tn,
sun tiecked with crimson clouds tn
scanty yellow sky over the way.
She watched a cab draw up
? sparse figure and a corded box dc
!. posted. That was the nurse, she sur
posed. She picked up a book ant
, tried to read.
r Night came darkly down. TIL
shops lit their lamps. Unmindful c
/ the darkness she sat in the windoy