Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-05-07

That IL do very quickly now you're
here. I've nothing but Il scratch, you
know. and ought not to be here at all.
But somehow it's taken the strength
out of me-
III come to YOU often. but now that
I'm here | must help the others too.
SO III go away for awhile-not long
then We'll talk some more of going
home"
AS the nurse Went out l beckoned her
to come to me and asked an eXplana-
tion. She told ME that Clifford was
tritie tlighty and had mistaken her for
some one ut home. Thinking that the
arrival of the real Jenny-for as soon
us Clifford came to himself the illusion
would be gone-might save the boys
life, we concluded to send Il message to
that effect to his people. The nurse
found letters in his pockets giving the
desired address, and the message was
sent. Clifford when not delirious treat
ed the nurse as Il stranger. but when
delirious as Jenny" Meanwhile he
was losing strength daily.
One morning soon after the arrival
that Miss Clifford was on the veranda
and wished to see me- | went out
there and saw a young woman in train
ed nurse costume.
Il have come to take care of my
brother" she said though l am also
ready for other work l was sent here
as nurse for ALL
There was that about Miss Clifford
which attracted me at once, resolute
bearing, an especially graceful figure,
a large, dark honest eye. Beyond these
there was something which appealed
to me individually. though it is not to
be described. | conducted her to her
brothers bedside There had been
change in him for the worse during
the night and he was muttering in
coherently to the supposed Jenny. The
real sister took her place. but it SEEM
ed to make no difference to the patient.
l happened to be near when young
Clifford quoted down and became him
self. | heard an exclamation and, turn
ing. saw the boy with his arms about
his sisters neck. There was nothing
spoken. Eugene kept his arms where
he would not have had the strength to
place them without the nerve the meet
ing gave him. as long as he could. then
they dropped and tears rolled down
his cheeks His sister passed her hand
over his brow and whispered few
words and in little while the boy
fell into doze
The tonic of this meeting was all
that was required. and in a few days
Eugene had gained sufficient strength
for his sister to do other work. Mean
while had observed that Miss Clifford
possessed an administrative ability,
cool head which she never lost and
splendid nerve She was one of those
women with no necessity for self sup
port, but with spirit incapable Of
simply waiting for husband. She
had. therefore. chosen profession for
which she had marked taste and fit
, ness. AS soon as her brother was out
Of danger l placed her in charge Of the
nurses, and she at once brought order
out Of chaos. After the war she left
the profession to assume the position
of wife. and was the lucky man for
whom she made the sacrifice.
JAMES CARTER SCOTT.
Unaffected.
Miss Speitz-Of course, no one could
truthfully speak of her as pretty.
Mr.. Loyett = Well-er-perhaps not,
but she has such quiet. unaffected
manner.
Miss SpeitSYes, but it has taken
her several years to acquire it.-Phila-
delDhia Press