Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-06-03
said gloomily, "or very little.
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you. never went near poor OaVlo
in his last illness? Why, how could
that be? So unlike
Il went, over, and over again." said
/. when / found / couldn't get in
at the front door, l went around
to the back to old Margot Yes, she
is still there. But there was no hope
for me. l only heard each day that
he was no better"
But how perfectly absurd! Why
couldn't you get in?"
"The priest wouldn't allow it, and
| there was no one to prevent. You
know your brother had quar-was at
odds with his old friends down in
the village and over at Marchbank,
| and they none of them felt like in
terfering."
"Who took care of him?' asked
Miss Elizabeth with tears in her
eyes.
"a Sister of Charity, I believe.
Margot told me so.''
"Margot would hardly like that"
said Miss Evelyn.
AS / recalled the old Scotch
woman's stern face, and her anger
at the priest dominating herself and
everyone else in the house, I shook
my head. NO." said I, 'Margot was
very indignant, but what could she
do? She could have gone off and
left him with them, but that she
would not do. She could not desert
Mr.. David, she told me, no matter
how he had treated her. She would
not go and leave him in the hands
of his self-appointed friends, stran-
gers to everyone about here. 4
promised the old gentleman she
said, that L would never leave Mr..
David, and 1 won't!-not for the
Pope himself"
"She is very bitter Protestant"
said Miss Evelyn, who had leanihgs
towards Rome.
"She had excellent reasons for be.
ing. one," returned Miss Elizabeth.
"She was brought up as we all were,
in the Scotch Presbyterian church,
and why should she change at her
age?" She looked as unutterable
things at Miss Evelyn as her sweet
face would allow
1--WE won't go into that, dear Eliz.
abeth," said Miss Evelyn very gently.
Let us hear what we can from So.
phronia before we reach the Hail."
when did-did-my brother pass
away?''
ut was night before last" said I
'Baldy Towner told me at about
seven o'clock in the morning, when
1 went to get the eggs"
"And you went up at once, OF
course?"
'Of what use?" said 1. 81 had been
so many times. They would not LET
me in when he was living. How
should I have got in when he was nc
more?''
''Who nursed him?'' asked Miss
Elizabeth with tremulous voice.
''She told us a Sister of Charity,n
said Miss Evelyn.
"They say she never left him night
or day." added /.
What was his illness, Sophroniaf
We have heard nothing, you see."
"The Squire broke his leg while
hunting. Haven't you heard even
that? 1t was only two weeks ago
Fever set in, / believe. He sent for
that doctor he had at the seashore
Doctor Lestrange. He thought
there was nothing equal to Dr. Les
TRANCE. Of course, DIR. Williams did
not like to interfere. I believe that
he did once pay him friendly visit
but DR.. Lestrange was so distant
and your brother seemed so com.
pletely under his thumb, that DR.
Williams never went again. Margot
said the Squire wasted so fast, she
couldn't see how it came about. He
was healthy man. Just a fractured
leg, and he had good constitu.
ton too
"Has anything been said about
will?" asked Miss Evelyn.
''That makes little difference
said Miss Elizabeth. "He had but
a. few personal effects to will away"
Not that / have heard" said I,
answering Miss Evelyn. "Margot
told me, the last time 1 was up there,
that she had heard a good deal that
wasn't intended for her to hear. One
day she crept up the back stairs and
listened at the door. The Sister of
Charity was soothing him and talk.
ing in very intimate way, much
more so than you would suppose pos
sible for Sister. and he said to her,
How can l ever repay you? No
there! Let me hold your hand, it |
can't do any harm. Shall I leave
you something in my will?' oh, moi.
she said, oh, no! We can hold no |
property. you know, Squire Darling.