New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
:" 6be Girl From
4croSS." "

some some did 1T for you now. she mqrngred
feef ast "a ne ar Morpnya Bsas OS your
a conciliatory pleading in her face that even a
hard headed professor. resent 1t as he would
Vow Just lift your feet little psase e. -. He
brow AZ Il 5er curi9gsy bd rom desng ~ wth or
rather who was dealing with him or what sa w9Tsa
them in the blanket and unperceived put another
wrap round his shoulders 1910 u-.an
shs neayed deep breath Of satisfacti%9R % TSS t'ra
9ssoa TASK s Mas aesomPsnedt tany felt
warmer than he had done before.
The Girl her point gained. went quietly on. 10y uoL-
out of the room once twice and held mysterious
consultations with the raucous voiced woman pc
scrap OF fire. glowed brighter. the litter Of pots
crowded depths Of the Professor's cupboard
A gentle hand touched his sleeve. He looked
There, Now you viii go back TO bed And
later
watched the gold crowned head with its sunny
smile disappear behind the rickety door with evt-
dent satisfaction. Now he would be abe to really
work
Go to bed she had said. as though expecting
in his gray haired stage neekly to obey mere
chit of a schoolgirEhIia pulchra-Daughter OF
He laid down his pen, his head throhbed YEARLY.
The cold sheets looked inviting he stroked them
quered and he was resting his burning head upon
pillows her dainty fingers had Strengthened and
sInoothed. and his lips sought gladly the cooling
drink her thought and care had placed near by
fessor Of Medicine. He heard her story with sur
prise, then went out and fetched the Head
lips and leaned the tips of his fingers against
each other meditatively. as he listened TO the
''strange-dear me. Alone you say
The Head gasped with astonlsnenI @ .1ac 41Pac qa
of comfort and dubious surroundings for man
Of modest even ascedc. habit-inexplicable and
unreasonable.
ment- Thanked her gravely and bowed her out
As s4e reached the step, me aead i-t So
erin attendance-er-there will be need-to
call-that is. a repetition of your opportune visit
She flushed scarlet. May I not see my patient?''
you pareulaPs 5 Of his progress but for You to can
there will be scarcely-er''-
Then the reason dawned on her
Her features set hxedly and the words fell cold
"-Er He will have every attention" the en-
barrassed Head explained The Girl turned on her
'Of course we are more than grateful for your
and reasons which addressed to empty air.
though fluent OF delivery, sounded horribly
they reiterated them soothingly TO each other.
Propriety! Yes. she had acted with American
freedom she supposed. in venturing to knock at
the neglected door. Proprety would have left him
dame who shuts her eyes to everything disagree
able that does not prowi under her very nose -
She sat by her window while the sun hecked with
crimson clouds the scanty yellow sky over the
way
corded box deposited That was the nurse. she
supposed She picked up book and tried 10 read
Night came darkly down. The shops lit their
lamps Unnindful of the darkness she sat in the
window seat and brooded with hot cheeks over
the Heads edict About o'clock she saw the
go out Then she did a daring thing Put
ting on her cloak she stole warily up the rtckety
staircase
The nurses tea things lay about. but little seemed
70 Rave been done for him since the morning. The
Ireathed fresh life INTO the dying ernbers: freshly
pc boH e @ e down an the S saP P0 her heart a
ing strangely for the desolate man, and IN mortal
The next day. toward afternoon, she met the
owner of the raucous voice n the street Her in
quiry as to the Professor was met with a shaking
OF the head accompanied by incoherent I1urnurs
that might have been the result Of desPairing pes
nurse evoked only sniff in reply. together with
ton Of gin bottle, suggesting vice Wnlcn tne
raucous voiced one evidently strongly disaPProVeo
And he was lying there-worse than alone-n such
care That women so degraded Grept INTO Inc 5ne
that ne should be at the mercy of one Of these;
That night she watched the woman out. but dared
not TO go up
In her doubt and despair she turned. into the
street. Amid the flare OF the lamps she saw a
figure with bonnet and cloak awry drop out Oh a
The Girl i' ieW BACK and up the rfcksty stair
The raUcous one met her at the head, her voice
she said 1I,or' 'eIp 'imr' and in her grief she
pulled again. with broken sob at the bottle The
Glrl went in and bent down over the 'oneIy man.
The fever had left him, but something else was
aT' sa eoes @ DeG,n %le I out 70 the dancing waves Of
the unknown sea. The waters sang in his ears
of sunlight. and the hymn of the Unknown sounded
eternal over ALL
ernptied brandy bottle on the Uttered table. She
poured them out and hastily diluting gave them TO
The rainbow land and emerald seas turned Ieaden
hued. the waters gurgled and droned paInIuiIy-
The Man opened his eyes Did ne
a step on the stairs The dour Professor of Medi-
cines broad shoulders darkened the door
yes you thought she answered bitterly Now
Then T en- let me help you he said humby.
He is dying she replied in a choking voice
The gnarled face of the old Scotch doctor iooked
with look of regret for his misjudgment and the
nure appeal i'm them was irresistible.
They shook hands as they bent silently over the
''Tonald' the broken Professor cried. you know
me- Iys KEN to pull ye thro .,o,-,, .ro,,, the
shabby room in search or her She knelt by
TT The van fac. turned paler-the feeble lips quiv-
cred The Girl bent her head He recognized
..sin sin my ain mither died he
mind passed back to the river Of endless sons-
But the Man did not die Nor did the college Head
ton for TIE Girl took her degree after an
The Professor coming to the conclusion that his
education was incomplete. took one too-tn natr1-
nony and m this his and the Girls were
bracketed together equal with honors-
And the heads of the college fervently cOngratu-
lated themselves. whenever they met Mrs Nor
nhvn on their unusual foresight in overlooking
Samaritan iniiscretion. For had they done other
vrise their necessarily frequent meetings would
have been. to say the least of it. very awkward
Lady's Pictorial
MISSIONARY WORKERS CONFER.
The first session Of the tenth conference OF the
NIS-in-c Board I-nifed States and