The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-17
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

Nm III -ioA ntAtsAs IN the tafAfuFl
| room al the hospital raised hi,
bandaged eyes az The nurse en-
tered. The month that he hsd been
there had not served 10 change the
habit OF sight nxed by all the years
thar had gone before.
Its Tor tonight. isn't II. Miss LeeY''
he cried, recognizing her step; TO.
night IN get rid OF these oonfounded
handages and see the light az day
once more, on. you don't know how
this month has dragged. Iis for To-
night. isn'f itf-
Il believe So szid the nurse.
gently. -isui. OF course. the doctor
VIII have 10 decide. Hen be here
soon
Cad. How glad III be 10 see once
more cried the man. Il never could
have stood Il even for month II II
hadn't been for you. You've been an
angel 10 me-"
The nurse biushed softly and cast
very tender look a; the man. She an
ssefed merFiiys -All the nurses here
would have been the same. Nine pa
tents out 81 ien think We are angels
while they are in the hospital. They
change their minds afferward~
Il never shall DO you know. after
all. despite all the pain and the anr-
ieiy. am glad this thing happcnedy'
-whyY'
Because I; has enabled me 10 know
a -
you TO speak to for months. and by
sight for years. but tina, isn't knowing
bow tender. how sweet. how long sur.
ferins you could lie. "a. Miss Lee
Gerfrude.-~
Hush The doctor said you must
keep cool. you know. Excitement
might inlnre your eyes
The man sank back IN his chair
True be szld. slowly. Il forgot
that ! hasen', sny right to speak now:
forget fhaf The result OF this opers. /
Ton isn't absolutely certain and that
may be blind good God. blind
and that In any case. must mend
my fortunes before there. il that
Ihc doctor comlngT'
The nurse glanced out Of the open
ioor into the hail. Yes she said:
he's just down the corridor WAYS
You're not go!ag back to your old posi-.
ION right away. are you. Mr.. scots7
You ouglin't TO try your eyes for a
ear or so. you know"
u suppose not But needs must.
'ou know. when a certain gentleman
Irives. III bc dead broke when | get
ut Of here. aud III have TO go to
york. All. There's the DOCTOR
The doctor entered and stood for
ew moments talking TO the man.
Yes" be said. a, last. wen take the
sndsgrs OF tonight. ] think
Thank God. And--snd there's no
oubt that everything will be all right.
} there. docforr' Il
Wen hope for the best" returned I
ae doctor. checriiy, his tone a very ,
omfort In Itself. although his words !
ere not especially 40. lie passed out
the door hurriedly. preventing fur r
'cr questions and reckoning to the {
urse a. he did 80 TO follow him. I
w steps down the corridor be halted.
Nurse" be said. with worried look
, his face. do you know whether
our patient has any relatives near I
,r
I'm sure he has not" answered the a
ri. readily. 1--WE talked with him
pcstedly and learned all about him. y
g doesn't seem TO have a relative in 1,
70 world" n
The doctors face grew rraver. How n
he on for money! N
"He Just told me that he would be n
Fad broke when he got out OF here. m
e said he must At once 90 back 10
,rk."
Back to work at once, He'll be
Ky II be ever gets to work again" al
The nurse grew white. "whyY' she .,
sped. II thought the operation was II
certainty"
"A certainty Yes. It IL a certainty
In the wrong direction.
'ere isn't one chance In q hundred
It he'll ever zee again" b<
With a mighty effort the nurse mas "
ed her emotion. But. DOCTOR" abe 70
uped. what will become Of him - In
Become OF himr' echoed the doctor, tn
Itably. Become Of hims What be- Ia
mes Of blind men who have no
snds and no money! Wen keep him
long a. wo can, and then I suppose a.