The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-02
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NJ many COttases Tor PHYSICIAN. rhr
was forced To be content with an o,d
woman rcpu,cl TO be amazingly well
skilrd in herbs and medicines: whom, nj
ter \ days trial. she ;uFn'd ont of doors.
On the fourth day. fearing for my life.
she made another descent. came hack aud
mix'd n potion tina, threw me into pro
found sweat. The sane evening ] sat
up. a sound man.
Indeed. 40 thoroughly was ! r~cover'd
that. waking early next morning AMI
finding my sweet nurse asleep from sheer
WEAKNESS in n corner ~ the hut. ] stag.
ger'd up from my bel OF dried hrarkrr
and out into the pure nir. Rare IL WAS
10 stand and drink Il In Ike wine. A
fooistcp arous'd me. Twas Mistress
Della: and turning. held out my hand.
Now this IL famous" sail she: "A
day or two will see you as good man
as ever
~ day or two? Tomorrow. at latest.
I shall make trial 70 start" ] noted n
sudden change on her face. and added:
Indeed. you must hear my reasons be
fore setting me down for an migrate,
and told her OF the Kings letter that |
carried. II hoped that lor a while our
ways might lie toEcthr:." said /: aud
broke OF. for she was looking me earn
es,ly in the face.
''Sir. as you know. mr. brother An
tkony was 20 have met mc--nay. fo-
piiy's sake. turn not your face away; I
have guessd--thr sword yon carry
mark'd Il. Sir. be mcrciful. aud tell
me-
lei her little aside 10 the foot Of a
tall pine: and there. tho il wrnng my
heart. told her all: and left her tn wrcstle
with this final sorrow. She was 80 ten
der n thing 10 he stricken thus that ]
who had dealt the blow crept back To
the hut. covering my eyes. In an hours
time look'd out She was gone.
AZ nightfall she return'd. white with
grief aud fatigue: yet ! was glad 10 see
her eyes red and swol'n with weeping
Throughout our supper she kept silence;
but when twas over look'd up and spoke
In a steady tone.
''Sir. | have a favor 20 ask. and must
risk being held importuna;e-"
"From you 10 me-" put In. "all talk
OF favors had best be dropp'd."
"No-listen. Ii ever IL bcfel you TO
lose father or mother or dearly loved
friend. you will know how the anguish
stuns-Oh. sir, to-day the sun seemed
fallen out OF heaven. and blind crea'
ture left cropping In the void. Indeed
air. it's no wonder: | had n father. broth.
er and servant ready TO die for me-three
hearts TO love and lean on; and to-day
they are gone"
! would have spoken. but she held up
q hand.
'Now. when you spoke Of Anthony
dear lad.-I lay for some time daEed
with grief by little and little. rs the
truth grew palmer. the pain grew also
past bearing. | stood up aud staggered
into the woods 10 escape IL. | went fast
aud straight. needing nothing. for ut first
my senses were all confused: but In n
while the walking cleared my wits. and /
could think: and thinking. | could weep
and having wcpt. could fortify my heart.
Here j. the upshot. sir-ihough tits held
immodest Tor n maid 20 ask even far less
OF man. We arr both hound for Corn.
wall--you on aa honorable mission. ] for
my fathers estate al G,eys, whcrcfrom
las your tale proves some unseen hands
are thruSting me. Alike we carry our
lives in our hands. Non must so for
ward: l may not 20 back. For from n
King who cannot right his own affairs
there i little hope. and In Cornwall |
have surer friends than he. Therefore
take me. sir-takc me for comrade.
Am l sad? DO you fear weary jour
ncy? will NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sorrow behind me ! will contrive a
thousand ways To cheat the milestoncs.
At the first hint 81 tears discard me aud
sssfFft H.W.ssk Of ..nWHmfasNva
Only try me--oh. the shame OF speaking
thus"
Her voice had grown more rapid to-
ward the close; and now, breaking OF.
she put both hands 10 cover her face
that was hot with bushes. ] went over
and took them in mine.
you have made me tho blithest man
alive" said I.
She drew back n pace with a fright
epcd look. nnd would have pulled her
hands away.
Because" I went on quickly; you
have paid me this high compliment to
trust me. Proud WAS | 20 listen TO you
and mcrrily will the miles pass with
you for comrade. Aud 80 ! prny-Mis.
tress Killigrew. take me for your ser
want"
To my extreme discomposure. as !
dropped her hands. her eyes were twink.
ling with laughter.
Dear now! see dull prospect ahead
II we use these long titles
But"
Indeed, sir. please yourself. Only rs
/. Intend TO call you Jack. perhaps DE.
liza will be more OF piece than Mis-.
tress Kllligrcw'" She dropped me n
mock courtesy. And now. Jack. be n
good boy. and hitch me this quilt across
the hut. bought IL yesterday ut a
cottage below here"
She ended the sentence with the pref.
test blush imaginable: and so, having
fixed her screen. we shook hands on our
comradcship and wished each other good
night.
CHAPTER TX.
Almost before daylight we were nfooi.
aid the first ray OF cold sunshine found
US stepping from the woods into tho
plain. where now the snow was VANISHED
and n glistcning coat OF rime spread
over all things.
On the far side % the valley we enter.
ed n wood. thinking by this to shorten
e. The vQa.N