The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-06-17
A HOAAN'S SACRIFICE.

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~ UR nextdoor neighbors have ar
III rived. Clay" said old Mrs. Grin
die 10 her son, the doctor, as he
came In from bis round Of visits with &
weary look on his pale. handsome face
Arrived, have they. nothsrl II
VIII be better than having an old emp
" house FOE Hsighbors, you think. eli
Wen, hope Il may prove So"
The old lady shook her head doubt
ingly
They seem To BE- only men and boys.
except alp OF a girl. who nittpd
about here, there ami every " here, xiv.
Ing orders as though she had my gray
head upon her young shoulders
The doctor laughed bat Il was a
tired laugh. and the old cars ilstrnll.
were keen "a detect the sound " wsar
mess
You are tirei, my hoy" she sail
No. no." he answered -NsE ffgsr.
than usual iiy the ~uy. another. bad
letter from MArlJris today They
tax Of coming here bsxt summer. bat
she says Il u impossible u carry gu,
my proposition % . maria 20 In Juea
that her fathers eyeaight L. failing
more ahd tnor~ rapidly. aud that ale
eoud not thlnk Of Leaylng him
How long has yOar engagement
lasted. Clay =
"Four year, lie said. dr~punstinxg,
Pour years! And rxc-pt fg- N,
Mar&hnn's health yUa wOuA hnvs
been married LouG aro Why can ae
not make his hosns with your
have Proposed ghat o. Af.rso-4-
but she viii at bar Of Il sh. -,
ao"uri Idea that | miEht waks SINE
nns day faacytaE hln a burden. al
All ny sAsqnersss ~ the contrary -.
been - long wasted that I hare e.....t
to exercise H.
The summons ~ afwn~r a, 49,, -
m@nt lHfewvuptma fAswua, AMI ass.r ~.
daintiiy served meal aeatr-i h.s,~.
blazing fire. In dr~~~aaz rr~~u .ni .ytg
p~rs, DR. Clay CFasAis mentally 80,
graduated hLz@aaf tat hls lutI~, p
the - hours were szAe,i
bat hA eonETatuiat 1ssln wers prem.
tnrs. guseA. assaFp rlnz 81 ti.s baIl
startled haaa fpOm hm gerrrss
lad stnod 90 tfAa threshold "a ~.
servant opened tAe assv.
Ny fathey has ben stY.ler,, ,...-
III. he said- Z sAw ne doctor, 49,.
this afteyTsona. aha asBArr Eva tols -.
To aEk him To eazae IN at once fl....
~ i've q II dsoT-1nly aaovpyi Ia q.
day"
An right. I viii - tfsrr IN Ave- mt,
utss, the dDctnT saltszi ont
Again drawing on The lsa.,+. n. -,
been - glad 10 draw OF p.,t,ft.
ana thelnatsEtnR next-ds-nr neg-ht,~, d,
general aud this esh@ ia partir7Isr n.
startei on biz uus1 partcd GRAND
He had no need To ring the b.It p.
boy Who had come for him had sta
TONED himself at the open door ana /
nIottou-d him 10 the stairs
At their head stood a giri In ,s,, /
homspt he thought her but q rhil.i b,,,
her air Of quiet dignity. a. sh. b.tt
out a little. cold hand Of wpIe.rno 49,,
'iinply said. Ny father you will ind
Fery III. fear. made him glance sgsin
uto her face. to see II indeed bla moth
RS words we're not true. and on ,b...
hight young shoulders was not 40,
gray head
Silently she led tie way int a..
Dom where the sick man law r.. -,
2 Ken heavy. cold and had been aud
ieniy seized With acute rheumatism
instantly DR.. Grindte.s profss.t,,r.t
'ye saw that tho case was weI, 49,
lopeless. He forgot his fattgr. A..
annoyance. as he struggled with all ~.
XII to baffe the grim enemy but In
ain. A. the morning sun ran, qr,...
ng into the room a long. low wall 81
omen II from that dimly lighted cham.
'er. where n dead man lay
The doctor lifted In hia nrm. a..
light. unconscious form. which ~
TODD by his side 80 hrarrly tbr,,,-.,
hese long hours. and bore il fr,fp a.
lace. w
A week passed The grave had =.
eiFed ITS own the house was allen.
nd gloomy. Eva took little mote -
nythlng saYe that a Kind. matb.ri,
acc Was constantly beside b.r 49,,
bat many times a day some ono ON
sred her room who brought with hin,
n atmosphere Of strength and rost
She grew to look for his comlns, .,,,1
sink back into the old apathy whom
3 had gone: but she could not bnvs
'id whether he was young or old. or
escriDed MS face or form. Yet II was
ais which made her look upon Or
rindls and his mother aa old. tried
1ends. When tho mlsts scattered at
Ist, and ahe knew that she must tate
2 life again, this newly laid burden
sHting In all its WEAKNESS upon IL. IL
'as 70 these friends abe looked sor al.