Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-10
CHAPTER XVIII.

When Helene next recovered conscious
ness she was lying on a comfortable bed
in nice, bright, coy room, and Sue,
her own faithful, II Isty Sue was sitting
by her bedside with great fan, and
Helene felt neither the pain nor the thirst
which she had last remembered
She gazed around the room. and saw
the brightly papered walls, and the clean
lace curtains, and the pictures, and they
seemed familiar to her. Her weak mind
wondered and questioned where she was.
and seeing the tears running down Sues
black face, Helene smiled and said:
why are you crying. Sue?"
Whereupon the good old Sue iumped
up as in an ecstasy, and dropped her fan.
and clapped her hands and cried:
''She's spokeni Missy's speakin' again.
Mas'r Jack! Mas'r Jackr'
And Helene's establishment increased
when Walter appeared at the door. Wal
ter was paler, and his face was thinner
thar when she had last seen him. There
was haggard, pain-stretched look about
his eyes, and white bandage surround
ed part of his head. He came to the
bedside and took Helene's hand and said
Il am so glad that you are a little
better. You will be progressing famousIy
now, | think, and we shall soon have Won
well and up again.
And as Helene looked at Walter. and
asked herself where he was when she
last saw HIM, her eyes for the FIRST time
recognized the room in which she Law
II was her cwn room in Richmond. She
feebly pondered how she came TO be
there, aud why she had left it, and how
she had got back again, and the effort
fatigued her so that she could only smile
sadly, and Jack said;
There now! We must not trouble Won
too much as yet. Try to get better
quickly"
With that he pressed her hot hand and
stole away on tiptoe. After that Helene
rapidly improved. and commenced to
question the faithful Sue. The good
woman could give Helene but little ex-
2lanation except that she had been
brought home, wounded and i'll: that
Mas'r Jack had come back again, and
that mas'r himself, meaning Col. Adams.
was expected TO arrive that very after
noon.
Tut the doctor refused 10 allow fur
Their duestionings. and it was not until
some days later that. finding that Helene
had become stronger. be withdrew his
veto. Then Adams came to see her for
the first time, accompanied by Walter.
The old soldier stood for a few moments
by her bedside, sad and silent, looking
into the big, dark.blue eyes.
You have been through great dan
gers, my dear" he said. AT present
we only ask you to get well quickly. for
when you are strong enough l am going
10 take you far awaysfrom here"
She looked at him more tenderiy than
she had ever done before. You are
all so good 10 me" she said Il don't
wish to go away again. l have been
punished for leaving ithis place. How
did l come back hereF"
you we're brought back by myself. "
said Walter. "You were wounded. and
10 a high fever. when the Yankees sent
you to the hospital at Savage Station on
the second day of the seven days battle.
There Demon and myself took charge Of
vou. Two days afterward our men drove
tine Yankees away. and captured the sta
ton with all the sick and wounded there
Then. Of course. losN no time in send
ing YOU here"
sAnd DeEonf' asked Yslena