The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-03-30
lContin ued.)

stay till the doctor comes" =
At last, when the wounded man was
lying comfortably on thick pile of
blankets and the white light of the
morning filled the cabin, Ann yielded
to his entreaties, went to her room
and threw herself down upon her bed
with a sense OF having put all her ease
full, careless girlhood behind her. 1t
was as II she had suddenly been flung
into gray and bitter sea far from
shore e:a.} 81 +. S:s 80 SIS, -.
Louis, who had been reused by the
return of the herders and who sat
watching their slow and painfully eau
tious handling Of the sufferer with the
mute, Unconditional gaze Of q sleepy
kitten, followed his sister into the in
ner room and stood in silence till his
bewilderment left him and his per-
plexity crystallized into words. Then
he said: -. " -, I. 4 ss III -,
"Jupiter! didn't know you could
do such things. What do you think7
Is he going to die2'' ,..-.
II don't know, laddie. hope not.
I've done all I can"
Ann must have dropped asleep there
after, tor when she woke the horizontal
rays OF the flaming sun filled the room
and the loud and hearty voice Of wo-
man could be heard out In the kitchen.
Her words came distinctly to AIMS
ears. Nov, Rob, you've got me to
deal with. I'll cuff your ears if you
don't do as l say. You've got to eat to
keep your strength up"
Ann rose hastily, but paused before
the closed door with a new and singu-
lar timidity. The coming of another
woman made her own position embar-
RAISING. With q return of resolution
she opened the door and met the big
gray eyes of a tall, broad shouldered,
slatternly woman, who stood over Ray
mond with bowl Of steaming broth in
her hand. She was neither deft nor.
dainty, but Ann perceived that she was
capable and good tempered, natural
nurse, experienced in the ways of the
border.
Good morning." she called, and her
infections and many Of her phrases
were masculine. #''You must a. had q
right hard night of it. Friend of the
Barnetts, Rob tells me-
Her familiarity and the essential
;commonness Of her tone repealed Ann,
who asked, with cool dignity, Can I
do anything 2, a5 a$s;
& y. Not a thing. I'm Mrs. Scribbins,
Rob.s highest neighbor. We come
a-runnin' the moment we heerd of this
thing, for Rob's mighty good man
and neighbor. : s.. : ]: :. ~...s$t
II Ann repented and held out her hand.
I'm glad to see you, Mrs. Scribbins.
I'm Miss Rupert, and this is my broth
e.. 2" Il She turned to Louis, who had
crept to her side, pale and silent. ="
Mrs. Scribbins shook hands, carefully
guarding her broth. II don't see how
ou->kept Rob down. I've had to just
about throttle him once or twice since
+ came He's q headstrong cuss and
hates being bossed OF nussed." ~
Has the doctor Come = y: (,
Good Lord; no! But I've sent Abe
Up the road. That fool, Watson is
likely to- get slostaand never get
In. Even il he did he couldn't get q
doctor here before noon, and that Wal
ACE doctor amt worth the powder to
blow him up anyway. We need IL bone |
1oct9r from Valley Springs. As soon |
lsDon Barnett hears Of this he'll come |
a-runnin' with the best there is in the |
Springs - -.
Raymond lay on his pile Of blankets,
lis face expressionless as that Of
lead man, but his eyes called to the
Iirl, and she bent to ask, Are you
,etter?'' jss% @.ss-zsf
His lips. moved a little. She bowed
over, and he whispered, "Yes-bring
Dom s5..s - 4
hey have gone for him."
They must hurry" Then he added,
Don't leave me-"
With conviction that he knew he
vas about to die, she spoke, and her
one was tense with desire to help
i'm. IT will not leave you. Do not
worry !:
He closed his eyes again and lay so
TILL no breathless, 1t seemed that he
lad entered upon the last coma, be-
'ond the reach Of any medicine.
Louis, awed quite out of his sprightly
eli, drew Ann aside and whispered,
How Is hep LII =. 1
.'He Is worse. Oh, 1 wish the doctor
vould Gomez r *
'.The boys Say that big, speckled
aced fellow did it. He had it in for
e. Raymond. Do you know. Perry
be Mexican boy, took horse and was
DING to chase them up, but the boys
Vouldn't let him. They've sent word
) the railway, and they'll have Spec
le before night Uncle Don said that
hese fellows were only hired men, but
eems to me they're a good deal like
be old time cowboys" -->.7-
49,. CHAPTER vi. :,
E1ARNETT was at breakfast when
* a telegram was laid at his ell
bow BY the maid. He opened
1t leisurely. thinking it some