The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-08-23
THE SYMPATHY OF
MISS AUDENREID
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MISS Auuenfeiu one gay on gong tC
her window noticed that the sign
Apartments to Let" which had for
some time decorated the house oppo.
site had been taken down. A few
days after this she saw young man
whose overcoat reached to his ankles
walk somewhat stiffiy to carriage
standing at the door, get in and go for
drive. He was a very nice looking
fellow, faultlessly dressed and just
before being driven away he cast a
glance at the window where the lady
was standing looking at him. She at
once lowered her glance and left the
window.
A few days later she saw the same
young man driven away again. He
looked up at her window; but, as she
was standing at distance, she kept
her position and noticed that the oc-
cupant of the carriage kept his eyes
fixed on her window till he had passed
beyond her house. Several times
week he took n drive and always look
ed for her. Miss Audenreid's curiosity
was excited to know why the young
man always Wore the long overcoat, be
the weather cold or warm, and why
she never saw him leave the house on
foot. She also noticed that as soon as
he was comfortably seated he bent
down and adjusted something. but
what the process was she could not
see.
0ac day SIZE Wont to the window Just
Us he WIS driving away. not knowing
that he was otlt. and received IL look
in which there was UNCONSCIOUS ;:d-
n.:,.at,ioa. AS tie carriage turned an
:ltto..2o lie came tearing down the
i...ect. thee was Il collision, and when
t WIS over :, pa:afll SIGHT greeted
,,-.sifs .Nudaarail. TIE man who lived
opposite w::s he:ag carried back iato
- Ion e. Ext tie LsoSt horrible SIGHT
< ~ US IL E!..l Disappearing within
- hoa e e.lrr.-il1<s Il leg.
- see Il l.aa's leg c,:t OF il CHS
t.sa:;''3.a E2;;,s:::scr con p,c:cly unsettled
re l&s:y'!; l:sr,.cs. ai..i she hui 10. IT,
eo.tvs:ss> II even l3o,i ut TIE ho;,f
opposite for several days. Mean
Vile hc. heart went out to t..
E.util;i.c,l nsa!l. She was anxious;
10 li:oN whether. lie would Ike aad
w9a!d have ;,s!.el her brother to i'll.
Q3-i;'e II size lad had Il lroti,c... which
she had NO. She restrained her sym
patty TO-: awhile. then wrote Il noe
stating that a lady who had witnessed
the accident wished to be illfo..nea
how the injured man was doing
This she sent by maid to the propri.
etor of the house opposite. He sent ii
up to the sufferer and i'll few min.
utes a reply came down. written on
note paper decorated With crest say
ing that the gentleman was profoundly
moved by the ladys sympathy and he
was happy to say that his physician
assured him that he would recover.
Miss Audenreid sent her maid over
again with inquiries, and with the reply
she brought a number of roses with
request that the sympathetic lady
would permit the sufferer to thus ex-
press his appreciation of her kindly
interest
Miss Audenreid looked at the beauti-
full flowers, remembered the uncon-
scious glance of admiration the invalid
had given her but a moment before
having been mutilated for life, and q
tear stood tn her eye. She considered
that she was warranted in encouraging
sufferer to get again on his feet-Or.
rather. his one foot-and permitted her.
self by sending note of thanks to
be drawn into correspondence, for
the sufferer replied to her note of
thanks begging her to help him bear
his confinement and his sufferings by
writing him occasionally, promising not
to misconstrue her action. A number
of letters passed between them and 1t
seemed to Miss Audenreid that in her
correspondent she had found man
whose sentiments rendered him worthy
to be loved by any woman. Indeed,
she began to feel regret-somewhat
selfish 1t Is true-that he had been de-
prived of his leg, for she could not
think of marrying man who must
hobble through life.
Finally the invalid wrote that he
had been promised that he might go
that his first exit might be a call upon
the lady whose encouragement had
been the cause of such speedy re-
covery. Miss Audenreid replied that
she took great pleasure in granting his
request. and from that. moment till
the time Of the appointed visit her
heart fluttered ominously. She, how
ever, fortified herself with an irrevo-
cable resolution that she would not
give way to anything which would lead
to her having to refuse man with but