The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-07


on the morrow Then she recalled |
the horrible vision of unsightly
wounds, the convulsed features of the
llvid countenances contracted with |
terror awaiting death. which alone |
could end such agony.
She pictured to herself her poor
brother. abandoned on some battle
field far from all aid, stretching his
hands to her In agony. calling her to
his side. Suddenly she remembered
that on the previous day a hospital
had been established at st. Saulve es-
pecially for officers. Was there any
chance of an unknown sergeant hav-
ing been conveyed thither? Certainly
not, and yet she summoned sufficient
strength to return. In few minutes
she reached the hospital, resolutely
opened the door. and entered.
A military doctor met her.
what are you looking for, miss?"
my brother"
His name?"
"Sergt. Louis Verdier."
You mean Sub-Lieut. Verdier." AS
he spoke the doctor pointed to the
long line of mattresses on the floor.
There he is, in the sixth bed"
The ground seemed to fly under her
feet, and, suppressing cry of joy,
she staggered forward, overcome by
happiness and gratitude, falling on
her knees at the side of the bed
on which her brother lay in heavy
stupor, his head enevloped in linen
bandages.
Louis, Louis. am here!" she said,
and almost swooned.
The wounded man recovered con-
sciousness at the sound of her voice
and opened his eyes. Then, recogniz-
ing his sister. he stretched out both
his hands, unable to raise his head,
which Noemi grasped and bathed
with tears-tears OF Joy this time
flowing from heart which at last
had found happiness. Her emotion
was so great that words failed.
The doctor walked quickly forward
and half compelled her to leave the
bedside.
"You must keep calm" he exclaim-
ed, "or we cannot answer for any
thing. The wound Is healing; your
brother will certainly recover unless
you spoil our work Enough for to-
day. You can return tomorrow morn
ing, but do not stay now"
Louis Verdier, promoted to a sub
lieutenancy on the field of battle, was
shot in the forehead, but the bullet
struck him obliquely and passed to
the back of the head, from which it
was extracted.
DO you know" exclaimed the
happy Noemi some days later as she
sat by the bedside, yesterday my EN-
ployer gave me an order for mag
nificent piece of lace, very difficult
to make. which he requires for a
rich English firm. began the WORK
yesterday, and | hope to finish II
in ten days. l shall be exceedingly
we'll paid for this work. Can you
guess what l intend to do with the
| money!"
NO" replied the young officer.
well, as the doctor says you viii
soon be strong enough, l shall have
you carried home, so that l can be
at your side night and day. You viii
be very happy and soon quite cured
What a good idea, dear sister!
shall make haste to get better, 81
that | may accompany you"
Il shall work hard, because you
return home Is not mere dream, anC
this happiness is close at hand
Every day Noemi passed an hou
at her brothers pillow; he was row
convalescent and Noemi constant. !.
chatted about her lace; the work wa!
progressing rapidly, a.ld, as she hat
said, would be compl, ed in ten. days
One morning as ,e entered th
hospital, her counteLance beaminl
with joy, her brother made a sign Il
her to speak in a low voice, glancini
as ne did so, at a newly arrived pa
tient on the neighborlng mattress.
This was Count de Lanterac dam
broyse lieutenant in the light in
fantry; he had been struck on tn
shoulder by a fragment of shell.
Poor youth exclaimed Noem
moved with pity; "he has no siste
to care for him.
She was interested in this unfol
tunate whom death seemed awaiting
, The pale sufferer gazed with starin
eyes at the young girl, who, amid tn
, hallucinations of fever, seemed to hll
like some heavenly vision. He TO
lowed her with his gaze, which ha
, hitherto been expressionless, seemin
| to be gladdened and smoothed.
After her departure his eyes r.
: NAMED fixed for long time on tn
/ door which had concealed the visiol
/ then gradually closed in sleep.
+ Next day, long before Noemi's a
= rival, the wounded man, as thoug
| gifted with second sight, which war
t ed him of her approach, directed h
i. looks to the door, and when at lengt
$ the apparition was visible, CLEAN I
joy passed over his shrunken fe
T lures.
). oh, the poor fellow! the poor fe
s lowl" exclaimed Noemi. troubled
d the fixity Of those eyes, which SCENE
r to contemplate her from beyond IL
e grave She whispered in her brot
). er's ear to inquire about the sta
& of the strangers wound, and SCENE