The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-07-26
A few days later the sick man said

to his nurse after she had brought him
his breakfast, 81 want you to tell me
something. What did say while
was delirious? I have an idea that
talked great deal about my early
life. I thought mother and an ole
friend were with me-" Meeting her
troubled eyes and noting the flush on
her cheeks he repeated his question
"Who did l keep asking for repeat
edly?'
"You must walt patiently a few
days longer and you shall know every
thing. The doctor will hold me re-
sponsible if there is rising tempera.
ture tonight"
"Only on one condition will | wait
If you will get some rest during the
day and stay with me at nights I'll
not say another word. cannot sleep
nights and the other nurse makes me
nervous. Do you know how much
you remind me of the only woman
ever loved? If it were not for your
hair and your unselfsh thought !
would almost think you were she."
In the long hours of the night the
sick man felt intuitively that some
one had soothed his aching brow and
dropped tear upon it. As be open
ed his eyes from a troubled nap he
caught glimpse of fitting shadow
in loose white gown leaving the room.
"Doris, Doris, come back to me,'' be
called excitedly.
did you want something, Mr.. Pen.
nock?" inquired the substitute NON.
ent later.
"Yes. want Miss Miller, at once.
Tell her that l am worse or anythin g
which will bring her Immediately" he
said fretfully.
"What has happened,' exclaimed
white robed figure as she knelt at
bis bedside breathlessly.
"Doris, darling! Is it really and
truly you and does it mean that you
have come back to me, my own?" as
he drew her down to him.
II could not wait for you another
moment. No wonder the odor of
lemon verbena recalled the old days.
Every night since the crisis l have
felt intuitively that you were with me
and have been unable to throw of
that feeling. In the day time you
were able to deceive me and | thoug ht
I must be mistaken. But where is
your glorious hair of which / was so
proud?"
In answer to his question she pull.
ed off her cap and dark wig which
had hidden her beautiful tresses.
There is something unexplanable in
destiny, dear, something beyond our
understanding. Is it not curious that
out of all the physicians in this city
DR.. Snow, the lifelong friend OF our
family, should have been called to
your bedside?" continued Doris.
"It was he who made it possible for
me to become nurse after he knew
OF our broken engag gement. Yes, your
one cry throughout the fever was for
Doris and you never quieted until
DR.. Snow told you he had sent for me.
was on a slow, tedious case, but
DR.. Snow sent one of his finest nurses
to relieve me and insisted that | be
excused as your life depended on my
presence. We used the lemon verbe-
ma to arouse you, but it seemed best
for me to disguise myself until you
were better. 1t has been hard fought
race, but thank God we have won,"
and the devoted nurse bent over him
with great tenderness.-Maryland
Magazine.
A friend from the North had gone
to visit the colonel who lived in the
swampy Mississippi river bottoms CT
Louisiana. There was no mosquito
netting over the bed, and in the morn.
ing, when the negro came with the
water and towels, the tortured visitor
asked:
"Sam, why is it that you have no
mosquito netting over the beds?
Doesn't the colonel have any in his
room?"
mo, suh," replied Sam.
"I don't see how he stands it."
"Well. suh," said Sam, ~ reckon
it's jes' dis way: Tn the 70 part Nv de
night, sub, de colonel's mos generally
so 'toxicated dat he don't pay no ten.
ton to the skeeters; and in de last
part Nv de night, sub, the skeeters is
mos centrally so 'toxicated dat they
- 10 II