The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-07-29

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him great relief to 60 out for an hour
or so. asked If ! were afraid to be left
alone with my patient.
"Oh no. sir l began, but stopped
IN secret dismay. | was afraid. but
not on account of her condition rather
on account OF my own. What if |
should be led into bctrayug my feel
ings on finding myself under no other
eye than her own, What II the temp
tation TO probe her poor sick mind
should prove stronger than my duty
toward her as nurse!
NY tones were hesitating but Mr..
Grey paid little heed. His mind was
too fixed on what he wished to say
himself
Before I 60" said he, 81 have "a re-
quest to make-I may as we'll say
caution to save yon. DO not ] pray
either now or at any future time, carry
or allow any one else to carry news
papers into Miss Grey's room. They
are Just now too alarming. There hGs
been. as you know, a dreadful murder
In this city If she caught one glimpse
of the headlines or saw so much as the
name Of Falfbrother- which which Is
name she knows, the result might be
very hurtful to her. She is not only ex-
tremeIy sensitive from Illness. but from
temperament. win You be careful|'
Il shall be careful"
II was such an effort for me to say
these words, to say ANYTHING in the
state Of mind into which ! had been
thrown by his unexpected allusion TO
this subject that | unfortunately drew
his attention to myself, and II was with
what / felt to be a glance OF doubt that
he added with decided emphasis:
"You must consider this whole snb-
tect as a forbidden one in this family
Only cheerful topics are suitable for
the sickroom " Miss Grey attempts
TO introduce any other stop her. Do
not let her talk about anything which
will not be conducive TO her speedy re
covery. These are the only instruc-
tlons | have to give you. All others
must come from her physician"
/ made some reply With as little
show of emotion as possible II seem
ed to satisfy him, for his face cleared
as he kindly observed:
Ne,. have a very Trustworthy look
for one - v..Sag / shall rest easy
while you are WITH fcs sd shall ex-
p,,,t YOU 20 be always with hrs he"
ana not-eSery moment, mind She 10
never TO Dc eft alone with gosslpng
servants. II word IS mentioned in
her herring about this crime, which
seems TO be in eyerybodys mouth,
shall feel forced, greatly as | should
regret the fact, to blame YOU
This was heart stroke. but / kept
up bravely, changing color perhaps
but not TO such marked degree as "a
arouse any deeper suspicion in his
mind than that had been wounded IN
my amour propre.
'She shall be well guarded said l
"You may trust me 10 keep from hel
all ayoidable knowledge of this crime.
He Bowed and ! WAS about 10 leave
his presence wren he detained me b,
remarklng. with the air of one who
felt taat some explanation was neces
sary.
II was a, the ball where this crime
took place Naturally it has made 1
deep impression on me and would OF
her II she heard OF It,"
"Assuredly," | murmured. wonder
ing IL he would say more and how
should have the courage to stand ther
and listen If he did.
at is the first time 1 have ever com
IN contact with crime" he went oi
with what IN one of his reserved natur
seemed a hardly natural insistence. %
could well have been spared the ex
perience A tragedy with which on
has been even thus remotely come ..e
produces lasting effect upon th
mind"
"Oh yes: oh, yesw ! murmured, ede
ing myountarily toward the door. Di
not know? Had l not been there
tool little I, whom he stood gain
down upon from such a height, .ttl
realizing the fatality which united u
and, what was even more oyel
whelmlng thought to me at the me
ment tha fact that of all persons
s. the world the shrinking little bein
into whose eyes he was then lookin
was perhaps his greatest enemy an
the one person, great or small, froi
whom he had the most 10 fe9rf
but l was no enemy 10 mis- gent
laughter and the relief ] felt at fine
ng myself thus cut on by my ow
romlse from even the remotest con
unlcstion with her on this forbidde
Abiect was genuine and sincere.
~ rt the father, What was ! TO thin
he fathers Alas! I could ha'
pne thought admirable as he a.
~ Pa in all lights save the one
a his too evident connection vii
rlme had placed him. 1 spent Il
Of the afternoon in alternate
siing the sleeping face Of my p
too sweetly calm in its repose,
seemed. for the mind beneath
or snch doubts as were shown
fwarning l had ascribed 70 her, On
in efforts 20 explain by any 9th
- hypothesis than that Of guilt, the e
tfaordinary evidence which linked th
man OF great affairs and the loflie
repute 10 crime involving both the
and naEsier.
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