Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-01-26
THE SYMPATHY OF
MISS AUDENREID
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some time decorated the house onpo- |
site had been taken down. A few
days after this she saw young man
whose overcoat reached to his ankles |
walk somewhat stifIly to carriage
standing at the door, get In and 90 for
q drive. He was very nice looking
fellow, faultlessly dressed, and last
before being driven away he cast
glance at the window whore 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. lie
looked up at her window; but, as she
was standing at a 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 a
week he took drive and always look
ed for her. Miss Audenreld'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
| One day she went to the window Just
as he was driving away, not knowing
| that he was out, and received look
| In which there was unconscious ad-
miration. AS the carriage turned an
automobile came tearing down the
street, there was Il collision, and when
1t was over painful sight greeted
Miss Audenreld. The man who lived
opposite was being carried back into
the house. But the most horrible sight
of all was n man disappearing within
the house carrying a leg.
To see a mans leg cut off in this
horrible manner completely unsettled
the lady's nerves, and she had not the
courage to even look at the house
opposite for several days. Mean
while her heart went out to the
mutilated man. She was anxious
to know whether be would live and
would have asked her brother to In
quire if she had had brother, which
she had not. She restrained her sym
patty Cor awhile, then wrote note
stating that lady who had witnessed
the accident wished to be informed
how the injured man was doing.
This she sent by a maid to tic pro2gl.
etor of the house opposite. He sent ii
up to the sufferer and in Il few min
utes a reply came down. written on
note paper decorated with crest. say
ing that the gentleman was profoundly
moved by the lady's sympathy and he
was happy to say that his physician
assured him that he would recover
Miss Audenreid sent her Iaid 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 r. appreciation of her kindly
| interest.
Miss Audenrcd 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
tear stood in her eye. She considered
that she was warranted in encouraging
a sufferer to get again on his feet-or.
rather, his one foot-and permitted her
self by sending d 4f6te or thanks to
be drawn into Il 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 ii
seemed to Miss Audenreid that In her
correspondent she had found a man
| whose sentiments rendered him worthy
to be loved by any woman. Indeed,
she began to feel regret-5omewhat
selfish, 1t Is true-that he had been. de,
prlved of his leg, for she could not
think of marrying Il man who must
hobble through life.
Finally the invalid wrote that he
had been promised that he might go
out at the end of the week and begged
that his first exit might be n call upon
the lady whose encouragement had
been the cause of such a speedy re-
covery Miss Audcnreid replied that
she took great pleasure in granting bis
request, and from that moment till
the time Of the appointed visit her
heart fluttered omlnously. 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
one leg.
1t was arranged that the invalid
should call about 8 o'clock in the even
ing. Miss Audenreid had great easy
chair placed for him before a cheerful
open fire and threw an afghan over
the back ready for use
When the bell rang promptly at
o'clock and the visitor had been an
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