Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-12-20


eyes contradicting the asperity Of her
speech. Indeed, the appearance of her
patient might have disarmed sterner
Judge.
The girls face was deadly pale, her
long hair, dank with rain. hung in locks
round her face and neck, and her whole
air bespoke utter exhaustion. The wom-
an, middle-aged, with strong, homely fea-
lures, took in her condition at a glance
She presently brought food to her and
made her eat. A fire was burning in the
room, and her wet clothes were hanging
before it. She was wrapped in shawl
belonging to her hostess, and her shoes
had been removed She felt, in spite of
her terror, warmed and comforted.
When the nurse saw this she rose.
"You are to 60 to bed now" she said,
"and sleep till morning. Oh, ] am a re-
spectacle woman, and you need not be
afraid! Every one about here knows the
district nurse. / have only one piece of
advice to give you. When you get to
your friends again stay there. You don't
know what you escaped today, and / am
not going to tell you, but when you say
your prayers tonight don't forget to put
in word of thanks for deliyerance from
tie greatest danger you ever were in.
Now come"
Zone moment" Nest faltered as she
rose to her feet; Il trust you-you are a
good woman, and have been kind to me
when believed myself lost. But l must
know the name of the friend who brought
me to you. ] must know it before |
sleep"
Then You can't, for I don't know it
myself. was coming in from a case
when the policeman called me and said a
young lady had been picked up faint
ing in the street. He asked ne to take
her in. The gentleman was carrying YOU.
He said something about your having
gone away without your friends knowl-
edge, and | agreed to keep you till to-
morrow. He paid me for my trouble. but
he did not tell me his name. He said it
was too late to take you home tonight. /.
Come now, there is no use in asking an
other question, for know no more"
She took Nests arm and helped her ia
me int to a tiny chamber where a bed
was ready.
You can do the rest yourself, sup
pose," she said. Il have another case,
and must leave you. Goodnighti"
Nest tried to thank he~ hut her tears
were flowing too fast. The nurse patted
her head
There is bolt on your door," she
said, "and | will make all secure before
go out. Do not stir until call YOU in
the morning."
She was gone, and Nest sat down on
the side of her bed thinking. She should
be safe until morning, but af.er that
whatf She believed herself indebted ia
Prof. Volkmarr for the shelter she was
receiving and for The food she had eaten
resolution TO escape him by any
means, however desperate took posses.
sion of her. She drew out her watch ia
see what time remained to her. and found
that it was scarcely 6 o'clock. But what
should she do? She had no money ia
pay for ticket to Cornwall even If there
happened to be train at that hour. And
yet she must 60. She glanced round and
her eye lighted ON a Bradshaw lying on
the table. She eagerly searched its pages
and found that a train started for Corn.
wall at 2 O'Clock the next morning.
As she searched the book she remenl.
bered how Godfrey had insisted on her
studying it the evening before they left
Deepford, and how ungraciously she had
listened to his instructions. Now she
thanked him as she pored oyer the col.
umns and saw that she could discover
what she sought for.
The house in which she was would be
empty until morning. She could leave il
whenever she wished, and no one would
bio fhn tgso INhan Ill
turned she would be far away, nearly at
the end of her journey and close to Ere
da's protection. A SOB burst from Nest
AT the thought.
She was tired of loneliness, weary of
taking her own way, terrified at the dan.
gers which surrounded her If she could
only reach Freda, if she could only tell
Godfrey she was sorry, she would be con-
tent for evermore. But she was penni-
less. A thought of Drawing the dangers
of the darkness and begging at the doors
crossed her mind, but she rejected it.
Mechanically she drew out her watch
once more, and as she did so a sudden
inspiration flashed across her She hur.
ried downstairs, put on her outdoor
things, which were now dry, and went
out into the darkness.
She had seen a pawnbroker's shop in
her wanderings, and to it she directed
her steps. A feverish excitement had
taken the place of her fears. When she
reached the place she entered boldly and,
regardless of the looks of those around,
profered her watch Cor sale.
The man behind the counter looked at
her suspiciously.
TO BE CONTINUED.