Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-08-27
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| the leaves.
I You have
| all these veal
squarely into thsU
You have been dr1
and ideals and IN the ille4l
been taking all and giving
the best type OF man that
only hope that you haven't
SO badly it's beyond making
| Miss Lent started toward
room door defantiy
Hell get over 1t and come
q few days." she said, with
surance.
But Jimmy did nothing OF the ST.
Weeks passed, and Miss Carson found
that she need cook only one chop for
dinner for the other was never touch
ed. Elizabeth grew thinner and paler.
and the doctor finally looked worried
when he asked about her cough
Frances Carson had never been be-
lever in the doctrine that twas good
policy to let things drift. She believed
in the judieious application of help
ing hand. She watched her friends
listless face one night after. dinner as
she sat in the Morris chair, her book
lying forgotten on her lap.
Elizabeth, can't bear to see you
looking so wretched,' she said, rising
energetically. I'm going out and get
something else for your cough. And
You simply must make up your mind
to go to Florida for the rest OF the
winter, as the doctor advises
She put on her coat and hat ansa
went, not to the druggists, but to-
nearest telephone booth.
rs that you, Jimmyg' she
when she had got her -
Il may be a traitx1
and everything. else
double dyed feminille
l couldn't resist the temptation
ing you up and telling you that
an idiot
Don't get duffy! I've just cause -
complaint. Did you know that Ell
beth has been too III to go to her o
for over month?
Il thought you didn't. Tho
told me privately that he did,
she would stand the winter j
could be induced to go south
hush-don't say word to me.
going back to the fiat for two h.
and she is really too i'll to be left alone.
II anything happens to her while I'm
away, it Will be your fault left the
key under the hall mat near our door.
Before ring Off. I'll tell you l found
your picture under her pillow when
was fixing her bed this morning. / left
the bed unfixed, and she doesn't dream
| saw 1t. SO you see why you are an
idiot. Goodbye
When Elizabeth heard the key Ia the
door half an hour later, she spoke
without turning her head
you've tried nearly every brand of
patent medicine on the market, Fran
ces. / only hope this one VIII not be
bitter to take"
$50 do T. Jimmy put a chair IN
front of her and sat down as calmly as
II he had only been out of the room
fifteen minutes.
She started to rise from. her chair. |
but fell back from weakness.
you've come back" she said family. |
'Pve come back to make you take |
the doctors prescription" he said bold |
~, thinking Of the picture under the |
pillow. You need managing, Eliza
beth, and I'm going to see what can |
do in that line. You are going to start |
to Florida tomorrow afternoon, and |
I'm going with you to keep of the ALI |
gators and things
But you can'tw she gasped, her face
flushing. her eyes fixed upon his in a
dazed fascination.
Il can do all manner OF unexpected |
things" he said, taking both Aer hands;
for instance. I'm going to marry You
at 2 O'clock tomorrow afternoon
He looked at her triumphantly, felt
the nervous grip of her fingers, but |
never relaxed his gaze.
The color wavered over her face and |
finally covered the wanness that had |
startled him when he first saw her.
Jimmy, / wouldn't be the least BIT |
angry now IT, she commenced in /
and Jimmy's intelligence was
entirely comprehensive