Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-13
CHAPTER XIII.


r rlY patient slept that night, but l
IM did not. The shock given by
this sudden cry of "Haltw at
the very moment l was about
to make my great move, the uncertain
ty as to what it meant and my doubt
Of its effect upon Mr.. Durand's posi-
ton put me on the anxious seat and
kept my thoughts fully occupied till
morning.
1 was very tired and must have
shown it when, with the first rays OF
very meager sun, Miss Grey softly I'M
closed her eyes and found me looking
at her, for her smile had sweet COM
passion in it, and she said as she
pressed my hand:
''You must have watched me all
night. / never saw any one look so
tired-or SO good" she softly finished.
had rather she had not uttered that
last phrase. 1t did not fit me at the
moment-did not fit me perhaps at any
time. Good-I, when my thoughts had
not been with her, but with Mr.. Du-
rand; when the dominating feeling in
my breast was not that of relief, but a
vague regret that l had not been al
lowed to make my great test and so
establish, to my own satisfaction al
least, the perfect innocence of my lev
er even at the cost of untold anguish
to this confiding girl, upon whose gen
tie spirit tho very thought of crime
would cast deadly blight.
/ must have flushed-certainly
showed some embarrassment--for her
eyes frightened with shy laughter as
she whispered:
"You do not like to be praised-an-
other of your virtues. You have too
many. have only one-I love my
| friends"
She did. One could see that love
was life to her.
| For an instant l trembled, How
near had been to wrecking this gen
tie soul! Was she safe yet? was not
sure My own doubts were not salts
fed. / awaited the papers with fever
fish Impotence. They should contain
news. News of what? All, that was
the question!
"You win let me see my mail thii
morning. will you not?" she asked as
busted myself about her.
'sThat Is for the doctor to say"
smiled. "You are certainly better thii
morning"
"It is so hard for me not to be abb,
to read his letters, or to write worC
to relieve his anxiety"
Thus she told me her hearts secret
and unconsciously added another bur
den to my already TOO hlavv load.
was on my way 10 give some orGsT
a0out my patients breakfast, whe
Mr.. Grey came into the sitting rooT
and met me face to face. He had
newspaper In his hand and my hear
stood still as noted his altered look
and disturbed manner. Were thes
due to anything he had found in thos
columns? 1t was with difficulty that
kept my eyes from the paper whic
he held in such a manner as to dii
close its glaring headlines. These
dared not read with his eyes fixed o
! NINE
''How is Miss Grey? How is m
] daughter?" he asked in great hast
I and uneasiness. SIS she better TIL
morning or-worseP
Better assured him, and wa
s greatly astonished to see his brow II
0 stantly clear.
: Really" he asked "You real
consider her better? The doctors sa
I so, but 1 have not very much faith
: doctors in case like this" he added.
e 81 have seen no reason to distrui
] Them" / protested. Miss Grey's Il
e ness, while severe, does not appear
] be of an alarming nature. But then,
e have had very little experience out {