Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-25

, the puzzle. lis eyes went slowly to
Teresa. Then he suddenly understood
why Jane Cable would not marry the
man she had come to find. He asked
| no questions Of himself. but Teresa
| would have been the result Of every
| conjecture had he done SO.
HE might better be Dead" he
thought. his eyes hardening. "She's
found him out Cad. l hope But
he put 1t from him.
Graydon Bansemer did not die with
! in the hour nor that day. The careful
examination Of the surgeons gave lit
tie additional hope. 1t did, however.
| reveal the fact that no vital organ had
been destroy ed or injured. The ball
had torn great hole in his left side
and had gone through the body. Prob
| ing was not necessary. The flow of
| blood was frightful There was a
| spark of life left on which to build a
frail hope, and they worked with new
| interest.
The attention Of every one was di-
rected to this tragic struggle. The eff
| forts Of all were lent to the successful
end. Jane Gable. logged and tireless,
came to be his nurse now that the life
thread still held together. 1t is not the
purpose of this narrative to dwell upon
the wretched, narrowing scenes and
incidents of the wilderness hospital
| the misery of those who watched and
waited for death, the dread and suffer
| 80 yI<,x ,{u Nfotv, th.,
glow Of spiritual light which lowered
above the forms Of men who had for
gotten their God until now.
The first night passed. There were
sleepless eyes to keep company with
the faint means and the scent of chic
reform. Over the figure Of Graydon
Bansemer hung the eager. tense face
Of Jane Gable. Her will and mind
were raised against the hand Of death.
Down in her soul she was crying
"You shall not die!" and he was living
living on in spite Of death. The STILL
white face gave back no sign Of life
A faint pulse and an almost imper-
ceptible respiration told Of the unbro-
ken thread Hoping against hope!
Dawn came and night again, and
still the almost breathless girl urged
her will against the inevitable. She
had not slept nor had she eaten of the
food they brought to her. Two per-
sons. a soldier and girl, stood back
and marveled at her endurance and
devotion. The harassed surgeons, new
In experience themselves, found time
to minister to the seeming dead man.
their interest not only attracted by his
remarkable vitality, but by the TO
nance attached to his hope Of living.
That night he moved, and a low
moan came from his lips. The goddess
Of good luck had turned her face from
the rest Of the world for brief in
slant to smile upon this isolated sup
plicant for favor. James eyes and ears
had served her we'll at last. She
caught the change In him, and her will
grasped the hope with more logged
tenacity than before. The word went
out that there was a chance for him.
Her vigil ended when Bray came to
lead her away - ended because she
dropped from exhaustion.
The next morning. after a dead sleep
Of hours, she returned to his side. The
surgeon smiled, and the nurse clasped
her hands with tears in her eyes. Ban
semer was breathing thlckly aud toss
ing In delirium. 1t was as II he had
been lifted from the grave.
Lieutenant Bray was seated In front
Of the convent late that evening. mood
/ lily studying his own emotions. Tere-
s,<n Ok4 hnI p>r
weeks. hung about the chapel with the
persistence Of friendless dog He
watched her and pitied her. even as he
pitied himself for the wound he was
nursing. What was to become of her
He called her to him.
. "Senorita. they say he is better. Tell
me, does 1t mean much to your
}, "Oh, sen0r he has been noble and
good and honorable. II he lives shall
always hold these weeks with him In
| absolute reverence"
. ''Then she does not understand"
, "She? What Is there for her to un,
. derstand? She loves him and he loves
her. That Is enough"
"She says she will not marry him
| There must be a reason"
>, The girls face darkened instantly
: and her breath came quickly.
"You-you think that l am the rea
, son? Is 1t so? Because l am here IN
these hateful clothes? You would say
that to me? How dare your
She burst out with tears Of rage ani
shame and fed from his sight
Jane came rapidly through the church
door. out Of the gloom and odor into
the warm sunshine and the green glow
Of the world. her face bright, her eyei
cleaning.
y He Is conscious" she cried. "H(
4 knows me.'
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