The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-04-16
CHAPTER II.

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| expected to see a comely, motherly,
midde-aged woman, and was taken alto
gether by surprise when Nurse Gertrude
presented herself in the person of slight
young woman of twenty-five or there
abouts.
OF course | am no judge of female
beauty, but | don't think Nurse Gertrude
at that time could be considered hand
some, or even very pretty. If / have any
prediction, 1t is for large women with
round, full figures and think | rather
like saucy eye and nice little turned
up nose.
Now Nurse Gertrude, though by no
means short, was, as | have said, slight
and thin. She had a very delicate, fair
complexion and pretty, dark shair, to be
sure; but her nose was long, and her
eyes were by no means saucy, but calm
and deep and thoughtful. Her express
sion was cheerful, and she had a pretty
trick of blushing, but in repose her face
was full of intelligence and solicitude.
One could not look at her without being
impressed with the belief that she was
essentially a pure and honest girl, with
a very earnest purpose, an amiable dis
position, and clear-seeing, right-feeling
mind Her eyes were so true and frank
and loyal, that one was attracted to-
wards her as to friend whose fidelity
and love could never be doubted
One thing struck me, and this was
that In some peculiarity--I know not
what-she bore a resemblance to Mrs
Flexmore as | had known her in her
days. And this seemed also TO
have struck Flexmore, for more than once
| saw him, forgetful of the table, looking
at her with the tenderest interest on his
poor old woe-begone face.
"Oh. | see how this will end" said | |
to myself. Hell marry that girl IL |
she'll have him.
Mrs, Yeames, like an old buzzard that
las missed its prey, lowered about the |
leighborhood, watching the quarry with |
he jealous intention of preventing any
,ther creature of her own species clawing
Up what she had failed to secure. She
ook a cottage at the other end of the
own and joined clique of ladies famous
or their ability in picking to pieces the
equation Of a fellow-Chrst,an
Meanwhile Nurse Gertrude fulfilled
Ter duties with the calm self-possession
# one conscentiously doing what she
cells TO be right. What she had come
here to do, she did-and as If by magic.
With DIR. Awdrey's help she got the fever
nder in a week, and after that she
rought smile back to the poor child's
,asted face, which was of still greater
Importance; for when one can smile, one
an eat and enjoy food. She gave little
azure something to love. and nourished
er heart with kindness. That was what
he needed that was what she got She
ad been craving for love since her moth
r was taken away, and must have died
'ithout it, as surely as plant must die
.ithout sunlight.
But how was she to be weaned OF this
've-food In order that Nurse Gertrude
light in time return TO her hospital?
very day her appetite grew by what It
d on. All the clinging affection she
I'd borne to her mother she now exhibit {
/ towards Nurse Gertrude. The child
nd recognized the likeness that had ,
ruek me: mother and nurse alike, in ,
me respects, were still OF the same type
woman-and an excellent type, too.
fter time II became obvious that
azure was not to be weaned and that
take away Nurse Gertrude would in
ct the VSne terrible suffering the child
i'd endured in losing her mother. There ,
BON there were consultations between
lexmore, DR.. Awdrey and me. .
ut Is obvious that Nurse Gertrude is ,
ry strongly attached to your child"
id DIR. Awdrey.
"She is not unhappy here; she looks
tier than when she came" said Fle1-
ore. c
"Oh, undoubtedly she is better" DR.. t
wdrey agreed. The confinement Of the p