The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-05-06

down here and talk 10 me. You cam
do anything else. II Caerlyon will ba
such unatic''
The door swung open, and Lila gave
gasp OF relief. Caerlyon appeared
dripping. In his hand he held Lilla's
macintosh, but perceiving her, he drop
ped 1t and sprang forward.
my dear child, I'm SO thankful to
see you. Did you get wet? n
Not bit, Dick But where hayk
you been, you absurd boy y There was
a note Of anxiety in her voice. She had
seen the hectic spot on each Of his thin
cheeks, and seen him shiver as the rain
dripped from his clothes. And why on
earth didn't you put on my mackin.
tosh, as you had 1t with you?'
Il forgot" he said, sinking into
chair, YEARLY. T was thinking Of you
all the time. hung about outside the
theater till all the people had left Weti
Oh, no, I'm not very wet 1t was plain
that his wetness was forgotten in the
joy of discovering Lila safe and sound.
NO. really, I'm not wet" he was
repeating, when suddenly he was inter.
rupted BY tit Of coughing.
MY dear Caerlyon, it was idiotic OF
you not to trust me-" Wiltshire lazily
reproached him. 'You ought to have
given me credit for enough common
sense"
But Lila broke In, peremptorily
Dick, you must be off to bed at once
You've got that terrible cough, and II!
never forgive myself. Stanley, go
to the chemists and get some eucalyp.
tus, and bottle Of embrocation
There's not an instant to be lost"
''Oh, I say!" drawled Wiltshire, "it's
raining like mad, and you know how
few hansoms there are about these
Chelsea streets. Wouldn't it do to send
the housekeeper to the chemists
Lilla?"
Lila turned on him glance OF
! scorn. 1.-THE housekeeper has got te
stay and boil water, and do all sorts OF
things. Dick must be got to bed this
minute, or his old illness will be upon
him. Don't argue; go to the chemists
at once. You can take an umbrella
can't your"
Whereupon Wiltshire thought better
Of his protests and went.
| When he returned from his erranG
very bad tempered, and with his boot,
splashed with plebeian mud-for, al
| he had foreseen, no hansOms were tt
be procured-he sent up penciled note
to Lila, BY the housekeeper pleading
for moments interview. 'tNow I've
done this beastly fob for her, perhaps
she'll be nice to me-" he reflected; "and
I'll make her admit she's sorry she
was so rude
Lo and behold, Lila returned curt
" verbal reply: II can't see you. I'm
too busy" And the housekeeper-hor
| rid, matter of-fact matron-added or
her own account, ''She's attending OF
her husband, you see, sir"
y -
Upstairs In the sickroom Lila sat by
Caerlyon's bed and watched him with
anxious eyes. He was coughing less
now. and the hectic spots on his cheeks
were losing their brilliancy. The fever
was leaving him, though his great
gaunt form was still very weak.
His bony hands, which had been play,
ing restlessly over the coverlet, sought
hers, and held them tight. "Lllla,' be
said, 'let me look at you, dearest" He
drew her toward him.
She bent and kissed him. Good old
boy, what is it you want?" she asked
| "Hayen't you had enough Of looking al
me these last few days, while I've been
dosing YOU with that horrid medicine
and rubbing your scarecrow chest with
| the embrocation?"
II can never have enough OF looking
| at you, sweet he responded. LET me
look at you again, now. No; not thai
/ way: turn your face so that the light
falls on it. That's it. Now look at me
straight. Yes; just what l expected
| lust what knew would come" He le
20 her hands and sank back In the bed
what was it you expected" she in
CURED.
ssBeauty," he said softly. ut ha'
come. I knew it would come. I shall
paint you as Mary Queen of Scot
now"
For the girl who had been "only pref
ty,, had turned that mysterious eorne
which leads to womanhood and beauty
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