The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-02-15

hospital and tho Iii 81 rondoa 80
telling upon her-in fact, ] must adnit
mat ~ Recommending her ] was inAu-
enced ~ TIE consideration that ~
change would Be TO her advantage - ven,
IS your daughters"
Il she would only consent to stay hsro'
- companion to dear LAure III any
capacity, on any terms r said Flexmore,
DO you think she would7s
Go and ask her" said /.
She was asked: but DR.. Awdrey wa
the negotiator, for Tlexmore had not the
courage Of mouse. And Nurse Gertrude
acquiesced setting aside Ill other con-
alterations for the sake Of the child whose
love had won her heart. So DR.. Awdrey
put It; for my own part | could not eco
what sacrifice she had made in exchang-
ing e close hospital ward for pleasant
and airy house, and an ill-paid slavery
for very remunerative position where
she was free to do Just as she liked. No;
looked upon it that the young lady, to-
gether with other very good qualities, had
q very clear perception Of her duty to
herself, and that she foresaw as plainly
as I did that sooner or later she would
become Mrs. Flexmore
However, to stick to the facts Of the
case that day Nurse Gertrude came down
to dinner without the becoming little cap
which had previously distinguished her
as an Official nurse; and IL we had come
to think her pretty in her cap, we were
bound to admit that she looked still nicer
without it her pretty hair drawn neatly
up and coiled plainly on her head.
We have flower show in our town
once a year. The first day is the best,
OF course. and, the prices excluding the
poorer kind Of people, only the upper sort
are there. There was rumor that titled
visitors were staying with the Casely's,
and that probably they would visit the
show in the afternoon; wherefore you
may be sure that Mrs. Yeames and her
.'superiah" ret were all there In full
feather
About three o'clock saw Miss Dali
rymple come in with LAure; she never
missed any occasion Of giving pleasure to
the child, or Of taking it herself for that
matter. She was plainly dressed; but,
to my mind, there was no more elegant
young lady there. Mrs. Yeames with
three Of her finest friends stopped them,
and with the most distant patronising In
elination of their heads to Miss Dalrym-
pie, bent down to kiss Laure, and ask
after her poor, dear papa. Then Mrs.
Yeames, taking the child's hand, - her
to bank of cut flowers, asking her
whether she could spell the labels at
tached.
In the midst Of this instructive display
of her own requirements, there was fut-
ter amongst the visitors, and word was
whispered that Mrs. Casely had arrived
and had brought Lord Dunover with her.
And there, sure enough, was Mrs. Casey
with tall, white-haired, aristocratic old
gentleman, coming right down upon the
little party. There was not time to get
away from little Laure and that horrid
nurse Gertrude, when Mrs. Casey met
them and introduced his lordship. Dun
over bowed stifly, but suddenly catching
illumined with smile Of heartfelt pleas
ure, and exclaiming, What, Gertie, my
dear, you here!" he took her by both
hands and kissed her pretty lips. Then
turning to Mrs. Casely, he said:
Mrs. Casey, let me introduce you to
my niece-a little democrat who almost
shakes my class prejudice, for she prefers
independence as hospital nurse to shar-
ing the fallen fortunes Of her family"
Then 1t was known that Miss Dalrym-
pie was actually the niece Of an earl.
And she and LAure spent a week at
Casey Manor. where Mrs Yeames and
her ..superiah" set had never been allow.
ed to stay longer than half an hour.
Ito be continued.)