Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-07-18


had been craving for love since her u.o,h-
er was taken away, anu must have dice
without it, as surely as a plant must die
without sunl.glt.
But now was she to be weaned OF this
love-fcoI in order thar Nurse Gertrude
might in time return to her hospital:
Every day her Gppe.i.e grew hy what
fed on. All the clnging affection ssht
lad borne to her mo h-r she now exhibit
Ell towards Nurse G,lrIldr. The chi.d
had recognized the likeness tsas Ia,
81 ruck me; mother AMI nurse alike IL |
some. respects, were st Il o; the same type |
OF woman-and an excellent type, 100.
\ etcr a time it became obvious tina
Laure was not to be weared and thai
to take away Nurse Gercrude would in
ilict the same terrible suffering the child
had endured IL losing her mother. There
upon there were consultations between
L lexmore, DR.. Audrey and me.
1T is obvious that Nurse Gertrude is
very strongly attached to your child,
said DIR. Audrey.
"She is not unhappy here; she looks
better than when she came" sad tlex-
more.
"Oh, undoubtedly she is better" DIR.
Awdrey agreed The confinement of thu
| hospital and the air of London werl
telling upon her-in fact, | must adm
that in recommending her | was infiui
enced by the consideration that TIL
change would be to her advantage as well
as your daughter's.N 4
'lf she would only consent to stay hert
as companion to dear Lauren AMI
ca pacity, on any terms ~ said Flexmor'i
do you think she would?"
Go and ask her." said l.
She was asked but DR.. Awdrey wai
the negotiator, for Flexmore had not tho
courage of mouse. And Nurse Gertrude
acqu esced- setting aside all other con-
sideratons for the sake of the child whose
love had won her heart. So DIR. Audrey
put it; for my own part l could not see
what sacrifice she had made in exchang-
ing a close hospital sard for a pleasant
and airy house, and an il-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
very clear perception OF her duty TO
herself, and that she foresaw as plainly
as | did that sooner or later she would
become Mrs. t1exmOre.
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 II 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 a 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 a 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 hei
"superiah" set were all there in full
feather.
About three o'clock / saw Miss Dial
rymple come in with Laure; she nevel
missed any occasion of giving pleasure Z
the child, or of taking ii herself for tina
matter. She was plainly dressed; but
TO my mind. there was no more elegan
young lady there. Mrs. Yeames witt
three of her finest friends stopped them
and with the most distant patronizing in
clination of their heads to Miss Dalrym
pie, bent down TO kiss Laure, and asl
after her poor, dear papa. Then Mrs
Yeames, taking the child's hand, Jed he
70 bank of cut flowers, asking he
whether she could spell the labels at
tached.
In the midst Of this instructive displa
of her own requirements, there was a flu
ha
whispered that Mrs. Casey had arrive
and had brought Lord Dunoyer with bel
And there, sure enough, Was Mrs easel
1 with a tall, white-halred, aristocratie oil
gentleman. coming right down upon th
little party. There Was not time 70 X
away from little Iaure and that horrl
nurse Gertrude when Mrs. Caaely m'
I them and introduced bis lordship. Dul
over bowed stifiy, but suddenly oatohiu
/, sishi OF Miss Dalymple, hls face becau
: lllumined with a smile Of heartfelt plea
Z ure, and e4claiming, What Gsrtie, M
dear, you here ~ be tool her b. boz
hands and Kissed her pretty lips, Tbs
turning 10 Mrs, casely, he said
'Mrs. Casey, lei me lntFodues you
(. my nieso q liite democrat ~ho almo
: shakes my claas prejudice, Tor she pgefe
d.. independence 40 hospital nuFse 10 ahe
!, lng the fallen Fortunes " her family"
Then u uas knoHp that Alss pslFyg
{, ple WAS actually the nleoe " AN eal
4 And she and laufe spent y Neeh
4 Casely Manor, Nhrre MIS-, Yeames Az
4 her "superlahN sel bad peger been allol
+, M 10 slay longer chan hall Az hour,
(fo b. eon'ln9edJ
ID Fissf AZ,
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