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she saw any objection to a bed be
ing made up In the house for The
wounded convict.
"Oh, papa" said she. why, o.
course not. ! am all gratitude
What is he like, Wilson? For it Ii
fS~most provoking thing. l never
D.. ticed his face, only his beauti
full beard glittering in the sun
shine ever SO far off. Poor young
man! Yes, papa, send him to bee
directly and we will all nurse him
l never did any good in the worli
yet and SO why not begin at cnce?'
General Rolleston laughed OF this
squirt Of enthusiasm from his stale
daughter and went off to give the
requisite orders.
But Wilson followed him immedi
ately and stopped him in the pas
/, sage.
IF you please, sir, l think you
had better not l have something
to tell you." She then commune
Gated to him by. degrees her sus
picion that James Seaton was In
love with his daughter. He treat
ed this with due ridicule at first
but she gave him one reason after
another till she staggered him and
he went downstairs in a most
mixed and puzzled frame of mind
inclined to laugh, inclined to be
angry, inclined to be sorry.
Seaton was taken to a hospital
Miss Rolleston, when she heard
next day where Seaton was gone
lifted up her hands in amazement
What could papa be thinking OF
to send our benefactOr to a hos
pital?" And, after meditating a
while, she directed Wilson to cut
a nosegay and carry 1t to Seaton
"He is gardener" said she, in
nocently "Of course he will miss
his flowers sadly in that miserable
place."
And she gave the same order
every day with a constancy that
you must know formed part of this
young lady's character. Soup
wine and jellies were sent from the
kitchen every other day with equal
pertinacity.
Wilson concealed the true donor
of all those things and took the
credit to herself. BY this means
she obtained the patients gratitude
and he showed 1t so frangly she
hoped to steal his love as well.
But his fancy and heart remain
ed true to the cold beauty he had
served so we'll: And she had for
gotten him, apparently.
This irritated Wilson at last and
she set to work to cure him with
wholesome but bitter medicine. She
sat down beside him one day ant
said cheerfully: I'VE are all or
the keyfeet' just now. Miss Rol
leston's beau is come ON a visit.
The patient opened his eyes with
establishment. Il.
Miss .Rolleston's beau?"
AYE. her intended, What, didn''
you know she is engaged to b.
married?"
"She engaged to be married?'
gasped Seaton.
At her next visit she laid &
nosegay on his bed and gossipet
away, talking of everything In the
world except Miss Rolleston.
At last she came to pause, ant
Seaton laid his hand on her arm
directly and looking piteously II
her face spoke his first word.
Does she love him."
what! Still harping ON herr
said Wilson. well, she doesn,
hate him, l suppose, or she woult
not marry him. Why. I'll be bount
you have heard of him. It is young
Mr.. Wardlaw."
| Seaton started up in bed.
who? Wardlaw! What Ward
law?''
What Wardlaw? Why, the great
London merchant, his son. Least
ways he manages the whole con
Germ, now, l hear The old gentle
man, he is retired. by all accounts.
Course him! Curse him! Curse
hint" yelled James Seaton, with
his eyes glaring fearfully and both
hands beating the air.
Sarah Wilson recoiled with
alarm.
THAT angel marry hint" shrek
ed Seaton. Never while l live; III
throttle him with these hands
first"
What more his ungovernable fur,
would have uttered was interrupted
by rush of nurses and attendants
and Wilson was bundled out Of the
place with little ceremony.
| After few days she thought the
matter might have cooled. and
having a piece of news to communi
cate to Seaton, with respect to Ar
thur Wardlaw, she asked to sec
that patient.
Left the hospital this morn
ing" was the reply.
what, cured?'
"Why not? We have cured worse
cases than his"
where has he gone to? Pray
tell me-"
Certainly" And inquiry was
made. But the reply was, Left
NO address"
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