Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-06-26

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But the nurse shook her head at this
"You must not stay" she whispered.
not daring 10 raise her voice; your feet
are bare, and you look as bad as possible.
Come, my dear. let me carry you back to
your room: it will scare your father TO
see you standing there"
NO. no" returned Missile shrinking
still more Il must stay with papa. Why
does ne look so pale and lie 80 still? Is be
dead? No one told me be was dead
Papa :" she cried out for she was be.
wildered by the dim light and her own
feversh fancies Speak 10 me only one
word. just 10 tell me you are alive"
'Oh, hush :" exclaimed the nurse: hit
she was too late Mr. Merle woke up:
but in his weak condition his daughters
presence cd not seem 10 startle him.
MY dear" he said feebly ''they ought
not TO have allowed this You will make
yourself III leaving your warm bed"
''But ] could not Sleep she sobbed: Il
could not rest ! thought they were hid
inc things from me- If you had died. and
/ had never told you / was sorry, ] should
have died. too Oh. papa, ii must have
killed me-"
lie smiled family, and gathered the hot
little hand in his.
'You were sorry all the time, my pet.
were you noty
Eyes. / am sorry now" creeping still
closer. Il could not ask God 10 forgive
me until you had forgiven me. Oh, papa
why do you look so kindly M me. when
you know it is all through my wickedness
that you are lying heret OF course, mo- one
can love me any more
mot love you. Pussie Come, come my
child. fathers are moi like that. ] forgive
you freely: everything is right between
us. But. my poor darling. you are III and
suffering and if you care TO please me
let nurse carry you back TO bed
"Will you LET me kiss you lirstf'
His only answer was TO stretch out ais
arms TO her; but he wondered 10 see how
slowly she came TO him. How could he
guess each movement was agony TO the
poor childg How she had ever managed
10 crawl from her bed and across the pas
sage only she herelf knew
~ have only one arm TO put around
your neck" she whispered. as her long hair
fell over his face Dear. dear papa, If ]
could only bear IL an" And as lac felt
her tears upon his cheek he understood
how her young heart was wrung with re-
morse and sorrow. and holding her
moment tried 10 comfort her, and be-
sought God 10 bless his pet
Alison was just sitting up 10 alright,
looking around the empty room when
Nurse Meyrick appeared carrying Mis-
sic IN her arms
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You have frightened me so 80
"Go to sleep, Alison returned Missile.
IN a happy voice 81 have only been 10
see papa, and he has forgiven me-. and
now ] can rest
She viii be quiet now whispered tho
nurse. u have covered her up warm and
She viii rest until morning And she
was right Though Missile lay awako.
ieyerlsh and iull of pain. She gave no
more trouble. and poor Alison was allow
ed 10 sleep undisiurhod until morning
For the most feW days Missic uas very
DID, Her agitation of mind brought on
slight feNer.sh attack, and when this bad
yielded fo iho doctors remedies hrr weak
ness was excessive. llor nerves. had boon
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