The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-23

never had anything out OF life but
daydreams."
Can you get Miss Roslyn to
Gomez"
Il can try"
The tall woman with the plain black
skirt and white shirt waist appeared
very little like an actress as she stood
on the outside of Lords door in the
sunny hospital corridor Out of the
corner of her eyes, the nurse at the
table by the corridor window took In
every detail OF her dress and manner
All the nurses were interested In the
case This one had gold buttons in
her apron and her cap and cuffs were
| coquettish accessories to her costume.
| She thought Miss Roslyn old and
| homely, and she felt sure that she
wasn't the one" A man who could
write plays like Henry Lord and was
a millionaire besides wasn't likely to
waste his time over a trump Ike this.
All the romance died out OF II.
Dr. Lincoln had come up with Miss
Roslyn and was giving her the final
anxious directions.
Let him see you. If he knows you,
try and humor him. He is mad with
dellrium. and It will be like humoring
a child"
81 am willing to try" Miss Rosyn
said-she had a peculiar deep. central
TO voice that carried to the nurse at
the window-"but IL is almost impos
sible that he should know me. He
hasn't seen me for half dozen years
| am older now And--he--I am moth
ing to him You are mistaken II you
think that. never was anything tc
him, but | am willing to help him II
can"
The door to Lords room opened and
they went in. The nurse In the hall
heard something like mans hoarse
sob.
Inside the nurse and the doctor
walked toward the window. The won.
an knelt on the floor by the bed and
took the ugly, emaciatad head OF the
sick man against her bosom. Louise, p"
he gasped, "oh, Louise! wanted you
so, Sometimes | thought that ! only
dreamed you" He tried to laugh. and
the sound was n husky rattle IN his
throat travesty of happiness. His
eyes closed with exhaustion. The doc.
tor came forward quickly and the
nurse followed catching up stimu.
liant. Lord opened his eyes and looked
at them.
MY wife is here" he said; she can
take care OF me now. You may 60
away"
Miss Rosyln's face flushed again
but she spoke calmly: but they
know so much more than ! do. Take
it--dear." The last word seemed tC
> come easily. although she hesitated O
heartbeat before saying 1t.
Il wish you would send them away
Louise; YOU can take care of me.
want only you. Never anybody bu
you-just you" The words trailet
away and the long limbs settled them
selves under the cover and he slept
1t was an hour before she dared Il
: take her arm away and leave him.
THE fever will probably break" tn,
doctor told her 81 think your comini
= will have saved his life"
> 81 am very glad"
The doctor looked at her with
curiosity he could not repress. How
l. came Henry Lord to call her his wife
: Could 1t be possible A man who ha
had a long practice as Fashionable
+ physician comes at last to a periot
5 when he no longer knows the emotion
I of establishment.
0 Every time she went into his room
(she lived at the hospital now sh
? waited until he had asked for his wife
r He was getting stronger They kne,
Il that sometime he would awaken moi
: mally. And one day 1t came. II
opened his eyes and looked Mt hi
b nurse sitting by his bed. She ARCS,
i DO you want anything" she asked
!, Involuntarily his eyes sought the doc
,. through which Louise was wont I
g come, and then his face settled int
y the heavy, ugly lines of the Henri
Lord the world knew.
t 81 suppose" he said. Il have bee
amusing you with all sorts of mol
IS sense-old plays. and that sort q
7. thing" He did not listen to the pt
h lite remarks of the nurse, but turne
n his face to the wall.
1t That afternoon he asked to see hi
secretary for moment. AS Owe
10 was going out DIR. Lincoln met him.
IT Miss Roslyn?" the doctor said e
s seems to me that she needn't have di
appeared in such a hurry"
d Owen laughed. We'll, she did all sh