Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-15
CHAPTER Xll.-Continued.

"I reckon you bettah come in Mis-
Innes," he said speaking cautiously.
ITS got so | dunno what to do, and
it's boun' to come out some time er
ruther."
He threw the door open then, and
l stepped inside Halsey close behind.
In the sitting room the old negro
turned with quiet dignity to Halsey.
''You bettah sit down, sah," he
said. IT'S a place for woman, sah."
Things were not turning out the
way Halsey expected. He sat down
on the comfortable, with his hands
thrust in his pockets, and watched
me as | followed Thomas up the mar
row stairs. At the top a woman was
standing. and a second glance showed
me il was Rosie. She shrank back a
little, but l said nothing. And then
Thomas motioned to a partly open
door, and | went in.
I, The lodge boasted of three bed
rooms upstairs, all comfortably fur
nished. In this one, the largest and
airiest, a night lamp was burning, and
by its light I could make out a plain
white metal bed. A girl was asleep
there-or in a half stupor for she
muttered something now and then.
Rosie had taken her courage in her
hands, and coming in had turned up
the light. 1t was only then that l
knew. Fever-fushed, i'll as she was,
/ recognized Louise Armstrong.
stood gazing down at her in a
stupor of amazement. Louise here.
hiding at the lodge, i'll and alone!
Rosie came up to the bed and
smoothed the white counterpane.
81 am afraid she is worse tonight
she ventured at last. | put my hand
on the sick girls forehead. 1t was
burning with fever, and | turned to
where Thomas fingered in the hall
way.
"Will you tell me what you mean
Thomas Johnson, by not telling me
this before?" | demanded Indignantly.
Thomas quaied.
Mis- Louise wouldn't let me-" he
said earnestly. Il wanted to. She
ought TO a had a doctor the night she
came, but she wouldn' hear to II. Is
she very bad. Mis- Innes?"
Bad enough" | said coldly. Send
Mr. lnnes up"
Halsey came up the stairs slowly
looking rather interested and inclined
to be amused. For a moment he could
not see anything distinctly In the
darkeaed room; he stopped. glanced
at Rosie and at me, and then his eyes
fell on the restless head on the pill
low. think he felt who II was before
he really saw her, he crossed the
room in couple OF strides and bent
over the bed.
Louise" he said softly: but she
did not reply and her eyes showed NO
recognition. lIalsey was young. and
Illness was new 10 him. lie straight
ened himself slowly stIll watching
her and caught my arm
She's dying. Aunt Ray" he said
huskily Dying Why. she doesn't
know me-"
Fudge | snapped, being apt q
grow irritable when my sympathle.
are aroused she's doing nothing oi
the sort and don't pinch my arm. II
'ffH Htf't+' "f'NAF W Nhf ~ NiN
choke Thomas"
liut az that moment Louise reused
from her atupor to cough. aud al N,
end Of tho par0xysm. as Rosie laid hci
back. exhausted. she know ua. That
was all ilalsey wanted. "a him con
eciousueHs waH recovery tie dropped
or bis knees beside the bed. aud tried
Go tcll her She was an right. and ",
would hrlue her around la 4 hurry
and how beautiful she looked only /,
break down utterly and have 4,
stop And az that I came o. m,
soraea. and put him out
This Instant ordered. a. hs hes
ttAted. 'Ana send Rosie hefa"
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