The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27

Know no one else could pull me
through like you"
Through the weeks that followed
Della stuck faithfully to her task. en-.
couraging the weaker girl to renewed
| efforts when SHE would have given up
the fight.
Almost every moment of her after
moons was taken up in this way. Oc-
casionally thoughtless Evelyn gave
thought to Della's neglected duties.
but the other put her OF with laugh.
saying she had had q windfall.
Evelyn could not know Of the long
hours Of the night. when her friend
sat by her student lamp in her cold
room sewing with cramped fingers un-
til the first gray light came through
the faded curtains of her poor little
roOm
Neither could she Know how often
the little monitor came to chapel with.
out breakfast or when her dinner was
an eclair from the candy man OH the
corner.
Examination day came. and 1t was Il
different Evelyn who faced 1t. At the
close of the day she rushed to her
friend.
"Oh. I've won! I've won.." she cried.
with bear hug. And Della went
home with the highest heart she had
known since she had been ignored by
the Deltas.
There was n queer feeling In her
head, and her hands were dry and hot.
as was her mouth. She had just sat
down YEARLY to her sewing when
there came tap at the door. 1t was
only her landlady. who had come in
for chat. but Della inconsiderately
greeted her by fainting.
The poor woman was panic stricken.
Hastily she got the girl to- bed aud
sent for the doctor.
Him." he snid. shaking his hend ut
sight Of the girl. shes in for a
siege. Lack Of nourishment and too
great mental and bodily strain have
conspired to bring on bad fever.
You say she's Il college girl? Has she
any people? You'd better send for
them"
I'm afraid her mother can't afford
to come unless the college people,
answered Mrs. Hobbs doubtfully.-. :,
"l'll speak to the PRESIDENT" said
the doctor as lie left the room. ''She
must have better place than this and
q nurse IL she's to pull through
The president was bland and apoln.
getic. He WAS $50 SORRY" but there
seemed nothing to do. The girl WAS
a scholarship girl. and they had al
ready done their duty by her. Could
not she be sent to a public hospital:
The doctor .founced out of the pScs-
ident's study without Il word. As lie
STROBE across the campus group Ut
laughing girls sitting on the steps. Of
a building singing In the twilight
caught his eye. He stopped abruptly
and went over TO them.
"Young ladies'" he said. IL don,
believe You are as heartless as your
president. aud I'm going to appeals to
you. There is one of your fellow stu
dents dangerously i'll, without money.
and If she don't get the proper atten-
ton she is going to die. and her death
will be on the head Of this schools
president II she does" he added bit
terly. II know most Of you belong to
wealthy families and think you will
be willing to help this girl. who is
sick only because of lack Of proper
nourishment and because: as her land
lady informs me. she has been sitting
up till morning every night trying to
exc out an income. It was noble of
her. Of course. to try to get an educa-
ton under such conditions. but it is
likely to he fatal. Her name Is Della
Henning. and
Evelyn Parks jumped up from the
steps.
Della she cried remorsefully.
"Why. it's all my fault: Well,
should say we would help her, doc
tor! Come OH, girls: Wen go at
once"
When DR.. Martin led the group of
girls into nella's cold little hall room
she was raving with fever. She knew
Evelyn. though.
ooh, have you brought them to tell
me I've been picked for the Deltas.
Evelyn?" she cried thickly. II knew
you would do it! You're so good to
me-"
The girls looked ut each other re-
morsefully lit was their first intima-
ton that the greasy grind" had such
an ambition as she went on: "Oh.
and wont mother be pleased! She
can't understand why I've failed in
that. and she set her heart on it so.."
Girls" said Evelyn. "she must be
moved out Of this ut once. Can't she
be carried on her mattress to better
room. doctor:" she asked. Then she
rushed out to a telegraph office and
sent for a trained nurse from the city.
In three hours the nurse was in charge
of the sick girl. who had been removed
to big room downstairs where there
was cozy open fire. and it wasthe
nurse herself who had to chase Evelyn
Parks and her chums away later.