The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

| them, " hua. HHhe.' called suddenly,
and the girl saw a light streaming
from the window Of little cottage al
most buried in the snow of the bill
side
| 4 mans tall figure lHy mOtioulesS on
n bed at the farther end of the room
ms they entered His brilliant black
eyes shone unsecing from beneath Il
banduge which was wound around his
head.
Come here" said the doctor. "as
quickly as you can."
~ don't care whether you are n
trained nurse or not" said the doctor
on leaving you are a good one
i When she resumed her duties in the
! morning she wore Il bandeau of soft
white ribbon about her dark hair in
lieu of the nurses cap. You IRE 80
much better" she said to her patient
/ In true professional style.
Did the doctor send for you last
night? be asked curiously.
"He brought me himself from the
station." she answered"
And shall call your
Miss Gray" said the girl-"Eleanor
Gray" n.
lie was very traetabe patient. bur
never had there been so model &
nurse She anticipated his every want.
/ read to him when that was allowable
and wrote taboriously dictated letter
| or two which evidently referred to his
work to SOME Jack at the mines.
You IRE getting Better fast. Dick"
was the doctors greeting each day.
As sue removed the baudage from
his closely cropped head one morning
she snid. you are pronounced couva-
| descent and will require the services Of
d nurse no longer. so am leaving TO
day"
Today cried the man. But
can't let you go. Eleanor" Uncon
sclously he spoke her name. She was
silent. The man sighed. II suppose
you must return TO your people" he
was beginning.
II have no people," the girl inter
posed. MY mother died when was u
child. my fnther not long ago"
| Eleanor" said the man. speaking
rapidly, this Is not the time or the
| place. know. but soon ] will follow
| you wherever you may be to ask You
/ to be my wife. If Il is TO be yes
Eleanor. won't you tell poor invalid
! to help him on to recovery Il 1t must
be no, he laughed shortly you might
| as well finish me now
He was holding the girls two hands
| in his strong one as she bent over
him with tear dimmed eyes and smil
ing lips,
Richard" she said softly. would
| you marry an unknown girl who il
| quite alone In the world?''
Il would marry you" be answered
finally, and my greatest happiness
would be in the fact that you were
dependent upon me for everything
For everything" she repeated slow.
ly. She walked to the doorway. then
looked back Ut him 1T is to be yes.
Richard, she said, half laughing, half
crying Remember that 1t IL to be-
yes
When he had fallen asleep upon bis
couch during the afternoon the girl
entered the room softly. She was
wearing her long cloak. and the heavy
veil again almost concealed ner face.
She placed little note upon his nil.
low. laid beside 1t the soft white ban.
deau that she had worn In her hair.
then passed quickly into the kitchen.
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fore the fire.
'Goodhy. Hannah" she said aud left
something shining In the roughened
palm.
The doctor was just starting upon his
round of afternoon calls when she en-.
tered. 81 am leaving by the next train
and wish to ask favor" she said.
ut was you who brought me from the
station. Now, will you take me back r
1--WE shall miss you" he said. rs
the boy reconciled to the loss of his
nurSe?"
She was silent until the horse had
started upon bis way. II want to tell
you.' she said. that Richard has ask
ed me to be his wife. did not know
that the world could hold so much
happiness, but when have gone you
will learn TINT | have been an impos
tor. deceiving you all. and his pride
viii not let him marry me. Then you
must 60 TO him"-she laughed un.
steadily and plead my cause an elo-
quently as you can. But send him to
me. Promise me you will do that
II don't know what all this nonsense
about being an impostor means" the
doctor answered. but If some fool
notion is going to prevent that young
idiot from marrying yon. why. we
will certainly send him to you II we
have to chloroforni him IN order to do
It."
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