Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
CHAPTER xII.-Continued.

81 reckon you bettah come in Mis-
lines 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
I 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. Its a place for woman, sab"
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 l followed Thomas up the mar
row stairs. At the top woman was
standing, and a second glance showed
me it was Rosie. She shrank back a
little, but said nothing. And then
Thomas motioned to partly open
door, and went in.
The lodge boosted of three bed
rooms upstairs, all comfortably fur
nished. In this one, the largest and
ARREST a night lamp was burning, and
by it's light l could make out plain
white metal bed. A girl was asleep
Thereon 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,
l recognized Louise Armstrong.
stood gazing down at her in a
stupor of amazement. Louise here,
hiding at the lodge, Ill and alone!
Rosie came up to the bed and
smoothed the white counterpart.
Il am afraid she is worse tonight,
she ventured at last l put my hand
on the sick girls forehead. 1t was
burning with fever, and l 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 quailed.
Mis- Louise wouldn't let me-" he
said earnestly. II wanted to. She
ought to "a had a doctor the night she
came, but she wouldn' hear to 1t. Is
she very bad, Mis- Innes?"
Bad enough said coldly. Send
Mr.. Innes up"
Halsey came up the stairs slowly
looking rather interested and inclined
to be amused. For moment he could
not see anything distinctly in the
darkened room; he stopped, glanced
! at Rosie and at me, and then his eyes
| fell on the restless head on the Pill
low. I think he felt who it was before
he really saw her; he crossed the
room in o couple of strides and ben
over the bed.
"LOuise!" he said softly; but sh'
did not reply. and her eyes showed NJ
recognition. Halsey was. young, ant
illness was new to him. He straight
ened himself slowly. still watching
her, and caught my arm.
Shes dying, Aunt RAY" he sal,
huskily. Dying! Why, she doesn'
know me-"
FUDGE" l snapped, being apt t
grow irritable when my sympathie
are aroused She's doing nothing o
the sort-and don't pinch my arm.
you want something to do, go an
choke Thomas"
But at that moment Louise rouse
from her stupor to cough, and at tn
end OF the paroxysm, as Rosie laid he
back, exhausted, she knew us. Tha
was all Halsey wanted; to him col
seriousness was recovery. He droppe
on his knees beside the bed, and trie
to tell her she was all right, and W
would bring her around in a hurr,
and how beautiful she looked-only
break down utterly and have
stop. And at that / came to m
senses. and put him out.
This Instant" ordered, as he he
itated. And send Rosie here"
He did not go far. He sat on Il
top step of the stairs, only leaving
telephone for doctor, and getting
everybody's way in his eagerness
fetch and carry. got him away fins
ly, by sending him to FIX up the C;
as a sort of ambulance, in case Il
doctor would allow the sick girl to
moved. He sent Gertrude down
the lodge loaded with all manner
impossible things, including an arr
full of Turkish towels and box
mustard plasters. and as the two gir
had known each other somewhat ;
fore, Louise frightened perceptib
when she saw Gertrude.
When the doctor from Englewood
the Casanova doctor, DR.. Walker. B
ing away-had started for Sunnysid
and had got Thomas to stop tryii
TO explain what no did not understai