Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-09-30

case Of this kind as-as two chill
dren. Your job will not DC an easy
one, Miss-Miss"-
Gray" said the girl promptly
Eleanor Gray. 1t was too bad they
could not have taken him to the hos
pital."
"Hospital!" the old doctor burst on,
tiercely. I'VE haven't such thing
in Wilmington. When tue men are sick
we let them get along as we'll as they
can In their miserable homes. When
they are cut and injured We care fol
them In the surgery as best we may
Old Herriott. the millionaire mine own
er, has always been too busy adding
to his own dollars to think much OF
the comfort Of the men who work TO,
him"
Pardon me-" said the girl. Are you
the regular mine physician?"
YES" answered the old doctor. 81
haven't grown rich over It," he chuc'
killed., but there are other things in this
world besides money. Why, l know
every man. woman and child In the
place. My people, l call 'em. l had
wife and daughter who might
have been about your age had she
lived. but now there's only my peo
pie left. Nothing could part me from
them. Whoa. Rube." called suddenly
and the girl saw light streaming
from the window of a little cottage al
most buried in the snow of the hill
side.
A mans tall figure lay motionless on
bed at the farther end Of the room
as they entered. His brilliant black
eyes shone unsceing from beneath a
bandage which was wound around his
head.
Come here" said the doctor, "as
quickly as you can"
II don't care whether you are o
trained nurse or not" said the doctor
on leaving; YOU are good one"
When she resumed her duties in the
morning she wore bandeau Of soft
white ribbon about her dark hair in
lieu Of the nurses cap. You are so
much BETTER" she said to her patient
in true professional style.
did the doctor send for you last
night:' he asked curiously.
He brought me himself from the
station" she answered."
''AnG shall call you
Miss Gray" said the girl-"Eleanor
Gray"
He was very tractable patient. but
never had there been so model a
nurse. She anticipated his every want,
read to him when that was allowable
and wrote Il laboriously dictated letter
or two which evidently referred to his
work to some Jack" at the mines.
You are getting better fast. Dick"
was the doctors greeting each day.
AS she removed the bandage from
his closely cropped head one morning
she said. You are pronounced conva-
descent and will require the services OF
q nurse no longer. so l am leaving to,
day"
Today" cried the man. But !
can't let you so. Eleanor" Uncon
0SAouSis uC SI'oAS uCl souC w ils
silent. The man sighed. II suppose
you must return to your people," he
was beginning
II have no people," the girl inter
posed. "AIy mother died when was a
child. my father not long ago"
Eleanor" said the man. speaking
rapidly. this is not the time or the
place. l know. but soon l will follow
you wherever you may be to ask you
to be my wife. IL it is to he yes
Eleanor, won't you tell a poor invalid
to help him on to recovery? II 1t mus
be no." he laughed shortly, "you nigh
as we'll finish me now"
He was holding the girls two hand
in bis strong one as she bent owe
him with tear dimmed eyes and smil
ing lips.
Richard" she said softly, 'woul,
you marry an unknown girl who L
quite alone in the world?"
II would marry you." he answere'
finally. land my greatest happines
would be in the fact that you wer
dependent upon me for everything"
"For everything" she repeated slow
ly. She walked to the doorway. thel
looked back at him. lit Is to he yes
Richard" she said. half laughing, hal
crying. Remember that it is to b
yes"
When he had fallen asleep upon hi
couch during the afternoon the gil
entered the room softly She wa
weMrin. her long cloak and the heav
veil again almost concealed her face
She placed q, little note upon his ri
low. laid beside it the soft white bar
deau that SHE had worn in her hail
then passed quickly into the kitchen
where the old woman sat doZins bt
fore the fire
"G"odl,y. Hannah" Sll. said and LEI
someilill: Shinin. in the roughe,,e
palm
The doctor WAS just starting upon hi
round Of afternoon calls when she G,
tered. II am leaving 10y the next trai
and wish to ask !; favor she sal,
ut was you who brought me from til
station. Now. will you take me back
I'VE shall miss you" lie said {"