Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-07-04
HERE AND THERE.

the Here and There under Sabbath
Reflections will now be completed
under its proper title:
THE CONVERSION OF DOUGLAS DURANT
Notwithstanding the fact that Smith
in his dying talk with the sheriff had
incriminated Doug and discriminating
statements had been corroborated by
the finding of the knife which Doug
had left on the floor at the foot of the
old folks bed, Doug was shown all
kindness and respect because of his
heroic betrayal of the two notorious
desperadoes. He was given $4,000 for
his share of the rewards, and with some
enthusiasm Mr.. Crissman declared that
Doug should have the best Of care. The
wound in Doug's breast was a clean
one, the ball having passed entirely
through his body without SCATTERING
any bones. The wound on his head
was a glance stroke which did no harm
to the skull The doctor said that good
nursing would bring Doug through
alright if pulmonary hemOrrhage could
be averted Evangeline Crissman's
! experience as nurse in a local hospital
was called into use by the doctors re-
wounds. She washed the dried blood
from Doug's forehead and while she
was tenderly placing a medicated cloth
upon the wound on his brow he slowly
opened his great blue eyes. AS she
smiled and looked into them a strange
feeling took possession of her. To her
it seemed that his eyes were windows
| through which she was gazing out upon
hay stretch of happy fields. Evidently
he was similarly impressed for his weary
eyes frightened as if they had suddenly
and unexpectedly encountered something
very pleasant. Here was a very my
sterious psychological phenomenon.
Seemingly the sudden meeting of two
affinities had made the veil of the future
momentarily transparent, giving them
a fieeting glimpse of coming days.
When Mr.. Crissman came back from
the man hunt he came to the lockwood
cottage Here he met the doctor who
had returned to bring some necessary
medicine and to note Doug's condition
which he said promised Doug chance
for life His chance would be much
better" said the doctor, If his room
were larger and more readily ventilat
ed. Mr.. Crissman now consulted his
wife after which it was decided to re
move Doug to one of the large air!
rooms in the Crissman home and pul
him in charge of trained nurse VIII,
would be very ably assisted by Evange
! line and Mr.. Crissman. Mrs. CrissmaI
stayed with her parents that night. A.
Evangeline walked home beside her
father she was very quiet and thought.
ful. Her thoughts were strange.
Kaleidoscope, and figurative. She
could not Danish the impression that
she had suddenly come around sharp
bend in LIES pathway and was hurry
ing on to meet someone who was coming
toward her. 1t was young man. He
was smiling and reaching out to grasp
her hand. She was unable to explain
this strange turn in her thoughts. AT
times she was almost startled at the
strange visions that came and went Xix
vapor drifting by. That night she
dreamed a beautiful dream in which
she was walking along a tiower-ruffled
path which led through fragrant wood,
lands. Suddenly young man stepped
out from behind an alder copse, smiled
tipped his hat and prOtfered her a sweet
rare flower. Who the young man wa,
did not appear. However, she remem.
bered he was dignifed, manly, and
polite, and that she deemed his approach
es perfectly proper. As the details OF
this dream came back to her mind she
remembered of noticing scar upon the
young mans brow when he tipped his
! hat. She did not believe in dreams;
yet she could not but give significance
to this one as on the following day she
busted herself in preparing room for
Doug. who was to be removed thither
Immediately.
(To be continued