The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09

others ont 81 the room. Mrs. Con-
ner shut the door. sz~
In spite of herself, Emmy began to
feel her nerves witch with the excite
ment and mystery. "Oh, Mrs. Con-
liner, she entreated that stanch
friend, lis it possible she can cure
mother?"
Jest you keep quiet" said Mrs.
Conner, "and set still. I'm going out
to the kitchen to heat this beef tea"
For the first time, Emmy observed
that Mrs. Conner carried a glass jar
insuf1ciently wrapped in newspaper.
Directly she was heard Gathering
among the saucepans. Miss Ann stiff
fened into rigid attitude, and her
face assumed a rapt expression. EN-
kmy locked her fingers and sat still.
At this moment she was startled by
soft noise outside, and a young fel-
low pushed handsome, flushed face
into the triangle between the window
curtains and beckoned with look of
entreaty. Emmy's heart jumped into
her throat. It was Albert. She didn't
care whether he rode with Susan
Baker or not; It was Albert who loved
her; she knew It, If she could only
go out to him! But Miss Ann shook
her head and laid mystic finger on
her lips. Emmy, too, laid a finger on
her lips; but her finger trembled and
her eyes swan in tears. Albert stood
passive and bewildered. The mo-
ments dragged on. Really there we're
not SO many of them; a scant half an
hour covered the flight of time; but
to Emmy, uncertain whether her great
~ tried lover might. not have to go
back to an expected train at any one
OF them, and to Albert, who did have
train on his mind and had ridden
swiftly up to his sweetheart's for the
briefest of interviews, those minutes
seemed an hour. Yet Albert knew
better. having his watch in hand and
waving it and pointing at it, the better
to explain his hurry. Once Emmy
mustered courage in an excess Of
desperation to rise to her feet, but
the look Of horror on Miss AIMS fea-
lures dropped her like a club.
Albert's mind darted blindly from
one conjecture Of disaster to another.
At one minute he was ready to march
In rashly before Miss Ann and de-
mand what was the matter; at anoth-
er he was cold at the thought of
laundering in on a death-bed:
He gasped with relief when the
door opened and Miss Keith came out,
smiling and calling: Mrs. Conner!
Mrs. Conner! hurry up that beef tea,
and make some strong coffee as soon
as you CAM"
Then he did venture to come into
the room, essaying a general bow and
SMILE
Il hope Aunty Darter is better!" he
stammered.
MRS. Darter will be well to-mor-
row" said Miss Keith, quietly; ''she IL
going to take some coffee"
And some toast and plum JAM" in
terrupted Mrs. Darter herself. II
know Mrs. Conner has been making
jam. The times I've hankered after
jam these last months! I'm going to
eat everything didn't dast to"
by Degrees" said Miss Keith, las
the mental power grows stronger"
rs that Albert?" said Mrs. Darter.
albert, lift me up while drink that
beef tea"
Albert and Emmy held her while
Mrs. Conner fed her a cup Of the tea.
They laughed Historically, with tears
in their eyes, as Mrs. Darter sighed
weakly. "Oh, but that's good!" while
Mrs. Conner radiated satisfaction and
Miss Ann rocked to and fro, announc-
ing that it was "miraclus!"
Mrs. Barter took her tea. She went
to sleep, as Miss Keith directed her;
and she partook with relish of coffee,
toast, and jam that selfsame day, so
rapidly had her state improved by
evening. 1t was after this last meal,
she being vastly strengthened by the
food and drink, that she received Al
bert's messages from his mother
rather, that she cut them short.
mo, Albert, your ma shant keep
on feeling bad. She was right. It
was all in my mind All disease is in
the mind, l guess. But wasn't put
ting it on
"Oh, she knows; she didn't mean"
I'VE didn't, either of US, mean all
We said; the truth is, I felt so bad
and so hungry couldn't see straight,
anyway; and as to Dr. Abbie Cruller,
l guess your mother wasn't far out.
She said I never had had a well day
since I knew that woman, and 1 do
believe that's so; but I've got a won.
derful new doctor now; don't charge
a cent; and you tell your mother to
come over and see me and stay to
tea. My hands out making BURBERRY
cake, but I'm going to try"
But this interview was hours after
Doris Keith and the Corners had
driven away. Mrs. Conner gave her
husband a graphic account of the
miracle" Ann Bigelow will have
it's no less" says she.
Thing pleased me- chuckles Con
ner, wrinkling his eyes out OF sight
in his ironic enjoyment-"t thing pleased
me was the way she'd go on bout
Miss Keith's eyes piercing her right
through, after Miss Keith had prac.
tysed them eyes on you n me all the
evening. jest from my description OF
that Indian Doctor Well, she done
it we'll; but wish could have seen
it,"
"Will Mrs. Darter keep right on and
not backslide, think?" said Mrs. Con.