Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-04-17
80 Dark Street;
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The Actors
Daughters
Ru u w DnpTNSON
BY F. w. ROBINSON
CHAPTER vI-CoNTINUED

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of his death-the good news that he
was cared for at the last, and that
much kindness and interest had been
ev1nced by you, stranger to us ALL"
Not quite stranger, Miss Nash. :"
II do not understand" she said.
ibid you know my father?"
mot till the day of his death. He
remembered me some years since
on the night you met with terrible
accident in the Victoria Theater. I
was a surgeon, and was called in,
and"
Eyes, yes; I remember now" she
said. interrupting me hastily-"I
understand 1t was you. then. was
sure that had seen your face some
where-a face in dream. thought
when I came into this room and
saw you asleep in that chair. ] heard
the details of all that you have done
for us from Mr.. Kench this morning,
and have come from my sister
and for my sister and myself-to say
thank you and God bless you"
my dear Miss Nash, / am not de-
serving OF any thanks III Cn1s matter
II am not, indeed. I was affected
by the sudden death of a man whom
I had seen only an hour or two be-
fore In perfect health. L"
And then / came to full stop, my
voice having deserted me; and !
cursed my unlooked-for dumbness
under my breath, and thought what
a fool | must look, to be gasping like
a fresh-caught trout there.
She did not appear to notice this.
She went on very calmly now.
II have called to pay what is due
from us to you-what is due in mon
ey, ! mean, Mr. Lissamer. What T.
due in the way of gratitude 1t is be-
yond our power ever to repay. You
You must be one man in a hundred
thousand. $50
rs that an advantage to me, or a
compliment" asked, lightly. But
the face did not break into a smile;
it was not laughing days with her.
IT don't know; very likely not,
she replied. Such a man as you
could be very easily imposed upon.
/ should think"
L. did not like. the remark. This
was worse than anything CnaL
George Fairfax would have said on
the strength of a friendship dating
from the days when we walked the
hospitals together.
he fnornCnd
upon now and then than be shut up
within himself and his own sharp
ness, like a razor" she said, shrewdA
ly. eff l were a man, l would rather
be a QuEote than a Richelieu."
"It is preferable" l said. That
was nicer remark than the one pre-
ceding, though 1t required some
thinking ever too.
cat all events, you are our credl-
tor; we are owing you money, and l
fear at a time when money is always
wanted most-at time of enforced
idleness and Illness"
Was l looking so very hard up? l
wondered now.
"And neither Della nor / was like
ly to rest contented under such a
debt of obligation as you had kindly
put upon us. 1t was important that
this should be settled-that / should
come in person to repay you, to see
you, to thank you with all our
hearts.
'It is quite impossible you can pay
me to-day, Miss Nash"
"Why not?" was the quick inquiry
to this.
at have not gone through the &C
counts have no items of the ex-
penditure handy; IL really do not
know what you owe me-"
"Can you not make a guess?"
ooh, no."
eIs it within-twenty pounds?''
she asked, almost anxiously.
I'll really cannot say. Not Sc
much as that, though, | am sure"
Hyacintha Nash seemed to me to
draw a deep breath of relief at this
announcement, though she said
'.There were some few outstanding
debts-which you have paid-of my
fathers"
Eyes. a few" I said. But pray
leave the whole matter to-day. Il
you will give me your address, vii
write tomorrow or the day follow
ing"
Miss Nash did not reply. She nd
geted with the cover of the book
again; she regarded me W1sttull9
and furtively George Fairfax, the
skeptic, would have said-furt1vely
81 have come all the way from
I4oRdna to- nav YOU. Mr. Lissamer.'
she said at last. 2 II cannot return
without leaving you the money. Ane
indeed / will not"
cit is quite impossible to 81
through the papers, and
at is not necessary. Surely, sir
I can trust you, after all that yol
have done for u.s."
Eyes. Miss Nash--you can trus
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