The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-23


face of the surgeon. t'fs ~
Il do not know-yet," he whispered.
answering the question In her eyes:
1t is too soon to tell. He lived
through it. and it is one of those oper-
ations when the patient does not al
ways live"
Somebody led her away. In dazed
fashion she knew that Alice Volk
bathed her face and braided her hair
into two long strands and changed her
stage gown for a soft kimono. Then
Merry took her hand and she followed
him to the library. She lay down upon
a couch feeling as II every nerve in
her body had an ear and 1t was listen
ing. The house was perfectly still.
Once in her mind she used that
phrase, Still as death" Afterwards
she fell into shivering fit. the tears
came, and she sobbed so fiercely that
the agony seemed to tear at her
throat. ....Y..
From a shadowy corner near the
hreside Merry rose and crept across
The room. He dropped on his knees
beside her. and soothed her without
word as one broods over an unhappy
child. The warm grip in which he
held her hand between his own gave
her courage and hope. She rose to
her feet and he led her to the window
where she sat down and looked out
into the dark, quiet square. Out of her
memory rose the thought of an early
morning-it was only a year ago
when she had seen Andrew Merry for
the first time, stretched listlessly on
the park bench. with gray, thin fog
occasionally blotting him from her
sight. 1t was here, too, she had sat
watching children scufile through
midtown leaves. while she heard
her brother read the manuscript OF
! The House of Esterbrook Merry
sat silent at her side until The nurse
entered the room 'r It.l. ~
Miss Wentworth" she said. "Dr
| Mowbray wants you. Your brother has
been conscious for few minutes. lie
cannot speak, but he wants something
| Win you Gomez" ...... ..i,..
They followed the woman swiftly.
| Enoch's eyes sought hers with piteous
| pleading which was almost agony. she
bent to kiss him. His gaze Travelled
to Merry and the agony seemed to
| change to peace. lHl 'l iHr"'
You saved his life. t,noch.' she
whispered. 44f 9uf5N rsaoI.. pg
Andrew laid his fingers gently upon
| the nerveless hand which rested out
| side the sheet, The eyes Of the two
men met: in those OF one was mute
prayer for forgiveness, In the others
shone gratitude and the old affection
| grown steadfast '''' '' +'''' f"N. "u
Enoch's lips moved He was trying
to speak. Dorcas laid her ear close
to his mouth fNt iHr ~ f'Ht I"'t=-
The nurse left the bedside and re
turned with bunch OF small keys
strung upon steel ring. Dorcas laid
them in her brothers hand. 1t was
/ pitifully inert. She lifted them ant
ran them through her fingers. one b,
one. as Catholic tells her beads in g
rosary Fer gaze was fixed upon his
eager eyes When she touched shin
lug brass key a gleam of relief shonf
I In the mans besseching eyes, She
4 rose to her feet ID, ,.b dt4 add ID
4 Il will go at once. Enoch, and find
I It, ! shall know what you want. what
ever it is. and viii bring it to you"
4 The doctor followed Merry and Dor
cas- to the door. Don't come back un
less l send for you. The exertion hal
been too much for him N'l''
This is the key to small drawer
In Enoch's desk" explained the girl
Il can probably guess what he wants
1 L ought to show it to him. II his
nina Is set on something he may sleeI
quietly when he knows have fount
it." trrE .fi.s .'..t5 g-,..,t
A. - VIII cal, you il he does not sleep,
j, said the doctor, ,t,Ditf III i5Yf ua. Ii.
Merry walked TO the window ant
1 stared vaguely into the darkness, 4
little clock on the Inante struck three
Once he looked eyer his, shoulder, q
! Dorcas He could hear the crackle o
| sti.f paper as she unfolded a few long
narrow sheets which were tied In
thin bundle, or 't '"i' " tl q
II have found Euoch y will and
number. Of business lapers. Here ar
\ his bankbooks and the contract witt
Y Oswald FOR the play. fnere are bono
and things OF that sort--things I d.
4 not understahd. al imagine e, 'hthe girr
voice broke. into = sob. 1t must b
the Wili he wants II '2s n o.
| -, Probably. 1t j.. dear said Andrev
I gentiy, She laid the papers on tn
! desk and lifted ! yellow envelope
There was no writing upon it: 1t wa
unsealed. She took out ., slip Of pa
4 read 1t. Then her fingers, moved In z
lxEoping way to turn on a blaze q
Ii,electrieits under the grssu isikIob'
a bove8 The desk. Y .raSd n 81 Il
''rhe room isl 50 dark she mus
\ INJURED, Q0Gf - '92 9Fs \ agrpHi ~ @,
I She dropped ths paper nponrt tn
b,otter, id Won, OF hor and ,teaf,4d upo,