The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07

truth. i al do nothing for you. You
must cure yourself or fail to do it so
completely that ] shall be needed to
enable you to fail again. When you
have repeated this last process suffi-
GENTLY | shall no longer be thus en-
abled n you will die. hat is all"
"Die?" said she; Il shall die"
You will die" III said. with every
thing that the world calls good for
tune in your lap. With no excuse for
doing so. but with every reason to be
glad that are doing so. Leaving
behind you some who needed you AMI
more whom you needed. Now go home
and think and before o so drink
this"
Silently he poured out for her a tiny
glassful of some colorless. aromatic
liquid and in silence she drank it and
left the room. where the dying sun
glinted upon the gilded books. 1t
seemed to her that he touched a bell
on the desk with his hand. and though
the cordial had already begun to affect
= head strangely she was able to
observe that 1t was In answer to this
bell that his Office nurse appeared at
the door as she reached il and put
81 Si'duN Ing arm bt0lnu ner.
Come this way" said the nurse.
land sit a moment; do you zee. "A
little dizzy"
"A little" she answ, red. and ier
voice seemed to come from far away.
II am afraid that drink was stronger
than ii should have been II
tor . . ."
She knew that the nurse was helping
her 10 "A couch in "A tiny room she had
never been in before: she knew tina
she sank upon il and that the nurse
settled her upon n bright Grim
son cushion; she heard her soothing
murmur and nodded To show that she
was not alarmed, only vexed at her
" weakness. and hen she ceased to
Struggle with the overwhelming drow-
siness that oppressed her and slept.
When she WOKE 1t was dark. In the
street the electric lights glowcd and the
people passed steadily by the window.
was ii midnight. she wondered. or
early dusk?
She rose. Strengthened her dress.
rhen pulled impatiently at an old
fashioned bell o by the door. A
'''' w Nip"h' SldI Nlfh
eyes came at last. just as she was
beginning TO grow alarmed at the
darkness and stiffness.
Was It YOU that rang. madam"
asked this lStle housemaid: the doc
tor Is out he Will not be back to
night
And the nurse?" she inquired. vex.t
at this lack Of thought of her.
The nurse has gone long agu.
madam
She bit her lips to keep herself from
angry tears and rushed through the
heavy stree door, down the stone
steps, out upon the pavement. She
sped along, brushing by the people.
who stumbled rudely against her.
II must get into a street car" she
Thought duly, and just then one
rushed TOWARD her on a cross street
and she entered it as it stopped to
take in IA group IF workmen. They
shouldered by her roughly and one OF
them laid his greasy bundle half upon
her lap; she shrank into a corner.
She held out her coin to the brisk
collector. but he passed her by, took
one from all Of the u hers and left her
shaking, haunted by a nameless dread.
Here is my fare" she called to
him, but he, whistlins. left her in her
corner.
She hid her face in her hands and
tried TO control her whirling thoughts.
but ther brain raced like a mill stream
and her legs shook under her trailing
skirt. She peered through the window
and saw that the car was passing over
water; the lights blurred IN the dark.
shining mirror below,
"Dh, this is wrong! should never
hav" come this way" she moancd. and
knew that she was lost, lost ANA alone.
When she dared look through the
window again the water was gone and
she felt the motion Of the car To- be
slower. She cried aloud and rushed
u of il.
Il think ! am mad" she went Il
wish | had died with my head on that
crimson cushion, What will happen
to me? That cruel doctor viii nave
killed me-"
What Is it, madam? al help
you?"
\ soft voice spoke close to her and
she grasped the arm of "A slender.
Elll1Su 'I'ilNlt, WHO turned 1--WE
brown, startled eyes up at her. Now
II was for joy that she wept and chung
To the girl, whom her confused brain
took To be tie brown eyed nurse VIII
had spoken to her last.
indeed, indeed yuu can help me-
she cried, II am lost have come
into the country, ii Gems a Ions way
in a terrible street can whore no one
would speak To- me, and | ought to
be i'm the city, in my home. for | am
afraid ! am very III, ] seem to be
in "A sort of fever. DO you know
where We are? | have never been
here, When will it he day."
Very soon now. madam" said the
little maid, supporting her firmly for
all her slcnderness. land | know well
where We are. Come home with me.
Karen and ! plan to be at the farm by
daybreak."
She looked and there beside them
stood a tiny donkey. saddlcd with "A
sort of leather chair. and almost at
the level OF his rough, dun shoulder
stood a great, sleek coated hound.
Let me help you into the saddle.
madam" the little maid went on. and