Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-02
side the door.

Ing light, Johnny Resented opened his
eyes and spoke the first words that
marked his return from the dark val.
ley.
Gee, this Is the life I" he said, and
smiled into KS watchful face.
When It was clear that the boy
would live, X. rose stifiiy from the bed.
hde and went over to Sldney's chair.
"He's all right now" he sald-"as
all right as he can be, poor ladl"
"You did it-you! How strange that
you should know such thing. How
am I to thank your" i
The internes, talking among them
selves, had wandered down to the din
ing room for early coffee. Wilson was
| giving few last instructions as to the
boys care. Quite Unexpectedly, Sid
ney caught KS hand and held 1t to
her lips. The iron repression ct the
night, of months indeed, fell away be-
fore her simple caress.
"My dear, my DEAR" he said huskily.
Anything l can do-for you-at any
| time
It was after Sidney had crept like a
broken think to her room that Carlotta
Harrison and X. came face to face.
Johnny was quite conscious by that
time, a little blue around the lips, but
vallantly cheerful.
'More things can happen to fellow
than | ever knew there was |" he said
to his mother, and submitted rather
sheeplshly to her tears and caresses.
"You were always good boy, john
n.y." she said. Just you get well
enough to come home. I'll take care
of you the rest Of my life. We will get
you wheel-chair when you can be
about, and can take you out In the
park when ! come. from work."
T'll be passenger and you'll be
chauffeur, ma"
"Mr. lie Moyne is going to get your
father sent up again. With sixty-hve
cents day and what make, we'll get
along"
"You bet we will"
"0h, Johnny, II could see you COM
Ing in the door again and yelling
mother and supper In one BREATH"
The meeting between Carlotta and
lie Moyne was very quiet. She had
been making sort Of subconsclous i'm
preston on the retina Of his mind dur
ing all the night. 1t would be difficult
TO tell when he actually knew her.
When the preparations for moving
Johnny back to the big ward had been
made, the other nurses left the room,
and Carlotta and the boy were to-
gether. X. stopped her on her way
to the door.
Miss Harrison!"
ayes, Doctor Edwardes."
81 am not Doctor Edwardes here;
my name is lie Moyne."
"Ah"
II have not seen you since you left
st. Johns"
"No; II rested for n few months"
IL suppose they do not know that
you were-that you have had any pre-
vlous hospital experience"
"No. Are you going to tell themi-
II shall not tell them, of course"
And thus, by simple mutual consent,
II was arranged that each should re-
spect the others confidence.
Cnrloita staggered TO her room.
There had been a time, Just before
dawn. when she had had one of those
swift revelations that sometimes come
at the end Of long night. She had
seen herself as she was. The boy was
very low. hardly breathing. Her past
stretched before her. a series of small
rcvenges and passionate outbursts.
swift Weddings. slow remorse. She
dared not look ahead. She would have
given every hope she had In the world.
just then. for Sldncy's stainless past.
She hated herself with that deadll-
est loathlng that comes with complete
sclf.rcvclatlon.
And she carried 10 her room the
knowledge that the nights struggle
had been In valn-thnt. although John.
ny Roscnfcld would live. she had
gained nothing by what he had SUI.
fcrcd. The whole night had shown
her the hopelessncss Of any. stratagem
TO win Wilson from his new allegiance.
She had surprised him In the hallway.
watching Sidnoy's slender figure as she
made her way upstairs to her room.
Never, In all his PAST overtures to her.
Ind she seen that look In his eyes.