The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-30
CHAPTER Vi-Continued.
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Dr. BrovSncll suggested the winter
trip to the South. Mr.. Sidney's vital
ity needed careful nursing. 1t was i'm
portant to protect him from winter
'Igors. even MS they could he modified
IN a Sicliro0m. The doctor said he
Himself felt the need Of Il change. He
prescribed m for both his patient
and himself. He and Mr.. Sidney made
shc arrangements. Mrs. Sidney and
:sobG were to 60.
Arrangements went ahead rapidly,
and a sense o. d%esolation increased
within me. Romantic folly came to it's
accounting. The fairy story was to he
ended without youths necessary .Thcy
Gyed happily ever after"
The yacht am up TO its moorins
aud lay by the landing for a week
"''iIe the provisioning was being cared
for. Hundreds of bottles Of Mr.. Sid
M.y's fine wines were put Oh board
f"r the u~nspeakable Jed.
lSohe' a eagerly anticipatnry. Mrs.
S!aney, | thought, seemed merely to
M resigned. with t%repidation.
Doctor Rrownell said he was depriy-
Ing me Of an in%tcrcslin. voyage. If he
did not 20, I should have been needed,
but he thought it important for his
efficiency that he conserve his strength
":cr the winter. and he asked me to
Hvf as one Of his assistants.
That was .fattery. Ii was intended
to- he so.
Mrs. Sidney was the one who Of.
'rrctl me the real balm.
':Ichn." she said. 1--WE shall wan,
you with us. We shall miss YOU"
Don't you think. Mrs. Sidney" |
%,usecSted. 'that now we can consider
tbs fiction terlnlnatcd!"
You mean your engagement to Iso.
h.i?"
Surely"
mo. please" she said. "On the
:'"nt there will be no problems. The
community is too compact and must
Lr co%nsidcrate.' I:ut when We c0nc
h,"k, Ti need you just as before"
1sohei said:
"C"ud-hy. John. Re at the landing
%::n we return. You'll he the first
,".rson I want to see"
ought not to have been 50 diScon
H;!rtc. These were fair portrntS. bu,
II rnrtcnt does little to console Il loss
stood or the little dock and watched
the yacht go down the river. Anf
xhen it had disappeared below tn.
poi"t OF land south OF the pool. all tn.
w"rld was sad and life had no pros
larrts To give 1t value.
Charles drove tue to the city. I wa!
a Tit Of human driftwOod tor Il week
It did not matter that they were com
s"g back. They were gone: that wa!
the disaster. 1t was in the present
the future Is, too ambiguous for conso
in;iun or comfort.
went through a winter at ecSta,i,
distress. trying to lie efficient in N,
discharge Of professional dulles TO
i'"rtor Rrownell and to he profession
ally composed in aspect and mind.
hnd an anguished delight in my expert
ssres. My loneliness was my mos
scute pain and my most cherishe'
comfort. l did not wan to pr0fan
the emotional solpmnlly of so muc
m%happiness 10y sui'jccting ii frcquen,
~ to the l,aAal touch Of soriai,!e liz
In the ordinary. 1t was Il joy to b
profoundly unlinppy.
had letters from the enchame
M,riy In the South. Mrs. Sidney wrot
iwict a week with great affection. NJ
Sidney Once a week dictated to JED
k.icr, cordial and ~jOcalar. for me. q,
~rAsionaiiy led added Il sheet for hin
srif. kindly or rns1,ng as the moo
u4d him at the tine.
ls6.hei also wrote. hut with the grea
at eccentrclty. While they were .
Yaim React Ind 4 letter q day fro