Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-19
BY'EDAVID ANDERSON

sharR 1t with iun-the best of it
shareN it with a smile, and the grace
that there should be food. in that
kitchen tomorrow.
She was back in a surprisingly
short time, bearing a tray . Of such
food as she had been able to prepare
hastily-some broth. crisp toast, "a
poached egg, n black coffee.
He was sound asleep.
She tiptoed back to the kitchen,
set the tray on the stove hearth where
it would keep warm. re-entered the
room, drew a chair up beside The
sofa, and kept the buzzing flies away
from his face while he. slept.
! Noon came and passed seyetal
warm; many a time she slipped from
window to window, and listened at
the doors for sound Of the hunters
that somewhere combed the woods.
The shadows turned eastward and
still the man slept. The day had
worn away to mid-afternoon when
arm above his head. The movement
seemed to provoke the hurt. He
came awake-with the quick intuition
Of the woodsman knew he had slept
long. His eyes found the girl. and
turned away. half shamed.
-! didn't mean to go to Sleep" he
~apologized.
her answer. am glad you did"
He started to rise. She, sprang -up
and aid her hand on his shoulder.
But I mustn't impose on you like
he protested.
Didn't you say a little bit ago that
l was the doctor?"
HTL,% A., o-.:1~ 49, -. .A--A-s
in his eyes -first, crawled out across
Then command o. to stay right
where you are" she answered to the
slow smile, as she; hurried o1t to the
kitchen and ~car1i in the tray.
The submission of the Pearlhunter
was absolute. 1t would haye oeen
iously.z But, from his viewpoint. he
had reason to be serious. He stood
lay to be exact-face to face with
a very awkward proposition-three> OF
them. in fact: first. to eat off a tray;
Fsecond, to eat on his back; third, to
eat before a girl. He had tackled
many a tough proposition in his time.
be hard to say which M of the three
fstumped him worst. but it's a safe bet
that. could he have seen his way
through the third he could have
managed to get by with the other
But the grit is quite beyond sun-
Outstanding how nature scontrives TO
three propositions as II they didn't
really exist. They didn't, after the
first minute or two.s She set the tray
down beside her work basket and the
case OF roses OBJ the small table over
by the window and carried table, tray
and all to the side of the couch.
That disposed OF the frst proposition.
KThen h put her arp~under his head
and eaacd his shoulder while he rails
ed and swung his feet AROUND off the
couch. That finished the second
proposition.
The third and most serious was en-.
;firely lost sight, Of, for just at that
point the patient rose in open rebel
lion against his dcctorA-he absolutely
with him. II was most surprising
tor such az weak patient as he had
been to take. such a stand 1t quite
astonishcd the patient himself. Bal
TO his great relief the doctor did not
seem offended I'm the least. She SIM
ply made some more toast. poached
another egg, poured another cup Of
ready foH two instead oil. one.
She sat down beside him on the
couch. fixed his arm easy IN the sling.
;pht sugar in the black coffee, and
even buttered his toast. The Pearl
hunter had never3lived In such lux
ury. It was q dream-Hke some Of
the stories Of fairies and enchanted
dpalaces his mother used to tell years
ago In the long winter evenings on
the house boats. He. half feared that
he might not really be awake: that,
after all. 1t might turn out to be
I some trick. IKE that OF the gorge that
I The Sirl. wondered why, he turned
and looked so hard at her. She mis-
read the look, thinkingIt was his side
that set him suddenly * serious.
Does IT hurt 50 awful?"
She laid her hnxers lightly upon the.
fbaudAges.9M reacheh his right arm
across and laid hist hand on hers..
It's you. Amt " And ! an