The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-03
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DELLA
81 Laura aiuIr,1 Reid Z Montgomery


ksexsEEs. murmured Della, trace
(sf Of complacenc in her voice
SSssS I've been bedridden if for
Essslye ears e ~
1.-The guest, wife OF the ms W d doc
torn the little village looked puI,I
lied But what is your troup DE y
Enc asked glaESing around " ne
3speckless. sunny room WITH :, rs :,
$nowartng plants, each pot dIesseu
/ inMshiny white paper and t1eo WIZ ~
ribbon s.
SsDelia essayed a feeble smi l,2''
I'm ia great sufferer, she ach.
knoWledged. ...but have learned 70
~ She looked up at the clock tnaI
B,ad yidently been brought in from
heS parlor, 4 gay affair under 2
.IassA cover, and with an impatient
Gesture struck smartly the bed pc
$side her-.s.Ruth does not mean 70
baH neg1ectful," she said VIII a
Iir OF patience, but
efrl6of thirty years OF age hur
Fled into the room. apprehension
of,S S5S her face Nothing Wrons'
tfislia ~ she cried
T"Of course it: doesn't make any
difference, but it's time for my
warm N II K. murmured Della aulte
wa Ety t3Ehcite EN- eEt, makes me
Mainland i never like to dwell on
past t.
"a nth " pinkened and glanced
mganingly at the guest " On :
EYcome out with me while l get
iAr5mtlk?? she said She viii per
Shabssnap a bit now FL.
M orrow a queer look IN
her obseryant eyes, followed the
gfri. RuthSwa tall and very thln.
She ss1ooked as though her youth
&Iiadsbeen such a depressed affair
4hat - had been willingly rean-
|I1uisheda and THAT she had snppen
|baEond@thei borders of Sirlhood al
most thankful that SO much OF IKE
adSbeens traversed. The room pc
yiond was att the north Of the mouse
and twas very barely turnlsnen
kNona of the >pleasan lltt1e luAuiz
esg So much in evidence IN the "
falid,s room were Wis ib ',les mere
Your5 sister tires very easily.
Remarked Mrs Morrow.
ssS Ri til, beating up eggs in glass
gof rich milk. nodded. es, sne
likes y to talk about her symptoms:
g&bnts fS@any one asks her auestions
|Sshe%gets impatient It's very haru I,
|EonHher She has no one put me b
ZEN. said Mrs. NJ orrows viii, with
"a Keen glance at the weary race,
sssyou#.haye no one but her- why
tlon't9you pity yourself
looked amused have
nothing to be pitied for. am very
sstrong 1t worries me to nave 20
EIeaY,7eEDe1ia while ] go to teach, ou.
gltheS schoolhouse is very near, mar 1!,
EEaSssb block and still'-her eyes fill
9asadSWfth Is dread-..I am always afraid
Sofs fire I'm sure / could get back
Shere II IN two minutes, I've timed
3nnyself, but
8 rea son why she couldn't step
Sout 81 bed, Is there? Anything
5S9grrnn gySS,,yith her feet? Lame ~
n Ssttttfl o Z, said Ruth, rather surprised
Eat the newcomers bluntness, but
the exposure ! ould probably kill
her. School is only five days 4
week, though. SO Saturday and
kSunday am free to look after her Ter
properlyj.
takes care of her when you
III out with the young people,"
asked the doctors wife.
.ISwouldnt leave her just for
@pleaslure. You see know all her
ways and no one else can please
er.5yVIly.sik there is even tiny
gspeck5 or dust on her floor she de-
%tects Il ..;''
better have doctor stop in
ssandgsee her $I've&no doubt he'll get
sher@up In n o time began Mrs. Nor
proWss brislly, but there was a call
}fron1sSt the front room.
s.stGet rid OF that woman, com
smended the u Invalid. her black eye
Swapping How can 1-rest with
sSsucll clatter? Don't let her send
don't#want strange
eyes on me
Thought the doctors wife
scontinued her round Of calls. She
SEheard Va good deal about Delias
,k3nderful patience and sweetness
Mfd ner afniction but Of Ruth's
4 Nreless devotion no one had much
tossay that Is no one saw any
in it save Ed Black
who had told Mrs. Morrow about
sthea years OF waiting. He had
bought and furnished a cottage foI
Ruth who had planned to take tn
invalid with them after their mar
Nage, and they had intended to sci
leScottage belonging to the sister
So that Della could have the none
for herself, that she might neve
feel in the slightest degree depend
ent When the invalid was inform
ed of the plans, however. she grey
greatly excited and Went into hys.
sterics. She refused absolutely to
leave her home or to allow Ed
Black to make one of the family.
sShe seemed Mortified at Ruth,s sci
4fishness in contemplating mar
@riage She said she could not las
more than a year at most and surS
s1y$Ruth could put off her marriage
\ that %long. ~
.tAnd all that happened" reflect
ed Mrs Morrow, inc years ago
siRuth was twenty one years old
then Now shes thirty and old Della