The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-09

when she said good-by to her guardian
sail with him, away from it all. There
were tears in her eyes when he kissed
her, and his hands on her shoulder
chung regretfully. God bless you" he
said, and he kissed her again before
he hurried off, up the gangplank. AL
most Immediately the ship began to
move, and there was a great confusion
of getting under way. Ann looked up
and saw Mr.. Cortlandt leaning over
the rail on the upper deck, waving
down to her. :. 1t seemed to her but
moment when the figures on board
the Great Eastern became indefinite
and merged into the general bulk of
the ship. There was nothing for
her to do but return to Washington
square.
There Ann found herself facing new
obligations. Mrs. Cortlandt and her
daughter came to live with her while
/ her guardian was away, and Fanny
talked of Hendricks by the hour. Ann
had curious sensation of being
pushed into passionate affirmation, be-
cause the other girl seemed wistfully
to demand it. Mrs. Cortlandt proved
herself an authority on the etiquette
of grief, and Ann submitted willingly
submerge her vivid youth in Grape and
wells, for this was part of her Obli-
| CATION to the Cortlandt family which
she willingly assumed, but when Mrs.
Cortlandt announced that she consid-
cred it improper for her to go on with
her service at the hospital, as though
nothing had happened, Ann rebelled
Three days after Hendricks death she
was back. at her post, but the discus
sion in regard to her work arose at
every meal, insistent and acrimonious
1t seemed to her that she could never
get away from it.
In the meantime, the Confederate
Army of Northern Virginia marched
triumphantly across Maryland, and in
to Pennsylvania, and the North awoke
to a shock Of real fright. The Army
Of the Potomac, although weakened
by losses and dissensions, advanced
pluckily to meet the invading enemy
gees from Baltimore and Harrisburg
who spread the fear that Washington
might be taken. Continual engage
ments made the hospital situation
acute. Emergency tents near the
front were filled to capacity and Wash
| I'm fn bod oifx, Of hn eli ly
but still there was not sufficient
number of beds, and in order to re
lieve the congestion, the wounded
were sent on to New York in grea
numbers.
Ann made a new acquaintance wht
had just returned from field hospita
work in Virginia; after her experi
ences there, she found New Yorl
nursing tame, and said so. The cir
drank in her "reminiscences eagerly
and Immediately developed an ambi
ton to nurse at the front herself
She was peddling lemonade through
the wards late one afternoon whel
the doctor in charge, an old frien,
who had seen her through the variou
ailments of childhood, came up to he
and took her heavy pitcher away.
II have something to tell you," h
said. "Come outside for a moment"
He led the way to the high steps o
, the building, where they might over
, look the little square courtyard file,
with the white tents of convalescents
II wonder If you can stand
shock?' he questioned.
, Ann turned frightened eyes upo
! him. "Not uncle?" she gasped, wit
a sinking memory of the tragedy, year
: ago, of the Arctic.
, Doctor Small shook his head. "Thi
: Is good news" he said, "or, at least,
| chance Of 1t. You know that lad VIII