A Girl in Ten Thousand

er blind at night, and the sun was shining all over her f

ghtdress in the middle of the roo

said her daughter, sitting up, and

here was a purple spot on one cheek, the other was deadly pale. A blue tint surrounded her lips. "I am perfectly well," continued Mrs. Staunton, breathing in a l

ther," s

flushed with sleep; her eyes, bright and shinin

eeling, "do, do let us keep up our courage! Noth

e to speak about. He must have good nursing-the very b

will she leave lit

moment to lose-get up, Effie. You can go at once to The Grange. Go, go quickly and bring Dorothy Fraser. We none of us can nurse him as she will. She will do it. He has been murmuring in his sleep about her, about something she d

o us," said Effie. Tears dimmed her e

said. "I will bring

ton, "if she hesitates for a moment, you must

er; what d

Freda Harvey instead of

ck to father when he is

l save him, and you and I, and our feelings, are of no consequence. His life is so valuable tha

children-they ought not

children. Get Dorothy a

d pinned on her hat, and th

g, child? Why don't

iss fathe

y should there

t be a

eat beads of perspiration stood on his brow. His eyes were closed. He did not see Effie when she came into the room, but when she bent down and kissed

e,-"she'll soon make you better,-good-by. God b

t her, but his li

ickly out o