The Scarlet Feather

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as a very courteous, considerate person when the girl he loved was at his bedside, but very trying to the professional nurses. He insisted upon atte

Ormsby could not help watching Dora's face in the mornings, when the papers arrived; he saw her hand tremble and her eyes grow dim as she read. When the first lists of killed and wounded came

o well, and could distinguish in a moment from that of any other woman about the house, and her rich, penetrating voice, that never faltered, and carried even in a whisper, no matter how far away from his be

the fact; and, when he was convalescent, and the time came for him to go away, he would declare it-if not before. The nurses discussed it between themselves, and speculated upon the chances. They knew that there wa

gly irritable if Dora were away. One 91 day, he seized her hand

xcuse for his presumption. And what could she say

and arrears of documents needing signature. The patient declared that he was not yet capable of att

he one for two thousand or the one

are two

eyes gl

ation of the ink. This is the one; a

n's second forgery under th

The writing seems to be the same. Whos

pass-book, and you will see if 92 I am not right. She has drawn many c

, no doubt; and young Swinton may have added the extra words and f

early all of it ha

bed us of seven t

. I hope not, I sincerely hope no

d. The old man must refund and make goo

young man's work? It is impossible to co

fool. Go to