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Then Kate went to her roo faint and heavy She lay there

sorrier for herself, and heavier every

passing hour Byshe was violently ill; when she tried to

leave her bed, dizzy and faint All day she could not stand

Toward evening, she appealed to George either to do soe doctor He asked her a

few questions and then, laughing coarsely, told her that a doctor

would do her no good, and that it was very probable that she would

feel far worse before she felt better Kate stared at him in dumb

wonder

"But o to

school in thewater have been infected

with typhus? I've never been sick like this before"

"I should hope not!" said George And then he told her bluntly

what caused her trouble Kate had been white to begin with, now

she slowly turned greenish as she gazed at hi to her feet

"But I can't be ill!" she cried "I can't! There is e had a very clear conception of what she could do, but he

did not intend to suggest it to her She could think of it, and

propose it herself She could not think of anything at that

minute, because she fainted, and fell half on the bed, half in his

ar to her He laid her down, and stood a second