Redbud had suffered seriously from her wetting in the storm. First,
she had caught a severe cold--this had continued to increase--then
this cold had resulted in a fever, which threatened to confine her for
a long time.
Poor Verty's head drooped, and he sighed so deeply that Fanny, who
communicated this intelligence, felt an emotion of great pity.
Could'nt he see Redbud?
Fanny thought not; he might, however, greet her as she passed through
the town. Word had been sent to Apple Orchard of her sickness, and the
carriage was no doubt now upon its way to take her thither. There it
was now--coming through the willows!
The carriage rolled up to the door; Miss Lavinia descended, and
greeting Verty kindly, passed into the house.
In a quarter of an hour the severe lady came forth again, accompanied
by the simpering Miss Sallianna, and by poor Redbud, who, wrapped in a
shawl, and with red, feverish cheeks, made Verty sigh more deeply than
before.
A bright smile from the kind eyes, a gentle pressure of the white,
soft hand, now hot with fever, and the young girl was gone from him.
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