Oh! if some one would only come.
Footsteps sounded on the stairs and Betty ran to the door.

To her great relief Mrs.Martin was coming up.
"You can run home now, there's a dear," said the old lady.

"We have several watchers for to-night.

It will not be long now when he will commence to mend, or else he will die.

Poor boy, please God that he gets well.