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as follows:
ITO DR.. GRIMES: Dear Str-Please call a
early as possible at Messrs. L. & p.
No. INV Wall street, New York, where you wi
hear Of something to your advantage"
"What can this meanw exclaimed
the doctor, as ae hurriedly perused thu
letter again. "Can it be possible tha
a relative of NY father, in England, ha.
died and left Is property? Yes, it mus
be so. Several members of his family
there are in good circumstances. Oh
If ii should bethns, hoWssimely has re-
lief come ,F0e your sake, my deal
sister. more than for my own, will I be
thankful! But how am TO go to New
York / have not a dollar in my
pocket, and will not receive anything
for week-or two.n
The only resource was in borrowing
and TO this the doctor resorted with con.
siderable reluctance. From a gentle.
man who had always shown an interest
in him he obtained five dollars. With
in an hour after the receipt of the
letter he was OH his way to the city
The more he pondered the matter, the
more likely did it seem to him that his
first conclusion was the true one
There was an uncle of his fathers, a
miser, reputed TO be very rich, from
whom, some years before, the family
had received letters, and it seemed not
at all improbable that his death had
occurred, and that heand his sister had
been remembered in the WILL This
idea so fully possessed his mind by the
time he arrived in the city, that he was
already beginning to make in ina gina
tion sundry dispositions Of the property
soon to come into his hands.
"Can see one of the gentlemen be-
longing to the firm ?n asked the doctor,
on entering the store of Messrs. L
Here is Mr.. L-,n said the person
he had addressed, referring him TO
middle-aged, thoughtful looking man,
with something prepossessing in his
face. s
1.-The doctor bowed to hmi. and then
said" My name is DR.. Grimes" T
Mr.. L. bowed in return, remark
ng as he did So
Will you walk inm
The doctor was rather disappointed
It the manner of .his-reception. and ex-
slight depression of spirits
IS he followed the merchant back into
me of the counting rooms attached 10
he store.
"Will you take a chair, sir ?"'said
he merchant. a5
Both the gentlemen sat down.
Ibout L there was an air of ex-
ectaney, which the doctor did not fail
D remark.
AMY name is DIR. Crimes" said he, |
epeating his first introduction.
al am happy to see you, DOCTOR" re-
nrned L., bowling again
i' lreceived letter from your house
lis morning." said the victim, for sueh
e really was, desiring me 10 call, as
on had some communication to make
lat would be to my advantage"
There is some mistake" /" replied the
lerchant. No letter of the kind has
from u.s."
g Are you certain 2n asked the disap-
Dinfed man in voice greatly changed,
nd he drew forth the letter he had re-
eived
L. looked at the communication
nd shook his head.
There is no trnth in this, sir. re-
rel TO say that you have, most pro-
ibly, been made the victim of an idle
ID reprehensible Jest. To-day, you
e aware, is the 1st of April"
" Can it be possiblep' exclaimed the
,ctor. claspinge his hands together,
hile his face became pale and over
lst with Disappointment "Who could
i've been so unkind-so cruel w
q And is the disappointment very
eat 90 asked the merchant, touched
ith the manner of his visitor, which
owed more pain than modification at
e cheat practised upon him.
With an effort at self-command, DR..
rimes regained TO some extent his lost /,
and remarked, as he rose
id partly turned himself away /;
!" Forgive this intrusion, since ought
have been more on my guard"
S.
But an interest having been awaken
in the mind of Mr. l., he would
t suffer his visitor to retire until he Eo
d held some further conversation {
til him. In this conversation he /
armed, through delicately asked ques- I
ms, even more of his real condition t
life than the latter meant TO commu- 4
,ate, and he still farther learned that
} mother of DIR. Grimes had been one f
his early friends. y
: Would you be willing to take the J
ice of resident physician al the :.
spital W finally asked MIR. L. |,
To one like ne,n replied DIR. Grimes, Il
aat place would be exceedingly de- D
able. But LIDO moi suppose | could 5,
/ it.n
Why notW
am a stranger here.a
Can you bring testimonials as to il
fessional ability an asked Mr.. L.. n
Il can. Testimonials of the very
hest character.n a
Bring them to me, doctor, at the "
liest possible moment. do not in al
least doubt that my influence will fo
ure you the place. / believe you D,
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