Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-09
not repress feeling of jealousy in regard
to this cousin of Milly's-this Mark Lance.
1t was comfort to reflect, however, that
Hong Kong was along way off.

not repress feeling of jealousy in regard
to this cousin of Milly's-this Mark Lance
| 1t was comfort to reflect, however, that
4 Hong Kong was along way off. @
| In the course of few DAYS there was
another visitor calling at Calthorpe street.
Mark Lance had arrived from Hong Kong.
He had written no letter, it appeared, be-
cause he was coming in person. f.H
DIR. Dendy, attending his patient with
customary punctuality, found the young
man in the drawing-room, and recognized
him at once. Only the doctor was not es-
pecially pleased to discover the photograph
hardly did Mr.. Mark Lance j6stice. He
was in truth, far handsomer than he ap-
peared in his carte de uisite-a tall, broad,
muscular gentleman, with sunburnt skin,
bright, unflinching blue eyes, and very
white and perfect set of teeth. "9 -
4 MIlly seemed nervous and i'll at ease,
avoided her cousins gaze, answered him
monosyllabically. He had brought with
him all sorts of presents for her-shawls,
scarfs, fans, feathers, paintings. Oriental
curiosities, and valuable knick-knackery.
She hardly looked at these treasures, how
ever; could with difficulty return her cous-
in common words of thanksgiving. She
was at pains to avoid conversiDg with him
sought excuses for quitting him. He sur
veyed her with surprising eyes. "Was this
Milly?" he was asking himself. And he felt
|
DIR. Dendy cast searching glances at the
cousin. 81 f-.t 1890
81 must go now," said Mark. abruptly,
81 have business at the ships agents in the
city" sazri. -.
from him as she spoke. -
i 81 suppose so," he answered carelessly.
"Fm going your way into the city-to the
Ostrich insurance office, in Cornhill," said
DIR. Dendy to the young man. Let me
give you lift in my brougham; you'll find
) go faster than most cabs" $50
They went away together. ~
.'I'm madman and a fool that's what
ami" said Mark Lance, impetuously, as he
sat in the doctors carriage.
"How so?"
81 can't, of course, expect you to under
stand or sympathize with lovers misera-
Bile imbecilities," the young man went on.
"You have never loved as have. You don't
know. what love is, and know it.'
"Perhaps not-perhaps not,'' the doctor
said, with perfect composure.
Il must speak out" cried Mark. 81 must
tell some one-any one-what suffer, or l
shall go mad! Do you know why came
: home so suddenly? Because I loved that
girl; because was sick and dying for love-
of her; because could't bear to live longer
away from her; because it seemed to me
that, at all costs, must set eyes on her
|
whole and true and tender as it is, and en-
treat her to give me some portion of her
love in return. l have been mastered by
my love; it has possessed met possesses
me now, absolutely. To what end? What
good has come of it all? You see how she
( treated me. She shrinks from, loathes, de-
= spises me. 1 have come for that!
=, You have loved her long?'
/. Il have loved her all my life. AS a child
and schoolboy loved her-years and
5 years ago. 1 used to long, while we were
playing together, that some wild beast
might spring out upon her, so that might
destroy it, and save her or perish for her.
would have done anything for her even
). then. Any mad task she set me strove to
2. execute. l was delighted to peril life or
:, limb in her cause. Any mischief that she
q did took the blame of, ever. 1 have been
I horsewhipped for her many time. What
did l care for the pain, so long as Milly
came afterwards to comfort me and dry
y my tears? What suffering would not
u yield to a kiss from her, smile, or kind
s ly word? But L am TOOL to complaint
> gave her my heart for playthiug. She
has put it from her now with the rest of
y her playthings, ruined and broken-quite
n done with. l had no right to expect she
e would do otherwise"
8 "She new of your love?"
"How could she not know of it? Yet
o was wrong, perhaps, not to speak out.
OuSn III W nave pun IL pldtuiy uciolc HeI
:, No, she does not know of my love. Ihave
y never dared to speak openly to her concern.
e ing it. 1 was too poor when-l came home
e betore-or, rather,I wanted to be richer
., and so in some sort worthy of her.
q !, thought she cared for me then little; bu
i, that is all over now. Her love for me, il
lt she ever felt any, has quite died out of he
n heart now. 1t is hard, very hard to bear
: ] have toiled for her; am rich now. Ever
le her father, my upcle-he is an eXactins
20 gentleman enough-but even he woult
l. own that am now rich enough to thinI
of marrying even his daughter. And nov
iJ seems it is too late. What have 1 got b.
,r my tolls. my long waiting, my forbear
4. ance? Nothing. A great gulf has opene,
between Milly and me, l know not how o.
r why. have lost all hope of her. an
the most miserable fellow on this EARTH"
10 And Mark Lance covered his face witt
s. his hands.
" II am L know, a fool, a weak fool, to tall
J. like this" he said presently, recoverin!
]: himself. "What must you think of me
e, What are my sorrows to you? What cal
D, you care for lovers troubles. and long
W you? What can you know or care abou
re it? Nothing, of fcourse-nOthing."
p "Nothing, of course notH' the docto
" echoed, mechanically. mo, 1 know moth
ing of the human teart."
ne V.
Id From the city, DR.. Dendy, having parte
n with Mark Lance, returned to CalthOrp
as street.
AS he entered the drawing-room, wit
of the cautious and noiseless tread of a maj
l we'll used to sick chambers and acutel
a. sensitive patients, he heard faint moan
We ing sound.
ly Milly Lance, with fearful eyes. was read
DO ing over once again her cousins letters
at was contemplating once more the photo
ar graph contained in the ivory card-cast
She started, with half scream, as sh
h. found the doctor at her side.
ly Forgive mer' she cried in an agonize
er voice. IL am going to burn them.
nd And then, hardly knowing what she die
she seemed to be trying to fall on her knee
y, at the doctors feet. He raised her up wit
lis tenderness.
"a "Calm yourself. Milly," he said.
1y She made an effort to throw the letter
up into the fireplace. but her courage or he
lip strength failed her, and she burst into
ed passionate flood of tears.
se "Have mercy" she moaned; "oh, hay
to mercyr'
It you are ill, Milly," he said, gently
y .'Don't be afraid of me, my dear. wouldn
an wrong you or pain you for the world. Cali
OK yourself; dry your eyes. Come, that's bet
ut ter. But what pulse! Give me a shee
of note paper; Unjust write you prescrir
nd ton at once. Mind, you must obey my il
structions to the letter." He scribbled
g. few lines. "Read that, Milly," he said.
She glanced at the paper. expecting
he find the usual unntelligible medical hiero
ch glyphics. She started. TO her amazemer
n she found she could understand the pre-
to scription-it was written in English, bein
ed the first and last prescription which d
Dendy in the whole course of his profess
it ional career had written out OF the Lati
re- tongue.