Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-30


came into the room; the doctor wished to See
Emilio. i looked at him. He was looking al me
He asked me TO 60 with him.
" But the doctor did not send for mel"
"You are a part OF Inc, my dear fsiend Ere ed
eric"
He took my ann and we went out together
We cross, two corridors aud went through a
long dining hall and then passed into our Co ri
dor. at the otlit end OF which was the doctors
Iarlor. The door al u hich we entered was in
the et inter-, exactly Opposite the door ofour ward
our path lay TO the lett, and by mere accid nj
looked to the right without attracting Emilo's
attention. saw Edith in the center Of the floor
with her hands clasped before her, her face ale,
and with her eyes fixed teadfast,y upon Emilo.
She was immoyable.
/ said nothing and We went on We entered
the doctors room. There was n fire, plenty of
light and warmth, and the place was comforta-
bic. The doctor As before his fire, twisting and
untwistii G a handkerchief. His dress was dis
ordered; he looked like a man liz agony OF mind.
He saw Emilio and not me. Emilio advanced
until he stood in the c. mt of the room. At
he was full of atural dignity, though distrust-
iul; at last he gradually sank and hug his head
like a criminal.
Some seconds of silence followed; then the
doctor said In whisper, and with a sudden
wrench at the handkerchief 'Emilo-my dear
dearest toy-I-"h he stopped as if checked, then
You. know about Jose Luco. God knows /
cannot look at il in the light ought. See do
not iav hands upon you, do not detain you,
He advanced upon him as If to push him out
of the room. Emilio shook from head to foot
IAN Gay long have struggled and fought
with myself; have unwittingly shielded YOU [
have hid you. You have been hunted, You ave
fed, you are discovered. You belong TO the Off
GERS of the law -
Emilo clurg to a chair.
I" i think of you as my son. Your crime
vanishes as i look at you, and if mans poor for
giveness and love can-can ever be a pleasing
thought to you in the miserable DAYS to COM,
remember you have mine, Emilio. Emilio, go
out of my sight! ~
Emilio remained silent, erect, impassve. The
doctor approached him closer and leaned his
white hand on his shoulder. That strange quality
OF milo's, the power of instlling affection. had
developed even here. The man Of blunted SEN
sibifities and exhausted sympathy wept like a
child.
Presently he raised his head. He pointed to
the door with a shaking finger.
NO" said Emilio, al viii not go; viii stay
The doctor looked at him with terror. "I
have one great object far above you ard dem
poor soofierers. j now look upon dat object
and conseeder it." In times of disaster, ties
thread. Out of the multiplicity of hitherto alb
sorbiDg interests one suddenly becomes pre-emi-
nent, and all the rest are lost In this case the
one remaining hold was-Edith.
"You know what dat ees 2" said Emilio
looye her wild all my heart / stay to tell her all
at de proper time. Den 60, and she will go
al forbid IL, cried the doctor.
"What care what you forbeed 2"
will tell her myself. 1t win be my duty.
she Is strong and resolute. She will recognize
that any pain which her separation from YOU
Will cause you, will be part of the penalty for
what you have done. She will avoid you she
will become afraid of you"
The bare glimpse of this was faightful TO
Emilio. He descended from his position of re-
sistance, and in breath became a suppuant
He grew paler and more infrm.
go Doctor, my best friend, you cannot be 50
cruel, so like a savage to me-"
The doctor did not answer,
Z" promise to 60 away from here. will hide
myself; only do not speak to Edith. / will tell
Self" WI" 'en He' Tic "u'n' VIII 10 II my
The doctor calmly said, "No."
80, good Doctor, look at me. 1 am not change
am as l was yesterday. L am good to the seek
Emilio Bello."
He extended hts hands in an attitude of suppl
cation.
The doctor turned his eve quickly upon him.
a" No, you are not Emilio Bello Emilio Bello
was an innocent man. He did the work OF
Christ. Your name is Victor Caro- -
Emilo uttered an exclamation of despair His
own name was an object Of hate. The sound Of
II overwhelmed him.
"Oh Oh what miseree, miseree. Doctor
tell her. Keep my secreet for one whole day. Saw
nothing, In the name Of heeven."
He sank down and clasped his hands. The
doctor was unmoyed. He had become familiar
with the scene. He could have smiled. He was
minutes elapsed. Emilio murmured some inc @o
herent prayers, but they availed nothing. The
sile nee became intolerable. He slowly got upon
bis feet
"Den you try to croosh me ?"
friend in a duel; that remorse has made You
what you appear to be; that you are criminal"
Emilio Iereated backwards, with his large
eyes fixed on the DOCTOR. who was rigid and
quiet He slowly approached the door, opened
it, hesitated, with burning look, and went out
i turned to follow. The rustic made
brought the Doctors eyes upon me for the
asked me to wait until he wrote prescription
which was to carry to the Dispensary. While
searching for paper he remarked that he had
seen the patients, and this medicine was in
tended for the eleventh cot.
He wrote itout. He was agitated. His fingers
with difficulty grasped his pencil, and he twice
stoIpedto collect his thoughts. His mind was
received the prescription. The doctor trem-
blsd violently. went out.
|. Emilio was in the hall waiting for me.
"Did not tell you was pursue? All, is it
not strange that the wicked news should come
thousands of miles and catch me I'm sooch place
as this .,. An my good thoughts fly away; now
Eef lose Edith, die in one hour"
He pinched my arm and shook me.
81 shall make dat coorsid doctor to sooffer
leetle Of my tor, ue, by-!"
! put my hand upon his mouth. 1 party
Gained him. i told him had prescription.
He asked TO see it, and / gave it to him. He
intensity which made me feel a mementary fore
boding.
al win keep this" he said, and put it behind
him.
explained that was sent to have il prepared
for Use. He shook his head, and took a pencil
from his pocket.
"My friend Frederic, troest me, no harm
shall come to any one. Win you leave me here
alone for three minutes?"
did SO without scarcely any hesitation. At
the end Of the time j returned to the corridor
1t was composed of four bare walls, perfectly
white, and twenty (, e. high. Six doors with cas-
fngs of chestnut led Oh frUm il at different points,
and each door had it, rug I'm front. Two large
windows made it glariDgly light in the daytime,
and at night 1t was Illuminated by a single gas
jet, in the form of an ancient Egyptian lamp,
high up on the wall far out of the reacfrSof any
one but the one whose duty IL was to light and
extingnish it. In this place was the doctor, held
tight against the wall by Emilio.
Emilio held him with a knee and the left hand.
In his right was the prescription. Look at
it," he whispered loudly, waving the paper to
and fro; cit ees plain you go to write q pre-.
screepticn; you mean to say one leetle grain of
arsenic. You make marx; you make a wrong
mark. You say five grains OF arsenic. That is
DEATH"
The doctor was appalled,. He would have
slipped upon the floor if Emilio had not upheld
him tightly. He said nothing. / think he was
unable to speak. EmilO's face was a terrible
object. He approached it near the doctors
white cheek, and delivered The following, saw
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