The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-28
WON By = KISS.
BY HARLAN =. WARD.

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face, and gleucing upon he stii;
Hef heart is beating regularly. She is uoI
oeaa. nor do think that she Is injured serious
~ Perhaps however you had better get a Cox
| !aaGe, Ior she may be unable 10 reach the hall
| by walking
The groom hurried away and DR.. Liscome re-
sumed his examinaton.-Pretiy soon he utter
| cd an exclamation, az DO discovered a dIslocatel
wrist
1t is too bad he muttered.
lie Was very young man for doctor. aaG !
was no wonder he was deeply moved Tor III ,b.e
Ringwood the daughter OF him of the hall. was
very beautiful. Hugh Liscome tho he could
gaze on such loneliness forever without firing
of the enjoyment
| After while he stopped and kissed her Al
most immediately she opened her eyes She
Shrauk back appalled, bnt the look OF anguish
upon her face and the whieness about her lips,
recalled him to himself
| Where am /, and what has happened? 'she
she feebly askes.
Your horse ran away. Miss Ringwood you
were finally thrown 20 the ground, and | think
your wrist is dislocated
'Ab, yes remember; Sutsna got scared at
the car. aud you tried to stop her in the melee
| l was thrown to the ground; tut were you not
hurt DIR. Lscomef 2 bt9Fa
'Oh nothingto speak of; the horse came down
on my boot but that i, nothing.
And you ri,ked your life to save me How
can ever thank you enough Mutle exclaim-
ed gracefully:
by never speaking of the matter again it
it was merely act Of duty and as it was, YOU
pleasure. Forget It, Miss Rirgwood,
| Can you set my wrist ? shs demanded, chang.
| ing the subject
| I Can i you wish but the pain will be ter.
rible during the operation.
1T will have to be set sometime, vii! it not 2
Certainly.
And the pain will be no greater now than ut
| another time; you may set it now if you plea So
and closing her teeth tightly together, Mabel
waited in silence.
| Twice Hugh felt along her wrist before he
could gain requisite courage, but ut last he com.
pressed his fingers, and the joint sprang into its
place with snap.
Did it hurt you very severely 2 he asked
| when it over.
But she did not open her eyes o.. answer, and
he thought that she had tainted again. He
could not res., the inclination to give her an
other kiss. The color lowered into her cheeks
and she opened her eyes rather suddenly.
'W"s that in lieu Of the usual fee = she que.-
| toned, mi-chievously,
Fcrtuunely the carriage from the hall arrived
at this Particular juncture. with old Mr.. Ring.
wood halt frightened to death by the news.
On learning the exact state OF the Gaze he
|
| cannot accept that said Hugh My profess
sion'l fee for setting Miss Rs wrist is only FIVE
dollars
That or nothing roared old Mr.. r., exci.eds
ly you saved her hie and il you 90 not take
the hundred, Ill-I'll--be your mortal enemy
But the doctor drew back, and -prinying into
the carriage with much agility rs his TWO
| hundred lbs, would permit, the id gertl.Iurn
gave order. 20 drive Oft. And Hugh went home
! ~ Dire III OF Nj bell blue ewes
| Old Mr.. R,ngwond got ever lis huff IN tG-
morniog; snd before dinner lie had suiuluoied
his daughters prsServer 10 dine 1T the hall.
Excuse me, DOCTOR HEARTILY, Tor my
tho"rhtle'sness in asking you to take money
tor sEch n inestimable service. / had cls.-ed
you with the common herd Of humanity, out |
see You are possessed OF n different spirit. Aud
you would have done the same had itbeen poor
girl. ins'e ID of tho lady Of Rrgwood. That Is
the -plrit like to see DR.. Hugh---l honor you
for it.
He -poke 40 earnestly ,hat Hugh was charm.
ell and when the solicitations OF label was added
u his. the young man agreed to teHome a fire.
quent visitor there.
And frequent visitor he .oon became. and
not only visitor, but IL most welcome one,
was evinoed by the color that dawned on M
bells beautiful cheek vt his approach, and the
constant smile by which her father greeted him.
Altcge'h-r every thing appeared in u roaeate
light, and lac wa, congrstulatips himself that his
prospects were greatly improving, when all Of
sudden he found be loved Mabel
Then the s,,iy young man, afraid OF the
wealth of the Ringwood-, allowed conce .imeat
to prey upon his frame and grew thin az II .h /.
ow.
After lime he ceased to visit his friends. and
| Matel grew THU asa shadow too. But The Doe
'"r, whose practice had grown extensive, drove
w each day like Jehu the son of Nimshi and
aud never looked towards the house
Ani Mabel would tit by the window and cry.
tai wien ter father would ASK hcr VIA. troub.
led her she would not tell him.
Old Mr.. Il. WAS sorey troubled he liked tho
'"'"r and wondered what allied bin, and won.
dr'"d why he stayed away so perver-ely and
he loved Mabel and wondered why she was
growing 80 terrible thin aud pale, but for all hi.
! study the riddle remained unch rpVed
One d'y thought like an inspiration flashed
| through his nina. He would send FOR the ,ior-
tor TO come to Mabel
No sooner decided upon than done. and Hugh
came over in haste, believeng she was very Ill
the servant was not explicit.
Where il she = he cried. aud how long has
she been sick =
The old gentem =, saw that he Wa intensely
| excited, aud he got another inspiration.
She isn't 40 very sick, he mnt.ered. I guess
then she's only pininv for yoa
Poor doctor Hugh He turued MI sort, If col.
ors and eraspea chair for -uprr'.
III you love her, my boy, &" in and win aid
the old gentlemat warmly. I've rot toe slight.
est objection, provided your lave i. recprnc H.
aud shall feel proud TO h,ve you rv so,l in | "
Don't mind the money my boy. br' ony think
| thst hum ~ nature IL human nature fpr Ill the
t'nsel 81 dollars" and he -lipps' from the room