The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03

| Mr.. Janson did not observe him. II,
walked straight across the road, got owe
a stile, and was lost behind the hedge
HE may well try to avoid my observa
tion," thought Mr.. Yorke, in his prejudice
Had be been told the real facts-that Mr.
Janson did not see him, and being in {
hurry, was taking the short way through
the fields to his home-he would have re
fused his belief
Matters were not mended when Mr.
Y orke turned in at his gate. There stood
his wife at the window, her eyes unmis
takably fixed on the path taken by Mr.
Janson. She looked iushed and excited
which indeed was the effect of her lat,
fright about the child. But Mr.. Yorkt
set it down to different cause.
81 am glad you have come home" sh,
exclaimed. when be entered "An unfor.
tunate thing has happened"
81 know" burst forth Mr.. Yorke. "Nc
need to tell me-"
Maria supposed he had seen the law
yer's clerk. What else could she supposed
at will not END badly" she continued,
fearing he was angry at its having happen
ed-"Mr. Janson Gays so. Only think
he is the doctor here You must have
seen him leaving the house2"
"Yes, / did see him, "retorted Mr.. Yorke
nearly choking with his efforts to keep
down his anger. "What brought him
here?"
81 sent for him. Atieast, sent
"And how dared you send for him, OF
admit him to my house? How could you
seize the moment my back was turned, to
fetch him to your slider Was the meeting,
may | ask, repetition of the partingY
What can you be talking Off" uttered
Mrs. Yorke, petrifed at the outburst.-
"W hat do you mean?' t.-E
81 mean Janson," Missed Mr.. Yorke-
"Janson, your former favored lover. Have
Ibeen so distastefula husband to you, that
you must indecently fetch hin here in the
first hour Of your ARRIVAL Who told you
that he lived at Oxford? How did Won
ferret it out? Or have you known it all
along, and concealed the knowledge from
me?"
Maria sank back in her chair, awed and
bewildered, 81 do think you are out of
your mind, she gasped.
mo; l leave that to you: you are far
more out Of your mind than l am. List
en-: 1 have a warning to give you," he ad-
ded, nearly unconscious what Re said in
his passion. "Get Janson to visit you
clandestinely again, and will shoot him"
Maria rose majestically. II do not UNI
derstand the word 'clandestine'," she
haughtily said. at can never apply to
me. When the accident happened TO Leo
pold-and | truly thought he was dead,
and so did Finch, and so did the young
man who had been going over the invent
ory-and | begged the young man to run
for,tiTe nearest surgeon, I no more knew
that it was Mr.. Janson who would come,
than did the senseess child. But it did
prove TO be Mr.. Janson, and he dressed
the wound of the child, and he is coming
again to him tomorrow morning. He
came here professionally, to attend your
child, sir; not to see me. 'Clandestinep"
She swept out of the room, her face
flashing with indignation, and Mr.. Yorke
strobe upstairs to Leopold bedroom, and
learnt what had happened. 1t cannot be
said that it appeased him in any great de-
gree, for he was blindly prejudiced, and
jealousy and suspicion had turned his
mind to gangrene. They had been smoul-
dering there for years: perhaps the cons
clousness had been upon him throughout,
that they would sometimes burst into a
flame. On the whole, his had been hap
py welded life, and his wife had not made
him the less good wife because she had
once loved Edward Janson.
On the following morning Mr.. Janson
came, according to his promise. Mr.. and
Mrs. Yorke were at breakfast He shook
hands with Mrs. Yorke, then turned, with
his honest, open countenance, and held
out his hand to Mr.. Yorke Mr.. Yorke
did not choose to see it, but he did move
his own to indicate chair. Thank YOU,
l am pressed for time" replied Mr.. jan
son, laying his hand on the back of the
chair, but not taking it. "This is nv
hour for visiting Lady Rich, who is great
invalid. She lives little past you. up the
road. How is my young patient?"
"He seems much better" answered Mrs.
Yorke. "He is asking to get up."
"a most disgracefuI piece of business,
to have suffered it to happen" ipterposed
Mr. Yorke. II have told the head nurse
that should she ever be guilty of such
again, she quits Mrs. Yorkes service. 1t
might have killed him."
"Yes, it might" assented Mr.. Janson.
"Can | go to his roomf"
Mrs. Yorke rose 1.-THE one on the
right, on the second floor" she said. 81
will follow you directly Finch is there"
Mr.. Janson passed from the room and
assembled the stairs; Mrs. Yorke stopped
TO speak to her husband,
81 must hear his opinion of the child,
and shall go up. Would you like to ac-
company me?' she added, not VIII oily able
to conceal the contempt of her tone.
mo" Mr.. Yorke felt angry with him
self
They came down shortly, both Mr.. jan
son and Mrs. Yorke. "He is so much
better that the difficulty will be to keep
him quiet," said the surgeon. "He must
be still for day or two
. "You are sure there is no danger?" ask
ed Mr.. Yorke, who was now standing at
the open window.
"Oh, none in the world will look in
again tomorrow. Good-morning, sir;
good-morning, Mrs. Yorke"
Mr.. Yorke had thawed very much: per-
haps the matter-offact, straightforward
manner of Mr.. Janson treasured him. at
is hot day again." said he, as Mr.. Jan.
son passed the window.
VERY. By the way, Mrs. Yorke," adj
ded the surgeon, halting for a moment,
you must not suffer the boy to stir OUT
side. The sun might affect his head"
"Of course moi" she answered.
However, Leopold did get outside, he
and his white-bandaged foreheed, and
tore about, boy-like, the SUMS hot ravs
streaming full on his uncovered head. In
some twenty minutes he was discovered: