The Red Cloud chief., 1876-10-19
A G. IN

Garnet, an old hospital ITltId OF mine,
who had taken To a simple country
practice while ! had been roaming
about the world AS surgeon in emigrant
ships, and during the Franco-German
war. We had met after seven years,
when ] wanted a months quiet in the
country. and he asked me to attend to
to pass "A degree. for he Was a hard
studying. ambitious fellow.
a man AT the door desired me to come
over and see his master, who was "dy-
ing of govt" This Was the
ment by the servant. Saving that had
been consulted about a terrible Wher-
riiIn' pam" in the back of an old lady
OF 80, this MAS my first call.
"Thcrc's Miss Kate a-~watching for
us"
could see the flutter Of a white dress
10y the gate as we drove on, but my at
~tention WAS too much taken up by the
%prettineSs of the place, and | was gap
ing idly about, thinking nothing of
Miss Kate" and her cares, when the
gig stopped, and jumped down.
Here he il. uncle, dear" she cried.
"Time he was hear" exclaimed some
one, with a savage a
After giving various little orders !
placed the tender leg IN an easy posi-
ton, the patient breaking out into fu-
TiouS XClaIna ions the while. Then.
10y means of some hoops from a small
wooden tub, | made a little gypsy tent
over the limbs SO that the coverings did
not touch In" eXqulsitely tender skin.
and a The end of half an hour had the
piea,ur" "i hearing a sigh of satisfac-
ton, of seeing a smile steal over the
face. which WAS now smooth and be-
dewed with IA gentle perspiratIon, and
directly after, in "a drowsy voice, my
patient said:
Kitty, my darling, he's a TRUMP.
Take him into the next room and apOl-
ogize to HIM, and tell him I'm not al
WAY such beast"
He was half asleep already, while I
even in that short hOur-I had fallen
into a dream. a dream of love: who
had never loved before, nor thought of
it, but us sickly boy-and-girl stuff, un-
worthy of busy men.
Icannot tell you how that day passed.
only that Kate Anstey had implored me
not to leave her uncle yet; and /? l
her slave, and would have done her
bidding even to the death.
He WAS soon better. but nv visits To
the farm were more frequent than
ever. went n day as usual. but in
stead of Kate being at the window and
running out To meet me. the old gentle
man stood at the door, looking very
angry, and he at once caught hold of
my coat and dragged Inc into the kitch-
en-.
is anything wrong?" l said, tremb-
ling.
Yes. lots" said the old man. what
do you come here fOr?"
For mercy's sake, don't keep it
back" | said, for the room seemed to
swim round me. is Kate ill.,"
"les-I think she is" he said grufly.
"But look here, young man, what does
this meanr'
Mean" said. "Oh, Mr.. Brand, if
she is i'll let me see her at oncew
"She don't look very bad" he said.
peering through the crack of the door
into the parlor, where l could see her
white dress; "but | say. young man.
you'd better not come any more. She's
growing dull. and l can't have my dar-
ling made a fool Of"
Made a fool of" l stammered.
"Yes," he said, grufiy; what do you
come here fOr?"
l was silent for a minute, with a
wondrous feeling stealing wei me, as
at last my lips said did not prompt
them-'because l love her with all nv
heart"
And you've told her SOP"
Not a word" l said, slowly. Nv
hand was being crushed as in a wise the
next minute.
"1'm not a gentleman. Doctor, but I
know one when l meet one. There.
you may 60 and talk to her, if it's as
you say: for if it's true you wouldn't
make her unhappy; but. my lad. the man
who trified with that girls heart would
be the greatest scOundrel that ever
stepped on Gods earth"
The whole of this part of my life is
so dreamy that it is all like some golden
vision. But l was at her chair. l know,
and that glorious evening l was con-
tent to watch the soft, dreamy face be-
side me as she sat there. with hands
folded in her lap. watching the sunset.
At last we rose and walked together
through the wood, to stop at last be-
meath an overshadowing tree, and there,
in low, broken words, | told her | loved
her. and in her sweet gillish simplicity
she laid her hands upon my shoulder,
looked up in my face, and promised to
be my little wife.
l went home that night riding in a
wonderful triumphal chariot instead of
a gig. and to my great surprise on reach
ing the house there was Fred Garnet
Back already" l stamnered.
ALREADY? Why. the months up"
he said laughing. You must have had
good sport with your fishing, Master
Max"