The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-11-24
"And you have told her so ?"

| III ilUJ ReHtleHa0, DOCTOR, out KNOW
one when I meet one. There, you may 90
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 trihed with that girls
heart would be the greatest scoundrel that
eyer stepped on Gods earth"
The whole of this part of my life is so
dreamy that it is all like some golden vision.
But | was at her chair, l know, and that
glorious evening was content to watch the
soft, dreamy face beside me, as she sat there
with her hands folded in her lap, watching
the sunset.
At last we rose and walked together
through the wood, to stop at last beneath an
overshadowng tree, and there in low broken
words told her l loved her, and in her
sweet girlish simplicity she laid her hands
upon my shoulders, looked up in my face,
and promised to be my little wife,
went home that night riding in won
derful triumphal chariot instead of a gig,
and, to my great surprise. on reaching the
house there was Fred Garnet
"Back already % stammered.
ALREADY? Why the months up" he
said laughing. "You must have had good
sport with your fishing, Master Max"
1t came upon me like thunder, this re.
turn, and lay that night awake-happy,
but miserable, for this meant the end of my
visit, and what was to come in the future?
I had not thought of that.
put it off for the time, and having OBJ
tained willing permission from Garnet, /
went his rounds the next morning, al d, of
course, found my way to the farm.
fancy the servant looked at me in rather
peculiar, constrained way, as she said that
her master had gone to the of-hand farm.
"And Miss Kate!" / said.
"She's down in the wood, sir" said the
girl.
| waited to hear no more, but ran along
the garden, leaped the gate, and crossing two
fields, went through the wilderness, and over
the stile into the wood.
"My darling !" l kept repeating, as I
hurried on, expecting to meet her at every
turn, and then stopped short with a horri-
BILE pang seeming to catch my heart l was
dizzy, faint, raging with anger and mad in
turn, but that all passed off, to leave bitter
crushing sense of misery as I held on by
young sapling, and peered at the scene be-
fore me.
There stood, with her back to me, Kate
false, false Kate-with the arm of tall,
handsome, military looking man encirclng
her waist, her head resting on his shoulder,
and, even as | gazed, he bent his head down
and she raised her arms-her face-her lips
to meet his kisses, as he folded her tightly
to his breast.
I saw no more, but stole blindly away,
went to the stable, saddled and bridled the
horse in dreamy fashion, mounted and rode
back to Burnley, threw the bride to the
man, walked straight to the station without
seeing Fred Garnet, and went off to Lon
don.
Six months glided by, and then l was
once more called upon to take charge
Of the practice of a friend in the suburbs.
1t was one dark night in the winter that
| was just going to be- half wishing that |
had call-for | knew that | should only
lie and toss about sleepless, and l was too
good doctor to try my own drugs-when
the surgery bell rang sharply, and the sum-
mons that had wished for came.
1t was policeman with a hanson cab,
and his oiskns shone wet and vividly in
the red light of the lamp over the door.
"Axiden' case, sir" he said. "Dr. Barker
in the next streets got in and sir, and he
wants help"
learned from him that gentleman had
been knocked down by the very same cab
we were in, and trampled upon by the hor.
ses before the wheel went over and broke his
leg.
We were there in few minutes, and
was shown into the back parlor of COM
iortdbly furnished house, where the sufferer
had been laid upon mattress.
briet conversation with my colleague
ensued, and he told me what he feared and
how he was situated, another important call
demanding his presence. The result was
that | agreed that We would examine the
patient, ana hen would stay Till DIR, iiarkers
return.
A faint groan from the mattress saluted us
rs we turned TO our patient, and us l held
the lamp over his face, and the light iell up
on the lair hair aud long dropping nous
tacle, nearly dropped it.
Nemesis p t-ought, Nine enemy DE-
iivered into my hand. Hates lover lying
bruised aud broken-crushed like a reed at
my feet. And now | need not kill him
To be reyenged for all his cruelty to me, but
stand by supine, and he would die.
For Il few briet NJ )ments told me that
possessed greater knowledge than my col
leagues, ami that If withheld mine, noth-
Ing which DR.. Barker could do would save
the lame even now trembling in the socket
OF life lamp.
The scene in the wood flashed before me
once again as | stood there -Kates sweet
face upturned asking for this mans kisses,
and all so vivid that my brain reeled and a
mist iloated before my eyes.
"What do you think, Mr.. Lawler ?" said
a voice at my elbow, and | started back in-
to the present
"rhat he'll be past saving in an hour"
said, quietly,
II fear SO, said DR.. Barker, Struggling
his shoulders.
"Unless-"
Here | uniolded my plans as l said bitter
ly to myself, "And heap Goals of fire upon
his head Kate, take your lover, and God
forgive youW
Excellent exclaimed DIR, Barker, who
was frank, gentlemanly fellow, without
professional jealousies; aud in an hours time
we had done all that was necessary, our pa
tient was breathing easily, and Dr. Barker
| was shaking my hand