Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-01-25

along the garden, leaped the gate,
and crossing two fields, went through
the wilderness, and over the stile into
the wood.
"My darling" kept repeating, as
| hurried on, expecting to meet her
at every turn, and then | stopped
short, while horrible pang seemed
to catch my heart. | was dizzy, faint,
raging with anger, and half mad in
turn but that all passed off, leaving
me bitter, crushing sense of misery.
as held on by young sapling, and
peered at the scene before nae.
There stood, with her back to me,
Kate-false, false Kate til the arm
of tall, handsome, military.looking
man encircling her waist, her head
resting on his shoulder, and, even as
l gazed, he bent his head down and
she raised her arms-her face-her
lips, to meet his kisses, an he folded
her tight to his breast.
/ saw no more, but stole blindly
away, went to the stable, saddled and
bridled the horse in dreamy fashion,
mounted, rode back to Burnley, threw
the bride to the man, walked straight
to the station without seeing Fred
Garnet, and went off to London.
Six months glided by, and then |
was once more called upon to take
charge of the practice of friend in
the suburbs.
1t was one dark night in Winter
that | was just going to bed, half
wishing that / had had call-for |
knew that | should only lie and toss
about sleepless, and | was too good a
doctor to try my own drugs-when
the surgery bell rang sharply, and
the summons that | was wishing for
came.
1t was policeman with hand
some cab, and his oilskin shone wet
and wildly in the red light of the
lamp over the door.
"Axiden' case, sir, he said. "Dr.
Barker in the next streets got it in
and, sir, he wants help
| learned from him that gentle
man had been knocked down by the
very same cab we were in and
trampled upon by the horses before
the wheel went over and broke his
leg.
We were there in a few minutes
and | was shown in the back parlor
of a comfortably furnished house,
where the sufferer had been laid upon
a mattrass.
A brief conversation with my col
league ensued and he told me what
he feared and how he was situated,
another important case demanded his
presence. The result was that |
agreed that / would stay till DR..
Barker's return.
A faint moan from the mattrass sa-
luted us as we turned to our patient,
and as | held the lamp over his face,
and the light fell upon the fair hair
and long dropping moustache, | near
ly dropped it.
Nemesis / thought. Mine enemy
delivered into my hand. Hates lov-
err lying bruised and broken-crushed
like a reed at my feet. And now /
need not kill him to be revenged for
all his cruelty to me, but stand by SUI
pine, and he would die.
For few brief moments told me
that l possessed greater knowledge
than my colleague and that if ! with
held mine, nothing which Dr. Barker
could do would save the fame even
now trembling in the socket of life's
lamp.
The scene in the wood flashed be-
fore me, once again | stood there
Katie's sweet face upturned asking
for this mans kisses, aud all so vivid
ly that my brain reeled and mist
foated before my eyes.
what do you think, Mr.. Lawler p
said a voice at my elbow, and | start
ed back into the present.
"That he'll be past saving in an
hour | said, quietly.
81 fear So said DR.. Barker, shrug-
ging his shoulders.
s'Unless--"
Here | unfolded my plans, IS said
bitterly to myself, and heap Goals of
fire upon his head. Kate, take your
lover and God forgive you!
excellent ? exclaimed DR.. Bar
ker, who was frank, gentlemanly
fellow, without professional jealousies !;
and in an hours time we had done all
that was necessary, our patient was
breathing easily, and DR.. Barker was
shaking my hand.
"He's saved, Mr., LAWYER. You've
saved his life. Now I'll be off and
get back in an hours time You've
given me the greatest lesson in sur
gerry / ever had in my life.
And then | was alone, thinking Bit
terly of what had done.
Notwithstanding I
Those words feebly uttered brought
me to myself, and was the cold, hard
man once more as | rose, and taking
the lamp, bent down over my patient
whose eyes now opened and he stared
at me.
"Where's Kate p he asked "and
what he stopped short.
"Hush 2 l said coldly; "You have
had an accident
"Accident? Oh, yes, | remember,
! was going to catch the night train
for Burnley when that confounded
cab
"You must not talk" said, trying
hard to contain myself. "You are Sc
riously hurt.
This last was not professional, but
there was grim pleasure in giving
him some pain.
"That's bad, DOCTOR he whispered
"for was going down to see my dar-
ling-she's very ii,
"Ill!" | exclaimed starting.
eyes," he said, speaking with pain,
and | could not stop him now. Soon
sumption they say; broken heart, |
think. Some scroundrel-'
almost dropped the lamp as |
caught his hand and griped it, and