San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-08
SOMERS.

II is not so far back but that can re-
member very wen how and when com
menccd the practice of medicine. by
way of necessary introduction to my
story, must say II few words OF that
time: - r..H-r t
When NJ. u. was tackled to my name
I bowed ut two shrines, my profession
and-my Angelina. Her name was not
Angelina, but my wife being modest
little l,dy, desires she shall not lie
dragged before an iniuiSitive public
Let then the abstract Angelina repre-
sent the real woman. conceal my OWL
name for similar reasons.
OF course, I had II rival. Name,
Richard Somers; ngc, twenty-slX; gen
erul appearance, striking and handsome:
character, very bad. r....
Neither my affection for this gentle
man nor his affection formc would have
started II conllagration on amy river Oh
which | know We disliked each othe,
heartily from the first. Being much
handsomer man than myself, he NIGH
have been dangerous rival. However.
he saved me all trouble. He committee
a forgery which was sooner discovere"
than he expected. He was arrested Tor
the ollense, tried and convicted. was
one of the principal witnesses against
him. When the sentence was passed
upon him he requested amoment's con
versaton with me- shall never forget
the look of hatred on his face AS he
Kissed out:
"You have ruined my love and my
life. Remember that, and fear me-
l am not timid man, and attached
but little Importance to his threat. L
thought it simply the buster OF sell
defeated and disgraced rival.
Soon after, Angelina and l were mar
ried, and, as the story books say, lived
happy ever aftcrward."
So much by way OF introduction;
now to my story:
We had been married little over two
years. During that time | heard moth
ing of Somers. His sentence had been
comparatively light one--a year and
six months. After his discharge from
prison | neither saw nor heard Of him.
For SO young man | had been very
successful as physician. Perhaps my
success was due to my strict attention
to practice. No matter how late, on
dark and stormy might be the night, l
promptly attended to every summons to
the bedside of suffering.
One night, little before the hour OF
retiring, the door bell rang, and shortly
after II man entered the room where We
were sitting. He WAS not prepoSscsSlnS
His hair was short and thick, and the
general cast Of his features villainons.
He evidently belonged,to that variety
of fowl known as the Jail bird. Never
theless, without hesitation, put ON my
coat and hat, and prepared to so with
him.
~ ecntlar.o. - ie said, has broken
his leg
thought ply that, if he were in
any way Ike -; Essscnger, he hadn't
broken his .. -... did not tcllmy wife
where ] WAS going, for ii was a distant
part Of the town and anything but a re-
spectanle nciglborhooi. l did net
wish 20 make the litt!c woman nervous
On our WY my friend, the jail bird
WAS very uncomn.aicative, answering
nv inquiries aI..rt IL injured man il
surly mrao>y;lab.e,. He WAS apparent;
IN :nro base. lJr he walked very slow
Iv-mors slowly. I thought, than Wi
consistent with - welfare Of 10y pa
iicu..
AtIast vc arrived at our destination
II wssaNsry ID. a..'. house, N ycg.
Sars ii.tI, street.
Nv E-.. e. lrG IT, M two fights q
stairs. tia. c-eakcd objection 10 on
weights upon them. In the third s,ory