The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-23
THE NEW DOCTOR.

pleaQlng tone, ilS III Sllo eXpecIcu W incc
storm of objections, but somewhat te
her sunrise, her aunt Martha said:
'I would if I were YOU"
"Dr. Wyck, it would seem, has tried
his utmost skill for the last five years,
sighed Esther, wcarily, "and I get nc
better. 1t may be DR.. Dun will know
OF some new remedy"
'sI will write to Dr. Dun now," said
Miss Martha. "I will see Robert har-
ness up to drive to the town."
It was very brief note, merely re,
qucsting DR.. Dun to call upon Miss
Warren Mt his earliest convenience, yet
Miss Martha's pen travelled very slowly
over the paper, md she kept her head tc
one side, lest tear drop should mar the
neat letters.
Five years before there had been no
brighter, stronger maiden in MI NIillville
than Esther warren, only child of Bates
Warren, who had made an enormous for.
tune in iron, and held Esther rs the
choicest of all this carth's treasures.
At eighteen her father was killed and
she seriously crippled in q railway col
lision.
Her hands and arms were strong rs
ever, her brain clear, but her lower
limbs wero utterly without power.
Heiress to immense wealth she was
almost prisoner in her splendid homo,
subject to attacks Of pain that prostratetl
her for days, suffering intensely.
Books, needlework and n feeble
attempt at drawing helped to fill the
time; but it was not easy to be patient,
and Esther was not yet perfectly saint
like, although she tried to be submissive
DIR. Dun's practice was small, and
much of his time at his own control, but
he was m enthusiast in his profession,
and gladly took much Of the old doctors
gratuitous practice off his hands.
He had come to Millvilleas DR.. Wyck's
assistant, to take his place when he re-
tired, but the patients Of the old doctor
s were d little shy of the new one.
=. "AhA-yes!" said DR.. Wyck, reading
Miss Martha's note. Little Essie War
ren Sad case,' and the doctor entered
into long description of the case, sum
ming up in thefWorde utterly hopeless
She may live fors years, but she will
never walk orsstnnd:H'
It seemed toaiHerbert Dun when he
entered the beautiful room where Esther
Warren spent her long Waking hours,
that life even with pain, must be pleas
ant surrounded by such luxury, and the
rare exquisite beauty Of Esthor's face,
pale, it is true, h,,t delicntely lovely,
was jewel worthy .ef exquisite setting.
There was little flush upon the inva-
lids cheeks as the new doctor took
chair beside her, q light of hope in her
large eyes that made his heart ache.
It was not long before Esther Warren
under tho grave professional manner,
felt tho power of his sympathy, and
found herself expressing moro freely
than she had ever before spoken the
hope that filed her heart, fully satisfied
when DR.. Dun said:
'ln n case of such long standing I
cannot express M opinion ut once, Miss
Warren; but depend on me to give my
my most earnest study and cnre to il"
But if DR.. Dun could not restore
strength to Esther Warrcn's crippled
body it was not long before she felt her
life flooded with new strange happiness
The hour TINT the new doctor spont
with her every morning gladdened the
whole day.
Ho was not conccited man, and
Essio seemed to him like child, so that
he was blind to the fact that he was
gaining the heart of the crippled heiress.
So whom Martha invited him to spend
some chance evenings there he went.
Essic was to him PATIENT one who
called on his professional slsll frequently
to care the most agonising suffering: md
if he could also make some Of her long,
lonely hours any brighter he gladly con-
tributcd his livelicst talk, his best tenor
songs, his most courteous manner to the
service
But he never thought she loved him
until DR.. Wyck answered his application
for months holiday.
"spare you? Why, yes, I suppose 7
can get along. But I am afraid I have
made muddle of sending you to Esther
Warren. Why didn't You tell me that
you were engaged?
"I waited until 7 could offer Annie
home.".>
"YouA-you couldn't break your on
gngefnent, suppose. You know you
could have Esther Warren and her for
tune for asking"
'T never thought of such thing"
4i "Perhaps you had better consider it.