The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-06-11
what Allied the OLD Man,
"Cau you save him, doctor ?"

- lau you save nun, uOCtor
''Uamhno''
winsome Lillian McGulte looked up with her rare
blue eyes dewy with tears, into the face of the young
physician who had been summoned In hot haste from
the resful quiet of poker game to the paatial resi-
dance of Stuyvcsant Mcclure In order that his skin
and knowlelge-tho fruit OF yeats of study and toll
might, " possible bring back to health the gray
haired old man who now law tossing in mortal agony.
Lillian Mcclure had known Aristides W. Iiennes-
sey since tile days when they were both little children,
and not six months agone sle had stood before him In
all her regal beauty her velvey eyes draped with n
mist OF tears and while tho soft, peary flesh of her
beautiful arms touched his neck With pusing warmth
that would make your head swim, had said that she
would never love him except asa brother.
AS Aristdcs had three sisters, and had passed. the
greater portion OF his life sparring with them, this
Statement did not strike him favorably, and he wst
away with adull dead feeling in his young, btsON,
heart and large chunk of plug tobacco In his merry
spring pants.
And now he was back again In the holisethat
house from which he had erstwhile so often stolen
silently and sadly away when the proprietor
pectedly found at home, and which he had left, he
supposed, for good, In the balmy days of June, when
the sweet scented breath of early summer kiss
ing into life the myrad forms OF floral beauty that
lie with such silent sweetness upon the
bosom of the earth. These thoughts had surged
through his mind as lie mounted the front steps in
obedience to hasty summons of liveried servant.
He saw the old familiar door-ma with the word
welCoue' worked In Its Centre-tlat Hateful word
that had CLEANED up at him In all its urid distinct
ness and mockery one night when old Mr.. Mcclure
opened the door In response 10 Arstides's imii yan
nj the bell and said, In the cold, County Antrim
tones he knew so well how to use, that Miss Lillian
was not at home anu prObaDly would not 10 Tor seven
or eight years. In the hall stood the hat rack, be-
side whose gauu frame with It's spectie-ilkc arms he
had SO often fingered In the mellow half light of the
turneddOwn gas with Lillian's head resting trust
fully above his liyer-pad and her coraline corset
pulsing gently against his suspender. Al those
scenes back to him with vivid distnCtness he
stood by the bedside of the sick man and looked
tcndcry down ut Lillian who, with pale face aud
rumpled bang, had hnelt by her fathers side aud
| buried her nose In tue pillow which supported his
head.
Presently she looked up at Arlstides with a weary
yearniug, ST. Louis look, that would have melted
Charles Francis Adams.
The young man bent quickly forward. Gillian,
my love, ~ he said, 'can II 10 possible that--'
''Kneel by my side, - said the girl In tender
porter house, steak tones that thrilled his very
blood.
pants that such an action would certainly produce,
unmndful OF everything but tho fact that he loved
Lillian Mcclure, with Wild passionate, Dearborn
avenue love that rocked out OF matinee tickets Ice
cream Aristldes met by the girls side, and placing
his strong right arm around her taper waist he
kissed her tendcry Just aft Of her starboarl ear.
II WASN'T very easy lob To rattle this young man.
"Do you still love me, Arstidcs ?" said Lillian,
making blum TO blush as slio spOkof
You know do,h WAS tho reply, ''and that
would risk my very existence to gain your love In re-
turn. "
The girl smiled glad six-Uutton smile.
~ believe yOu, ~ she said, land tell yOn no--lOre
In the presence Of sickness perhaps DEATH that II you
save my father life-ny darling doiized sour NASH
papa-I VIII marry you ere the crocus sprouts
- Enough, replied Aristides, rising 10 his feet
" Your father shall DO saved. ! swear II 10y my bali
enough haven't rot one but swear 1t all the same
Bring me bottle Of RiOTdan's Railroad Relief
The medicine was brought, and the sick man quaiIed
It. In two minutes he was very well.
"Eou have saved him, my darling ~ said Lillian
kissing Aristides fondly, ''and ! VIII redeem my
promise. But tell me, sweetic, what allied tho old
man2i'
'Colic, ~ was the reply. and with wild, mocking
laugh Arlsidrs fled into the darkness.