Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-05-13
les VIEWS. lITERATURE, .ADVERIlsENERTs. sc.


is in Brixby. But you can help me
considerably in the struggle, if you
will" s'ssA
1' II no no" x,;.4.g k5>ig.,.aas Ia.
When you see me running any
risk of a tete-a-tete with Miss Gerrow
and you can possibly interfere, to do
so.r
and make you hate me, for it. I
will not promise" 80,
a shall not hate yIo5,u-T Shall be
very grateful. ! must meet her fire.
quently, at the houses Of mutual
| friends. You will often be able to
make me your debtor in the. way I
say" ,s S.
The route the pair lad, taken
brought them at this point within the
GORDON of habitations again.
With a few more words Of less
special interest they parted for the
night. As Edgar's tall, athletic fig
ure disappeared amongst the ming
ling shadow of tree and cottage, the
lawyer turned and gazed for a mo-
ment.
"Poor fellow there has been mis-
cry in his earlier years, ! know"
he muttered to himself "and he is
by no means sure of his own power
to withstand in this matter, or he
would not appeal to any friend"
| CHAPTER II. z sg} s5,S4s
It was even SO; Edgar iArnton
mistrusted himself despite the APP
parent firmness ofhis resolution. As
fate wonld havesit, a week later, he
/ was thrown into Kate Gerrow s com
pany even more constant y and more
intimately than befQraa Mr.. Ger.
row was taken suddenly vandoseri:
ously i'll. Edgar hadsto attend him
and to labor hard to ward of. an at
tack. Of probably fatal apoplexy.sa.ef
| They were, "a lonely couple, the
wealthy, eccentric oldowner of Brix-
by lodge, and the fair young girl
who was repated his heiress. Kate
was an only child and orphan. Meth.
er she nor her uncle had any kins7
folk in the neighborhood. Cousins,
Kate believed, she had somewhere
in the North but there had been an
estrangement in the family, and
| these she had never seen.-,t f..s4stiaj
=. Is it, anything dangerous, MFR.
Arnton uncle will recover, twill
! lie not ~ Kate asked, when,s after a
careful examiiiniation Of the patient,
Edgar stood for a moment or. two in
the wide, d-fashioned hall. iie.a
Very charming looked the ques-
toner, and there was no wonder that
Arnton was once more magnetized.
~ sincerely trust so, Miss Ger
row." he replied; g Of course, do not
disguise from you that there is risk
grave risk that is inseparable from
such cases; but l see not the least
reason for despair. Pray do not
worry yourself unnecessarily"
"My uncle is the only relative /
have living in TIE whole west Eng
land," she said. {. You will not con-
ceal his real condition from me at
any time, l beg, Mr.. Arnton,n she
subjoined.
"No, Miss Gerrow, | will be quite
frank; although it is a medical priv
ilege to be discreet, you know. But
you will need a trained nurse; the
work will be delicate for ordinary
servants, and too weary by far for
you. May | send one from the Hol-
stead intirmary ?"
aIf Won think that that will ba tho
best course to take. But I shall
certainly wait upon uncle principally.
myself.n
And SO Kate did. And day by
day in his visits Edgar Arnton met
her, and fell more deeply. more
individually in love. Not that he aban-
doned in any degree his distermina-
ton to refrain from becoming Kate's
sutton. That resolve was as firm as
ever. He simply elected to drift
with the tide. m
The patient gradually recovered,