The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-06-02

window she drew the curtain little
aside. There was faint gray haze all
over the world; but the light would be
enough to find ones way by, and every
moment brought the dawn nearer. ''lf
| did but knew the way" she thought.
.sWell, must wake up some one and
ask it.
Having made up her mind she no
longer hesitated. She took final sur
yey of her patient and then left the
room. She locked the door on the out
side and took the key with her.
Quickly entering her own room she
caught up her gray cloak and travelling
hat, and put them on as she hurried
down stairs. If | only knew where
the servants sleepr' she thought; ''but
I'm so afraid of rousing Mr.. Mertoun.
I'll wake up some cottage people"
With some considerable difficulty she
opened the front door, and then drew it
close behind her without absolutely
shutting it. To her delight she found
it would stay so without moving; this
would enable her to enter the house
again quietly. AS quickly as swift feet
would carry her she hurried out of the
grounds. She saw no cottages; so she
went on along the widest road, hoping
to reach some habitation in time. To
her delight she saw at last hedger and
ditcher trudging away to his work She
ran after him and, almost breathless
with her quick movement and excie-
ment, caught him by the arm while she
asked him her question. ~-,5F~~
1.-The doctorP'' he replied. "Right
on till the cross roads, then to the right
not more'n a mile"
Not more than a mile! Nurse Har.
court started off on her way gleefully
That soon would be accomplished, she
thought. Had she but known how
strange is the Cornish mind on the sub
iect of distances she might have stayed
to ask further information. But, in.
stead. she hurried away, leaving the
workingman to stare after her in COM
pletc and bewildered amazement The
cross roads were reached before
long, and then she turned to the right,
and hurried quickly along the lonely
road.
At last Ada began to reflect on the
fact that she must have walked a great
deal more than a mile since her meet
ing with the hedger and ditcher In
fact she was beginning to feel little
puzzled and hopeless, for there was nc
sign of houses. Still she hurried on,
hoping to meet some one else who
would direct her. Suddenly on her ear
fell the sound of laughter-high, clear,
hearty laughter. Odd, at this time in
the morning; but, nevertheless, the
sound encouraged her 1t came again
and again, and guided her footsteps
out of the high road into a wonderfully
quiet lane. The laughter still went on
ahead, like a hooking spirit, as will
o'-the-wisp. But suddenly Ada found
herself close to a little cottage, every
window of which was brilliantly illu-
minated from within. The lower win
dows reached to the ground and stood
open, exhibiting all the signs of late
revel. Empty decanters and bottles,
innumerable glasses, some packs of
cards on the floor-these things caught
Ada's quick eye and made her wonder;
while leaning on the gate of the cot
LstSC was uH CAUlClilClN uluuSOluO JOulS
man dressed in white flannels. He
looked at Ada with the steady gaze Of
establishment. He was immensely sur
prised at the sight of young lady in
gray, with an extremely charming face,
taking walk at four o'clock on misty
morning. Without a seconds hesita-
ton she approached him.
"Can you tell me where l can find
the DOCTORS house?" she said "a
man met told me to come this way.n
Her earnest tone seemed to rouse
him and make him understand that she
was out on business.
''Dr. Frere is the nearest resident
DOCTOR" he said, land he lives about
six miles off, over there pointing the
way Ada had come. but if there's
anything | can do, let,me help you. |
am DOCTOR
"You?" said Ada, her gaze wander
ing from his sunburned face, which had
on it the unmistakable up-all-night ex-
preston, to his white flannel-clad fig
ure, and then to the cottage beyond,
which looked SO absurd, in the growing
daylight, with a quantity of dying can
dies burning on the tables.
cts all right" he said, seeming to
understand her perplexity. 'I'm Alan
Browne, of Wimpole Street. I'm down
here for the boating, and I've been
having a bachelor party Didn't you
hear that fellow laughing as he went of
Just nowP | had to get four of the 9TH
ers to take him away
Il know your name" said Ada,
earnestly. Come with me. am a
nurse from Mr.. Edgar's Home. Tn in
charge of Mrs. Mertoun up at the Hall,
and she's dying. If you don't come at
once, it may be too Late
"W hats the matter with herP" said
DIR. Browne. 1--WE got pocket medi.
cine-case here; shall l bring it?"
Nurse Harcourt leaned on the gate
and said something in scarcely audi.
BILE voice; then she took out the bottle
from her pocket and held it up for his HI
inspection.
''lmpossibler' he exclaimed.
Come and save her." said Ada. sol.
EMMY. DR.. Browne turned, hurried
into the cottage, and in a little more
than a minute reappeared with a small
case in his hand. Seeing him ready to
follow her, Ada Immediately started of
as quickly as possible on her return
road. Alan Browne hurried after her
leaving the little cottage with all its
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