South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-25
Romney, Hampsh;re County. West va, May 8. 1883

sipcc yoo promised 70 marry me. Su.
~. DO yoa remember. Yoa were 4
little freckled tot then. munchiny car
dy, and q lubberly farrn.boy. b.
/ determined 10 make YOU my wife,
aud Keep you from All trouble. though
SLOW enough I've been about i,r
You have done more than any O.
Their man ever did =. cried Srsie, ho,ly.
.You have educated yourseif, earned
Jour profession -
Profession I'm beginning to think
Frazier il right, and'thas I hal better
be hod-carrier than docter. Then
AZ least i would be sure OF WORK and
wages; bnt now, when I leave the
hospital next month. where am 70 60.
1t may DC years before l can earn e.
nough to keep US from Starving, if we
should marry ~
Never mind! said Susy, laug ching
tbough her blue eyes we're wet with
tears. Wharare ycarsy We are very
young. Philip
'Frazier is going to Try something
else. ~
And viii your
Wharton hesitated, and then that
determined LOOK came into his face
which Susie knew 50 well.
'Nol I'll stick If it. I never have
given up anything until did IT, and
I'll not begin now, But you-you
must help me TO keep up heart, Susy,'
aud .itI q long breath he took both
her hands in his.
why, there's no reason why we
should give up hearth she said. with
q cheerful laugh. 60 now: there is
Nixon ccming. He does hot like 10
sec you here
NO. sai1 Philip; .he IS afraid be
will lose his clerk, He'll not find
another that he can grind az Inuct!
work from on starvation wages
Go! GO She pushed him to the
door, still lius ching; but when he was
gone size dropped her head on the
ledger and sob6ed.
Sasy was IN orphan, She had no
friends in ,heworli but this man, who
had loved der since sbc was child
SIZE lad more courage and energy,
probably, them he; bnt the life Of the
girl IN N;Zon's shop vas almost m
tolerab.e, aud she vas very lonely
and tried.
Il. DR.. Wharton was moody and
desl'airing Tue next day his patients
did not know it. He never had been
more gentle or nniiring in LIS care OF
inenl. They were ali poor, for the
hospital was a city charity. Bat the
more heavily bis own troable pressed
on him the more tender TO these
wretched pa1p.rs be grew.
lie WAS busted al the morning with
one old cOnntTyman, who had fallen
III the street from biz horse, and been
carried in insensible. DR.. Frazier
found him beside the old mans cot
early in the afternoon.
Frazier had been absent nearly all
day. His face was flushed and bis
eyes Burning with excitement. lie
beckoned Philip aside.
There's a chsneei It's something
bigr he whispered, excitedIy. 'CAli
PopT 10 take your ward this afternoon
and come with me- He'sgoing to take
nine
4 can't give up NY ward TO Poor.
He'sa biundcrer. SAID Wharton gruff.
Is. 'fcu may, If you choose
No neei TO snub me, Phil, when
I'm trying 10 10 yOG a service. You
said &c other day yon had saved Z
couple or hundred dollars
Yes. that's n,y capital to begin tie
world with in Septe Tnber.'
Well. Frank-my brother, you
know-has inst bal private informa-
ton Of great expected rise in the
Darling Silver Nine stock. He'll let
you and me into the chance. Wen
90 down With him to the Stock Ex-
change and buy ~ all the shares we
can.
4 can't leave nv ward 70 Poor ne
said. There Is no patient in danger
bn, this man But be Is in very
critical condition. l won't Leave
him
Nonsense! What can a couple Of
hours natter IL is Glance which
may never come 20 You again I;'sa
dead SIRE thing, / tell YOU
Wharton saoJ< his head.
Listen 20 reason, Phil You may
clear enough b. this venture to make
. beginning for a competency for
years. You can afford then 70 wait
iorPractice. You might even marry.
if you cosld fnd = nice girl with
laugh.
Marry Dr.. Wharton'shand shook
as be dropped tie medicine into a
spoon. 4 would need time 20 con.
slder the investment, lie said. even II
1 could leave tLis man. / would with
~ be clear 10 ny conscience that Il
WAS proper ono % make. But the
old m4u's condition Is s1ch that ny
present dut5 3 clear
lie "a; doau by the cot, watching