New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-25
4 POTENT PHILTER.
tx CHARLES W. EALCsTIEE,,
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Al.

professional alacrty
"Can You come to aunt at once fietcher san
2 voice that lac recognized at once as Rowlands' IN
:, hoorse excited whisper Us he put his head forth
from the door. A sudden attack-hemorrhage /
think"
Twill be with You as soon as l can set my case"
,eplieG Fletcher. and the other sped hastily back
along the passage-way to his aunts door.
Mira Fcrdham tried to wrcathe her mouth In a
smile. a, Dr. Fletcher entered. but her lips suddenly
suffused with blood, and the sanguine stream
ponred unon the pillow. Virginia stood by the bed
wrapped in a-soft gray morning gown with what
Fletcher thought heavenly snatches OF PINK scat
tered over it, Her face was of ghostly pallor'
brt further than this there was indication of the
womanly trepdation and nervous helplesSheSs
Natural ia such "A pos ton. She was entirely calm
as she spraug TO Der aunt's assistance IN the paroX
vs;n that followed FletcheT's entrance ana she
rendered the little services that he asked of her in
adontinc some hssty mechanical eXpcdients for
Nrs Fordhan's relief with firm and deXtr0us
Now. Hiss Bailey" said Fletcher when at length
her aunt Law weakly quiet. finding with qnlck
glance that the thin papers ia which he was aGcus-
Toned IA euca Sc powders for his patients hId been
Forgotten ia making up his equipment. II you VIII
get me some papeT,-anyt thing Will 90.
None was visible, and she swiftly procured sew
eral sheets OF note paper from her own room; a
faint odor of perfume pleasantly affected FLETCHER
sense |. seemed to bear message 10 MN from the
penetrali2 of maiden Tempe ne dCCSP''N ti'V
sheets with smiling nod OF THANKS, anu cutting
them into strips of convenient size skInuly appoT-
toned q white powder. the contents OF VII,
In,,n7; cred one of the powders to Mrs FordEam
himself and thrust the paper INTO his pocket lou
eli .tov with your aunt. | suppose, lie sald 10
Virin;" e. She seems to be comfortable now"
And he bent over his patent Win Whispered
uuestiot MIR. Fordham nodded teebly. he at
'S Vcrv imagine. | heard a rap on the partition
bet wern our rooms and cry of pam; and was by
her side n moment. She was much rs you louno
her | called Rowland and lie reniem oeIed you at
once Is would rot have occurred 10 me; some
how. wo havo not thought OF You as physician.
II was 10 fortunate that you were here mere Is
no doctor M Malbaie. | think and aunt might nave
died :" She broke OIL with puliul quaver IN htr
voice the first sign of emotion that she had SHOWN.
. We arc very very grateful 10 yOu' sad she with
taarfrl emphasis . Ne never express our sense
OF your kindness-yOur-' but here she broke quit
doiyu Ii was very sweet Ia be thanked by her,
INT he defended himself as best he might from the
grateful torrent He burned To tell her OF the glad
ness with which he would nave renueled an III
iinitely greater aid for such reward as her graft
tuds. instead he gave some directions regarding
The poyTdcrs that lay folded the table Land doc
tory Injunction upon her TO find some sleep ior ncr-
self and bidding Rowland, who stood by call linn
81 there was change betOOk himself TO hlS room.
He was not summoned again during Inc nigil.
breakfast the next morning. ne wished Jhat ne
might have boon. A change, not noticeable 20 the
1,rprefessional eve. but obvious 10 trained glance
had come over bis patient. She was not IN pam
hut she seemed much weaker and lnciPleht leNer
manifested itself. DR.. Fletcher after the manner
Of DhysicianS did not )eak his Tears ne peltNtu
that he could arrest the fever before II became more
serious TO Eirginia's anxious inquiry ne oniA
Uncovered :. As well as could be expected, THINK.
ira nrnfessional reply had UnpTOiessOnal ring OF
ComD,a.on IN it, however, and the glrl detecJeu T.
Her trelnnious lips seemed about TO question Ms
ambiguity hut she renamed silent AitVf OIiaiis
;,c the med clpe with a whispered word OF encour-
,cement that her pleading lace wrunE IfOh uinl'
he left the room and descended TO breakfast:
AR. VordbaIn's malsdy notwithstanding his
efforts. assumed during the afternoon the form
that he had apprchended. ana us Increasing Pi1Nt9
soon constrained him 10 appflSc rGIhid Vi IL nv
+ure He told her gently, with an attempt 10 re-
Ieye the shock, but he might nave spared hlhlSell
She raceyed the announcement with the cOnpOsuIe
that during their acquaintance he had seen Dut
once desert her, and she suggested certain Cuyi'ii x
drinks aud the adoption OF common nome het nous
90 treatment with quiet decision tnat was q new
surnrise To Fletcher in his gradual Understanding OF
ber character. He had himself INTENDED 10 pre-,
scribe these measures, but her modest leaue's ao y
outsrippcd him. and again lftsh Ahl'tIsc TeeiI''
added 20 his Superlative love. she met MS Io0h Oh
mild astonshment. mingled with passion Nhich'
n she discerned, she did not interpret IL YsIO'
g Amt has been so much of an invalid since
have been with her that have learned little Things
Ike these" she said SIMPLY
at wa, not your knowledge of them that mar,
,aue1 ~ he answered. Physicians don't hnd
moro familiarity with such matters rare put nei
eve. questioned him, but she did not inquire ~,
conclusion and he suddenly turned the toPIc. /!
Svan't do for YOU to remain awake with your auI
again to-uight; your health Is 10 be treasured NJ
ss;d ai,rtnfIy. fIc made the assertion general
1nF ~ bir1seff ne applied it personally. He began
to pcrceiye that great love was widely g4esl I'VE
all hi, thoughts Involuntary conne'teu g
with this central fact and were chiefly Naluipie a.
thew were related to it. 1t was constant presence
aud sometimes with hIs feeling regarding NJ pre-
ont position II was IN the least degree an inutsI'S
one Rowland or can at least snare tour WiIcI,
h.. went on Tho girl about TO open her Ups %
combat this dictum He used an argument that ht
had found elfoaciOus on loruier OCCASION now
ever: " A, your physcian,' he sand. She seemed t'
scduie,ce, and he lett her.
No,witb>aanding his determined promise to him
hiatt In ntCVF silt
- ,, md his acnte sense of the prOpricty anC
Necessity Of his departure. he could not belleFe Una
his continued stay was wrong. ~ wa % &
aweet and pleasant TO he wrong OuJ ~ was Ii7liV
IVitb n, very distinct consideration ne was con
WINGED OF this The days that followed, iadeh VIZ
new and unfamiliar happiness that lie drdnh VIII
-h.t seemed 10 him the finest pleasure that ne ha'
ever known DID not pass, however WITHOUT pIIiI
ing 10 hin an occasional twlnge oil cohsccnGe', ~
80 r,d that his duty-hls most agreeable duly
80 s,iii Li- duty-lav here and yet lie had become
700 thornughlv impress with the Oqlui' OF H..
stuatiou ia regard TO Robert len o TO- tS Tl
Leen ahaed 10y the discovery OF MS i9'c pi to III
~ ,,,,c nf feryoT TO the feeling with when ne lia'
formerly regarded her, that AT times nc IDunn "a,
uosit on nearly InsuppOrtaD!e, IoSn'"if P pr
,niyI,. IN, procured from Quebec, bul III 50 gar
Case "A, Mrs FOrdhams soon became, q Oua.! !
would he felt sure. bc attended WIN iP - -
He world have hesItated 10 90 this' "Loc' - IA. IA
ati',t ord lis remembrance that here the su0ec
af ms Treatment was Nirginlas auHt erysI"ii'@''
bis doubt into decision Ne NE 'I FoyrdEom with paten
Tenderness, Her manifold wants were sd'Isnou,
usually watchtuily antcipatedrwSltm 49,
gentlee,, and care and the INV aid 9nernlouSiies
and petuauce that sometimes ruined even 81 .
TOrdham's eGuable spirit. were borne Wy nei O,r az,
iessly. Her quiet presence was gracious an.
soot6ng. almost healing IN itself. and FletGhel
,ybo nov naturally her often. though pcrhaP
mo- more frequently than before. found bus ioNe :
,uten,ifying from day to day a. lie watched ier
that ha became aware after time that spoediY
Notwithstanding his most earnest efOrt, IL WOuIu W
Ioyond MS control. lie would speak IN some IN
tLnking hour, and the horrd wrong would be DON don
before lao knew. Yet, as he had before argued WI,
himself come what would, he must AZ least reihii
rntiI tbere was 10 longer danger When tins Tea
oncnryed 20 him. 1t lacked three days OF the perlo'
Nj which ho expected the maady to reach us crsis