The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-20

may never come to you again. IT.,
Il dead sure thing, l tell you"
Wharton shook his head.
"Listen to reason, Phil. You may
clear enough by this venture to make
a beginning for a. competency fol
years. You can afford then to wait
for practice. You might even marry
you could find nice GIRL" with t
laugh,
"Marryr" DR.. Wharton's hand
shook as he dropped the medicine
into spoon. II would need time
to consider the Investment" he said
"Pyen if l could leave this man.
would wish to he clear in my con.
science that it was a proper one Il
make. But the old mans condition
is such that my present duty i!
clear.n
He sat down liy rne COT, waccnng
the sick man. The picture of Susy
at work in the miserable shop, with
that brutal old Nixon drying her
rose before him. She might have to
bear this for years and now pGssi
bly, he might help her, was he to
give it up for this man-an utter
stranger to him?
The clock licked swiftly. Whar-
toms face was haggard.
"Come ?" Frazier said. hurriedIy.
"pll not go. Frazier"
mot go! you are not going TO
lose your chance in life for that old
pauper-that -hawbuck ?" nodding
cOntemptuOusly towards the cot.
"I'll not leave him"
DR.. Frazier stopped over the old
man and examined him.
"He may lie in this way for days"
he said. 1t is likely YOU will And
him just as he is when you come
back"
"Yes but he may change at any
moment. The treatment / am try.
ing is new one. Poor knows moth
ing abont it,"
you'll not come then?" halting
on his way to the door.
Wharton had followed him q step
or two, and did not reply for a mo-
ment. The closed tyelids Of the
withered old face on the polIow flick
cred and sharp glance shot out from
them.
NO" he said, quietly. "I will stay
with him. This is my work, and !
will not leave it to Poor"
Frazier went to the exchange. and
by several ventures cleared several
hundred dollars. He was greatly
elated over his success.
DIR. Wharton drudged along in his
daily rounds among his pauppr pa
tientS with no other reward than the
mans recovery. The latter was
very tacIturn and irritable, and show.
ed no gratitude to nurse or doctor.
but Philip found his keen eyes fol-
lowing him constantly in his rounds
among his patients.
"YOu are ready for discharge to-
morrow" he said to him one day
after fortnight had passed.
"Discharge, eh! That was a queer
experiment you tried on me, young
man. I've had some little expert
ence in phySic in my day and l can't
say ever saw the like of that treat
ment.
"No; it was not the old method.
SIR" said Wharton, respectfully,
going on his rounds.
When he came back the patient
called out, querulouSly; "Where's
the dollar and half that was in my
breeches pocket when l was brought
| III CpltlC tilttl Has TODUtu IiIe.
"You will find it with the Super.
intendent."
"Oh, aye! hope so. I've no
mind to be robbed, even by an insti-
tuition. l suppose the charge for my
keep here'lI be very high, young
man ?"
"There is no charge. 1t is free
hospital"
$50! sol" grumbled the old fellow
to himself. turning over in bed.
The next day he left the hospital,
while Philip Was at dinner, without
IA word of farewell.
$50 that Is the end Of it," thought
the doctor. This one great struggle
of his life had cost him so much tha.
he could not understand how the
man who had gained by it could be
Indifferent. II wish he had said
goodbye, at least. But no matter"
The next week. the Superintendent
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