The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-11


The special notice was too short and the
editorial was too long, and he was sure
that he had told me to be extraordna-
rily careful with that list, and he re-
membered distinctly telling me some
thing that | never heard. "
'That may be hallucination, Joe,"
suggested Richard.
Joe was about to make strong state
ment of what he thought it was, when
his father entered and Joe stopped like
horse before seven-barred gate
$50 on, Joe," urged Lucy; tell us
the rest.
''Not now; it'll keep" said Joe,
going out of the room.
whats this?' asked her father.
''Oh, nothing" said Rachel.
81 see-he was at the doctor again,
wasn't hep
No one replied.
I" A mighty clever fellow the doctor
is. Nothing Tightly or sensational about
him."
"No, indeed" said Rachel.
Her father looked steadily at her for
a moment. He had evidently expected
some mild contradiction, and, as there
was apparently only one side to the
question OF the doctors merits, he was
not at all satisfied.
After few constrained remarks
Richard took his leave. promising Lu-
cy and his good friend Rachel that he
would report on Monday just as soon as
possible after the arrangements had been
made.
As Richard went out he met DR.. Stone.
who was about to enter. They spoke to
each other in a friendly manner-after
the fashion of pugilists who shake hands
before the combat.
For some time past the visits of DIR.
Stone to John Kings house had seri-
ously disturbed Richard, making him
feel ungenerous towards his prosperous
rival. lie wished that he stood as well
in the estimation of Lucy's father as
the doctor did, and he was ANNOYED
that he did not. But this unreasona-
BILE young man never for moment
thought of copying after DIR. Stone.
The doctor bought his success at a
price, and Richard wanted that success
without paying the price. But tonight
Richard felt too happy at the thought
OF Monday being so near to grudge the
doctor the barren pleasure of pleasing
the father-as for him, he preferred
pleasing the daughter. He sympa-
thized with the doctor because he could
partly realize how he himself would
feel if the case were reversed and
there once had been a remote possibility
of the case being reversed. Like the
rest of us, his sympathy was aroused by
a similar case to his own, or what might
be his own.
Monday came like any other Monday.
Dawn drew the familiar world out of the
obscurity into broad daylight where,
having passed its allotted time, dusk led
it back into the darkness.
Monday evening Lucy and Rachel
were sitting together in the twilight
discussing subject upon which they
could never agree, because they never
tried to agree. Lucy's position in this
standing debate was that she couldn't
love poor man enough to marry him,
while Rachel declared that if she loved
q man she did not care how poor he was.
They had not said the last word when
Richard came in,
Even before the room was lighted the
sisters knew that something was wrong.
In fact it was all wrong. Monday-the
suspicious day, the browning success
Monday had brought utter failure and
ruin to his most cherished hopes. At
the critical moment in the presence of
the capitalists who came prepared to
invest all the money needed, the ma
chine failed. Something was lacking,
but what Richard could not tell. The
unexpected turn Of affairs so bewildered
Richard that he stood looking on as
helpless as any of the others. In spite
OF the weary months of industry and in
genulty the machine was practically
useless. And so the goose that was to
lay the golden egg was lifeless.
Rachel took an early opportunity to
slip out of the room, so that Lucy and
Richard would not be disturbed by the
presence of third person.
At the end of half an hour during
which less was said than ever had been
in five minutes at any other meeting.
Richard, who had ever one thought in
mind, could withhold it no longer.
Lacy" said he, nervously, but with
no hesitation, ''for long time past |
have been looking forward to this even
ing as the time for me to speak out and
to act; and now it is here and I can do
neither"
Lucy quickly replied, saying that she
was very sorry for him. hoped that he
would succeed some day, and telling
him that she would always take an in
terest in his welfare. All of which,
from a casual acquaintance, were good
sentiments, but coming from Lucy, and
said with an evident feeling of relief at
the sudden discovery of the way out of
disagreeable position, they fell upon
Richard like second failure, greater
even than the first that had that day
befallen him.
He understood in a moment what
hours of discussion might not have re-
vealed and what years of success would
have entirely concealed, and that was
that Lucy cared for him only as means
to an end
1t was a bitter revelation, and true
climax to this day of defeat
And thus the relationship of Lucy
and Richard that never had been for
mally established was at an end, with
out direct word having been spoken
to dissolve it.
Rachel was in the garden as Richard
passed through, and from her knowl-
edge Of her sisters views, joined to the
naturally quickened wit of an interested
person, she guessed the actual state of
affairs. Rachel had always shown an
interest in Richard scarcely less than
than that of her sister Lucy.
AS he was about to pass her with
mere goodnight, she stopped him.
Richard, said she, holding out her