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

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80 Nixon was scolding you, wa.
4e?' said Philip. his face darkening
ihe scoundrel! To think that you
ipust submit to the tyranny of {
fpfhan like him, and 1 can do moth.
| iAgw
| "Hush-h I" She glanced in terror
~ the half-open door. "He is at sup
per in the back room. Don't offenC
nm, Philip, or he would discharge
me, and then what should do? II
Is Impossible for girls to get work il
the city now, and l must live"
Yves, and you must earn your own
living. he said, bitterly. "If were
haf pOan | would have been able t.
mirry before now. It's ten year,
ss'nHssv, you promised to marry me
Wy l5SissEak [ Ry0u remember2 You wefa
l.aliule freckled tot then. munching
ndy, and 1 lub5erly farm boy.
Nut determined to make you my
Wife, and keep you from all trouble,
tidbugh SOW enough I've been about
EY0u nave done more than any
OtE Eler mal ever did !" cried Susie,
hoR fly. "You have educated yourself +;
eaNned yOlr professi0n"-
profession! l am beginning to
think Frazer is right, and that had
beIter be hOd carrier than a doctor.
ThI len at least 1 woudbe sure of work
anll wages but now, whe1 | leave
tht hospital next month, where am
tolgo? Itmay be y ears before l can
eafn enough to keep US from starry
ing, if we should marry"
tNever mind !" said Susy, laugh
ing, though her blue eyes were wei
with tears. "What are years? We
ARD very young, Philip"
Frazier is going to try something
els h."
And will you? ?"
Wharton hesitated, and then that
determined look came into his face
wi hich Susy knew so well.
mo! I'll stick at it. l never have
giken UP anything until l did it, and
II not begin now! But you-you
mi lst help me-o keep up heart, Susy,"
an with IA ing breath he took both
heF hands i his.
tWhy, tere's no reason why we
sh| h|Duld Si,e up heart !" she said with
a dhee fui laugh. "Go now there is
Mn coming. He does not like to
SeGJou here"
"No." said Philip "he is afraid he
will lose his clerk He will not find
any other that he can wiring as much
work from on starvation wages"
$50! got" She pushed him to the
jbpr, still laughing; but when he was
lone she dropped her head on the
e,1er and sobbed.
hsy was an orphan. She had no
friends in the world hut this man,
who had loved her since she was a
child. She had more courage and
energy, probably, than he ; but the
life of the girl in Nixon's shop was
almost intolerable, and she was very
lonely and tired.
If fDr. Wharton was moody and de-
spairing the next day his patients did
not know it. He never had been
more gentle or untiring in his care of
them. They were all poor, for the
hospital was city charity. But the
more heavily his own trouble pressed
on him the more tender to these
wretched paupers he grew.
He busted all the morning with one
old countryman, who had fallen in
the street from his horse, and had
been carried in inSensibie. 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 his
eyes burning with excitement. He
beckoned Philip aside.
"There's a chance! It's something
lfgF~ he whispered, excitedIy. "Call
Poor to take your ward this after
noon and come with me. He's going
to take mine."
II can't give up my war'l to Poor.
He's a blunderer," said Wharton
gruffiy. "You may if you choose"
'No need to snuh me, Phil, when
Pm trying to do you service. You
said the other day you had saved a
couple of hundred dollars"
"Yes that's my capital to begin
the world with in September"
"Well, Frank-ny brother, you
know has just had private informa-
tion of great expected rise in the
Darling Silver Mine stock. He'll let
you and me into the chance. Well
go down with him to the Stock Ex-
change and buy up all the shares we