The Dawson journal., 1885-01-22
A ROMANTIC CHICAGO STORY.

the ears of reporter of the Inter.
Ocean yesterday. Ut touches OIL
sickness, pills and love. A GER
tain charming youngTladyss living
in one of the southern suberbs
was taken seriously i'll few weeks
ago. Her parents, whoss are quite
wealthy, employed the best medi-
alltalents sobtainable, but the. .wor-
thy disciples of medicine who ex-
amined her pronounced her case
incurable, and said that she was
beyond human aid. The parents
were in despair. lBy.some acci-
dent the father heard of young
doctor who.had but recently Local
ted in the village, and whose list
of patients was not at all large,
but who had ever given ssatisfac-
tion when called upon. He was
asked to see the sick girl. He
called, looked at the patient stead
lily, then turned to the anxious
parents and said, firmly and de-
cisively:
81 can save your daughterP'
'Do you think SOP" was the ex-
cited querry.
81 know SOP was the positive
answer.
"Save my daughter, and name
your price for your services" ex-
claimed the loving father.
"Then, l must have entire
charge of the case," said the young
doctor.
AS the other doctors had given
no encouragement whatever for
her recovery the case was readily
placed in the young physician s
hands. He went to work patient
ly, earnestly, took entire charge
of his fair patient, watched over
her day and night. In a week
she began to improve, two weeks
found her out of danger, in thr,e
weeks she could sit up, and at the
end of four weeks .she was well
and could take long drives with
her devoted doctor. He had in
deed redeemed his pr,dge-had
saved his charge.
One day, after the complete re-
covery of the young lady was pos
itively assured, the father called
the young doctor into his library.
Taking him by the hand, he said:
young man, you have saved my
daughter. I.to1d'you that ss.if you
did SO you would be compensated
at whateversipriceTyou chose to fix
your services. [ am now ready
to carry out my part of-.the agree
ment, as you have SO nobly done
your work"
'Do you really wish to pay me
my own price?' asked the young
doctor anxiously.
Indeed l do, sir"
Then, ask you to give your
daughter to me in marriage" was
the unexpected request.
The old gentleman was natural
ly a little astonished at the nature
of the answer. He hesitated a
moment, then touched a. bell. A
servant answered. "Iell Hattie to
step here" was the command.
In minute the daughter en-
tered the room. The father and
the young doctor stood facing one
another.
Hattie" said the old gentle
man, "do you feel that you have
fully recovered?"
81 am as we'll as ever, father" "
"Do you imagine what your
doctor wishes in compensation for
his services in saving your life?'
was the sternly put question.
"No," said the girl anxionsly,
'but | am sure he deserves any
thing reasonable"
"But | consider his charge ex-
tortionate,' was the emphatic re-
joinder.
"What is it,father? I feel sure
Doctor -- would not be un.
reasonable"
"Not unreasonable Why
Hattie, he asks that | consent t.
his making you his wife. Wha-
have you to say to that?" .-4
Hattie blushed violently for {
minute; her little toot played witt
the rug on the floor; then looking
up archly, first at her father anc