Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-04

There is possibility of ones beng
mistaken, is there not?"
The voice was now snappish and sar-
castle
Not in your case, | am very sorry
to say. OF course We are all most
deeply grieved, and derinre your un-
timely fate; but the best Of friends must
part. And the young man put his
handkerchief to his eyes in the most be-
coming manner.
How very refreshing to know one
will be so deeply iamentedl I VOW it
Is almost enough to make one long for
Your wife will of course mourn for
you' but time, the great healer, will
wear away her grief, and as she Is
young, she may become consoled and
marry again. In the meantime, she
must have something to live on"
| 'lndeed! So you have the impu-
dence to ash me to dover my wife for
her second husband! Perhaps you as
pire to that place yourself?' And the
| dying mans voice gained strength so
rapidly as to rather alarm the nephew.
My dear uncle" began George.
I'VE will dispense with that very en-
dearing appellation, if you please"
said tho invalid, coming out of the
depths of the easy-chair without the
least assistance, and sitting quite up
| right.
II assure you have no such designs
on your wife; beside, there would bo
bu. little chance for me-" in q most in
sinuating manner.
What do you mean?" demanded
MIR. Latimer, in almost shout.
"My dear uncle, you are agitsting
yourself; be calm, L beseech you, or
you will not last through the day."
What do you mean? Explain your
self this instant!' commanded the in
valid, in such key as to show his lungs
were not affected.
''Do calm yourself, uncle" said
George. What difference will it make
to you in three days hencep"
1T will make very great difference
to you in three minutes If you do not
explain yourself. VIII you tell me
what you mean, sir, or shall l shoot
youP"
The voice and manner were so de-
termined, and the glance toward
pistol-case so expressive, that the
young man felt that it would be better
to speak.
1T is nothing, assure you. You
know DR.. Sawyer was great admirer
of your wife in her girlhood. and l
must confess that his admiration has
not grown less in the past two months
Why, l met them out riding this morn
ing" George forgot to mention that
they were in separate carriages, and
driving liz opposite direesions And
.'Ths Internal scoundrel! I'll kill
him!" yelled tho dying man, snatching
up pistol and bounding toward the
door, which he flung open, nearly rum
ming over his wife, who was just enter
ing the apartment.
'What is the matter!" said the lady,
glancing up in some alarm; and then,
seeing who it was, she began to scream.
What is the mstters Run for the
doctor. some of you! He is dying-I
know he is dying! Oh! oh! obi What
shall we do? Run for the doctor!"
.'Do run for that precious doctor.
some OF you-do. and will make him
think death has struck him!" said the
now rapidly convalescent patient.
brandishing his pistol in furious and
most dangerous manner.
In the midst Of the noise who should
enter but the doctor.
''Can it be possible that this is the
patient left few hours ago. and who
declared himself to be in dying con-
dition?" said he, in great as.onishment.
what was the remedy. old friend? 1t
must have been something truly won
derful."
Don't old friend me. you scoun-
drel! 1t is not your fault that l am
not dead-keeping me on sick bed
with your pills and plasters, while you
made love to my wife!'' And he ham
died the pistol in such careless man
ner as to rather alarm the doctor. who
was forced to retire with great precipi-
tation until that clumsy weapon could
be coaIed from his convalescing pa
tient.
$50 this was your remedy, was it,
young man?" said the doctor, turning
to George. "Well, l mus, confess that
you have succeeded admirably, and
have cured my patient. Come, come,
Latimer. let us be friends again." he
said. turning to that gentleman. and
holding out his hand in the most cor
dial manner.
"Tll see you in the middle Of"
"Come. come. old friend. dying men
should not be profane. Don't you see
it was all a trick to get you out Of your
room, where you would have died.
though not quite so soon as you eI-
pected. If We had not succeeded?"
Explanations followed. in which ev-
erything was made very explicit, but
which did not in the least satisfy Mr..
Latimer. He persists in declaring that
his nephew does not possess sufficient
amount OF wit to think up such story
unless there was some foundation for
it.
DR.. Sawyer still retains his place as
family physician in Mr.. Latimer's fam
lily, but is always treated with the most
frigid politeness by that gentleman.
The doctor has one stronghold. how
ever, and has only to mention. in order
to rout the enemy, my attendance on
you in your last Illness" and he imme-
diately finds himself possessor Of the
field. To this, however, he does not
resort unless his former patient be-
eomes very aopressiye