New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-06
Piled with snrug THAT young genuichi'n
conceit Is sitting"
III


I+s O'Clock that night Denis found Barton inhos-
pltaby LODGED in filthy house IN the lowest Oh ti5
/ Manchester slums. HIS landIady WouH nay nou
him shovelled into the workhoqse, Out ior h .n1
emptory interdIct Of the parish doctor. VINO Knew
that removal would mean instant death ana I'LL liz
quest ,,, md
Denis stumbled up thesteep and broken stars ana
entered low loft without "A stick of furniture be,
yopd the trucklebed that lay directly under ana
but few feet under, the single, narrow tdlm s1y
light, which was the sole WINDOW. Oh inc peu oIIo
diving man Law, a mere skeleton, uncovered except
for his shirt for there no one TO replace tne
frowsy bedclotheswhich had slipped to the noor III
Denis stood STOPPING in the low doorway arrested
and awed; for the man, lying on his backstll az IN
his coffin and with glazed eyes nxed on onG Ilye
n death struggle followed by the rattle IN the
throat which Denis had read OF SO often, out neHru
now for the first time, showed MN teai inc ii,'i
darkness. -, -. b.
saw death IN snch circumstances OF horror, ana he
| approached the bed reverently rs on molly gr0unn
and in the presence of the great Sacrament. OF all
| He replaced the bed clothes without altIacIhg 0r
even arousig, the mans attention, ana uueh stolo
| still unnoticed from the room. IT.,
! lie hurried downstairs pale aud breathless, and
induced the landlady, by paying the small arrears
| of rent due to fetch some brandy, and 10 promise
| 20 fetch afterward doctor and to engage nurse
Returning to the loft with the brandy, he mostened
the dying mans lips with It, and so orought MN
back to consciousness. Light fIckered back TO ne
| glazed eyes, which he turned now upon Deh's WIN
| u faint curiosity. Miss POnsonOy SEM me 10
| do what can for you-Mlss Pensonby' repea'ed
Denis.
The dying man nodded feebly, and. said In
whisper, Yes; that's my name-fOhsohoyi n neie
his eye catching sight of the bottle which Denis
held in one hand. frightened a bit more lie
nodded toward IT, and tried 70 raise himself llttle,
but could lift only his head an men ana IOr u mo
ment from the pillow. Denis, having poured some
brandy into glass, put down the bottle and rals-
ing him little with one hand; set the brandy 10 hls
Inns with the other. He able to drink IL neary
ali at the cost of frIo htfu pacoXysm of coughing,
which exhausted him for some minutes; Inc
brandy so frightened him. however that he now now
understood Denis when he explained that Miss
Ponsonby, Of SIlsden Hall, had sent him to do all
he could for him.
Has she sent the money he asked eagerly, IN
a much stronger voice. Put it on Hap-hazard.'"
You're very ILL.," Denis said, shocked by The
greedy eagemcss IN his eyes and voice. But he
either did rot hear or did not heed tine milton.
She can squeeze another pony out of the heir
ess" no went on in growing excitement had
informal luck with the last-inlernal luck. bnt
there's a pot OF money IN this, | tell you How
much-how much has she sent 7" ho asked with
wide eyes raising with an effort his arm from his
side to h, ID ont his shaking hand -,
Denis shook ms head You don't know now Ill
youare."
"Nothing7 - err" Excitement and rage
breught on here frlgbful &c of coughing. which
Frustrated HIM completely. He ay long quite sill
his eyes, however, fixed on Denis with the eager
look of n dog which cannot otherwise express lts
longing. At length bis lips moved, and DENIS
stopped 10 catch what he was saving Lend me
hver-sure up-honur bright lac gasped III wills
pcrs with painful effort.
Deh1s nodded. f,t he thought the man must be
wandering. II was hard 10 believe the ruling pas
sion To be SO strong m death. The DIVING man held
out his hand whose buuy fingers were hall c'utched
doctor entered The room. tie examined the patient
almost mechanically, and, ~ Denis thought,
uu'celiugy; though Denis himself, with
an his kindness of heart, would probably have
shown hardly more "tcclng of his business, IL
custom had mace n IN him such property Of easl-
ne.s' as II had with the httie doctor.
Itti IfT he
curtly and decidedly, Burnt out" rather TO him.
s,lf than TO Dcni~. 10 Denis &c turned to say,
d" lie can hardly last till morning.
Can ao,hing be dole for huf' Denis asked.
"Y1u can only rake the cmb. Is OF lie together
By giving him brandy-iitst time II was good Tor
Iftcr thc doctor hrd gone Denis sought tire land
lady and induced her to take charge Of tie dying
man while he went Ia the post. 'itcc TO send tct-
g.am-for he was too late tor the post. lbe tce-
gram would be- delivered only ia the morning. but
n wuui1 serve instead Of the tcttc- be- had promised
10 write kGdre. sing a. Go Miss POnsJubv SlsIcn
Hall Nill-borough.' he put III It only VERY veIy
Would she come ?" he Thought a. lac wrote it,
hi. heart beating tie quicker wrh thls nope. She
wou.d need friend ~ ihs -Tc1t lonely city, aud
I'm the lonely aud helpless hour of her bereavement.
and he longed 20 ill that part.
On returning 10 the bedside Of tho diving man
hc found hu IA The COmd,nac state IN winch hc
had FIRST seen hun. and be learned, not
without some natural nervous temptation. that ne
would himself have 10 watch alone nv MN all
uisht SINCE no nurse was % bee had before morning.
llr took tire char that tine la1dady had brought
M for her own ar"o,r u0d1t u, and he Wu-icncd
from time 90 time The pattern lip, with the brandy
winch that good woman had not quite finished.
FOR hours tie dying man lay so slll th1t at times
Denis thouuht him gone. tie could feel no pulse IN
t coC-cnld wri-t nor detect the slightest leave of
thr enrst. Ga forcing brandy between his lips,
however hlc would STIR unra-ily ag1lu, Is though
disturbed WliIc sctilug down 10 rs long sleep. IL
once woke up more thoroughly for q moment, when
the dying nau tUlned his startled eyes ON beuIs,
vnoln he took for an old race course pal, and 10
I..tt Ie grttl luITApIE-aH though the CUlOTN OF
the wrong horse bad lust been run up as winner
"'V mdc1' ~ ----! Game.sup!'
Then there was what seemed to Denis q horrible
strun,lc 10 escape the clutch OF DEATH though The
dylnf man probably va, unconscious Of the agony
he seemed TO 90 through DtuIs, unncryed
and even hornhed sprang up, ana, hit-
sittinp posture. he was about with the other
10 force some brandy between his lips, when the
head fell back. aud Denis saw that he was alone Ia
In tie early morning he stole from the house
hargard ard nearly hrohcr down by ms terrible
death Watcl-Iud took lunr walk 10 SIM aud
steady his nerves. lie bad knocked up the land
LADY, aud had cft Instructions with her on leaving
49,, house la h1 We the body land out aud there was
nothing therefore, TO hurry hm back before tho
time when he expected Miss POnsonby. He sue
cre,led m last IN leaving the grim and grlmy city
behind. auG through a long sitetch OF Oeautliui
country he reached u little village, IN whose only
unjust then being Opencd-he ordered breakfast.
After breakfast he set out on his return. 50 much
tr,uuulIilZrd aui relieved of the haunting horrors
of tine niuht that he was able to think now less OF
the dead man and more OF his slster-tOr that she
vas ms sister he had hardly "a doubt. Full of
thoughts of the comfort and help he might be- to her
In tins great trouble he got back % the house. aud
i"ornrd IRON the fornlddiug landady that Miss
pnnsonby and another Young lady had been there
already had left the address of the hotel in which
they we're staying and message for Mr.. Doyle,
asking him 10 call there.
II was really kind of the hcIress, thought Denis,
10 accompany her friend, but-Woud that she had
STAYED at hoInc His dream Of being the helpless
GIRLS sole reliance, or even chef reliance, vanished
and even his hope of having her 10 himself for
moment grew faint.
Meanwhile the girl herself was thinking far more
nj Denis than he could have believed, or even
hopcd The landady, whom Denlss humanity had
amazed, had described, IN manner which was not
The less telling from tsi beng surly and grudging
his concern and agitation even, at the state IN
winch he found the dying man, the anxious haste
IN which he sent for doctor and nurse, his