The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-18

He had become suddenly very serious.
The old places of mirth that had known
him so long knew him no more. Some
of his former chums came around to see
what had become of him, and found him
up to the eyes in work. They upbraided
him for deserting them, but obtained
little satisfaction.
In short time after the scene in the
garden, George graduated honorably
and at once hung out his shingle in the
town where he had studied. 1t looked
like uphill business to him at the time,
for Woodview had plenty of doctors,
not more than half of whom made more
than bare living. He had no other
resources than his own earnings, and
everybody know that under the most
favorable circumstances these must be
decidedly small for some time.
seemed, however, as if George cared
nothing for the forbidding outlook. He
worked day and night. No one was too
poor for him to visit when called. He
grew thinner in flesh and grave beyond
his years. The young men who had
lionized him in days gone by, never
came to his office now. He was strictly
a man of business.
About year went by in this way.
Then George found himself getting tir-
ed. He had had good luck, as the
world called it, and was well established
in his profession.
So true was this, that he made up his
mind he would run down to the sea
few days and rest. And he turned his
work over to an old and reliable physi-
clan, and set out.
The first day after he reached the lit
tie seaside village, where he intended
to stay during his vacation, he found
himself wondering what had become of
Agnes Dexter. Not that he had not
often thought of her before, but now
that he had more time to think, he could
not help going over the matter in his
mind very regretfully. What fool he
had been!
With these thoughts uppermost, he
rambled out on the cliffs overlooking
the village and toward the sea. A hand
some flower, half way down the side of
the cliff he was on, and growing almost
out of the very rock itself, caught his
eye.
wonder if 1 can get that?' he said
to himself.
He clambered down toward the allur-
ing thing. Some way his foot slipped.
His hands lost their hold, too, and he
shot downward to an unknown depth.
He felt something strike his head, and
then the world passed into night with
him.
When, after while, he came to his
senses, he found that he was in strange
room. A sweet woman, with a face he
felt as if he ought to know, was sitting
near him; but such a delicious sense of
peace rested on him that for some time
he lay still, and tried to think.
By and by he ventured to say:
well this is nice; but
you are not to speak for an hour,
sir. I'm the doctor now. You remem-
Der how good l am at nursing sick peo-
s1es.'
1t seemed to him he had heard some
thing like that before. Where was it
and about whom? All!
agnes! !
He raised himself on an elbow. There
was sharp pain now in one arm. He
saw there was a bandage on it, and his
head was tied up.
'Agnes!'
'Yes, Mr.. Linton
Il don't exactly understand this. Why
are you here watching with me? l
suppose you would never want to see me
again. Agnes, l can't tell you how
sorry am that 1 treated you the way
did that day so long ago.
Her head dropped little lower to-
ward his.
Il think 1 heard all about it, George
Mr.. Linton.
you don't mean to say you forgive
'Can'tyousee for yourself2 wouldn't
have brought you here from the foot OF
the cliff, where I happened to find you,
if remembered that against you
Now, if I not the happiest man
in the kingdoms' George exclaimed,
as he managed to draw the blushing face
down to his. Perhaps it was not SO very
difficult a thing to do. At any rate the
wooing of DR.. Linton progressed won
derfully fast after that.