Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-22

MS affairs and rom quite an opPOslIS
direction.
1t all came about through the uneX-
Dected illness OF Bake. He had been
absent from business a day or two
and then word was sent that ne had
caught cold, but would shortly reap
pear at his post. Meanwhile peace
and tranquility reigned IN the Office
and PRAYERS were offered up daily, but
OF for his speedy recovery.
''Mebbe if he's kept on his back fcr /
a month or two he'll not be so full OF .
his tricks hereafter, old Patsey SAID. /
hopefully. However, when a week had /
gone and calm remained still undis- /
/ turbed, TAFT senior addressed his I
forces generally one day just at clos 1
/ ing time.
7'See here, boys. some of you 60 up
! town near Seventy-siXth street. don't
Mr.. Phillips felt constrained by
truth TO answer that his station was
at Sixty ninth.
salary to him, and find out just how
he is. I'll feel OBLIGED if you'll attend
| to this tonight, and report to me-
Mr.. Phillips bowed and went back
to his desk in a most eXasperated
state OF mind. He had promised to
meet his cousin at the Grand Central
and 60 out of town, by a five O'Clock
train, to pay q long planned visit, and
here his arrangements were completely
set aside tor the benefit and convent
/ ence of Bake, who was never IN the
! slightest degree known to dlscom-
mode himself for the benefit or con-
Venience OF. any one. However, there
was nothing for it but obedience. As
soon as Mr.. TAFT had gone he lost no
time in telephoning his cousin this
change Of plans and his disgust there
at Then, buttOning on his OvercOat,
he tried to walk himself into a state
of resignation. Failing in this he
boarded the elevated at Fourteenth
= street and rode up town.
"DOes Henry Baker live here?'
eyes. sir. Did-did you-wish to
see him?"
4 And then the fair young creature
> | who had stammered out this question
; | made a little backward move out into
the hall and burst into a flood OF
tears.
e Mr.. Phillips stood aghast for two
< reasons The sight of a beautiful
t woman so overcome by painful. emo
@ ton was enough to agItate any man
not utterly hardened to tender int1u
ences, but the wild and sudden beating
of his heart was due to an entirely
~
4 voice, in the lovely face. he had
recognized his divinity of the street
p crossing, the vision that had haunted
70 him, vaguely yet ceaselessly, with loE
n beWildering memory.
10 q beg your pardon" He falUereC
out the words, afraid to advance, o.
u even to speak. and yet CONSCIOUS o
56 tumultuOus Joy within. els Harry
Is is he"
" ''Oh, my poor. poor brother"
"Not dead?" said Lansing, shocked
10 into something like frmness, "Oh
II surely nOt!"
al 'N-no-but so i'll. The doctO
e. has prepared us for the worst
20 "Oh,nOw, now; take courage. Don
IN give way like this" Lansing hear
IN his own strong, CHEEKY tone, with SUP
d. rise and admiration. Harry has
r. splendid constitution. He Is S
ne strong; so full Of lie. We've Ofte
IS spoken Of it at the office lthey haC
Id indeed) a young. healthy fellow Ink
C him has a thousand chances. Is he to
i'll to see any one? Mr.. TAFT sent N
ng up; he wished me to report personally
as If you think it would not harm you
W. brother
as ''He is very quiet. He knows I
ALL" with a sob.
IN We'll, you might ask him-yO
sn might say to him that Phillips
as here"
tn She looked up with a lutte ha
ice drowned smile in the eyes so III
-ly Bake's own.
Oh 81 have often heard him speak
Yn you, sue said, gently. 81 think If
as would care to see anyone, he would III
ny to see YOU
ed A few moments later Lansing WI
ne ushered nOiselessly into the SD
IS room.
ut. "Hello," said Bake family, and wi
mt a feeble wink. His visitor sat dow
e5n on the bedside and put his strO
me hand over the thin fingers Outheld
him. Could this be Bake's vigOrO
ith young fist. this poor, limp memb
)p- that lay so loosely IN his claspf
rye ''Hello. old fellow, hello. Do y,
Mt. know this won't do? We can't spa
Es- you from the Office any longer
TX. He felt little qualm at this unCO
ear sclOnable invention, but Ba
ing evidently had faith in the statemer
vet ooh, well, in a week or two"
AZ said with difficulty but reassuring
ely '.How's Patsey-an OF 'em-o
lue Tatt?"
"He sent me up here-salary dc
He you know" Lansing laid the money
sed the Counterpart. ''He says you're
7elt be down on Monday"
as Whats he-giving-us Tell h
n the Monday alter, sure! That "
she Eda-my sister. Mother, lin Engla
iUh she's coming, soon.''
say The beautiful ewes wandered a
h a closed, but the frail fingers kept tn
" grasp.
dis ''Have you any message-anyth
an you'd like to say?" Lansing ask
sing clearing his throat. after a nome
ent ''Tell them I'll be down. Tell
nth Persav he's g. firsr-rste FELLOW.