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

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long as you want me. Is that all
right?'
can right, but hurry, you know"
And Lansing did hurry. After a I
short conference with Eda on the /
Btairhead, in which his eyes WOrshiped +
and his tongue STAN mered, he was Oh /
across town like lightning. When he /
rrturned. DR.. L. the eminent
specialist, came with him. This visit,
IS afterWard appeared, was made at
the urgent personal solicitation OF
Senior TAFT himself. The great phys.
LCian asked few questions, but looked
long and gravely at the quiet, lstless
face on the pillow, then beckOned
Lansing to the adjoining room, where
Eda waited.
'"There is one chance Tor nina
slight one" ne said speaking softly
and rapidly. at involves an entire
change of treatment. if you are will
Ing" including Eda and Lansing IN
single glance, 'l can't promise as to
the result, but I think it worth the
risk to give him this chance, since 1t
is certain he will never recover under
the present conditions.
Eda looked at Lansing as If she
i1nplOred him to decide. 1--WE are
quite willing, doctor" he said, firmly.
And so the chance was given to
Bake to stop short of that place
where boys are always and come
back for a while longer to the Occupa-
ton Tor which nature and inclination
had designed him. viz. that Of tor
menting his fellow mOrtals. 1t was a
slow and wearying process Tor poor
Bake, this return to his normal
condition, but to Lansing Phillips the
same space of time seemed a swift
winged period Of ecstatic bliss. To
say that he was in love with Eda
would be a wretchedly commonplace
manner of expressing his sentiment.
He was so much in love with her that
he trembled lest she should even re-
mOtely guess at the state of his feel
/ ings. He looked at the light, fluffy
| hair above her forehead, and wonder
/ ed if there was ever granted to man
UGH bliss as it would be to him to
/ ress his cheek against the soft, bright
fringe, or kiss Just once the smooth
white space above her eyes. He
watched her as she moved about, anC
listened TO her voice in a sort 0
speechless delirium.
Mrs. Baker, who had arrived a few
. DAYS after DR.. LIS first visit, re
( marked OF Mr.. Phillips that h
was a lovely fellow, but seemed to b
half asleep on his feet" Eda remark
ed nothing in words. She appeared t.
be utterly absorbed in her brother
and it was only through his interes
in this important parsonage tina
Lansing received any share whateve
of her attention.
For nearly three weeks Mr.. Phillip
spent every evening OF his life In Bake
sick room, floating along delightful
in a steady current OF happiness: bu
currents of all kinds, even OF ill-Iucl
are apt to meet with some sort OF
check sooner or later, and it is alway
a sudden one. Lansing had spent
long, blissful evening watching Eda q
her embroidery and incidentally play
ing drau9hts with Bake. He had a
J lowed himself to be beaten shame!ulI
as usual, and the game conclude
with much hilarity on the part
], the victor.
, ''Well, Eda, you just ought to s,
, rs down at the Office sometime
You'd never think we be such GOO
Z trends as we now are, would SD
, Lanse?" Bake was lying back on I'll
q lounge looking calmly reminlscen
eve always fight about six times
r day. Tell you he's got a tempe
You'd never think so to see him Ill
s ne is up here"
Lansing smiled propltiately. I
n had q temper, but f1attered himst
9 that its existence was concealed ali
from friends and foes. He had &c
f tainIy been careful not to betraY
q above all to Bake.
"GraciOus-never forget the day
# hid his umbrella, though! 1t W
% pouring, and he had to take his girl
I'll or
the umbrella up under Billing
g Dvercoat in the closet. Old Billings
k went In and found it after Lanse W
gone. Tell you, next morning l had
n dodge. Soon as ever came in, Lan'
N he hOllered, Baker, I m going to brei
10 your blamed young neCk'-Only
n said worse than blamed, you bet"
"a Eda looked over at Lansing In
ar proachful astOnishment, and th
turned her eyes, full Of tender symI
III thy, on the young ruttian, who l
re- back calmly on his pillow, looking II
a cherub and manufacturing whOles'
D. lies.
e CHATS not so, Harry" said pc
+. Lansing, helplessly. you know
ne isn't. Miss Eda, hope you don't
Y. lieve-"
Id ooh, you amt going to own up
II" said Bake, with tolerance. -'Cs4'
v. you'll don't care though as long as ]
IN neck's ali right"
to dldn say u PEOUesG5u La
ing, with futile eagerness, but eV
m while he spoke Eda rose quietly. al
as with q sauly serious hACuS9 III
nd left the room.
s'See here, Bake, that isn't right
nd isn't fair. You know / never
ar such language. What viii your sis
Think"
no cit was fun to make her look /
ii that" said Bake with a smile Of T
7t enjoyment. ''She thinks you're q 4
IA man"
but you did not tell the tru