Daily Republican., 1888-04-16
QUEER Gas q.

Mrs. Cox wAs In q very excited con.
dltion. Her son Dudley was NOT ex.
peoted to live, and In his delirium he
hept calling one name over aud over
again. II happened. however, that
Mrs. Coz knew the young lAdy's father,
80 she went over 10 consult with him,
There could certainly be nothing wronQ
In asking Miss Bud to call on Dudley,
ss the chances were he had not long TO
/ live.
This was easy TO arrange, as the
young lady at once CONSENTED, IND for e
week called daily on the poor invalid.
He soon began TO mend rapidly, and
when he wap able TO sit mp he wrote
Bud lottsr. In 1t he told her ,hlt ho
had heard Of the Arrap cement that had
brought her 10 his bedside, and that he
could not think OF her sacrificing her.
self any more since hs hrd fu IL re-
covered. Ee thanked her heartily for
what she had done.
Bud read this over tive or three tim es,
wi the blood fading out OF hes cheekb
nno the light dying from her eyas. She
d not faint or CRY, but sat with 1t In
lar bands, staring before her in n&ind
Of stunned maza IL was oil over He
had cut the thresd that bound them
with bis own hand, Hs had NO further
need OF her then. That WAS all she
could reaiza for the s1omsnt ard thG
felt cfushsA TO the RfoQnd. III he bad
only asked her II sne cared for himl
Bus no. He simply dismissed ths 10 At.
ter, asking for no answer nor even pfo
pos,pg to sae her agAln.
The doctor had gone 10 Mrs. OsS'a fol
the second time that day, bus this titnt
tho visit wRs 10 tbs mother, rot 70 the
son. He lad made up his nlipd, having
extricated Bui fiom nor dllllouliy, to
arrange his own affairs without further
delay.
They were not diflcult to srrange,
He took tue Widows hand aud looked
~ her, and somehow that arranged
them, and they went together to an
nounce the neWs to Dndlsy, who bad
maps on the table and was making
plans rs TO o tour abroad.
The yoaDg man received the informs-
tlon very quietly. Ee could not sym
pnthize In their hAppineusin in his present
frame Of mind, and was so unreBpon.
sivs that the doctor felt chilled. How.
ever, he was not too much chillBd TO
esAy to dinner and spend the evening.
at shout 8 o'clock Dudley escaped
and wandered out Into the night. Hit
steps naturally turned la one particu-
! lor direction, anu he WIS soon standing
at the doctors Ists, looking at the
ldrAwn-down blinds OF tho drawing
room, light behind them indicating
Bud's presence.
How lopely she must be there by her.
self all this tiinti de noiseltssly open
ed the Rsie, stepped across the little
patch Of turf ssd stood close to rhs
window, try lug TO hnd n tiny portion
Of the glass uncovered go thas no could
Gee In.
A very short Eearoh showed his one
good ohink through wbioh hs oonld OBJ
tStn view OF the room. There wa,
Bud, sitting by the table with her face
Eidoen in her hands.
"Good by, my love-" he enid in I
whisper. cit WAS Hweet while II lastod
Good by"
He was about 10 turn away, WHOM 4
struck him thSt there WAS som0thiDs
unusually d. jected in her attitude
Was she uuhsppy? And wLy2
TIE longer ne looked the mora con
vipced ha WAS that eomethiug wA.
wrong. At last, obeying sudGen i'm
pulse, he tapped with his knuokleB 0I
the pane, when che stArtfd hni turnet
around, showing face wet With tears
He tapped again. BuA hosuly dried
her eyes, not knowing that she val
visible, then apgroachin1, Drew up thu
blind and threw open the window.
who 10 therS2" eho naked, hlmos
sharply. "Why, Daalsyr
"Yas-I. Ia Ruythiag the matter"
He olnspe1 hsr hand, and, enoour
aged By Its warm olDsp, Bud acted oi
tho promptings OF nsr heart and laii
her other hand also In h,a.
"Yes," shs said. You are goip
awas-'nd love you, Dudley"
BUD"