The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-25

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power; only trust me
That night a slight narcotic slowly
dulled Jan'ts pain into the reiief OF a
heavy. dreamless sleep.
Through It's hours wide eyed insomnia
kept the nigbt-vigils with Darcy Lang
don. His brain had never reve!led IN
such activity. \ thousand different
frames Of gilled fancy ia thought were
nodded, aud each tittcd the picture ot
a lo~veiy-iacel girl. which wes now set
10 his heart as q miniature IN a locket.
With rhetorical eloquence. new born
TO his pristine lscoulc type. did he com
pose rotes Of exquisite and delicatPly
given sympathy. and yet others wsfe
worded Nth intense and impetuous.
passionate yeaTning 70 suiter ~ her
stead: that he could never forgive tate
for his havlLg been the indirect cause
of the accident. unless she would prove
il 10 be the hea v blow with which she
would weld their desliDies into one.
And then tie calculations Of bis atten-
tons was an intricate probiem-a box
of yiolets the next day; next a cho.ce
collection Of light Literature; by mat
time a hamper Of bon-bons could be
gotten from HuYler; then lilies ct the
valley would follow. He ideaiiz'd
over long calls az odd hours: saw him
self the privileged babiiue OF the house,
aud al ogether was as OuOyant over tue
rospec Ct tie silver lining that he
/ saw beneath this cloud, bringing clear
shining IL his hopes. as q man, long
having had an Interest ia the LOUISIANA
Lottery. dreams he figures Of the win
/ ming number. which he straigbtway m
vests in. then awaits to see If his dream
come tue.
For DR.. Fontaine the night passed
| disturbed also. Sleeping usually with
the %soundnees that all doctors sleep.
who are either IN the hope ar dread OF
being called up. he now dozed Only 10
q droWsy restlessness. He was dimly
conscious Of the far of confused mem
ory OF a brave. fair face, OF sweet eyes.
wet with pleldiHg: Of his merciless tor.
tare Of soft. tender fl-sh; and time aud
again he starred from MS sleep. awaken
! ed by tie imagined sweep of a long
Tres of hair across his face.
With the morning, however, the ugly
realizes Of various medical duties threw
snch a thick, dark covering over the
/ slipDt tissue of dream Tomauce that
only on mOmentarv occlsiOnsdDrlng the
day would the restless %lmaginings oil
sleep. haunt the mind like a shado"y
ghost OF memory.
Through these days that professional
daty made DR.. FOntaine responsible TOR
the well.beiug OF Janet McClellapd. had
he been disinlerestod enough 10 have
] -...I I.r ..r, afn4a If mind the
| s-lf-analysis would have revealed some
thing OF an illus0ry sense OF being upon
| he b1rdefland of consecTated. enchant
ed ground. where al the glamour OF
| mage charm was visible, while pride.
in not using his professional privileges
as a passport through its opened V
mes. was The strong, unweilding metal
which forged the chains binding him 10
tine threshold.
Though high born. Maurice F0ntaine
since manhood had belonged TO The 10
bic baud of brcaj-winUers.' a stalk.
as il were. for the good Of the world %
great rclpln9. which vas prone 10 look
down upon tie fiuiile.s lilies Of the
field not with envy. as some have
done. but TO dcploie bat titey possessed
no guilty of usefulness. aud 10 en-
fdOwment of nature. save q fading
beauty and an eifeivlsciug perfume.
Bat now the decree 81 fate WAS tx
cuied ard his wa the task 10 resusci
tate the dropping life Of p Of these
, teuder blossoms which raised It's deil-
cate head 81 argue Its wv defense. and
the strong wlnd-tOssed stalk learnt the
usefulness Of the purity and whltene,s
! OF the nature OF tne lilly e the field
feIt the permeItiDg refinement Of u.s.
fragrance. aud drank from the mold
ing petals OF its heart the refreshing
| dews Of mercy which "dropreth as the
gentle lain from Heaven upon lie place
beneath
However great the reserve Of Dr..
Fon.aine. Janet could not fail TO detect
that he regarded her with that most en-
gagirg of al admiratiOns, one that is
tense. vet held iu check. For the wo-
man must b. bind. stupid or Insensible.
who does not see, discern or feel the
spark aud flames from the kindling fire
OF love.
The great manlike proportions OF bis
stature. and the grand. noble look On
his face. despite It's youthful lines. made
the glrl proud to see his brow flush un-
der the witcnery OF her glsnces. aud al
:he bidding OF her light banter, q smile
play about hiss grave mouth. Olien.
when the baud geo arm. thIt p%crtina-
cious rival Of her charms, bad reiin-
Guisbel It's claim. he would iInger a lit
tie while entTanced. and in the mesh
of a woman pretty tac5 would often en-
tanCle them IN conversation NAV arts.
Sometimes mother was i'm the room
and sometimes not. Usually Janet
reclincd. half hidden 3y delicate down
pillows, in herown little sanctuary OF a
sitting room " here her shrine was re-
lsrlrndaut with iar,st flowers a other
donations. all bearing alike testimony
of her many symlathlzers.
Noting these surroundings one day.
When about W. week bad passed siUce
their fatcful meeting, the Doctor asked:
Are you glad that your term OF i'm
%pfisoumput So s00n expires - Aud ne
sounded rs though he were not.
Il don't know sue said. and yet
an afraid that sounds ungrateful after
all you have done TO obtain IA release.
but yOu know there hlve been so many
pleasant conversations for the LITTLE /
have suffered
Yes he replied. you have indeed
been convinced that YOU are thought OF
by these beyond your prison halls
And bis eve r0amcd over the bountici
arouud.her. ''Nes al OF this and much
more is only what YOU deserve without
the compensation as you term il.
while the suffering you did not de-
serve
Il did not allude altogether to those
things. she said. IN a dreamy. absent
way, turning the wells around and
around The fingers OF her little manned
hand. Il was thinking OF -- Of you:
Of now You had saved my life: Of how
kind you nave teen 10 me, and Of now
mans earnest thing, you have given me
To think about
With quick, impeiuous speech. he al
most Interrupted her in the bitter Re.
spouse: And when | think OF how. IN
reality. mine was Tie hand that caused
the fall. mine the hand that was forced