The national leader., 1889-02-16

ofi e, and she supported the trembling
figure till size had seated the woman IN
the easy-cha r before the flIe.
'Gustave TO the little Swedish Office
girl run to The eating house around the
corner for new bowl of hot coffee and
quart of oyster broth as quickly as
pos sIhle. Take this purse. L can't wait
to count the money
The blue-eyed, haxen-braided Morse
maiden flew TO do her mistress bidding,
and the doctor chafed the hands of the
woman, who had tainted outright. The
food and drink restored her scaDty
strength, and she gazed into the doc
tors face like one brought back from
the grave.
l am not a beggar. can and will
pay you. They have kept me waiting
three weeks for my wages at the coat
aud vest store on - street, and am
stranger and can not ask for trust at
the stores. The money has been hon.
estly earned, and Is mine by every
right under heaven, but l can't get it
till they choose TO give il to me and to
others like me-
She spoke bitterly and pulled at the
fringe of her faded shawl.
What reason do they glveG asked
DR.. Mary.
sNo particular reason. We think
they held it back to draw more interest.
Meantime, you see for yourself
The doctor quiyered with lndigna-
on
Il will try to get it for you. l will 60
with you myself. Tell me your lame
and little about your circumstances.
1t was a sorrowful history, yet far
from being new one to the doctors
ears. The wOman's name was Sarah
Hilton, and she had come to the city to
search for an erring daughter, her only
I child.
DIR. Mary's heart beat faster.
Il may be able to help you,' she said.
so many sad cases come to my knOWl-
edge. Surely such love and faithful
ness as yours will be rewarded
They mostly change their names,
don't theyp' questioned the woman,
sadly. My Ella was a bright, pretty
creature, fair. blue-eyed and with hand.
some teeth. Her smile was sunshine
itself. struggled to educate her for a
teacher-she hated housewOrk and sew
ing and factory work. Oh, my gOdp do
you know what it is to be wrapped up
| in any enc and then to lOse-tO LOSE
She broke down In hysterical Sobbing,
and the doctor let the grief spend itself.
Come, she said soOthlngly in short
time. Il will go with you to get your
money, and promise you l will leave
nothing undOne to find your daughter.
Be of good cheer. We shall succeed, l
am sure
The week passed by, and DR.. Mary
could come upon no trace OF the lost
girl At stated intervals Sarah Hilton
brought her sad questioning face to the
office, only to take it away again with
the cloud unified.
One slushy day In February, the
doctor looked up from her medical
journal as the office door opened. 1t
was a girl not over 20, with hard face
"a girl dressed all too well for Riggs
Court. Her gown of cheap six was
in the prevailing fashion, her rough
jacket fitted her slender shape stylishly,
her dark. abundant hair was crowned
| by velvet hat almost covered with
feathers. Rings and bracelets adorned
her ungloved hands, and cheap earrings
flashed under the heavy coils of hair.
Her bold, black eyes met DR.. Mary's
serene hazel ones unabashed.
Say, can you come to No. 20 to see
Minp She's my chum an she's carryln'
on awful. Says there's tigers in the
room waiting to carry her off. You'll
get your pay. Don't be afraid of that.
She laughed recklessly, but her glance
fell trlhe, now, before the doctor g
calm plying gaze.
DR.. Mary could diagnose the case
almost without leaving the chair.
Riggs Court was noted for its periOdi-
Cal delusions concerning tigers, snakes,
| etc.
Nevertheless she put on her hat and
sacQue, took up her medicine case and
followed the girl.
UP narrow, broken, filthy stairs on
which were huddled groups Of fighting,
tearing, swearing children-just the age
of your dainty darling, my lady, whom
! you will not suffer the winds to visit
roughly.
Up this teaming stairway. with peril
| to life and liInb-into den where fnery
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tion. Ragged corsets and petticoats
hob-nobbed with dirty dresses of snowy
material, trimmed with tawdy laces.
Fragments of a meal stood on a rickety
table, and on the bed lay girl whose
blue eyes were wild with the early
stages of delirium tremens. Her fair
hair was tossed over the pillow, her
cheeks were burning, her white shoul-
ders were visible through the torn
night-gown. DR.. Mary laid her cold,
soft fingers on the rapid pulse. Profess
sional interest and womanly sympathy
overcame her despair and disgust, as
they had so many times before in SINH
lar cases. More than this, her first
glance at the girl had made her heart
throb quickly.
Blue eyes, fair complexion, handsome
teeth,' had been Sarah Hilton's de-
scriptlon. A swift prayer went up
from DR.. Mary's soul as she kept her
eyes on the girls face and gave few
directions to the one who had brought
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