Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-02-20
JNIATA COUNTY. PENNA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRU AIRY 2O 1882

woman, Who had tainted outright. The
food and drink restored her scaDty
strength, And Sc - Zad into the doc
tors face Ike one brought back from
the grave
I am not a beygar. l can and viii !
pay you. They have kept me waiting /
three weeks for my wages at the coat I
aud vest store on - street, aud / am !
a stranger and can not ask for trust a, |
the stores. The money has been hon 1
estly earned, and Is mine 10y every 1
right under heaven, but | can't get il |
till they choose 10 give il 10 me and to |
others like me-
She spoke bitterly and pulled at the |
fringe of her faded shawl.
What reason do they givef' asked |
DR.. Mary.
No particular reason. We think !
they held 1t back to draw more interest. |
Meantime, you see for yourself
The doctor quiyered with lndigna- |
tion.'
4 will try to get it for you. 1 will go |
with you myself. Tell me your name !
and little about your circumstances
It was a sorrowful history, yet far |
from being q 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
child.
DR.. 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 they2' 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
teacher-she hated housewoTk and sew
ing and factory work. Oh. my godP do
you know what it is TO be wrapped up
in any one and then TO loss-to lose
She broke down In hysteTical sobbing,
and the doctor let the grief spend itself.
Come, she said soothIngly in a short
time. L will go with you to get your
money, and l promise you l Will leave
nothing undone 10 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. II
Was a girl not over 20, with hard face
"a gil dressed all too well for Riggs
Court. Her gown of cheap 81 was
in the prevailing fashion, her rough
Jacket fitted her slender shape stylishly.
her dark. abundant hair was crowned
1 by velvet hat almost covered with
feathers. Rings aud bracelets adorned
her ungloyed 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
Min? She's my chum an she's carTyIn'
on awful. Says there's tigers In the
room waiting TO carry her of You'll
| get your pay Don't be afraid OF that.
She laughed recklessly, but her glance
! fell a tribe, now, before the doctors
calm plying gaze.
DR.. Mary could diagnose the case
almost without leaving the chair.
! Rugg 5 Court was noted for its peTiodi-
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 6ghting,
| tearing, swearing chiidren-just the age
| of your dainty darling, my lady, whom
! you will not suffer the winds To visit
roughly.
| Up this tesmlDg stairway. with peril
| to lie and limb-lBtO a den where hnery
and sgualoT dwelt in bideOus juItapOsi-
| tion. Ragged corsets and petticoats
hob-nobbed with dirty dresses OF snowy
/ material, trimmed with tawdy laces.
) Of q. a, ll ~
| table, and on the bed lay girl whose
blue eyes were wild with the early
stages of delirium tremens. Her far
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
Ihrob quickly.
Blue eyes, fair complexion. handsome
| teeth had been Sarah Hilton's de
scrlptIou. 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
her to the place. The latter entered
upon voluble description Of "Nin's
symptoms. DR.. Mary heard her
wesrlly. With a gesture to indicate
! silence, she bent forward TO examine
the patients eyes more closely. Tie
girls incoherences subslded under the
magnetism OF the doctors cooling touch
and steady, plying gaze.
DO you hate me2' she whispered.
DE-. Mary shook her head and laid
| wet cloths on the not temples,
4 wanted you TO come because l
| thought you wouldn't be hard on me.
DR.. Barrett was hard on me. He was
loud and cross. You WON'T be cross,
Will your
The doctor began TO smooth and
braid the heavy golden hair.
VIII you 20 with me away from this
dreadful place? You will die II you
stay here
The girl shrank back with an imp.
tient movement.
Not to a hospital? The women
point their rnger5 at such as AIN, IL
hospital
No. To a lovely, restful place IN
the country, where friend o
niue lives, friend who Slll be kind
TO you
The other girl, who had been bustl-
! ing about the room, making pre-
tense OF setting 1t in order, cast sharp
glance towards the bed, then gazed
sulleuly out OF the one miserable win
dow.
EN- will feel bad IL l leave her -
whispered the sick girl hesitatingly.
The powers OF light and darkness were
battling within her.
Dad you ever leave q widowed
. runs far ~ f=-T bad-tO break her hear
over y0uF' questioned the doctor VIII
a g-retrztlug look The time seemed
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