Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-28

l can't get it till they choose to give it to
me and TO others like me-"
She spoke bitterly and pulled at the
fringe of her faded shawl.
"What reason DO they givein asked Dr..
Mary.
mo particular reason. We think they
held it back TO draw more interest.
Meantime, you see for yourself"
The doctor quivered with indignation.
II will try to get it FOR you. l will go
With you myself. Tell me your name and
little about your circumstances"
Il was q sorrowful history, yet far
from being a 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.
DIR. Mary's heart beat faster
II may be able to help YOU" she said.
$50 many sad cases come to my knowl
edge. Surely sueh love and faithfulness
as yours will be rewarded"
They mostly change their names, don't
they?" questioned the woman, sadly.
my Ella vas a bright, pretty creature,
fair, blue eyed and with handsome teeth.
Her smile was sunshine itself. / strug-
gled to educate her for a teacher-she
hated homework and sewing sn1 factory
work. Oh, my God! do you know what it
is to be wrapped up in any one and then
to lose--to lose" She broke down in
hysterical soothing, and the doctor let the
grief spend itself.
"Come," she said soothingly ia short
time, 81 will go with you to get your mon
ely, and l promise you 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 uRlifted.
One slushy day in February, the Doctor
looked Up from her medical journal as
the Office door opened. 1t was girl not
over 20, with hard face-a girl dressed
all too we'll for Riggs court. Her gown
of cheap silk was made in the prevailing
fashion, her rough jacket fitted her slen-
der shape stylishly, her dark, abundant
hetr was crowned by velvet hat almost
let's 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
Min? She's my chum an she's carrin' on
awful. Says there's tigers in the room
waiting TO carry her on. You'll get your
pay. Don't be afraid of that"
She laughed recklessly, but her glance
fell trife now before the doctors calm,
pitying gaze.
DR.. Mary could diagnose the case al
most without leaving the chair. Rugg' S
court was noted for its periodical delu-
sions concerning tigers, snakes, etc.
Nevertheless, she put on her hat and
secque, took up her medicine case and
followed the girl.
Up narrow, broken, filthy stairs on
which were nuddled 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 steaming stairway, with peril
to life and limb-into a den where finery
and squalor dwelt in hideous juxtaposi-
ton. Ragged corsets and petcicoats hob
nobbed with dirty dresses of snowy ma
terial, trimmed with tawdry laces. Frag-
ments of meal stood on a rickety table,
and on the bed lay girl whose blue eyes
we're wild with the early stages of deleri'
um tremens. Her fair hair was tossed
over the pillow, her cheeks were burning,
her white shoulders were visible through
the torn nightgown. DR.. Mary laid her
cool, soft fingers on the rapid pulse,
Professional Interest and womanly sym
patty overcame her despair and disgust,
as they mad so many times before in sim
liar 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 descrip-
ton. A swift prayer went up from DR.,
Mary's soul as she kept her eyes on the
girls face and gave a few directions to
the one who had brought her to the
place. The latter entered upon avolCble
description of "Min's symptoms" Dr.
Mary heard her YEARLY. With gesture
TO indicate silence, she bent fOrw ard to
examine the patients eyes more closely
The girls incoherenoes subsidized under
the magnetism of the doctors cooling
touch and steady, pityi-g gaze.
'Do you hate meY" she whis persd.
DR.. Mary shook her head aud laid wet
clothes on tn hot temples.
81 wanted you TO come because
thought you wouldn't be hard on me
DR.. Barrett was hard on me. He was
loud and cross. You won't be cross, vii
your"
The doctor began to smooth and braid
the heavy golden hair.
''Will you 90 with me away from thi'
dreadful placer You will die if you stay
here"
The girl shrank back with an impatient
movement.
"N0t to hospitalf The women poin
their fingers at such as am in hos
pitsl"
'No. To lovely, restf1l place in th'
country, where dear friend of min,
lives, a friend who will be kind to you
The other girl who had been busting
about the room, making a pfetense o.
setting il in order cast a sharp glance
toward the bed, then gozed sullenly on
of the one miserable window.
"Em will feel bad if | leave her
whispered the sick girl hestatiDgly. TIT
powers of light and darkness we're bat