The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-10

swer for It, But I've made pretty corpse OF
llnI-a very pretty corpse OF hlml He'll look
just beautiful when we puts on Inc "hte HOW
ers"
Hugh Chandos eyed her with open aversion.
.'Old Margaret" he SAID, distinctly, you and
l have to meet often, and the less we speak 10
0ld Margaret answered nothing, but she shut
her tooIhess gums hard down upon one another
with a solid air OF determination which said as
much as many long, mumbled sentences. -,
Hugh sat down at the table in the corner to NIL
in tie official statement of the cause OF death
As lie DID so lie noticed on the mantelnleee
singular Bit Of bent wire. II was sharp and bright,
anu ooked suspicionsly Ike well-kept surgical
instrument He rose. took II up, and examined
WHAT'S this ?" he asked at last.
Old Margaret hobbed up 10 the mantelpeee IN
Ter Ieisurely manner and surveyed the surgical
instrument with profound Interest Tor some sec
uuds. Then she answered in her one invarlaoie
uuem Otional tone, 'lPs mine. put u there"
I didn't ask you whose II was" Hugh Chan-
dos answered angrily; 81 ask you, what is II 2
Old Margaret took the thing sQuietly from his
hand, turned 1t over twice or thrice Wild gu
bious face and then stuck II StOldly ID nef
pocket. After which mute leIi0fmauee sue
hUhDed back again slowly beside Inc cOIpSe, anu
began rearTanging the sheet and the edge OF tue
. what is ii ?" Hugh Chandos asked again,
somewhat imperiously
Old Margaret paused, as was her wont, full
hali-mlnute before replying. Then she answered
mare luariculately than ever. The less We says
10 one another think, the better. ASK me no
questions and I'll tell you no lies. Let them
speak as has teeth 10 speak agin'j an' let them
humble an keep quiet as hasn't got any al
doesn't want 'em."
What an inexpcabIe, half-daft, bad old
witch ii is" Hugh Chandos mutIeIed 10 himself
almost ID her hearing. 81 do believe she lakes
positive delight in seeing people die, ana making
pretty eOrpses of them. Well WELL atier all,
DEATHS her livelihood! She gets her tye shllllngs
apiece or so OUT Of every one OF them that dles
in Arlington. Professional instinct. Proies-
siOnal instinct! We want to save lhei it's our
business She waits and watches Tor an un-
timely death; ii's her business. Dear, dear; let
me see; date, 29ih July; cause OF death, acute
easteritis; signature OF medical attendant, Ru Oh
CbandOs. There woman, 70 of with that 10 The
Registrars immediately VIII your
CHAPTER II.
A Doctors life is a very caeekered one, and he
fakes lis staItlingly rapid transitions with won
derfu calmness as part Of the profession. He IS
accustomed to rush away from weeping bedside
and hastily pull on bis black SILK stockings just
IN time for the fifth waltz at the Jenkins little
evening party. So twenty minutes later, when
Hugh Chandos sat at afternoon tea on the lawn
al Mrs. MeroB's ana Lefty Merton sat opposite
TO MIN with her pretty little blush on her pretty
little Eek, Hugh had altogether dismissed old
Margaret ana her beautiful corpse from his
mind and was thinking only OF Letiys eyelashes.
After tea they turned 10 lawn tennis and Hugh
aud Lefty Kept their court together. But Tom
Merton nOueed that the doctor was not playing
Up as well usual, and once or twice, when
To-. Hugh seemed more intent on something lie was
saying 10 Lefty than on serving PROMPTLY Tom
was stirred to speak out his mind TO him some
what harshly. Now then, Chandos, look alive,
Will you? Mind The game, say, and DON'T 90
wool gathering"
But little later in the evening, II Tom had
been by, lie might have overheard whispered
conversation on the upper terrace which would
ilaye opened his eyes somewhat to the cause OF
hugh Chandos' bad play that afternoon.
But l am so young. Hugh" one voice said,
with a gentle little tremor. $50 very young TO
be-tO be really married."
Love is always young the other voice an
swered very softly, land that is fault. Lefty
mat never lasts too long. darling they tell US
though il seems TO me, Just This minute, as if IL
would last for ever ana ever. One more, Lefty,
just one before we go into the drawing ROOM
there's a darling"