The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-03

never look ut me except as you are look
ing now, and never, nevc1lziss me- He
shook hands again. and vent on: eve
will he just friends always''
.As long as you like, sid he.
ssOh, shall like it always" an
swered. 81 never 80 badz on friend.
Friendship is the best thing in the world
the only safe, happy, comfortable thing
isn't it, And we should be very CRATE
full for the happy friendship between
US
He said Eyes, and so it was settled.
got well; / was perfectly happy. The
doctor was always good to ne. He was
never too busy to let me come into his
Office. He even let me pound pills and
wash out bottles and dust his instru-
ments. Sometimes, when Mrs. Katesby
was tired, used to see to his Breakfast,
and even when lie discovered that Imade
the toast 1 was not forbidden. It seemed
to me that no one had ever been SO kind
to me.
At last was well enough to go to New
York for my May engagements. The
evening before l was to start | sat up for
the doctor. Mrs. Katesby had kissed me
and told me to. Invent wandering about,
touching things that belonged to him. |
had queer feeling in my heart had
been SO happy, and now to go away and
perhaps never-I heard his key and ran
to open the door.
What, little girl-llp?'' said he.
Eyes, | answered; your mother told
me to serve your midnight tea. don't
think you should have midnight tea, but
/ suppose doctor knows"
81 suppose so, said he, as helped
him take Off his coat.
was so quiet at the table that he
asked: Anything the natter"
'sOnIy-Fm - going tomorrow, you
know returned, ''and you wouldn't
believe how strange it makes me feel
here, and I rubbed my hand over the
pain in my side.
Your hearth he asked.
'.Yes--downright miserable / an
swered.
He laughed only softly, but felt hurt,
and all of a sudden I could not see. lie
must have observed that was pouring
tea into the sugar bowl, for he called me
to him. / thought it troubled him to
look up. So knelt down.
"When you go away. = he asked, twill
you remember we are friends?"
Eyes, said /.
Forever
Yes, said again, in dull voice.
aTell me, Katie, he continued, lay
ing hand on each of my shoulders,
''have treated you as you wished--as
promiseds' l nodded, and the tears
came up. He looked at me moment,
then said softly. Friendship is the best
thing in the world, the only safe, happy,
comfortable thing, isn't it, dear? and we
should be very grateful for the happy
friendship between u.s." I nodded so
hard that the tears spattcred my hands.
He stood up quickly. II am off early
tomorrow and / will say good-by now.
Be good in New York. Tshall como
about the 10Th to see YOU"
He held out his hand. 1t was just
what a friend would do, of course.
put first one hand and then the other
moi Then, as he closed his over both,
lent and kissed it and said: s'Good-by.
YoR have been very good to me. Please,
please don't forget me-"
When / got upstairs l lay down ON the
floor and wept till my head was in a
puddle.
Nit. Katesby wrote to me sometimes
afterA came away. She was so lonely
that She sent for niece. The doctor
liked his cousin very much. thought
aboutthe cousin all day and all night.
At last the 14th of the month came.
That night played so well the manager
offeredla rise for the next season. The
18th was Sunday. He came. talked
like nhgpie and spoke of everything
but the cousin. When was talked out
he began. He questioned me closely
about the theatre.
"Oh, yes said l, s.there is man, of
course. He told me last night he was
going to shoot himself. I said no, he
wouldnt--to just take brandy and
soda"
The doctor looked dark. II will not
have you associate with such people" he
said, grinding his teeth.
Whats to be done?" returned, light
ly, adding: He doesn't bother me much
only when he takes me to lunch and
leans over the table to say in a husky
stage whisper that he loves me. How
men will do such things at lunches! It's
SO annoying When one is hungry. You
can't go on brutally eating partridge
while man tells you he has despair in
his heart and LOADED pistol in his pocket
can you?"
The doctor w Is not amused. "Do you
care for any Of these fellows?" he asked
suddenly.
For my life could not tell the truth.
AZ don't know.' I answered sulkily.
Then all at once I cried: .sDo you care
for your cousin?''
every much, he answered, absently.
Then he asked in strained way if
thought we could still be friends if either
of us married, and liz the next breath.
informed me tnat ne was gong 10
Europe. My heart had been filling up
tighter and tighter. Now it burst.
gave gasp.
Are you going to leave me?' said
"Katie," he answered, feeling his way
through the words, there is nothing else
| for me to do"
"Don't you cara for me at all that you