The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-10
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ont or oangsr ana rapldiy recovering.
1T was q wonderful thing for girl
to do, that is fact" he resumed II
was about gone. remember her hands
how thay held on to mine. don't re-
member anything else until aweke and
saw you leaning over me-"
81 havo not mentioned it before" said
the doctor, 'fbut I have wondered why
you were not missed sad searched after"
"Oh, that isn't strange at all. often
strike out for "Trip, and / seldom write
to the governor unless have business.
1 have no neither to worry about me.
As told You, was thinking of invest
ing few thousands in timber lands, and
was looking through here when this
happened. A mighty close call, can
tell you, and then to be rescued by
girl. A nice job it is, must say! But
how am / to reward her? l want you TO
help me with your advice. have been
studying it over ever since could think
at all. Of course l am going TO do the
fair thing-give her mother a lot of
money if she viii have it, and all that,
but what must l give the grl?'
''Give her the life that she saved.
Give her your hearth you have one"
''Oh, by Jove, doctor, that is going it
too strong. l don't say that couldn't
love the girl, and if l lived in these
woods it would be all right. But to take
her to ST. Louis and introduce her into
my set, couldn't, you know, and then
her family! On, no-ask me to do some
thing easy"
''As easy, for instance, as for a girl to
pull you out of the clutches of death and
nurse you back to life and strength"
Il say viii do anything in reason.
In novel of course / should fall in love
and marry her regardless of convention
aliies But ] VIII make a confession TO
you, doctor Two days before l fell into
that cursed creek was at a ball, and
met my divinity there-a little angel IN
rose colored tulle-and l waltzed with
her all night Do you know, while was
lying here with this fever was waltzing
with her, by Jove-waltzing over red
hot sand-dying with thirst-and she
seemed to be a living coal of fire; her
rose colored dress was flame, and when
| thought was burning to coal my
self an angel would come and cool the
awful heat and give me water. The
angel was jamie Burton. l know that
now"
Young man. said the doctor, sol
EMMY, II wish to God you had drowned
before you reached the bridge that night
You are not worth the sacrifice of her
life"
Thanks, awfully, for the compliment;
but it occurs to me that she is yet alive
and well; and something else occurs to
me, by the way. You talk as If you
loved her yourself You are bachelor;
what stands in the way?"
BE careful, sir, how you speak. A
man wants the love of the woman whom
he marries. She has unfortunately be-
slowed hers elsewhere. | shall never
marry. have had long struggle with
adverse circumstances, and now have
established mission among these hills.
l mean to devote my life to the fever
stricken settlers along the Sender"
Not very brilliant prospect. should
say" drawled Forester.
mo, but more satisfying to me than
life in what you call society"
you have had experience, Of course.
One can see that you are cultured
man"
Yes, l have eaten of the tree Of
knowledge, and to me the fruit tasted of
death Bat no matter for that. l am
going to speak t. you as one man to an
other. Jane Burton is a noble and beau
tiful girl. Her parents are New England
people, poo, 1t Is true, but with GER
tain refinement and fair education. You
can tell that by the speech Of the family.
Their language is as good as yours OF
mine. She has grown up here among
these rude settlers like a lily among
thorns. a lily is no puret, wild rose
is no sweeter, an angel is no stronger or
more helpful
She has never loved, having seen no
one to love until she dragged hand
some migrate ont Of the hands of death.
GSod pity her If she has warmed frozen
scorpion to life in her bosom. You ed-
NIT that you could love her if she were
in your set Such love would be an in
suit to woman like her. You are in
capable Of any love with her acceptance.
But | Will waste no more words on you.
You must not stay here any longer. You
are able to be taken to my house, and l
will take you there tomorrow. In the
meantime give Mrs Burton check for
her trouble and the expenseshe has in
CURED on your account, but don't insult
her daughter by Offering her present"
So saying DR.. Ssiwy-n strobe out OF the
wrath On his face and bitterness in his
heart beyond anything he had ever
known in all his troubled life.
After the departure of Dr. Selwyn
Harry Forester fsn into study of the
situation. He was not without feel
ing of gratitude, but his nature was
shallow. his eInotioDs. if be could be
said to have any, were but ripple on
the surface. The power of an absorbing
passion was something of which he had
no comprehension. A good walter
with doh face and a blonde head was
his ideal of womaDhood; goch al one he
meant to place at the head OF his grand
new house IN ST. Louis. But now he
was In an awkward f1. Hsre vas a
fine young woman In love with him
fact which would have added 10 his self
complaceacy only for the little cfrcum-
stance that be owed his hfe 20 her, and
that Dr.. Ssfwya. who was certainly a
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