San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-12

ANio All hAAI' no WAS 70 ner INST a man,
and secondly a physician. She was to
him first q patient, and secoDdiy-noth-
ing whatever.
Pride would not allow hsr to make
further protest in words. One movement
as if to arise, and, confronting, to ST.,
him with her eyes, gave her such pang
that she recognized her powerlessness
again. Then, like destroying fash of
lightning, came a single throb of agony
when the bone slipped into place and
all became a blank. But even as she
swooned away into Inconsistencies she
was raging like an insulted empress at
the single word steady" which he had
spoken coolly when she moved first.
Once more Tanning looked up, after
he had satisfied himself that the bone
was properly set. Him! tainted again,
en-" he said to himself without emotion.
That's well. Now We'll get this bound
up, and then see to getting her home"
And forthwith the handy penknife was
at work again, whiting out some rude
splints. In his skillful fingers it moved
rapidly, and few minutes more were
enough to put matters right so far as
they could be put. Nature must do the
rest.
The second swoon was deeper than the
nrst, ana the young physician had more
trouble than before in restoring his IN
willing patient to consciousness. Pa
tiently and steadily, however, he worked
until she opened her eyes again and
looked at him with an expression which
he could not understand. Utterly IN
conscious of having given any cause for
offense, and fully alive to the fact that
he had seriously disconnected himself
to serve an entire stranger, he was con-
frmed in his cynicism by seeing no
CLEAN of gratitude in her eyes, and he
cursed her in his heart for selfish con-
veutional society nissan order of
being he heartily despised. Being a
thorough gentleman, however, only par
italy corrupted by meretricious philoSo-
ply, he could not fail to recognize the
fact that she was a gentlewoman, and
his speech was courteous, at least in
form.
You say your home is not far away"
he said. "If you will direct me to it l
will get help and have you carried
thither. Your foot is all right now if
you will lie perfectly still, but ! shall
have to leave you here alone"
II am sorry to trouble you so much"
she replied, as coldly polite as he, though
her lips were still white from pain, but
there seems to be no alternative. My
house is yonder," pointing, land some
Of the servants will come at once if you
will tell them. Will you kindly warn
them to say nothing to mamma till get
there? do not want her to be frighten-
ed needlessly."
He bowed, and in another moment
was gone. AS the sound of his footsteps
and the rustic of pushing through the
underground died away the stiffness
grew intense again. Margaret Latimer
closed her eyes and thought deeply. The
fury of rage that had swept upon her
when this young stranger so coolly de-
fed her died away. She had been used
to having her Eghtest word treated as a
command, and it was confusing to
have a gentleman say "bosh!' to her,
but her native sense after few mo-
ments' reflection justified the man.
Moreover the shock to her dignity and
modesty seemed a trivial thing after she
had thought OF it. What had he done?
He had treated her with the most pro-
found delicacy and consideration, pos
sibly consistent with his duties as a
surgeon, and had, moreover, rendered
her q service which she could hardly
overestimate. Surprising she bad lain
there, as it might easily have happened,
all day, even all night, before help came.
Surprising she had been moved before
the broken bone was set and she had
been famed for life. She began to feel
very kindly toward the man she just
condemned as a ruthless boor. And she
remembered, with slight blush that
he was good to look at, and that his
manner when ho was not employed as a
physician was perfect. She could forgive
everything but the "boshp Yes, and
she could forgive that.
Meantime Tanning was thinking very
little of her and very much of the annoy
ance he was put to. He had started out
for day of rest, and here he was en-
gagged in distinctly disagreeable work
of compassion for q woman in whom he
had not the fainGast interest However,
there was no way to avoid it, and he
went on. Presently he came to large,
old fashioned country mansion with spa
cious grounds. Near the gate was an old
gardener, whom he hailed and informed
of the facts. The gardener went at once
for the coachman, and all three were
speedily driving back to the grove in a