The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-29

diODS .
The men Of the Diamond Club declar-
ed Jack showed plainly that he was bad
ly hurt about IL As for the young gen.
tleman himself. he never referred 10 il
and soon after Mary wentsouth with her
parents. Mary's bloom paled; ;..but though
the mother saw, she held her way unre-
lentingly. 1t was a wonder to the girl
how one so weak and gentle could be so
firm, but her mothers kindness, and her
wisdom, she never thought of doubling.
When they returned, Jack was not in
Boston.
Heard the news ?" said young Gilt
terby. Jack St. John has turned saw
bones, and gone TO Paris TO study"
A little older, little grsyer, little
wiser, Jack st. John had entered on hos
pital practice. In his secret trouble he
had made a confidant of an uncle, who
was a weel-known physician.
Get to work Get to work, Jack p
said the old man. ats the best thing in
the world in disappointment.
~Come into the Office here with me,
and peg at the books for six months, and
then I will tell you what to do next"
The old doctor was very much in earn
est. Jack laughed a little, unbelieying
ly but to work he went, promptly, and
was glad of the distraction. He did not
long any the less for Mary, but he had
the comfort of feeling that he was taking
a sensible course.
His uncle had been little afraid that
Jack, like some INDUCED young men,
might rush off into dissipation, and it
pleased hin to see how the boy stuck
to the study of medicine, so much so that
he Doasted 20 his colleagues, "If he holds
out as well as he has begun, I shall be
glad to make him my successor.
Mary came from Florida, and Jack was
in Paris. She went into society, as usu-
al, but she was not eminently fashion
able girl. She continued ker studies, en-
riched her mind, was a comfort to her
invalid father, and her mothers confiden-
tial friend Mary never forgot Jscl-, and
her mother knew this.
But bravely as Jack did his part, he
did not pecuniarily prosper. His uncle,
DR.. Paul Golding, was accidentally kill
ed, and his lucrative practice scattered.
Jacks father was no longer a rich man,
and when, in six years, he returned to his
mis- native city he was skillful but poor
physician, seeking practice.
Mary met him in society. Her grand
father had died and left her large prop
erty, but she was the same Mary. As
Jack looked at the fair face he recalled
the memories of the pleasant past. She
thought he had forgotten all that, he was
so changed, so bearded, 50 grave Only
the genial blue eyes were the same, and
the pleasant manner,
Oh, that pleasant mannerl 1t was not
only sunshine, it was life itself TO DR.. st.
Johns poor patients, and they were far
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Mary heard often how his patients loved
him, and he heard, also. of her many
benevolent deeds, and that, it seemed to
him, was the only tie between them now,
and 10 Mary there seemed to be no tie at
all.
She was glad he had not seemed to see
the color that hurried into her face at
sight of him-Jaek, nobler and stronger,
but Jack still.
Jack did not see Mary again for weeks.
Her fathers life still spun out, but that
winter ne had parOxysms Of terrible suf-
fering. He had endured much, been
very patient. and it broke Mary's heart
as she bent over him and wiped the pain
wrung sweat from his face. Itcould not
possibly be borne long, and the doctors
proposed consulting with physician
fresh from the hospitals of Paris, DR.. st.
John.
The consultation took place, another
remedy was tried with good effect, and
Mary and her mother were tearfully
grateful.
"Pray, DR.. St John, come and see US
as friends" said Mrs. Breton.
Thank you." he said, with a JOY in his
face that he could not conceal from her
searching eyes; 81 am getting business
now, but will come"
He made two social calls, and felt sat
isfied that Mary was the same Mary,
Yes. the same, in spite Of her forbidding
fortune.
He was sadly thinking that he had best
not go to the pleasant home again-he
useful, but so poor, when the little figure
of Mrs. Breton crossed the threshold oi
his office.
''You must not think me bold, DIR. st
John, because l come to you to-day.
have watched your career with interest
and am much pleased with it. have
seen the love that you have tried in vair
to conceal, and knowing that you hesitate
to seek my daughter as your wife be
cause of the change in her fortune ant
your own, / wish TO say that the objee
tions made six years ago to my daugh
ter's accepting you no longer exist"
swell, to be sure" said Mrs. Grundy
"whaf a strange woman Mrs. Brentor
was" Nevertheless, there is one mother
in-law in this world who is not only ac
cepted but beloved-Dr. Jack's.-Ros
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