New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28


wei. walked St. James Hospital IN Col
three wears: and before that was IN QUEEN NJ
| Iege. Galway where | went after leaNihS '"' Avn
tional School in kilymer.' 49, >, manfred bis
Were you wal taught there i'''
was indeed learned great deal OF tI gr9st
raphy and arithmetic. There's no hiSi putt You'd
at all though Su NOR nor srd the master
al mathematics. and ne no ,vent on tbc
look at at all. His name was ohee, nd he was
doctor now quite over his shyness; anu ne ne VIZ" i
terribIe fond of roast potatoes. l remember ne ne
used 10 nut them in the crate 10 roasC , a,o ,%ore
them out with two sticks, for In thQse uays Cnv,
were no tongs: and ono day brought four rouhu
stones in nv pocket and put them III lhe glpp d.,
as If they were potatoes to fOasC 10. I'll rolrcd
and-bv he went over and took the SUCK anu l Ind
omt ono of them and took it in his hands anu anu
rubbed il on his trousers iso) 10 cream ~ an ont
| n tint Of skin left on MS hand, AN AM dareG
! Of the door and he after me, and never uao t
90 70 the school again till my grandfather went
! before me to make peace o,a ,,-,s nroceed-
The Colonel laughed heartily ana was pr iVOIb Int
ing further 10 draw out his ingenious guess, DuO
Iouise vsibly inpatient rose to leave thG 80
She was chating with shame ana ;Sa %
| Had she ever thought of becoming tne W, ~ Con-
that man with his awkward manners ana , Sol,,
nauqht brogue? Certainly she had never re-l tEor
what il meant She could never LOOK heI
in the face again if the idea OF the engagemeen99
should dawn on him. How could she escape ~ ~
Carry it out she could not. All her dtit
wish to spend her life in making TINS poor bI
| better was now oveIshad0wed by the uhehuui"''
| Thought Of what her promise entalled' C,no,
Presently the doctor came in alone, Col9nel
Eden having gone to write letter ne ws. 81 frst
send nv late most He came forward az hfs g
gladly then tmidly, repelled by the girls i GOiu
Expression as she stood by the hre III heI loils
white dress. She felt that her only cHancG i y,
| avoiding dangerous topics was IN plunglnS hVo
the subject of their mutual patients, - g..
Did Regain find you in time to BRING you 10
MS If c fonnd 'l me said the doctor "but told
him | couldn't come before tomorrow, as was
to dine here. / thought there was no occ"sion
for hurry" , a,ords nm
But did he tell you how much depends on
his fathers life >" said Louise, unconsciously gIau
70 find something definite ut which she might sloW
displeasure Do you not know OF the unjust VIII
he has made and that if he dies now his son VIII
be disnhcrited :" .. .,.,. 80
lie was telling me about It, but there's no
danger OF his dying yet awhile answered INT Int
doctor unaware of the gathering storm. lGit
old man has a habit Of dying; ne was often Ike
that before" =. ro
when YOU are told there is urgent necessity salu
Louise, with heightened color; %and untll no"
thought it was your pleasure aiS0 Ora. rdo, 70
I'd known YOU were so anxious about IT., was the
rather unfortunate reply and I'll go now his
minute if you wish me TO-" =,
Welding to the irritation She felt against herself
and against him; but if you neglect the , C%ir
of the dying on such trivial plea as s ainn ip
invitation, | do not think you are JuSuneu IL
holding the position you 90. , A.,
Colonel Eden at this moment came in, and the
doctor, feeling he ha0 gwen OHeuct, ouU l"C,ci
puzzled as to the cause, asked ct once that his
car might he ordered, as he had to go ana see
patient some way oil. ,, ~, A..
80 late, and on such dark nightl' said the
Colonel good-naturedly; surely he could wait
till tomorrow. Don't you think So Louise
IL have no opinion to give on the NATTER
She was now really vexed by the young mans
quick obedience TO what he interpreted to be her
wish. lie had no sooner taken leave than she
went to her room and burst into soDs OF m9rtl-
fed pride and real perDcXty.
A day or two passed by, during when she
stayed in the house and garden Inc 6olonel Was
away doing duty for some fellow RemovaOe
absent on leave On his return he told his sister
that he had found letter awaiting him calling
for his immediate return to Yorkshire on business
connected with settlements. >,
must 90 the day after Tomorrow, he said
and would it not be good plan Louise for You
70 come with me and make friends with Agnes :?
A light flashed i'm the girls eyes Was not
This a way of escape for her? Oh, that she might
leave Gloon while no one knew of the momentary
Jolly that now she bushed TO remember!
She quickly assented, and next morning began
to make her preparations. She knew, though |
she would not confess TO the knowledge, that she
was saving g0od-by forever TO lnaRh, the bright |
little home where She had been happy; but a |
thought of changing her resolution never crossed
her mind. She still ncrvou>y dreaded ylsit
from the man she was conscious she was about |
to wound cruelty, and in the afternoon, nearing !
wheels, was relieved TO see only her brother dTlV-
ing up He had called for a cup of tea, having
to drive on and wind mp some business al another
village i'm his jurisdiction. .,
Il was sorry 10 hear of Dr. Quins accident"
he sNid he waited. hope III IL not 50 serious
they say"
what accident ?" asked Louise, startled.
"Oh. did YOU not hear that the night he dined
here he went on up, that narrow ROAD to Rama
hasey to see some old man, and in the dark he
was thrown of his car and the wheel went over
him? They brought him back TO Gloon on the
car, which was mistake, and must have caused
him agony. Or Cloran. his rival, is looking !
after him. and seems rather puzzled about the |
case, and says if he is not better to-morrow he
will send to Limerick for further advice | ana
very sorry, for he seemed an intelligent, good
hearted young fellow" -,
Louise remained alone, sick at heart. What
had she done? Had she brought upon this poor |
lad in for his worship of her, actual bodily
injury, even before the keener pain that was TO
follow
The Identified letter of dismissal and farewell
she had been medtating all day became sud |
denly Inadequate She must ask his pardon and |
break to him very gently the hard sentence of |
remuneration and separation Keen remorse took |
hold of her as she remembered his gentle ways |
with the sick and suffering, his strength and |
wisdom, when fighting against disease and death.
that she had had mother or friend to warn |
her of the dangerous preciplce TO which she was |
unconsc0usly leading him. What could she do |
now? She could not write to him. not knowing |
into what hands the letter might fall. She could
not leave him TO hear by chance next day OF |
her departure II was growing dark and there |
Ivas mo time 70 lose She womb 20 70 his house |
and at all events leave n message for HIM. II |
was hardly mile away, and she was not likely |
TO meet any one on the road.
The low terraced hills looked bleak and dreary |
watery SKY above them. The pale sunset CLEANS |
were reflected in the pools OF water the road |
side not yet absorbed into the light limestone soil
The struggling one-sided street forming the en-. |
trance 10 Gloon looked more Squalld than usual. |
the houses more wrctched under their grass-grown |
thatch the CLEAN and ring from the smithy the
only touch of light and sound that relieved their
gloom.
Louise Eden walked up the little path to the
doctors house, and. knocking at the door, asked
4 ba olI " fen NJ bnp
master
Indeed, he's the ono way always" was the
reply; no better and no worse since they brought
him and laid him the bed. You'd pity him to
see him lying there. fine boy"
viii you give him message from me ?" asked
Louise. "" VIII you say | have come to ask
how he is and to say good.by, as | am going
back 10 England?"
Hell be sorry for that, indeed said the old