Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-11

marked Dorison to himself, when he re- covered from his astonishment He stood for a moment upon the corner. "Well," he muttered. 'he has given me instructions as to one piece of work. and l will go at it at once.
 Reaching Eighth street he crossed to the other side of Broadway, on which a glovemaker was, but his steps were checked by an omnibus which stopped immediately in his way to permit a young girl to descend-a young girl per haps of nineteen summers, whose bright, pretty face, surmounted by wreath of golden curls, attracted his admiring att tention. She turned to the sidewalk to which he was crossing without seeing pair of horses rapidly driven down the street.
 Before Dorison could sound a warning the girl was knocked down by one of the horses, and but for a mighty leap upon his part, which enabled him to reach her in time to drag her from under the | wheels nearly upon her, she would have been run over He lifted her to her feet quickly. Perceiving she was either in- jured or fainting from fright, he bore her in his arms to the sidewalk, police man, who had run to the girls assistance, stopping the vehicles to make way for him.
 As he reached the curhstone with his burden young man stepped up to him, and with no little insolence said:
 "I'll relieve you of your charge" at tempting at the same time to take the girl.
 Dorison, from rapid survey of the young man, was not impressed favorably, and said curtly:
 Il do not recognize your right"
 Then I'll make you," angrily returned the young man. "This lady know; l am her friend"
 Stand back now," said the police man, "your right will be recognized when the lady can tell who her friends are."
 To Dorison: "Is she hurt2 Carry her to that drug store," pointing to one near by.
 At this moment the occupant of the carriage came hurrying up.
 "Is she injured?" he asked Bring her to this drug store. I am physi- cian."
 By -l Fassett," cried the young man who had interfered, with an oath, and who was following, "you manufac- ture your patients. You ought to have your neck broken for driving like that. "Be quiet, Harry, for heavens saker implored the physician,
 During this brief interchange Dorison, accompanied by the policeman, who was
 assisting in bearing the young lady, had
 reached the drug store and placed her in
 a chair.
 The other two followed, and the physi clan, bending over the girl, said: "It is faint"
 Calling for remedies, he soon restored
 the young lady to consciousness. Opening her eyes she looked about il a dazed manner for a moment, as if sht could not collect her senses. "Where am F" she asked bewildered What has happened?" Recognizing tht 2 physician, she said: "Oh, is it you, doc 2 tor2 How came here?" "Are you injured, Miss Eustace? Tel me. It was who knocked you down" "Yes," bitterly laughed the young man
 with his fine, fast span. he knocked yol v down."
 The girl looked up, and Dorison wa . certain he caught an expression of dis 1 like and contempt as it fitted over he ', face during the moment her eyes reste :, upon the speaker. For the first tim - Dorison seriously regarded the youn ," man, and observed that his face bore tn
 unmistakable evidence of rapidity o s life, and that he was no stranger to tn . brandy bottle. Yet the face would hay :, been called handsome by most people = = the flush attributed by Dorison to al cohol by many would have been take o as an evidence of youth and health, an V his air and manner called dashing an
 engaging. His fine clothes were extrem o in cut and loud in colors. The sum (
 Dorison's rapid conclusions was that tn a man was low bred "cad."
 The physician repeated his question "No," replied the girl. ''I am nc
 hurt. But what does it all mean?"
 The policeman replied to her question "It means that after you got out of u n Fifth avenue stage opposite here yc
 were knocked down by team, ar a you'd a bin run over but for the spr S ness of this gentleman" indicating Dor N son with a nod, "who leaped forwart I pulled you from under the wheels ar ,a brought you to the sidewalk" "a The girl lifted her violet eyes to Dor ro son with most grateful expression an VI blushing as she spoke, said simply: +h "I thank you, sir."
 "I thank my good fortune l was ', near as to be of service" replied Doriso 'A little embarrassed under such gratef .o eyes.
 "None but the brave"- sneered t lv young man.
 ,C "Be quiet" said the policeman, so sa r{ agely the utterer of the sheer found i. convenient to walk away a short ne tance. The physician began to questi oi- her as to possible injuries. is To all inquiries the young lady ma
 such replies as indicated no serious dal