Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-23
A MEMORABLE NIGHT.
THE SINGULAR ADVENTURE
OF A PHYSICIAN.
WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAB BY
ANNA KATHERINE GREEN.
CHAPTER I.

- pracuce and great ambition At the tim,
Of the incidents l am about to relate my ofic,
was in respectable house in Oath street, New
York city. and was shared, greatly to my owl
pleasure and convenience. by q clever young
German whose acquaintance had made in thu
hospital, and to whom / had become in the
one short year in which we had practiced
together. most unreasonsbly attached 1 say
unreasonsbly. because it was a liking for which
i could not account even to myself, ss he was
neither especially progressing in appearance
nor gifted with any too great amiability oil
character. He was, however, brilliant theoris'
and an unquestionably reliable practitioner,
and for these reasons. probably. entertaine ed
for him q profound respect. and, as / have
already said, 3 hearty and spontaneous affsc-
ton.
A our specialties were the same. and a.,
moreover they were Of a nature which did not
call for night work, We usually spent the even
ing together. But once failed to join him at
the Office and il IL Of this night have to tell
had been over to Orange, for my heart was
sore over the quarrel had had with Dora, and
j was resolved to make one final effort toward
reconciliation. But, alas for my hopes, she
Was not at home, and what was worse, soon
learned that she was going to sail the next
morning for Europe This news, coming as it
did without warning. affected me seriously,
for knew il she escaped from my influence At
this time should certainly lose her forever.
for the gentleman concerning whom We had
quarreled was . much better match for her
than /. and almost equally in love- However,
her father. who had always been my friend. did
not look upon this same gentlenans advan-
tages with "a favorable an eve ~ she did, and
when he heard was in the house he came
hurrying into my presence with excitement
written in every line of his fine face.
- 49, he.o x.Ia ,,aI t1r-H ,,11v
show opportuns this is, / was wishing you
would come. for do you know, Appleby has
taken passage on board the same steamer as
Dora, and il he and she cross together they
will certainly come to an understanding, and
that will not be fair to you or pleasing to me;
and do not care who knows it -
/ gave him one look and sank quite over
vhelmed into the seat nearest me. Appleby
was the name Of my rival, and quite agreed
with her father that the tete-a-tetes afforded
by an ocean voyage would surely put an end to
the hopes which l had so long and secretly
chsrIshed-
Does she know he is going? Did abe en-
courage him?" stammered.
But the old man answered generally: 20,
she knows, but cannot say nything positive
about her having encouraged him. The fact 10,
Dick, she still holds . SOFT place in her heart
for you, and If you we're going to be Of the
party"
..Well2'
81 think you would come of conqueror yet"
Then will be Of the party" 1 cried 1t
ts only now and can be in New York by z.
That gives me five hours before midnight
time enough in which to arrange my plans,
see Richter and make everything ready for
sailing In the morning"
Dick, you are q trump" exclaimed the
grstifed father. you have a spirit like, and
II Dora does not like it, too, then am mis-
taken in her good sense. But can you leave
your PATIENTS
Just now have but one patient who is in
anything like a critical condition" / replied
and her case Richter understands almost as
well as / do myself will have to see her this
evening, Of course, and explain. but there 10
time for that II l go now. The steamer sails
At ~
Precisely"
DO not tell Dora that I expect to be there:
let her be surprised Dear girl, she is quite
well, hOpe!"
Yes. very we'll; only going over with her
ann; 70 do some shopping. poor outlook for
. cling physician, you think. Well I don't
know about that; she is just the kind of q girl
10 go from one extreme to another. II abe
once loves you she viii not care any longer
about Paris fashions"
she shall love me" cried, and left him in
a great hurry to catch the first train for Ho-
boken-
IL seemed wild. this scheme, but I deter
mined TO pursue it. loved Dora too much 70
absence
procure me the happiness of nv life why should
hesitate TO avail myself Of the preferred op-
portunlty. rode on air as the express had
taken shot from station to station, and by the
TIME had arrived at Christopher street ferry
my plans were all laid and my time disposed Of
I'll midnight
Ii was therefore with no laggard step that
hurried to my Office, nor was II with any ordi-
nary feelings OF impotence that found Rich
yer out Tor this was not his usual hour for alb
sennng himself and l had much to tell him
anu many adyiees to give. 1t was my first baIk
anu 1 was Tuning over it, when / saw what
looked like package Of books living on the
taoie before me, and though il was addressed to
my partner / was about to take it up when
heard my name uttered in a tremulous tone
and, turning, saw q man standing in the door
N.y' VINO, the moment met his eye, advanced
into the room and said:
oh, doctor. I have been waiting for YOU an
nour- Mrs Warner has been taken very bad
SIR, and she prays that you will not delay q
moment before coming to her. 1t is something
serious. fear. and she may have died already,
Tor she would have no one else but YOU and il
10 nov An hour since left her.
And who are your asked, for though I
knew Mrs Warner well-she 10 the patient to
whom l have already referred-I did not know
her messenger.
Il am a servant in the house where she was
taken ill.,
Then she Is not at homer
No, sir; she IL in I'd avenue"
Il am very sorry" I began, but have not
the time" But he interrupted eagerly:
There Is o carriage at the door; we thought
You might not have your phaeton ready"
had noticed the carriage.
Very well, said l. Il will go, but first let
NE write . line"
''Oh, sir, the man broke in pleadingly. do
not wait for anything. She is really yery had
and heard her calling for you as ran out Of
the house"
'she had her voice then" ventured. some
what dlstrus:ful Of the whole thing and vet
not knowing how to refuse the man, especially
- r was absolutely necessary to see Mrs. War
nr that night and get her consent to NV de-
parfurs before could think Of making further
plans-
%, leaving word for Richter to be sure and
Wait Tor me II he came home before did
0gnined to Mrs Warmers messenger that 1
was ready to 60 with him and immediately took
seat In the carriage which had been provided
iof me- The man at once Jumped up on the
Dox beside the driver. and before could close
We carriage door We we're OF, riding rapidly
down It'll avenue.
a. We vent the thought came, 'swhati Mrs.
warner VII not let me OFF, But dismissed the
teer o. once, for this patient Of mine is an ex-
usmsiy unselnsh woman, and IL she were not
700 III 20 grasp the situation would certainly
eympathixe with the strait was in and conse nj
70 scespt hichters services in place Of my own.
especially a. she knows and trusts him.
when me carriage stopped it was already
eArk and could distinguish little of the houc e
i entered, save that IL was large and old and did
not look like an establishment where a man
- . Ill