Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-02-03

them, so they said nothing The doctor
approached Mary's side. saying:
well, how is my patient to-night?"
"Some better than when you were
last here" Mary replied.
Hum. glad to hear it. Guess your
father will be glad to know it, too.
Don't You think SOP"
Il don't know, doctor. He seems to
have forgotten me entirely"
No, he hasn't, though. I've heard
from him since was here"
Have you? What did you hear?-
Mary cried eagerly.
'Oh, not much. He loves you, though,
as well as he ever did, and think wen
get him out here before long"
''Oh, doctor, do you think so, indeed?"
Yes, l do. In fact / know it,"
when will he Gomez"
"Why, pretty soon, expect. Next
week or tomorrow, or he might come
tonight"
"Oh, doctor, he's here now. know
he is from your looks. Where is he?
Let me see him quick"
At that moment the door opened and
the old man entered. He tottered
across the floor and with the words,
My child" sank on his knees by the
bedside and laid his head close by his
daughters and in silence wept
The doctor motioned them all from
the room, and with noiseless step they
obeyed him, leaving father and child
alone together. 1t was n pitiable sight
TO see the once proud, cold old man.
now kneeling in deep contrition at the
side of the one he had so deeply
wronged. and it was a beautiful thing
70 sec how readily the wronged child's
heart went out in forgiveness and love
TO the aged parent-forgetting in n mo-
ment all her sufferings, and all his neg
lect and coldness. 1t was a sight that
touched every one present, and even
Scraggs, who was considered ALBANIAN
tine at heart. was seen to withdraw a
little 20 one side and mop his eyes Wig
orously several times.
After awhile they all went back into
the room to find the father and dauph-
ter more calm and collected, and after
John had welcomed Blatchford and
they had shaken hands and buried the
past, the doctor said:
well. Scraggs, we have done all the
harm we can, so we may as well 90. I
expect our room would be more valu-
able than our company"
You must not go, DOCTOR" cried
Mary, until I have thanked you for
what you have done"
'Pshaw, pshaw. Mrs. Green, haven't
done anything. 10 was Scraggs who
brought this about"
at wssn't, said Scraggs, "it was Bas-
com"
Como, Scraggs, you know better
than that. IL was you who sent the
telegram"
well, IL was you who did the rest.
IL was you who managed the broken
limb, and without that what would the
balance have amounted TOP"
Well, we won't quarrel" said the
doctor $50 you may thank whom you
please, Mrs. Green. Now we'll leave
you, promising b. call again tomorrow.
Good night"
Good night, and God bless you. re-
piled Green, rising and taking the doc
tors hand. And You, too, Scra0ps.
God bless you both"
John and Mary had not been in
formed Of the full import Of Batch
ford's coming, and they were totally iR-
norant Of everything relative 20 Pear
sons conduct 20 Louise. They only
knew that Blatchford had been brought
10 his daughter with repentant and for.
giving heart, and they had no suspicion
OF their child's narrow escape from a
terrible fate. The doctor and Scraggs
thought II best % keep that matter 40.
cret. and accordingly agreed 20 say
nothing about u. They arranged 90 call
I on The morrow 20 further confer with
I Blatchford ON matters Of business, and
I then drove away.
This Is o nice piece Of business for a
money lender % be engaged in" re.
marked the doctor as they drove :3acl,
i 20 Magic City. "You have forfeited
/ Your right % your occupation, scragOs.
and have disgraced your calling, by
showing that you have a heart. I shall
report you. sir"
"All right, doctor" said ScraQos.
"and III rctaliato by reporting you 70
the medical profession
Report me? What have donc?"
D II sha' inform the world that syou