The morning call., 1892-08-29

coachman. 1.-The doctor wants you; hurry
up; don't be clumsy, he added, as the lit
tie doctor scram bled from the box SO hastily
that he stumbled and fell.
Within he found Mrs. Monroe lying Oh
couch, pale and apparently lifeless.
There's nobody at home." said DR.. Cox.
hurriedly. She has fallen and cut an artery.
l want you TO help me tie it."
They had scarcely finished dressing the
wound when there was slight noise in the
hail, and Marion's voice was heard almost
In a wall. Then the door was thrown open
and she appeared. with white frightened
face. She paid no attention to the two men.
but with wraps tumbllpg from her shoul-
ders ID confusion, rushed TO the couch
where her mother lay aud kneeled beside it.
"Oh, mother, motherl' she moaned, kiss
Ing the unconscious face. "Oh. doctor, will
she de?"
Your mother is perfectly safe" said DR..
from loss of blood"
Marion paid 10 attention to what he said,
but kept on moaning incoherently.
DIR. Tuttie had slipped into the ball. His
hand was on the street-door knob, when he
saw Marion rise and approach DR.. Cox.
Some horrible foreboding held him.
''You see am quite calm now" she said,
tremblingly, trying to stop her tears with q
handkerchief. You must tell me. | can
bear il, but oh. doctor. don't say that she
will die"
hcSuIS you, MISS MhIloU, Salu Ut.
Cox, that your mother is in no danger at
all. 1t might have been serious, but luckily
We arrived just in time"
"Oh. | know" interrupted the girl, i'm
petuously. You saved her-you are so
modest-bnt know. How can l ever thank
you, oh, doctor"
With eyes hrimming with tears and arms
almost upIifted, the grateful girl started
toward him. Then she stopped. her face
crmsoned, and she turned hastily through
the door almost brushing against the poor
little Iut;le, who had heard and witnessed
everything. The knob turned. and with a
groan he went down the steps and mounted
the box.
In a few minutes DR.. Cox appeared. AS
they drove away a momeutary impulse to
drive the coupe against the curbStone,
gas-post, or DO some other terrible thing
went through the little doctors mind. but
before they had gone three blocks he was
thinklng the matter over calmly.
I'VE can't be together now" he said to
himself. Il couldn't stand it. The firm
must dissolve. Tom will take another part
ner-not medical practitioner-and both
partners and names will become one.'
lie smiled grlmly as this joke forced it
self into his mind, aud then he fell to
thinking Of the only disagreement that he
could remember between them. 1t was
while they were at college, and it had
lasted for two wretehed days. He remsm-
bered how painfully polite they were TO
I each other, and how on the secord day as
they sat in their room, which was darkened
by twilight, his ehum had come up behind
him-he could feel tie hand on the shoulder
now-and said, This wont do. Dan" Then
they had grasped hands ioyfully and had
gone out with their arms around each other
like two schoolgirls. The little doctor
stopped and brushed his eyes roughly.
WheD the two reached their rooms DR..
Iuttle turned impnsiyely TO his partner
and thrust out his hand: Tom" he said,
slowly and brayely. Il congratulate you
with all my heart. / saw it all"
The big doctor turned fiery red and 10 ok
the DTOf1ered hand aWkwaTdly.
why, Dan," he said, thank you; but do
you really thlnk-Im sorry, old fellow" He
spoke so confusedly that he scarcely knew
hat he said. He hated himself for the
thrill that went through him at this conGr-
/ nation OF his own hopes. Dan" he con-
tInued, Il ought 10 have told you. ! used
| to see her at church. l went every Sunday
! to see her, l didn't know her. but couldn't
/ keep away. When we met here l meant to
| tell you. but"
! crash interrupted him. In turning he
! had knocked a vase from the mantel, and
/ two letters had fallen with it. Mechani-
| cally he picked them up.
'Nl Tom,' said Doctor Tuttle, "it would
have done no good. L couldn't have helped
| IL ANYWAY"
-.."Bnt, Dan, it isn't settled. I've never
/ eald word.
'No, Tom; l yield. Why should she
| have blushed except a the involuntary be-
trayal OF her feelings?"
=. DR.. Cox said nothng-he could say moth
! ing. he let his eyes drop to the letters in
! his baud. The seals were untouched and
/ the handwriting made him open one in ner-
4 yous haste. His face became blank with
| amaZement and then paled. Trembl he
| handed the other letter to his partner.
Dan" said he, unsteadily, you'll find a
| very good reason in that"
Then. he sank into chair with his face in
| his hands.
A moment later DR.. Tuttle gave a gasp OF
! establishment.
| DR.. Cox rose abruptly.
Goodnight. DAN"
~ Good mig ht. Tom.'
The two partners shook hands and went
to bed. The letters lay on the floor where
they bad en-: They were invitations to
wedding-M