New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-04-20


Told you what?n the doctor
asked, with considerable annoyance.
81 didn't know that you were
acquainted with the Osbornes. You
never said SO. =
You never mentioned their names,
and IL told you I was engaged to
Henry
Good heavensl, calculated the doc
tor, on whom thefrst ray oflight was
daWning Lydia, you never men
toned Henry Osborne's name to ME.
How was to know to whom you
were engaged
What will they think of me, going
there after after Oh, she added,
fiercely, 81 never want you to mem
ton their names again.
81 am sorry" the Doctor said,
with genuine chagrin, II hoped you
and Edith would be good friends.
Henry is strange fellowvery quiet
and exclusive. Edith said he had
been disappointed in love affair,
and took it very hard; but upon my
word! See here, Lydia, / believe you
are fond of that man YETI
81 am notr' she cried angrily. You
are an old friend, DR.. Severance, but
you are going too far
We'll, well, / beg your pardon. We
won't say anything more about
it. !"
He sat Lydia down at Mrs. eros
venor's door and drove away in a
quandary.
If those two people are not in
love with each other still, he unused,
I'm a quack."
Nevertheless; when the Doctor and
Edith were married, Lydia did not go
to the wedding, a fact which he con-
vassed thoroughly some time after
ward in conversation with his wife;
but nothing came OF the conversation
The Doctors brother-in-law was
taken i'll soon after the wedding. Tt
was bad fever OF remittent type,
which left him intervals of deep des-
pondency. DIR. Severance attended
him. One day, when he had his finger
on the patients pulse, Henry opened
his eyes and looked sfixedly in his face.
You need not be afraid to tell me-"
he said. weakly. II know I am going
to die"
DIR. Severance started to say some
thing, but Henry stopped him.
You needn't attempt to. deceive
me-" he said. 81 see my verdict in
your face. I am very we'll satisfied
that it should beso. butt have one
request to make OF you, Doctor. l,
know | cannot live many days, Will
you-will you ask Miss Dayton to
come and see me before / die?':
The Doctor eyes frightened.
1 will do anything [ can for you
Henry, : he said kindly. II am glad
you are SO resigned 1t is best to be
always ready, for no man knows
when his hour is nigh"
II don't think she will mind coming,
under the circumstances, doyou.''
II think she will GOMEZ the doctor
rejoined, confidently. And he was
right, for when to Lydia he said:
Henry Osborne wants to see you
before he dies" she went at once.
They were quite alone in thatevent-
ful meeting. Henry, pale and weak,
lay back on the pillows and greeted
her with smile.
1T was good of you to Gomez he
said, softly, holding out one hand,
which she casped, and, falling on her
knees, wet with tears. II blamed YOU
at first, Lydia; but you had perfect
right to break our engagement if you
chose. [ don't feel hardly toward
you now.
Il was not right" she sobbed. II
knew it afterward, when I wrote
again, but you sent back my letter
unopened. suppose you thought
that tbs money had influenced me;
but it didn't. | would not have writ
ten you from any such motive"
What are you saying?" he asked,
in bewilderment. II never received
any letter, much-less sent it back, ex-
cept the one in which you asked me to
release you.
''You never opened it. It came back
to me with the the seal unbroken.'''
1T came from the Dead Letter Of
lice, then, or-or some one sent it who
knew your writing. / never saw it.
Lydia, | loved you too we'll to refuse
my happiness at your hands, no mat
ter how it came to me. =
'1And Ihave never ceased to love
you, Henry" hefaltered. "Afterward
Il don't know why but it seemed like
a ret'lbutlon-I loved you more than
ever
"And now" he asked 5feverishly.
II love you still!''
She raised her head, and he put his
arms about her. M.
Il believe you, !" hewhispered "You
could not deceive q dying man. Kiss
me, dear. tbs such q long time, and
Il have been so lonely -
When DR.. Severance came in, he
started out again but came back,
with a merry twinkle in his eyes.
well" he said clearing his throat
by way OF warning, how is the dying
MANI"
Lydia did not attempt to withdraw
herself from her lovers embrace.
Henry's head was resting on her
shoulder; but neither replied to his
ghostlY question, and the Doctor
broke into q low, chuckling laugh
You think you are going to die, do
your" he said touching Henry arm
ss.Well, YOU re n OF going to do anythinp