The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-09-01

ally when he returned to his old way
for a day or an evening it brought an.
unaccountable sense Of pleasure. This
troubled him. He was on dangerous
ground. What should he do? Harold
considered this question thoroughly,
and at last came to the conclusion
that he must 60 away. But what ex-
cuse could he give the doctor and his
wife. He at last decided to make a
clean breast OF it to the former and
give no excuse to Ada. He therefore
made arrangements to commence
study in another town. u
The doctor opened his eyes when
Harold first disclosed his reason for
leaving him, then settled into his hab-
itual quiet. 1t was right he should go,
and he commended his course. 1t was
his duty.
Harold went away, and was happy
to think he had caused the doctor no
serious anxiety; but he felt sense Of
loneliness he had never before expert
enced. He realized that he loved Ada.
Was his passion returned? He could
not answer this question:; but when a
gossip of Grovetown wrote him that
the beautiful Mrs. Gray was losing
health and spirits he felt an odd mix
ture OF sorrow and exultation.
Six months passed. One morning
Harold was surprised to see Mr.. Gray
drive into his dooryard, as small
lawns were called in those days. He
appeared genial and kind in the inter-
view that followed, but Harold
thought he was more grave than usu-
al. Suddenly he asked Halold if he
had made any definite arrangements
for starting in his profession. He had
not. DR.. Gray then informed his
former pupil that he had taken it
upon himself to make plans for him.
ut is useless to deny" he said,
"that I can give Mrs. Gray happiness
no longer. She is pining away-in
fact, she is dying-and for you!'
Something seemed to check the doc
tor, out clearing his throat he went
on quietly. ''She's my wife, but
what's the use OF tying her to me if
she cannot be happy? Neither OF you
is to blame for what has happened.
We've had a talk and decided to live
apart. You are to step into my prac-
tice and house. shall not need them
longer, for have obtained position
in the hospital at B.. The only
recompense ask is that you keep
Kitty, my worn-out horse, until she
dies"
"But, DOCTOR" burst out Harold,
who had been until now too much
surprised to speak, "this is mons
trous! will not consent to such a
sacrifice"
"Hear to the end before you decide.
1 do not propose to giveyou my prac.
tice outright, you are merely to hold
it in trust for Ada. For myself-well
l have an incurable disease which
soon must carry me off. It will be a
comfort to know that I leave my wife
in good hands," .,.'.
"If you are ill, doctor, so much
greater the reason that you should
stayin your own home" said Harold
who hardly knew how to deal with
this singular proposal. aida"
II tell you I will not have it SOL
My wife shall not be sacrificed to a
sick old man. Coax her back to life
and health, Hargrave, and when
am gone, marry her-and God bless
you BOTH"
Hargrave could not speak for mo.
ment; when he did it was to utter new
objections, but Doctor Gray silenced
them all. Practically he had done
nothing with his life, he said; his death
Was but a. question of months. It was
his wish that HargraYe be settled in
business by the time Ada became free,
otherwise he could not marry. her at
all, pei haps. And at last. overwhelm.
ed by the number and force OF his ar.
guments, Hargrave ceased to oppose
him.
The new arrangement of affairs
caused considerable ,commotion in
Grovetown and the surrounding
neighborhoods, and there were some
who would never employ DR.. Har,
grave because they thought he had
wronged old Dr.. Gray. Harold felt
himself in a wrong position. but made
the best of it. He saw Ada frequent.
ly, but said nothing OF his love. How
could he, knowing that her husband
S i'll lived? Yet the two We're happy in
merely seeing each other, and Ada was
soon we'll again.
A year passed, when one day a
letter from DR.. Gray summoned DR..
Hargrave and Ada to his bedside.
They went; the old man was dying.
"Ah, Ada,' he said, looking earnest.
ly at his weeping wife, perhaps ]
should not have sent for you, but the
end is near, and one doesn't like to
die alone" -.. e
Stricken to the heart she tried to
comfort HIM, and soon he turned his
face toward the wall and fell asleep.
In looking over her husbands effects
after the funeral-they were not many
Ada opened his Bible to a well-worn
place and found this passage marked
"Greater love hath no man than this
that man lay down his life for his
friend" What did it signify?
DR.. Hargrave and his wife appear
to live happily together, but Their
servants say THERE'S an odd constraint
between them.
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