The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-07
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The note completed at last, so that it
partly suited him, was borne quickly
(th:s is romance and not realism) to the
residence of Mr.. Cortland Tyler, where
maid carried it up to the room of Miss
Tyler, who was the only representative
of the family at home. This young wo-
man was lying on her couch thinking
thinking of DIR. Struthers. She had
greatly enjoyed her morning calls, and
her heart itself sincerely trusted that it
would not mend too rapidly.
To come to the point at once, she was
in love with him. The servant handed
Miss Clara the note just at the moment
she las wondering if it were possible ne
could care anything for her. She opened
the note, read it and gave little scream.
TIE this day it is a question whether or
not Miss Tyler actually tainted. 1t is
certa' n that she came very near it. 1t is
also certain that had not Mr.. Tyler ar
rived at that moment the befuddled SER
want would have been rs liable to have
rushed into the street and cried Fire"
as to have done anything else. AS it
was, Mr.. Tyler was very much fright
tened when he saw his daughter gasp
ing for breath. BY this time he had re-
CONtItu lIOIu Ills dSlOulSuH1tnI SuHlc1-
entity TO begin to consider whether to
send for DR.. Struthers or DR.. Skuyler,
her woman's diplomacy and intuition
had returned sufficiently for her to say:
Don't be frightened, father. It's not
So bad as it formerly was. IL didn't
want you to know it."
That settled it. Mr.. Tyler at once
jumped into his carriage and drove as
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where the young physician had been in
dulging in the pastime of calling him
self an ass ever since one moment after
he had placed the note in the messenger
boys hands. On learning what Mr.. Ty-
Ter had to say, he seized his medicil Q
case and hat, jumped into his overcoat
and was in the carriage at the million
aires side in moment.
He asked few questions of Mr.. Tyler,
which were answered to the extent of
Mr.. Tyler's knowledge, and to which he
said yes" quietly, as if he had ex-
pected it and perfectly understood the
situation. The old gentleman liked that
Eyes" so well that he asked whether his
daughter was dangerously i'll or not in a
tone that plainly showed he considered
the answer was to mean life or death for
her. The doctor told him that there was
no danger and without doubt she would
be entirely recovered within three
months.
81 thank you, sir" said the father in
trembling voice.
When they arrived ut the house, Mr..
Tyler Eat down before the CRATE and
tried to read the evening paper and made
failure of it, while DR.. Struthers was
shown up to see the patient by the SER
want. who had resumed the normal state
of her indifference and the turn up of
her nose.
The physician prescribed, and then
somehow or other he came to take both
of her hands within his own and to look
into her eyes intently while he said
Eyes. yes. OF course came. think
the world of you."
And of you"
Hope sprang i'll the young DOCTORS
breast.
'May I-may some day'-he STUN
bled little, but she helped him out
with:
"Tes."
There was silence for moment.
Doctor, don't you think my heart is
nearly well?"
81 hope in hasn't had setback to-day,
dear. But your father?" His counte-
nance darkened.
I'm attend to him. When am cured,
as you saved my life, he should be will
ing to give me over to my rescuer. -
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