The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-29

presume 70 an alliance with a Tyler Of
New York for years and years. Be-
sides, he had only met the young
woman professionally, and he was as
sured by the confidence she placed in
him that she regarded him highly in
that light.
"But, but"-he looked at himself
closely in the glass to see whether he
was really q fraud or MOTT have de-
ceived her. There is really no organic
trouble with her heart. I am curing
her of the palpitations, and in that
sense I am earning my pay. AS to the
others of her set they are all convai-
eseing through the use of plain medi.
cal sense. I am sure I'm not half SO
much of q fraud as hat venerable old
DR.. Skuyler, who charges $40 a con-
~sultation for hoodwinking his pa
tients."
DR.. Struthers was an impulsive man,
and his impulses were often good ones.
He had made up his mind that he had
not been treating Miss Tyley justly,
and having reached this conclusion he
proceeded to right matters 80 much as
he could.
s'There's but one thing to do and that
is to write to her," he said. 'That ]
will do, telling her that if she continues
the present prescription she will soon
be well, and that she need see me only
occasionally-yes, I can't forbear occa.
sionally. Then if she really thought I
was-well, was proper form-she would
invite me to call. If she only would"
The doctor ran his hands deeper into
his pockets and looked ~ravenously at
the figure in the carpet in contempla-
ton of that joyful state of affairs. He
seized a pen and started at least five
different notes, taking four times five
minutes before he reached anything like
the expression he wished to use.
The note completed at last, SO that ii
partly suited him, was quickly borne
to the residence Of Mr.. Cortland Tyler,
where a maid carried it up to the room
of Miss Tyler, who was the only repre-
sentative of the family at home. This
young woman was lying on her couch
thinking-thinking of DR.. 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 was wondering if it were
possible he could care anything for her.
She opened the note. read it and gave
q little scream.
To this day it is a question whether
or not Miss Tyler actually tainted. II
is certain that she came very near it.
1t is also certain that had not Mr.. Ty-
Ter arrived at that moment the be-
fuddled servant would have been as
liable to have rushed into the street
and cried ''frel'' as to have done any
thing else. AS it was Mr.. Tyler was
very much frightened when he saw his
daughter gasping for breath. By the
time he had recovered from his as
constituent sufficiently to begin to con-
slider whether to send for DR.. Struthers
OF 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. II
didn't want you to know it,"
That settled it. Mr.. Tyler at once
jumped into his carriage and drove as
fast as he could to DR.. Struthers's
Office, where the young physician had
been indulging in the pastime of calling
himself an ass ever since one moment
after he had placed the note in the
messenger boy $ hands. On learning
what Mr.. Tyler had to say, he seized
his medicine case and hat, jumped into
his evercoat, and was in the carriage at
the m~illionaire's side in a moment. He
asked a few questions of Mr.. Tyler,
which were answered to the extent OF
Mr.. Tyler's knowledge, and to which
he said EYES," quietly, as if he had
expected 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 a trembling voice.
When they arrived at the house Mr..
Tyler sat down before the CRATE and
tried to read the evening paper and
made a failure of it, while DR..
Struthers was shown up stairs to see
the patient by the servant, VINO had re-
suDled the normal state of her indif-
ference 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 I came. I
think the world of you"
"And I of you"
Hope sprang again into the young
doctors breast.
"May may I some day" He
stumbled a little, but she helped him
out with
eyes"
There was silence for g moment.
doctor, don't you think my heart
is nearly well?"
ST hope it hasn't had a setback TO-
day, dear. But your fether9" His
c~ountenance darkened.
sI'n attend to him. When I am
cured, as you saved my life, he should
be willing to give me over to my res