The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-29


wards are full. and I have had you
placed in private room"
Thank youl sm able to pay for
it. You will get me we'll as soon as
possible, DIR. -- ?" with slight in
terrogstion.
81 am DR.. William Walker, OF this
hospital. shall do all in nv power
for you II is nothing dangerous, my
dear sir; ouly YOU must have rest
Now. Twill give you n sleeping potion,
and hope to find you better in the
morning.
Parkc Hslton drank the sleeping
driught, aud almost Immediately fell
asleep
DR. Will sat watching the pale, beau.
tiful face upon the pillow before him
with an odd sensation struggling un-
der his left vest pocket.
What spirituelle face for man
or a boy, rstherl T. he exclaimed. "I
declare ] was never so interested in n
patient before in my life !"
The next morning Parke Hslton was
much better, and rs the days went 10y
grew rapidly stronger.
Dr. VIII spent more time in the room
ot his interesting patient than he had
ever been known to do before. There
seemed some cubtlc attraction between
the two. and 9S time passed it grew
aud strengthened.
AT last Parke was fully recovered.
and in n few days would be discharged
from the hospital
One night Kate, the nurse. was
startled 10y the sound OF faint sobbing
and stihcd weeping, which seemed to
come from the end of the long CORR.
dor, uear the sleeping.room OF DIR.
Will. She FASTENED softly to the spot,
determined to know what WAS the mat
ter. This ia what she saw
Parke Haltou on his knees at the
door of the doctors room. weeping
bitterly.
Directly the young man rose TO his
feet and entered the room, for the
physicians door was never locked. but
always ready for a hssty summons in
tn" night.
Ia speechless amazement Kate no.
ticcd the Young patient steal softly to
the bedsidc, and, STOPPING, press a
kiss upon the brow of the sleeping
physician; then, weeping bitterly,
steal away once more.
Out in the corridor the nurse sud.
den v confronted the yonng man.
HsitOn fell back with stihed cry.
Explain yourself. SIR" began the
asNnur .,,nI,,t .,,.
usual
Come to my ROOM" he said in a
hurried whisper, and will tell you
all. | have confession to make! !"
The next morning. when DIR. Will
swohe IRON his slur-"a~ ha found
upon his bed a small locket c.. ming
the pictured face of agirl. II : IL the
exact counterpart of Parke Halton.
When he left his room he was met by
Kate, who announced that the young
man was gone. She had found his bed
empty that morning and SUN of
money sufficient to more than cover
his expenses at the hospital lying up
on the table But whatever the secret
confded to Kate she kept it inviolate.
Dr. Wills face clouded and troubled
look crept into his eyes. After that
he became very quiet and taciturn,
and altogether changed man.
One dsy he received summons to
au aptown mansion. Its owner. Law
dying, stricken down by swift and
sudden disease. Arrived at his bed
side, DIR. Will saw ut once that it was
q. Ia, L., L.
numbered.
II have something TO tell you," the
dying man said, feebly. "See that no
one Is near. Wait, wish to send for
my ward, Leoline Lea.
4 message WAS despatched, and in
few moments young girl entered tho
room. At sight of her, the blood re-
ceded from DIR. Wills heart, and he
felt Ms though he was going to faint.
For it was the face in the locket. which
DIR. Will even then wore over his
heart, and the fac simile OF Parke Hal
ton. Sliding an exclamation, the girl
sank into seat. The dying man be-
gan:
81 WAS guardian over Leoline Lea's
property. She was very rich but |
have squandered her estate | am dy-
ing now. loved hec and | deter
mined to make her my wife; thus
need never render al account of the
,asted fortune. | prosecuted her for
n year to gain her consent. She would
soon be twenty.one and out of my
power, and then | would be forced 10
give an account of her squandered
fortune. ! was half wild lest | should
be discovered and punished. did all
in my power To force her into mar.
riage with me. She hated me, de.
spised me, scorned me.
'At last, tired of her defiance, I
locked her in her room upstairs in this
house and decided to starve her into
obedience to my wishes,
''To my CONSERVATION the girl es-
capped from her prison. She knotted
the blankets together and made
rope, 10y which she managed to effect
her escape.
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