The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-24

fight. They were then to drive 10 Pad
dington and catch the last train Tor Elk
eter, where Aunt Mary lived
So far Sylvia. who was clear head
ed. managing young lady, had arranged.
and her plan of campaign seemed 90
Sydney quite excallent He promised
readily 10 fulfll his share az the busi-
ness and then took occasion to urge that
a he was both able and anxious 30 pre-
mare n home for her the sojourn nc her
aunt's need be only temporary one.
Sylvia listened, reflected and shock
her head Zone thing at once. = said
she wisely. when ann safe at Aunt
Mary's there viii be time TO talk about
the future Don't forget. o'clock this
evening. ! depend upon you. Oh. ]
must goi The doctor In nc liberty" And
at the funereal beck OF the undertaken
she vanished.
Sydney was left In the waiting room,
but his excitement and ecstasy were
such that he could scarcely behave with
sobriety. "A golden future lay before
him; his pulses throbbed - il TO music;
he dreamed rose colored dreams.
The undertaken coming to summon
the dreamer 10 the doctor presence had
TO touch him ON the shoulder before he
took amy notice, and even then he fol-
lowed quite mechanically, muttering
and smiling to himself in aquasi idiotic
way.
well. sir. what can I do for your"
A grave, clean shaven, keen looking
man sitting nc desk was eying him
with the closest observation, and it
dawned upon him that he was I'm for o
serious consultation-he who had never
had days illness In his lifei He had
intended 10 give the undertaken half o
crQWn. and TO depart as he bad come, but
be had put 1t of until too late.
Here was q preposterous dilemma
The doctor, who seemed to be in great
hurry, felt his pulse, looked at his
tongue and sounded him with q stetho-
scope before he had In any way recov-
cred his SELF command
What excuse shall / makesS Sydney
asked himself meanwhile. What ex-
cuse shall Imake when he finds there is
nothing the matter with me?'
To his surprise, the doctor, having an
ished his examination, sat down at his
desk 20 write prescription, looking
very grave indeed and trying not to
meet his patients eye.
Your heart Ia all wrong, he said
gloomily. You must be very careful.
| No excitement, mind; no violent exer-
ton. Light diet--chop, fish, weak
brandy and water. no wine, no beer, no
smoke. Take this three times day
and come TO see me again i'm q week.
I'm afraid les all over with you. Good
morning, good morning.
Sydney was in the snnlit street again,
and the tide OF London life roared
around as before. But TO him everything
was changed He stood . stranger in .
city ne had never seen.
i Heart disease I've got heart dis
ease, y he repeated 10 himself stupidity.
s.Tt's all over with me. He needn't have
put it IN that brutal way. Oh, bosh
There must be some mistake. The man'i
/ an internal charlatan I'll take no no
tice Of him. But moment afterwart
he was painfully calling to memorJ
every word OF the interview, every tome
every look, and weighing them witt
anxious deliberation. He could see moth
ing but the greatest concentration ans
seriousness in the doctors demeanor-
no triding, no nonsense He eyidentl.
knew what he was talking about, ant
he had condemned q man to death
/ Perhaps it was only the mistakel
n Drusqueness Of extreme sympathy.
No excitement. no wine, no beer, N
smoke, no nothing" he muttered
why the things impossible |
nightmare. shall wake soon / wa
II ali right when went into his accurse,
consulting room, or at least I thought
,Iwas"
And then he recollected having hears
that people who had heart disease wer
often the last to know of their state
and he remembered, too, that he hAa
been troubled more than once with
curious feeling In the left side AT tina
very moment sharp pain went throug
! him like a knife.
i, 'sThe doctor Ii right enough" b
; muGt6IG0. = III NUxy UszkAs = AAOGA 4b AA0ss
ST I'll 60 and get this stuf made up Q
/ once. No excitementl III / get excited
I | / suppose shall fall down dead. Bu
how ann ! to get over tonight withou
|, excitement? II happen to die just as
am handing Sylvia into the carriagt
! there will be frightful scandal. How
! ever, must risk that. She must be cal
: en- ont Of the clutches Of that old brut
of father of hers at all hazards. An
&, then I must say goodby 10 her forever
r,fif I SURVEYOR It's clear that can
J marry her now with one foot -perhaI
/ both feet---in the grave.
He had his medicine made up an
I took dose. But what could medicir
do in q serious case like this? He WI
] too far gone He had no doubt it wa
J only colored water, prescribed for tf
! sake Of soothing him, as If he were
! child. But he would look the thing
. the face and set bis house TO order. q
! went TO q livery stable and ordered
carriage TO call for him at o'clock
!. the evening. Then he posted of to b
! solicitor: