The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-22

better When the doctor came again next
morning he found him, if anything, rather
more prostate. On this occasion he was
p closeted with Rawson alone for upward OF
an hour, and when he came out of the
sick room he looked very seriously per
turDed.
Il must have a second opinion, my
dear, he said TO Janet, who was await
ing his report with terrible anxiety. II
am going at once to fetch a friend OF
mine, DR.. Forbes, in whom l have the
/ greatest confidence. fhe cannot benefit
/ your poor father nobody can There,
I there Don't give way, my dear. Keep
/ a brave heart, and hope for the best.
| have implicit faith in my friend and
dare say he will be able to suggest some
eficacious remedy You may expect me
/ back with him very shortly. In the mean
/ time continue the treatment, and don't
let our patient see those tears in your
eyes. Au revoir, my dear"
1t was about two hours before the
worthy medico returned with DIR. Forbes,
a nice looking old gentleman with a
benevolent face. who regarded Janet with
evident interest, and spoke to her very
kindly. He then accompanied the family
doctor into the sick room,
The poor girl sat on the stairs outside
waiting in that sickeuing state of sus-
, pense which is harder, perhaps, to bear
than the certainty of the very worst BY
and by the two doctors came out, and
Janet, with her heart in her mouth, rose
to meet them, and to hear what they had
to say.
DR. Forbes spoke; "Don't look like
that, my dear young lady. You may
cheer up now; you may, indeed. Your
father is going to get better, Is he not,
Eergusonl"
''Thauks to your wonderful medicine,
he is,'' said the family doctor, beaming.
1T has had more wonderfully recupera-
tive effect than | should have thought
possible
~ must be hurrying away now" said
DIR. Forbes, bowling to Janet, and passing
on down the stairs. 'tBut take the young
lady in, Ferguson, to see her, father at
once. The sight of his improved condi-
ton win cheer her up far more than any
thing else.'i--
God bless youl" Janet exclaimed fer
vently, finding her voice at last. But the
street door had already slammed before
she spoke, and the wheels of DIR. Forbes
carriage could be heard driving rapidly
away.
Her companion took her by the hand,
and led her into her fathers room. He
was sitting up in bed, flushed and eager,
quite different man from what he had
been twenty minutes ago. With heart
felt cry OF Joy, she sprang forward and
olasped him Ia her arms.
''Show her the prescription, Rawson--
show her the prescription, chuckled DR..
Ferguson. "She don't know what it is
yet"
The sick man put into her hands pink
slip of paper, which she gazed at in utter
bewilderment.
''Why it-iit-is money" she gasped, "a
check for-for-for-9l0,0 OO."
'Just so !" said the doctor. at was
drawn by my kind old friend, who has
just left, and who, on hearing from me
the circumstances of your fathers loss,
has taken this means Of repairing ruin
which his own son had great share in
originating, and which his own colts fail
ure Though that, of course, is nob0dy's
fault has unluckily completed. We are
going to invest the money in trustees at
ouce-are we not, Rawsonl So Miss ia
net here will be provided for for the rest
of her life.'
Even now Janet did not quite under
stand until her eye fell on the signature
of the eheck-the single word Bulling-
ford