The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-10

feeling in the left side. At that very mo-
ment a sharp pain went through him like
a knife.
"The doctor is right enough" he NUT
tered /; Ppm very bad. feel it now. I'll
go and get his stuff made up at once. No
excitement! If l get excited l suppose l
STALL fall down dead But how am to
get over tonight without excitement? If
/ happen to die jus. as / am handing Syl-
via into the carriage there will be a fright
full SCANDAL However, l must risk that.
| She must be taken out of the clutches of
that old brute of father of hers at all
hazards. And then | must say good-by TO
| her forever-if 1 SURVEYOR it's clear
that l can't marry her now with one foot.
| perhaps both feet, in the grave u
He had his medicine made up and took
! dose. But what could medicine do in
! serious case like this? He was too far
| gone. He had no doubt it was only col
! Ored water-prescTibed for the sake of
soothing him, as ii he were child. But
! he would look the thing in the face and set
! his house in order. He went to livery
stable and ordered a carriage TO call for
| him at o'clock in the evening. Then he
posted off to his solicitor.
The lawyer was personal friend. My
dear boy, am glad to see you. Come and
| lunch with me at the club, and We'll go
to Lords afterward. But l say, you~do t
look very bright. Nothing wrong, l hope"
| "Can you make my will-now-direct-
ly-this very moment-right Otf-on the
spot?"
yer, becoming professional at once. and
pulling a sheet of fair, white foolscap from
his desk. Then he looked hard at Sydney,
whom three hours OF mental misery had
changed considerably.
"There's nothing wrong" blurted out
Sydney, but ] want it out of the way.
once for all. | should like to have il
signed and finished by 2 O'Clock if pos
sibie."
THAT is in two hours" remarked the
lawyer. looking at his watch. Yes, we
can manage that, provided it isn't very
long. and still go 70 Lords after" and he
began to write. you're not going to die,
old man, never fear; you'll cheat the devil
yet Bit and have many another lark with
me-"
The will was finished by 1870 and de-
posted in the safe. They shook hands
my not lunching with you to-day. won'l
YOU? don't seem TO have any appetite
And you'll excuse my silence, too, for the
: present. You'll know all there is 10 know
pretty soon, expect" and he sidled ou
of the door without looking back.
} II wonder what's uD?" muttered The
lawyer, as he went back to his desk. "He
certainly looks very i'll. Some entangle
, nent? Suicide? Nonsense! And wha
an odd will! Half his property goes tt
Sylvia Bulpett, who Will nave plenty o.
/, her own when that old curmudgeoD of {
father of hers dies. / shall know pretty
= soon, shall |? Poor old Cartright"
"In the midst of life we are in death,
, muttered Sydney, as he strolled through
Lincoln's Inn Fields, with the CAREFUL.
regulated step of an invalid. He wished
the sun would not shine so brightly and tn
children scream so loud. 1t affected hi
nerves; Sydney had nerves n0wi Ii
: wanted only to hide away and die in peace
Was there anything leftto do? Stay! H
thought IL would be the proper thing to 9
or say good-by to his elder brother. WHOM
> he theoretically hated, but who was tn
only near relation he possessed. To hi
: brothers. grim Offices on East India avenu
S Sydney now slowly betoOk himself
q I'm fey" he thought, with a wa
s smile. He'll think I've come to beg G
D | himp
The prosperous merchant was engaged
Q but would be at liberty in few minutes
Sydney sat in the other office watchin
d thu half dozen busy clerks. Not seIdoI
e he had blessed his stars that he was not
= clerk; at this moment he would hav
changed places gladly with the yer
= junior, who was copying letters, an
e solacing himself meantime with a sui
i reptitiOus acid drop. He had at least
future.
/ Suddenly the door opeued and the me-
5 chant came forward.
y VERY sorry. Syd," he remarked. 18th
S fact is I've got three or four men In m
room wrangling over some syndicate bus
l. ness, and they may be ever so long"
( 1T doesn't matter in the least" g,
/. Claimed Sydney, much relieved. Il la