Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-06-13
AN ANSWER TO AN AID.

was nearly 90 Gro my father could af-
ford to let mo follow my bent, and had
not been at the London hospital quite
year when he died suddenly.
At once / found myself without money
to pay the second installment of my fee.
or to support me until such time as could
compete for clinical clerkship or dresser
ship-in short, pcnuilcss.
The only bright spot in tho dark days
which followed my poor fathers funeral
was the sympathy of Paul Blake, med
ical" like myself, but as rackcty as l was
studious
If l had any money, Hitler" he said
one morning, 'or any property on which
1 could raise u loan, you should have it.
l call it an awful shame that a hard work
ing fellow like You should he 'graSscd' for
want of u few hundreds. Oh, if only some
wealthy philanthropist know you as we'll
as l do, he'd surely help you over the stile
for the sake of suffering humanity"
let him run on, scarcely hearing what
he uttered.
"Thcre ought to be scores of such men
about, he said presently. IF n fellow only
know where to look for them. BY .lovo,
if could only come across one l believe
could convince him that it's his absolute
duty to give you lift Suppose wo ad-
yertisc? I'll do tho interviewing I've
the gift of the gab-youll admit thatY"
yes" l said, bitterly fear, "but II
philanthropic pawnbroker willing to lend
on my books and Instruments would he of
more use Mt tho present moment owe
my landlady $50 and l shall want IS to
take me back to Worcestershire.
IINpw nbnnt This p1vprt iSppNppt - hp
went on. I'm in earnest, and to prove it
l mean to stand the OK cs. " He reflected
n moment, then took up pen and scrib-
blcd few lines on scrap of paper, blot
ted the effusion ON my pad and read it
aloud with much apparent satisfaction
A medical student, devoted to his profession,
but unexpectedly left without means, is de-
sirous Of borrowing n sum that will enable
him to obtain his diploma. He will pledge
himself to repay the money, with interest,
within five years of tho date Of tho loan
"There, he added, "if that doesn't put
you on your feet IN u false prophet"
"My dear Paul, rcjoincd, you mean
well, and thank you, but if you were to
throw your money into the gutter it would
do just rs much good. E"
"My dear boy, have better opinion of
my fellow men than you have, and n lot
moro faith in them. just to convince you
that the world is not so hard and cruel ms
you think shall insert this advertisement
and have tho replies sent to my address.
Come along. Tho least you can do is TO
walk with mo as far MS Fleet street. -
l was absent some hours On my return
my long suffering landlady met me at the
door.
"There's been n young person to see
you sir" she said.
Indeed " l exclaimed in surprise, for
Mrs. Roberts herself was my only female
acquaintance in town. did she leave her
name?'
"No, sir; she waited In your room half
an hour When sho went, she said she
didn't know whether she would be ablo to
call again"
l was too distressed to question the pa
tient woman rs to the young persons APP
pearance and l had soon forgotten all
about the matter. l saw no more of Paul
that day. but no called next evening. When
he laid three letters and n postcard on the
table, could scarcely believe my eyes.
-Four answers, " he said coolly. i've
brought the lot, though / might as well
have left three of them Mt home"
Tho postcard bore just seven words,
Don't you wish you may get it?" One
envelope contained n money lenders circu-
Lara request for an inquiry fee; another
a letter Offering to lend $4,000 on the
splendid security named-unmistakable
chaff. this: the third, which Paul handed
me last, contained the following epistle,
dated from west end library and written
in the attenuated, pointed characters in
sisted upon at old style seminaries for
young ladies:
Miss Marston would be glad j. +. B. would
send more particulars. Should the medical
student be found deserving on inquiry, she
would have no objection to finance him. But
the terms must be fixed by herself
He sat down at once and wrote-I have
no idea what, for l refused to LOOKOUT
two days afterward he brought me fur
Their communication, dated from the same
library:
Miss Marston has received Mr.. Blake's let
ter, and she Is quite satisfied that Mr.. Andrew
Hitler is a deserving young man. In conse-
ouence she has opened an account at the Lon.
don and Westminster bank and placed to his
credit the sum Of 5000, which she hopes will
be sufficient.
Miss Marston, not being usurer, declines
to make profit of any ones necessities, but
Mr., Hitler must undertake not to marry or
become engaged until the loan has been re-
paid
Further, he must pledge himself to fulfill a
condition, not onerous, which Miss Marston
would rather not name until Mr. Hitler has
obtained his diploma.
1T can't-it can't be true PAUL."
stammered.
For answer he produced another letter,
an intimation from the bank that az, 600
was at my disposal. That convinced me.
1 believe wept for JOY. know that
Rugged Paul. danced around the room and
otherwise acted like an idiot. Paul brought
me back to sobriety by asking If objected
to the conditions.
THE first is rather awkward, / said.
"Theres Nell, you know
But don't know" he rejoined. You
have never mentioned her till now.
told him Of my hopes. Ellen Herbert
was the dearest girl in the world, and the
prettiest, and l had loved her since my
schooldays We were not engaged, but
knew that she believed in me, and | trust.
ed that she would wait until / was in q
position TO ask her TO be my wife
"You must write to her said Paul,
land tell ncr all about your luck. She'll
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