New-York tribune., 1896-12-27
PARENTHESlS.
stand back.

ARC h;nr VIZ away tedious wait in the divers
,avs known TO the British eXcursiohi@S,- ISL 80, 80
Ike field of wheat and totlerea' oraehine and
mas little panic among them ara slaSn,ms nm, ,hat no"
falling on one another. and sthtu 81! '
tbe roar Of the northern express muineo. ,
And when the train had whired through anu anu
,,o ,h,,nder and Vibration were past. the two
s;,n5rcd odd souls waiting for its tara! sue.
cessor realized that something had happs"v1u '1
Three in the rear of the throng RAD hau tne
life weil-neh pressed out of them,ohe au "on, onh
an. was badly crushed between the wall anu
trolly laden with milk cans.
Fetch the doctor" urged one ana ahothei;
suddenly some one made his way through the
,rowd Partly 10y virtue Of his height party OF
the load he carried pathway was CUT ioi in li'',
on the instant. and he went on WIN MS puiue"
T. the station gate. here ne h%'eo'
Foster he called 1880, .
\ lath OF a man threaded ms "dS oel'S 10
his side and 10 him he said:
Tell them t. get a bed ready al the Kings
"it only wants five minutes to the London
,rair NJ rrere" suggested the station master
at his elbow And We could get DR.. GIL mere
IN an hour" - , .
Frcrc PAUSED half-second. But in what
Wen not at his hest" allowed the station
master. 49, ,, ,.
hays VIII YOU Buxton? Foster can bring them
across TO the inn presently. shan't drive PACK
TO Dun Moor tonight And he preceded ms
pnrtuanteaus fhither with the woman ne car
rjod as composodly as If ii had been his orig
inal intention to dire and sleep in wayside Inn
30O miles from town.
Mon who have travelled their thousands over
half the countries of the globe have a knack
Of shaking down easily and at short notice. He
had; and generally came off fairly well; al an!
rate. in his native county. where he was pop
ular and CONSPICUOUS figure. for whom the
rusiics cherished vague awe as for a person
who had dived deep into strange sciences;
Wsathered strange hardshiDs. ana contributed
strange books To the erudite literature or their
land
well sir" remarked the landlady. when the
ni
the funeral trappingS and prehistoric monsters
of the most wonderful old bed in the Peak.
We'll. sir. always do say as it was pity you
didn't stay among us 10 do what you seem
cui out for. instead Of facing wild beasts and
wild men in outandsh foreign parts with but
a fair-cooked meal once i'm six months and never
a nights rest to speak Off,
Worslev Frere laughed adjusting the final
handage the arm Of his unconscious patient.
who knows but that | may come to 1t yet.
Mrs Greenfield? Nothing like having half
dozen trades TO fall back on. ] shall look in
again before turn in. Give the patient little
brandy now and then. We must have Gill
here the first thing in The morning"
For Gill message was accordingly dispatched
next day; and Frere. scribhling kilograms III
the har-parlOr. went out TO meet him.
"Onc of the pleasure-seekcrs come TO grief
eh?" said the little surgeon joviay. II heard
something Of it las, night: but when they told
me YOU We're here knew better than to come
Who is She"
NO one knows No, an excursicnst. Bux-
Ton tells mo she had Just booked for town when
tho accident happcned. Come and sec her. She
slcpt fairly and is conscious now. bad case
though"
She was proped up against the huge pillows
when they entered together her cloud Of hair
lost in the dark background Of grotesque
carved figures.
The examination and consultation occupied
hut a few minutes during which the object of
il kept her large eyes on the two faces with
curious speculative calm. That the men differed
i'm their opinion was evident to her. though
they spoke scarcely half dozen words and
she dealt with the dilemma in the curious frank
manner that had already puzzled the landladN
1t was when Frers came back into the room
after a brief adjournment. 4 bar Of sunlight
fell across the bed and streaked the unban-
daCed hand that lay before her on the sheet
She greeted him at once.
Won are the doctO1 who attended me last
right? wish for no second opinion
Her manner. imperiOus yet simple. impressed
him as a little inconsonant with the severely
plain sarb ne had seen her in the night before;
and he said almost IN the tone with which he
might humor child: DIR. Gill is a clever man;
Il don't like him.
Moreover I am not as he is doctor by pro-
fessiCn. ! have walked the hospital. but
"But YOU don't mean to bother yourself with
me Tell mo- he believes that tit must come
Frere taken little aback by the quick intu-
tions Of this girl WINGED looking at the unn-
jured aad beautiful hand lying at his elbow.
They are my one charm. she said slowly to
herself
And as he had formulated no opinion yet
on her points he did not challenge the words.
He who generally said little thought
good deal ard eschewed compliments.
Suddenly she laid hold Of his bronzed capable
fingers and Clnging To them. said under her
breath. gaspngly
save it. save it for me II you can, Don't lis
ton to him. His sympathies are deadened. Use
Your own Judgment"
It had urged him all along to disagree with
Ills once brilliant. alfsoddened little man. but
a brief matter-of-fact word. and told her she
must not waste her powers in fancies.
Then she looked al him straight out OF her
wide. fearless eyes. and he turned and took out
his watch. not choosing 70 acknowledge to him.
self that she had read his thoughts
Ii wanted fifteen minutes TO the departure Of
the London express.
He put il back again. and when he did so had
changed his plans.
II will do my best for you. Miss his deep
eyes met hers pleasantly
Miss MariOram." she replied to them.
And he did his best, being man as good as
his word.
GIL I'm his usual. casual light hearted fash
i,n. cried off contentedly. and said he would
send round Forsythe from the cottage hospital
across the moor. A day later Forsythe came:
and there brief parley between himself
and the man whose degrees We're far ahead
and whose experience far behind his own. And
then a faint od)r OF chloroform filed wing
Of the old inn. and an hour afterward Miss
Mary Marjoram woke to a knowledge that the
crushed hand had been saved in the hope Of
final restoration.
"Not beautiful now" she said next day to
Frerc when he came 20 see how she pro-
crossing: "but ] thank you. And ! thank God
that II was not my right hand
She considered the sound limb pensively.
stretching and spreading the long slim fingers
with a mOurnful smile. 1T can still work and
accomplish
What" he asked. 10 divert her thoughts.
Samplers? No-thOsc were our grandmothers'
. right weren't they. Antimacassars? our moth
trs claim those. But you Of to-day demand
b nothing
His sarcasm did not escape her She lay back
on her pillow smiling thoughtfully.
You dislike the wide field for us che said.
"Why:"
y Will tell you tomorrow you have talked
enough for to-day; and | want you to give me
your friends address so that may write TO
them
She colored suddenly. That" she said. you