Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-05-14

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the mixture of English and Mexi
can blood. He and ! got on excel
iently from the first; our aims an,
ambitions were similar, and we wer
both full Of enthusiasm for our pro
fession. We bought an old estab
iished practice in the neighborhoos
OF Highbury and did well. Our pa
tients were Of solid, highly res
pectable class-city people, who nev
er allowed their accounts to lie on
the table unpaid. So far as bust
ness was concerned We had no cause
for complaint or anxiety.
Nor for the fIrtf rner Of our mart.
nsubip hsli W shy reason to b
dissatisfied with our relations a. co.
partners. We lived together and
carried our friendship to degree
of brotherhood. There was never
a difference between us even on mi
nor points. grew to be very fond
Of Ferdinand Montero. He was
always full Of good spirits, and vas
the most brilliant conversational
ist | ever knew. Wherever he went
he was q favorite, and at that time
we went out good deal into socie-
ty. Montero was handsome man
tall, dark, even to swarthiness,
with the flashing eyes of his Mexi-
can father and the grace of move
ment that had come down to him
from the Spanish strain in his
blood. He had many accomplish
ments, and would have made his
fortune as a musician if he had
not been d doctor. I felt myself
very much in the shade whenever I
went anywhere with him, for
his brilliant conversation, hand
some features and musical voice
monopolized the attention of every
body.
'Fond as he was of life and
Montero was a hard
student, and read when
ever he could snatch an hour or
'wo from night or day. He had
'ne pet subject-toxicology-and
got together a small collection of
rare works dealing with it. He
paid what thought to be outra-
yeous amounts for some of these
I'D books, but one or two of them
we're almost unique and indispen-
'able to him in the work he had in
land, which was q treatise dealing
With the history of the secret pois-
'ners. He labored hard and con-
Itantly at this, and accumulated
'ast stores of learning in relation
% it. He did not expect to publish
his book for many years, but he
,ften spoke of the fame it must
eventually bring him, for it was to
De the book on the subject. Grad
rally, l got to share his enthusiasm,
'ut / never helped him in his stud
es, for l was at that time engaged
ieart and soul in my own treatise
IN the treatment of fever patients,
md had no time to spare for toxi-
'ology. In fact, came to regard
Montero's work as Of q rather fam
'iful nature though took care new
,r to say so to him.
about twelve months after the
beginning Of our partnership we
we're called upon to prescribe for
I'D General Rexworthy. a retired
indian officer who lived in High
bury New Park, and it was during
'ur visits to the General that we
made the acquaintance of his only
Lillian. I need not saw
Of her I~tks way Of des-
'ription because ] had the pleasure
II introducing her to you this
'vening as my wife. It was a case
II love at first sight with me, and
'efore many weeks had passed. l
lad arrived at the conclusion that
ife was not worth living unless
Lillian Rexworthy shared it with
ne. BY that time the General had
ecovered his health, but we con-
family dropped in at his house for
chat or game Of chess with him,
nd also met him and his daughter
It the houses of mutual friends.
Lillian and got on well togeth-
r from the first. There seemed to
'e sort Of kindred feeling between
Is, and after time / had no doubt
hat my love was returned. For
II that, ! do not think that any
ne had an idea of how matters |
TODD with rs. Certainly ,Montero
Iad no notion that / was in love