The morning times., 1897-02-12

Dr. Lowe-the physician who visited her |
father every night-and there was not the |
slightest premonition in her heart az she |
passed from the dim stairway, into the |
lighted parlor. Yet when she entered it. |
a man stood there, who was to influence
all her after life.
My daughter, Katherine, Dr. KensaIl''
saidthe colonel, proudly and Katherine and
DR.. Kensall bowed and glanced at each
other. That glance wast the first sympathetic |
move me mt of soul to soul What he saw was |
a woman, tall and slender, with a beautiful
countenance, dreamy eyes, a smiling mouth.
and air like some old-fashioned portrait
What she saw was a fair-faced Saxon, |
with sensitive blush, large, gray eyes,
and curious attitude of resignation, as
if he felt life to be sad business, and the
less said about it the better.
After he had gone away the colonel ex-
planned the visit. ''Dr Lowe he said,
has very wisely secured a young assistant
like him. He is clever. He understand my
case. l wish Lowe would send him here
always" and the colonel so clcverly trans
lated this wish into actuality, that DR.
Kensail's visits soon became a matter of
course.
How does Love grow? Who can tell?
At first it was only through the most
ordinary courtesieS it made way for it
self between the doctor and Katherine;
then, one day, there was meeting of
their hands, and the next day, meeting
OF their eyes. And can anyone describe
what may sometimes he seen in the eyes of
a maiden, or the delicious sensation OF the
ma N who looks into them 10 find il there?
At first Katherine resolved TO think IL more
OF the young doctor, and still she continued
thinking: and every day she was more in
love with him The serenity OF Yirginal
indifference warmed into a sweet womanly
| interest; and then, one evening they knew
| not Eow-they met in each others arms.
| Not a word was said, and yet everything
was confessed and understood; while in u
| kiss full of mutual rapture each felt all
| that can only be felt once in a lifetime
WORDS came later, though there was no
| need of them. Love is known in a mo-
| ment. If d man bad never seen the sun he
| would know the Sunshine W hen he did see
| it; nor W. Ould he be long in finding words
| TO express his Joy and admiration. IL was
| thus with Robert kensdN. Love made him
| eloquent; he found glowing words to tell
| his love, and to plead for love in return.
| For few weeks they were divinely happy;
| they took no thought for the future and
| the JOY of the present was all sufficient.
But happiness is surrounded by thorns
| touch il On what side you will. The colonel
| began to wonder and then to suspect
| Katherine grew more and more lovely
| and happy; ne grew more and more silent
| and Sombre. lie would ask no questions
| for he feared the answers to them; neither
| would he watch his daughter, his nature
| was too honorable and soldierly for that
| And yet the fear and suspense made him
| sick, body and soul. II e told himself that
| only Love could have made Katherine
| beauty so radiant and her heart so JOY
ful; and into their secluded life no one
| but DR.. Kensall had come often enough,
| and familiarly enough, to win girl so
maidenly and so sensible.
THIS idea having entered his mind, every
| thing confirmed it. Then he began to hate
tie young man. He was really jealous OF
| him, and jealousy is much the same passion,
whether it dwell in the heart of a parent
or a lover His daughter was the apple of
his heart; he could not bear to think of life
without her. on his return from India,
ten years previously, lie had taken her
| from school, and ever since there had been
but one thought between them. That
| nobody like DR.. kensall should try to slip
into the exclusive Druidical circle Of his
! family enraged him, and he was at length
| hotly impatient to speak his mind about it.
He watched the clock for his arrival, but
| tile doctor came not at the usual hour
| Then he went to the window, and as he
stood there he heard sound of singing
in tile garden, and saw Katheut.e and her
lover coT<Pg hand in hand between the
bare siSubbery, a love song warbling in
| their throats. The sight made him very
wroth, and every moment delay increased
his anger; so that when Dr.. Ken sail entered,
with the complacent JOY OF favored lover
on his face, the colonel reached a point be-
yond all care for offense.
''Dr. Kensall,' lie said, understand that
! desire your service no longer-that do
| not wish to see you again Good nj ght, sir
His words were javelins in the doctors
heart There was no answer possible. lie
bowed and closed the door behindhlm with
| o singular softness. 1t was as IL lie had
shut it upon some loved thing, dead And
| this noiseless exit, though without inten-
| ton, annoyed the old soldier He had eX-
pected some show of fight, and he felt q
| sense of defeat. And while he stood pom
dering the situation Katherine came swiftly
| into the room.
What have you said?'' she cried. "What
have you done? Oh father, no W could yol
treat friend SO rudely? What fault has
Robert committed"
"'Robertr What fault has he not com
| uifted when Won thus make Yourself ia
| miliar with his name? He has come int
. | my house, like a thief in the night, to stea
: | from ME my most precious treasure"
r SIT has not been stolen from you.
gave it,
2 '.Be maidenly. At the proper time
t would have brought here for you a prope
husband"
sAnd would you lave thought it jus
and kind to make me accept a HUSBAND
4 / did not wish to accept?''
"Do you think it just and kind to fore
me to accept a son-in-law do not wis
to accept? The cases are Identical
at love Robert Kensall"
III sI hate him, and / have as much Tigh
to hate as you have to love. Choos
then between Robert Kensall and you
father, 1 am seventy years old. I haV
no one but you. to comfort my last days
and close my eyes In DEATH But If 20