The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-01-16

gagged when she called, and SO had time
| to reinforce his caution. Helen waited;
| quaking, in the reception-room, losing
the vantage ground Of attack in the
same proportion that the physician
strengthened his defenses by delay.
When she was finally admitted, she
threw away her one chance OF success
! by abandoning strategy for assault. Z
doctor, I want you to tell me all
about Philips trouble" she began.
"Why are you sending him away? and
why won't he talk about what You told
him?' 3
The doctor was snavity and consfd-
crate sympathy personified. "Why, my
dear young lady, one would think that
Philip had been ordered to siberial Is
It so remarkable that I should have sug.
!. gested change of scene and climate e 1
"N-no, I suppose not; but, doctor,
please tell me why you advised him to
go alone"
It was very sweet face, lighted by
appealing eyes of the clearest gray, and
made altogether lovely and irresistible
by the touch of pathetic anxiety, that
was turned toward the physician.
| Moreover, DR.. Perevin had said nothing
about the advantages of solitary exiles
but he stood by his patient Loyalty.
''To have advised him otherwise
would have been like preaching him
sermon with the text left out. What
he needs is out of door life, and that
doesn't mean a change to the dissipa'
tions of a summer or winter resort.
The doctor paused, and then added.
automatically: Sand I count on your
help to make this possible; you must
dissuade Mrs. Thorndyke if she has any
idea of going with Philip"
Helen's faltering acceptance OF the
condition imposed by this appeal ended
the interview, and she left DR.. Perevin's
office with her trouble increased In in-
verse proportion to the success OF her
errand. It wanted but three days OF
the time that Philip had set for his de-
parture, and during this interval the
distress of the man, who thought his
knowledge was definite, was not more
real than that of the woman who knew
nothing and feared everything. |
| From the time when his mind had
clarified sufficiently to allow him to
grapple with the conditions of the new
point of view, Philip had begun to dread
most the parting from Helen. That was
because the new point of view had
shown him.: among other things the
neither side OF his love for her, and he
found it good to look upon and tender
and self-sacrifcing, as such love for
such a young woman should be. 1t was
merciless aggravation of his misery,
he told himself that this knowledge
came so late; that he had to look book
at Helen from the brink of the grave, as
| it were, before he could realize what her
! love was worth and what it would cost
to give it up. He cried out against the
peculiar hardness of his lot in much
bitterness of spirit, saying that his case
had no parallel. Wherein he lost sight
of the truth, old as the complaint OF
the man of Uz, that blessings are as
but the water for footwashing until the
fountains are dried up and the well
springs are no more.
Taking all things into considerations
Philip developed more strength OF char
acter than he had reason to expect
when he went to pay the final visit to
the Morrissons. He meant to play the
part of the goodnatured patient who
obeys his physicians orders without
prejudice to a firm belief in their un-
importance, and this was not partfcu,
larly difficult in the presence OF two
elderly people who had known him
from infancy. If appearances went for
anything, there was certainly little evil
dence of i'll health in the well-knit ath-
letic-loolsing young man who leaned
against the mantel, laughing and talk
ing easily about his approaching de.
parture. He caught glimpse Of himself
in a mirror as he talked, and hope al
most struggled into life again. 1t was
but a passing moment of exaltation,
however, for he knew we'll enough that
| it was distance and the shaded light OF
the chandelier that effaced the fine lines
of emaciation and turned the hectic
flush into rudy glow Of health. This
was what he told himself IL the un-
written language Of underthought
while outwardly he was listening to Mr..
Morrisson's questions. i
"Have you made up your mind wherd
you will go?"
"Oh, yes; 1 did that the first thing:!
Allacoochee, Ala. should go there il
only for the sweet euphony Of the name,
but there ore other and veightier rea-
sons. Just hear them" And he took
a newspaper clipping from his pocket
| ard read the advertisement. f
ayes, I've heard of the place." r.
Joined the elder man; Browns been
putting lot of money into it. and be
| wants me to join him. Let me know
what you think Of It when you get
| there
| with pleasure. I thought it would
do rs we'll as any for point OF de-
parture; you know I'm going to live IN
the woods"
Placid Mrs. Morrison smiled, fncredr-
| lously. GIVE been trying to imagine It
ever since Helen told IT'S, but can't
she said. s'1Vhy, you've never been out
OF reaci, of your bath and your morning
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