Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-04

moment Thorburn had got Capt. Kelly
by the arm.
What is lt?7 he muttercd to the
| policeman, and the latter pointing 10
the notice on the door, replied:
ITS ruin, I'm afraid, sir, along oil
that gcoundrel Jones. There's hun
dreds more in the same box.
I'm going your way and you must
LET NE see you home" Thorburn said,
as he assisted Capt. Kelly into Gao,
but the latter only shrunk into corner
repeating
Il have no home, and I've robbed
Patrice of hers Then he shrunh m
to a state of unconsciousness and 1t
was 80 shat he was brought back TO
| Patrice
she had been painting for several
hours this day, finishing a picture
which Sholto had admired and ADVISED
| her to finish the day before Mt
Graham was not endowed with very
rapturous sense Of art, but he con-
cealed any triGing deficiency under
which he labored in this direction by
a free use of technical terms, and Pa
trlce accepted his criticism and praise
as gladly as if she did not know much
more about the matter herself.
Various things had conspired TO
make her feel happy this day and to
paint out of the fulness Of a bright
heart. In the first place, Sholto had
sent her little note in the morning be-
fore going off with another felloW
for day on the river telling her thai
he was very hopeful about the appoint
ment which Sir Andrew was interest
ing himself about and which would
give Sholto 81 900 year
con that, together with what you
have and occasional lifts from your
father, we may rub along jolly
enough" he said, and Patrice thought
so, TOO, and was very happy She ala
not often waste time in day-dreaming;
as she worked she did allow herself to
picture a perfectly appointed home IN
which she should reign as mistress
wlth Sholto illuminating it constantly
out of official hours and she made up
her mind that "papas first present
should be a pretty pony and carriage
in which she would meet Sholto at the
railway station every day when he
came down to their home, which, for
the sake of garden, must be some
miles from London
Into this lovely bit Of farcy there
came the sound of wheels stopping at
their door; a quick, impatient ring, then
Mr. Thorburn's voice, and her own
hand She rose up, overcome for one
instant by a startling premonition of
evil. The next she had almost leaped
down the stairs and was standing by
Ned Thorburn in the passage,
Tell me- she said, briefly, and
looking at her he said
Gle has had a shock loss Of money.
No, No accident, no fit! Nothing OF
that kind" he said. hurriedly; and he
saw her look of relief as she cried:
"Oh only money! Thank God"
She held her fathers hand as they
supported him into the house and up
10 his bedroom, Thorburn helping her
as tenderly as II Capt Kelly had been
his father as well as hers.
Presently when the doctor had come
and the dear old man had been got into
bed and given a draught-which hap
PLY rendered him unconscious of his
misery for "A time-the young people
went down into the drawing-room ana
then Patrice poured out her thanks
and gratitude 10 Kim with such warm,
affectionate sincerity that Thorburn
had to fight q bitterly hard battle in
order to restrain himself from praying
her to let him be.iudeed "a son" to her
father and suffer him to take care Of
them both for the rest of his life
The battle was bitter, but his honor
won It against his impulse and the deep
feeling he had that PaDrice was wasting
herself by remaining faithful to n mere
chimera The words Vereker had
used about Sholto Graham, with re-
gard to that other lady, came back and
rung mockingly in his ears, and he
found himself respising and retesting
the superficial nutterer who could al
low his name to be coupled with any
Patrce had so honored him above AL
other womans than PGtuce's when
other men
II shall go home now and send May
to you, he said, when Patrioe had
crept up TO look at Capt Kelly, aud had
come back with the news that the
dear old dad was still sleeping sound
ly,"
You mustn't be alone here" he
went on May shall come and stay to-
night with you"
II can't let her do that; can't take
her away from Mrs Thorburu."
But he detected lack Of decision in
her refusal, and so merely told her.
No2 must let May stay tonight +
can look after my mother all the
evening. and the old servant sleeps in
her dressing-room at night To-
morrow, II Capt Kelly is not much
better we must get nurse 10 help
you, but for tonight May will do"