The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25

across it-across the dark bridge with its
now kindling hghts-and the lonely night
for her was over and the dawn breaking
He had loved her al the while. or why
was he single now. bitter against women
and stunning them?
Then, and the thought hurt and sobered
her, might it not be that he had got his
heart-blow from some other woman-the
one perhaps Of whom DR.. Holt had told
her?
Wen, that was all past now. and the
long night of longing. of waiting, was
over. Pitiless day had come, and the kind
old gentleman, who had been sorry for
her, never returned, He could not per-
suade Carl to come, and he had not the
heart to tell her so but morning found her
ready dressed and prepared to go out as
she had not now done for some weeks, to
her work at the old place.
The habit Of pluck, once formed, is hard
to break, and grows stronger and strong
er with exercise. She would take up her
life once more where she had laid 1t down
too weary for awhile 10 bear the burden of
it, and this brief ecstasy of hope should
be as If 1t had never been; only when with
faltering steps she faced the sharp morn
ing wind that blew over the bridge, she
carried in her heart something that
brought a smile to her pale lips the
thought that whether for hers or some
other woman's sake Carl Grifferstein was
unmarried still
CHAPTER w.
The umbrella! Where is the umbrella ?"
shouted Mr.. Langdon, furiously, at the
top of his voice.
but 1t was a reasonable voice and Dr.
Holt smiled. The man was cured If he
had asked for the moon, or diadem, or a
mother-in-law, it would have been differ
ent
Here" said DR. Holt laconically; and
brought not one, but a pair
How long have l been ill?'' said the
sick man.
six weeks
YES"
Nearly diedr'
yes"
Been a bowling Iunatic?"
"A lunatic certainly; but you didn't
howl"
Mr.. Langdon looked round the room-at
the flowers, the many evidences of care
and attention-ther back again at the
dark. stern face of the young doctor.
disagreeable face most men would have
said, but there was good i'm it as well as
evil, and of power and enough to spare.
What makes you so keen on that UNI
brella ~ said Dr. Holt
Il was-Was taking it somewhere when I
got pitched out" said Mr. Langdon, see-
ing Vividly the poor girl waiting. waiting
possibly dead from sickness of heart ere
now. Better for her thousand times
that he had stayed away.
Doctor" he said when can I get up?"
You may never get up a all, if you go
on exciting yourself like this"
And you would be excited too, If you
knew what misery this unfortunate acct
dent has brought on two innocent people.
Was that scoundrel of a cabby killed?' he
added, suddenly.
Wasn't scratched even. But the man
driving the other cab was
Il tell you l must get up" he said, OBJ
stinately i've something to do, and
must do it. Nobody can do it but myself.
There's a perfect fate about that UNI
brella.''
What has the modest Bingham to do
with ft?' said DR. Holt
Everything. " And Mr. Langdon bound
ed on his bed with a vigor that looked
hopeful 'It's-its a message of love, sir
-its a link between two loving cruelty
misunderstood Seuls-it's-its' the cause of
everything--eKef of my being here, sir"
DR.. Hoit looked lazily at the shabby
"parpuie." leaning against the chair
cheek by jowl with a more prosperous
brother
Il mean the old one" said Langdon. ir-
ritably. 1T ought to be shrined, put in a
glass case, installed in the highest place
of honor in Griffensten's house"
Whose house did you soy?' sail Holt,
abruptly.
"Griffenstein-Carl Griffensten"
You know him. then?' said Holt, grim
ly.
"A little Do your
Il have not the pleasure. Now you must
rest IN come back presently"
He mixed composing draught, admin
istered it dexterously, and went out.
Outside the door, DR.. Holt said careless
ly to a colleague, who took his turn with
Langdon: Call me Black, old fellow will
you, if you mention my name? / fancy
the man has a grudge against some one
named Holt, and it won't do to excite
him."
one day the colleague said: you are a
miracle. But for him" Che nodded to-
wards HolO the grass would have grown
over you by now"
Mr.. Langdon colored then stretched out
his hand to Holt
Il thank yau," he said. Il didn't know
it was as bad as that. But you did more
than save my life"
He stopped abrutly,as with equal abrupt
ness Holt took his hand away
Yes, Black ought TO be pleased" went
on Hollis colleagu cheerfully. That OPP
Grafton was the most daring thing l ever
saw IN my life"
God bless you, Black" said Langdon
warmly. well. you'll know some day
And when you see what you've done
DR.. Holt turned a curiOusly unr, spon-
sive face on his grateful patient. and its
expression al that moment was hopeessly
trredeemably bad.
Soon the colleague went out
Black" said Langdon, Il know I'm ask
ing tremendous favor, but you've done
so much for me in all conscience; it's
mere drop in the ocean of the benefits
you've conferred upon me {"
"WellY'
ITS a simple message enough, said the
invalid earnestly but you must deliver
it yourself. It's to Carl Griffenstein. win
he do me the favor of calling here about
an umbrella that he left at Mrs. Alexis
house last July, and which brought away
by mistaken"
Anything else?" said DR.. Holt, lacon-
ically.
NO: only ask him to come and see me.
IL seems an absurd thing to say. hut two
peoples happip, SIS Is bound up in that
umbrella over there"
which said Or. Holt, frowning, and
looking at the pair
The shabby one
And a womans happiness is bound up
with it, too" said DR.. Holt.
Inn don