The Newtown bee., 1898-02-04

brown house. standing on the right of the roadside. It's narrow front entry connected with two rooms. No need to question which was the room the doctor sought. An emaciated figure, hollow eyed, and skeleton marked, was sitting half up in bed, both bony hands tighten ing across her chest, as if vainly trying to throttle the cough which seemed to be doing it's best to tear her in pieces.
 The doctor paused the fraction of second, his large frame outlined in the low narrow doorway. The dying erea- ture, for such she seemed to be, saw him, and held out her hands, as sinking in the water she would have clutched at the offered fingers of friend.
 "Oh, doctcr!" she gasped, Il thought should die-be-fore l saw you"
 But here I am-don'r talk-drink this :"
 With quick motions, every one of which told of it's object, the doctor poured out a mixture and held to her lips. She drank it eagerly, after which the doctor took the empty tumbler from the little stand, saying: "I'll get you good drink of fresh water, and then you'll go to sleep, and sleep till day light" The doctors voice carried with it 3urance and hope.
 He went out into the back room, and stumbled over man who was lying fast asleep just over the threshold.
 "Helo, John, ia this you?"
 "Why, yes, doctor; I thought I'd lie
 here near mothers door, if she wanted anything and believe l got to sleep."
 "Yes, believe you did. Well, sleeE
 away; your mother has had hard night
 but the worst is over for this time."
 The doctor was going back with the water when John pulled at his coat and
 whispered: "Say, doctor, how long dc you think she-'' The doctor interrupted him with an impatient gesture :- "Go to sleep, John, and leave secret things to the Almighty"
 , He was already holding the cool water l to the hot lips.
 Doctor, it seems as if you were an an - gel. I believe I shall go to sleep; fee g better already"
 g "Of course you will if you do no D talk" He busied himself with the med B icine on the table.
 r But must talk, doctor. I may nev 5 CT have another chance. Susan is al t wcrn out, and Mary has left her pIac | and come home to-day to help her. V can't live to trouble anybody long. h don't know how we are going to pa. 8 you for all you've done for us."
 "Pay-oh, my God !" the doctor spok h under his breath-his words seemed llk d the utterance of prayer. Giving on ,- quick glance at the tab1", to assure hin l, self that the medicines were all righ d he took the tumbler and refilled it, the
 stood with hands behind him by the bee
 When he spoke it wss with touch ( D. severity. "Mrs Gowipg after mtre tha d 4s hours, Dragon and I propose to It home, if we can. Whether we go no d depends upon yourself"
 z- The poor woman relapsed and san d down with an instant submission. II ''The medicine gave you will pat 70 e to sleep, if you will let it." ,e He realranged the pillow and drew U D the sheet, snuffing out the smoking cal
 dle. The patient was already reasanre ,e and breathing quietly. He drew togetl D. CT the white wooden shutters at the hes v of the bed that the fresher air of tt in morning might rot strike 1t too rudel d and went quickly through the entry I5 the other frent room. A young girl Id her teens leaned halfway out of an ol n- wooden rocking chair, her arms throw m up upon rickety kitchen table, h,
 head resting upon her hands, fast asleeI g her aisheveled hair was thrown bae k from her flushed face and hung down sn wavy mass, her old cotton dress, ha If opened at the neck, revealed throi