The Delta independent., 1898-07-01

ilsS thrSwoslA - sils1ANkC III b.
esass hs Va0't thsse 70 Win hie spuYa
Yrom Hoee caasss than o. - ~ mo-
loandly unhappy, fsverish ana insscta-
bla ard ths aecese bad b eAiae him
earnestly vhsa - eallsa lassr to $50
hin.
"Ihis won't d sis. !" was tie Dsdi-
eos rebsks. "By oood rishes yea ought
now 70 b nearly veil ssoaeh - noaut
and rids. but you've bsea ehaAng. fret
ting and retarding yosr ssnovssy. I'm
not % deAcient In the msssse a paaients
- not to b able 70 spare few. and yen
osght TO b hslpinG. not hampcsing me.
! apposs yos know Aio Raisa u quite
IN"
"Mis Bairdr'' saa.mered Maynard,
his faos nllins instantly with anxiety.
his ans young eyes cloodine. Not .
word bad Gsaos said 70 him upoa The
subjeok
"Ys. 70. k.sv shs went 10 town
todsyS''
"I-heard heR ny that de would
Co." faltered the lieutsnant.
"Wsll." continued the doctor, "God
only knows what thss poor child has
been going through. but she's all un-
strung. all broken mp. and althosgh she
has youth and strength and elasticity
in her favor and will probably recover
in . short time she 10 utterly prosts,tsd
tonight Nov. II you were only able to
be about
ZIP" interrupted Maynard. "What
them You know we'll enough that am
As for many kinds Of work even Row."
"Not for trailing the gang Of shaEps
sAid the doctor. Even the polics could
NOT locsts them Yet some one Of their
number has some hold on that poor girl
Tho big. burly tough they call Boston.
fancy. and after getting every cent Of
hse earnings he gets into knife sofspe
Last night, has been stabbed. sends for
her and aalks her to raise e2s more for
him and then sends her tottering home
more dead than alive. ] supposs tho
money 10 needed 70 buy him out Of some
/ trouble and start him away from here.
bot that's only my theory. She win not
tell anything about him. which con-
firms my belief that he's . Jail bird.
Now, what can girl like her b doing
with man like that."
| Maynard WINGED - though the doctor
bad ussd IN sotual instead Of . verbal
probs.
"You never heard her speak Il any
suchT' asked his visitor. cying him
searchingly.
"No" was tho abort answer. and
He arose from his cay chair and limped
10 the window and sassd missrsbly out
upon the starlit heavens and the flicker.
Ing lamps across the dim parade. Ho
wished the doctor in Jericho. and that
psactitioner was not slow TO sco IL
"Wsll, I'll lsave you, younsstsr.
nd h patronisinsly. "Whas yos'vs
got 70 do 70 pail cut Of this h 10 gait
frst nd worry II you want 10 81 sitter
ths 1sld column 30 long" And then
10 went 6utting down tie seairs Whsss
| feminine voices had bssn heayd Tor some
little tine In ooavsssA&3oo. 4fA 6tan.
nasd was away WITH AsA Barry. II
nust thea b 0sacs Maynard anA her
now issspasabls frisnd. Ara TusD3.
h loltee poanced upuo tbe do0tor with
eooing ipquisy for "pooe Mis- Baird"
and was hgts6y told thas the trouble
seemed 70 b nervous pgostTatton more
than 0ythins else. "Whst your broth.
q needs 10 freedom from worry" hs
began at oncs. "Ho IL fretting himself
into another fsvse." and the doctor
turned shsuDtly to Aiss xaynard-bs
couldu't besr Nrs. Turner. "Now I'm
going 10 sspd over sedstivs that he 10
TO take, for he's very DsFvous and fret.
ful tooight."
With that and blapdly unconscious Of
The fact that much of the nervousness
littls man departed
'Tbcn I'll 20, TOO" mid Ars. Turner
IN her drawl Of sisterly sympathy. II
know you must be longing to b with
him, but I'll come nrse thing in the
morning Im't IL dreadful!' She paus-
cd - The door was opened for her and
glancsd oct into outer darkness with
shuddss. "Im't IL dreadful 10 have no
one to walk homo with-no man,
meanr' she hastily added ~ Miss May
nard took down the majors cape, which
she hsd fallen quite into the way Of
wearing.
A little Later brother and sister were
alone together. He had been reading
over letter end slowed IL In the pocket
ol his dressing gown % she entered.
II missed tho orderly with the mail
today, Ronald. Did yoa hcar from "a
thesr' she asked.
He shook his head, but made no other
reply.
"Well, wasn't that . letter?' she
asked, with . slanos 1t the gaping
pocket.
"Ys4 bot not from him, Graco. And
! muss tell you again am 70 troubled
about bin. You ought to be there, not
hera. Tbego 10 no excuse whatever for
your remaiaing . harden ON ArA Stan
nard"-