The Newtown bee., 1898-02-04

which was soft and white. If she had been born in Luxurious home she would have been beautiful, but the lines in her face were deep and old, and showed too oleall ly that grim poverty had held her with an unrelenting grip. The doctor gave her little shake.
 "Susan, wake up! It is almost moI D. ing put out that f1arlng candle and go to bed,'
 She woke up bewildeted. "Oh, doc tor, I-am-so-glad-y0u've come." And down went her head again.
 Do you hear what say? Wilt you put out that candle and go to bed?'
 "Yes, sir.''
 The doctor went to the door, turned back, snuffed out the candle. 1T will put an end to that cursed thing, any way"
 Three minutes later the black horse and his rider were galloping along their last beat-Dragon with ears erect and white foam on his fi4nks, the doctor with head still sunk on his breast.
 They had come up on to wide pla- teau. Halfway up the street Dragon stopped ahort, and gave a loud neigh, which was immediately answered from within barn back from the road, on the right. A man who had been lying on a heap of straw shook himself and came forward. The doctor swung himself of the horse.
 "Mike, old Fan knows we have come P
 "Shure, sor! She has been acting loike the devilish baste that she is, and 8 watchin' and a waitin' fer ye all last noight and the noight afore."
 "Well, Mike, here we are. Dragon is tired. Give him good care. Any word P l leS BOIEs CQudl oO"lCS uOn uhs been either ye twice, and I sed Whist mon, yell be afther givin' the doctor nc peace or rest with yer devilish tasin'.''
 "What is the matter st Capt Bowles'?' P
 "Ginn said the Squar was hevin' thu fever, sor."
 "Have the mare in the sulky for me at o'clock"
 The doctor paused a moment at the bottom of the stone steps that led up ts his front door. The story-and-a-hal house with gambrel roof and dormel
 windows, occupied an eminence behind three large maple trees. It was whit;
 with green blinds, the front doors wer' also green and swung back from tn, middle; 1t was uppre tentious, but th
 me St homey-looking place of the dozel or more that faced the village street
 both front doors were wide open. , The doctor ascended the steps slowly , not with the eagerness of strong mal } in his middle 4l's, who, after an enforce, absence, returns to his home. Two larg , rooms connected with the hall, the doc l leading to the left was also open. Tn doctor stopped moment, and listene' to the sound Of heavy and regula } breathing, which showed that the occu ) pants of this room were fast asleep. Fl ? knew the place where his children slept
 and did not need any candle; crossinl < the large room he bent over the beds
 and satis fled himself thar they wer } well. Two little boys slept together l
 one bed, in the other (which was hi } bed) fl isxer-haired girl scarcely out c : her baby yeare. He stood a momen a in the space between the two beds, ther : heaving deep sigh, he turned, and wer a out of the house, closing the doors care 2 fully.
 :, Travellers have told us that the lion Q his native jungle will meet any anim, n with head erect and bristling mane, e1 cept nlan. That. unless he is aggre n sively hungry. if alone or unaided, b r will drop his head and, slink away with !; low growl of defeat, when an undaunte man bravely stands up, and with an ey n that never ainches. boldly confronfs hil f face to face
 : Any one watching the doctor pacln