The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-12
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he said. Now. my good fellow, come
to the point and state your business
Immediately his hands were seized in
an emotional grasp.
II could kiss emf cried the stran-
ger; ''s'elp me, 1 could kiss EN- and
cryw
The doctor wrenched himself free, so
roughly that the man staggered.
Give me a moment, sir" pleaded
the latter.
He passed the back of his hand across
his eyes. To Georges establishment
these swan with unmistakable tears.
I'll come to the point" murmured
the visitor Then he gulped. produced
crimson baAdanna, blew his nose SON.
orously, and spoke up over a cushion
of handkerchief:
I'm own dad" said he, ito little
Jenny Montagu as is down with the
dipthiery''
With the words the Doctors fog of
indignant bewilderment began to dis
sipate. a little flush came to his cheek.
why didn't you say so before?" he
protested. We'll, the boys mending."
Thanks to you, sir-thanks to the
noblest act as ever merited a fathers
gratitood and the applause of a full
house of saints
POOH said George.
All" said the man, gaSping and
.wiping his eyes. Him was as was good
to do it is good to say pooh to it, no
doubt I've been told the facts. sir.
You saved my lads life at the risk of
your own. l say. God bless you for it,
and 1 say he's blessed me. too, by show
in me how to rise and reward you out
of the pit of my own temptation"
IT want no reward" said the doctor,
rather sharply. But it will be some
thing of one to me to hear your ade-
quate explanation of why you have not
hitherto, to my knowledge. been near
the hospital since your boy was brought
to it,"
Gould 1 help it, sir I must move
on and keep the pot 'bilin. 1 swear
never guessed at Jemmy's danger. I
come back here the moment 1 were
free. S'help me, you dunno what it is
TO tumble for a Twin and your heart
burstin' with anxiety
ITO tumble? You are mountebank.
then?"
I'm a hacrobat. sir. a street hacro-
bat, else L might never have been put
tor"
II have told you I want no re-
ward. You can't understand that, in a
case like this, success is its own
. The acrobat shook his head.
IT'S your individual lawful proper
ty.' he said. I'm only the unworthy
instrument under providence. whose
ways is past telling. To think that you
should be the heir to that very identical
house I've had my heye on a sixmonth.
1t were no chance. I'll swear. but
dispensation as learned me the truth
at the last moment"
He turned to the gasalier.
Here it is he went on. Il brought
it down in a cab the moment / could
lay hands on it. Now lookr'
The young doctor. still in two minds
as to his visitors sanity. advanced no
further protest, but stood dumbly
the acrobat detached one of the three
bulky ormulo weights that lay upon the
rug at the end of their chains. He
raised it in his hands
Heavy, amt it?" said he; and, plac-
ing il on the table. unlocked and de-
posted it's two companions by its side.
Now" said he, IF this don't answer
to my expectations I'm
Too suddenly flurried to finish the
sentence. he seized a weight and held
it between his knees, with, the action of
bottle.
"Ah." he cried. triumphantly. and
came erect, rapidly unscrewing a sort
of stopper from the crown of the thing.
And then a wonder came to light"
for before George Georges astonished
eyes, clinking rain of gold pieces fell
and scattered from hollow vessel up
on the table
"Goodr' chuckled the acrobat And
now for the other twor'
Nine hundred and seventy-five
said Mr.. Montagu. looking up
from swift calculation.