The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-27

ssPlease Cod" he Inurmured. ssyou sha'n't
be poor when we are married"
az don't care IL we are, Jack" she an
swered; st don't care il we are.'
There was the sound of an opening door.
1t was the house surgeon on his night
round. Jack started forward to meet him.
ct have discovered that the accident that
was brought in tonight and that Golding
operated on is my cousin"
your cousin?"
Hes very low-needs constant attention
-and.I want to stay by him: there's no Of
fetal objection, is there?"
''None at all, old chap, that know Of
said the house surgeon.
Jack remained there all the night and de-
voted himself assiduously to keeping the
flame of his cousins life alight; and by
morning the danger of its extinction was
past.
When he sat down to breakfast. in a
pleasant sense of triumph, he took up the
morning newspaper. 1t was not his habit
to turn first to the births. marriages and
deaths columns. but that morning he did.
This caught bis eye
'Urquhart-On the -th inst, at the Rock
cry. Brighton, Sir Richard Urquhart, Bart,
Of Laidlaw Hall. Northampton. in his sew
enty-eighth year.
So Jacks cousin was now Sir cecil Urqu-
hart, and he himself-Jack Urquhart-was
now the heir, the next in succession! Was
it to find him out and to tell him these
things that Cecil had been in the neigh
borhood of the hospital the evening before?
IF n fS
in as soon as he was able to converse.
"And I've had very narrow squeak"
said Sir Cecil, haven't II"
"a very narrow squeak, indeed. an
swered Jack. "And if it hadn't been for
the nurse over there-well, you'd not be
talking to me now"
'I am exceedingly indebted to her." said
Sir Cecil, with deep feeling. ''She looks
very nice and very pretty" he added. with
the casual interest of an invalid.
''She isl said Jack, with interest. "She
is going TO be my wife,
"Oh?"
I'll introduce you presently. I've got
an appointment in India. and we are going
out together
"What?" complained Sir Cecil. "Going
away as soon as I've found you? Why
don't you set up as surgeon in the West
End?'
81 can't afford to-" answered Jack, frank
ly ITO do that needs money; and have
none.'
But 1 have" said Sir Ceci. at once.
"and 1 owe you great DEAL Look here,
Jack. I'll confess I've been a selfish,
thoughtless beggar. 1t never occurred to
me that you were grinding along without
any coin while 1 was playing at ducks and
brakes. Now that I've come into the
property, you are the heir. of course
You'll marry" said Jack; land there'll
be an heir to displace me very SOON"
II don't intend to marry! A~sinner like
me marry? Neveri But, in any case, ]
| mean to settle an income on you, Jack
Do you think you could set up in a small
house somewhere in the West, and start
a good practice on $4,000 a year?
Rather" answered Jack. "Oh, here she
ISL he explained, as Mary came down the
ward and was about to pass with a glance
and a smile. He stepped out and brought
her forward. Miss Linton" said he, 81
| want you to know my cousin Cecil"
And Sir Cecil smiled with pleasure on
Nurse Mary-while Mary looked gravely
| and with beating heart at the man whom
| in a dark, mad moment she had abandoned
| n death