Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-13
The Doctors Dilemma
BY Hesba Stretton
CHAPTER TX.

- LOON care not 10 reacn home vc,O
the nour wnen Julia usually went 10 ueu.
u was quite vain TO think OF steep ,ha'
night had soon worked myseiI up into
tnat state OF nervous, restless asitat'on
when one cannot remain quietly IN
room. ABOUT one O'Clock openea my
,ooor az SOFTLY rs possible anu stole 81
isntly DOWNSTAIRS. ~,
Madam was my favoritc mare, hrst.
rate at gaiiop when she was In sooe
temper, put apt 10 turn vicious now an"
then. she was In good temper to,hgnt:
and pricked up her ears ana wn'nn'eu
when l unlocked the stable door. q
few minutes we were gong up tne
Grange road ut moderate pace I'LL we
reached the open country.
1t was cool, quiet night IN May.
rev OF tine larger nAed stars uw'nn,eu
paIeiy IN the SKY put tme s"ame, o"es
were drowned IN the fuii moonnent. !
turned on the ROAD 10 get nearer tne so.
ana rode along sanuy isnes, wiz" o%.
OF turr instead OF heuse ,ows, VINCE
were covered tnickiy with pale primroses,
shining with the same nue. Us tne "oon
above them. i.
Now and then l came IN fuii s'ent OF
the sea, glittering IN the sivery hsnt.
crossed the head or gorge ana stopped
Tor wniie 10 gaze down u, uii my ncsn
cfept' II was not more than rev !aIu'
ID preadtn' Dut II was OF unknown oep'.'
and the rocks stood above II with mick,
heavy biackness. Inc tide was Iusnins
into It's narrow cnannei WIN tnu"uer
which throbbed ike a pulse; yer IN tne
intervals OF its pulsauon i couid eaten
the thin' prattiihg tinkie Oh orooN run
ming merrily down the gorge 10 plunge
headiong into the sea.
A. the sun rose, Safk looked very near
and the sea, plain OF snvery Diue. seem
"a solid and hrm enough 10 ahord me q
road across to It. A white mist lay ike
Q huge sn0wdrir In Navy proad curves
over the Havre Gosselin, with sharp
peaks OF clihs piercing through. Olivia
&aS sleeping yonder behind that veil OF
aiming mist; and dear AZ GUERNSEY was
to me. she was hundred-fold dearer.
But my nights ride had not made my
days task any easier for me. NO new
light had dawned upon my dificulty.
There was no loophole for me to escape
from the most painful and perpiexing
strait had ever been In. How was l to
break It to Juliaf and whenf 1t was
quite plain to me that the sooner 1t was
over the better 1t would be for myself,
and perhaps the better Tor her. HOW
was l to 90 through my mornings calls?
/ resolved to have It over 40 soon a.
breakfast was finished. Yet when break
fast came l was listening intently Tor
some summons which would give me m
ssFminauon; l pro.onseu my meal kerV
tor sne hao never gwen W ne' o"ee VI
pouring gu. my yea "na eoues'
nn'sned NJ Ius'' aEu s'"" no ursen.
@essase naa come tor 'ne. My nao.nes
ieft us together aione. ~ her custom
was. for what time had to spare-a va
riaD'e quantity Always WIN me.
now waS 20 %esn luna una was n.t 30 c sa,M
ana unsuspecting. In wnat words could
l convey my fatal meaning most gently
to her! My head throDbed, ana couid
not RAISE my eyes 10 her race Aet I"
must De done.
Dear Ju'ia' said' ID 10 nrm voice
a. ! could command.
Yes, Martin.
But just then Grace, the housemaid.
knocked emphaticaily ut the door, ana
signibcant face, yet with IN apologize
courtesy.
III you please. Dr. Martin. she said,
"Im very sorry, but Mrs. Lihou's baby
IL taken with convulsion cts; and they
want you to go as fast as ever you can,
please. sir"
Was l sorry or glad? could not tell.
II was n reprieye; but then knew posi.
lively It was nothing more than a re-.
prieyc, The sentence must be executed.
Julia came to me. bent her cheek towards
me. and I kissed II, That was our usual
salutation when our mornings interview
was ended,
II am going down to the new house. 1"
abe said. II lost a good deal Of time
Yesterday. and l must make I'M for II
to-day, Shall you be passing by Mt any
time. MartinY"
"Yes-no-I cannot tell exactly" I
Hammered.
"If Won are passing. come IN for n few
Minutes" she answered: ~ have n thou.
sand things to speak to Won about"
was not OverwOrked that morning.
The commissions Of Mrs. Lihou's baby
were not ut all serious. So l had plenty
Of time to call upon Julia at the new
house; but could not summon SUFFICIENT
courage. The morning slipped away
whilst was lettering about Fort George,
and chatting carelessly with the officers
Quartered there.
went down reluctantly at length to
the new house; but 1t was at almost the
last hour. Doggedly, but sick at heart
with myself and all the world, I went