The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-11-29

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sick at the thought Of it.
Yes, | wished him to die. Conscience
flashed the answer across the inner
depths Of my soul, as glare Of lightning
over the sharp crags and cruel waves Of
our island in a midnight storm. saw
with terrible distinctness that there had
been lurking within sure sense Of satls-
faction in the certainty that he must die.
took up my note book, and went away
to my room, lest Jack should come In SUD.
denly and read my secret on my face.
thrust the book into a drawer in my
desk, and locked 1t away, out Of my
sight.
1t seemed cruel that this power should
come to me from fhy mothers death. Il
she were living still, or IL she had died
from any other cause, the discovery OF
this remedy would never have been made
by me. And | was to take It as sort
of miraculous gift, purchased bys her
pangs, and bestow 1t upon the only man
hated. For hated him; | said 80 to
myself
But 1t could not rest at that. fought
a battle with myself all through the quiet
night, motionless and In silence, lest Jack
should become aware that | was not
sleeping. How should ! ever face him,
or grasp his hearty hand again, with such
secret weight upon my soul? Yet how
could resolve to save Foster at the cost
of booming Olivia to lifelong bondage
should he discover where she was, or to
lifelong poverty should she remain con-
cealed? Ii | were only sure that she
was aiivel 1t was for her sake merely
that | hesitated.
The morning dawned before could de-
eide. The decision, when made, brought
no feeling Of relief or triumph to me.
AS soon as 1t was probable that DIR.
Senior could see me, was at his house
at FuIham; and in rapid, almost incoher-
ent words laid what believed to be my
important discovery before him. He sat
thinking for some time, running over in
his own mind such cases as had come
under his own observation. After a.
while CLEAN Of pleasure passed over
his face. and his eyes frightened as he
looked at me.
II congratulate you, Martin" he said,
Though | wish Jack had hit upon this.
believe 1t will prove real benefit to
our science. Let me turn 1t over little
longer, and consult some of my col
leagues about 1t. But | think you are
right. You are about to try It on poor
| FosterY
"Yes," answered. with chilly sensa-
tion in my veins.
at can do him no HARM" he said, "and
in my opinion it will prolong his life to
old age, il he is careful of himself.
will write paper on the subject for the
Lancet, il you will allow me"
"With all my heart" | said sadly.
The old physician regarded me for a
minute with his keen eyes, which had
looked through the window of disease
into many human soul. shrank from
the scrutiny, but | need not have done
so. He grasped my hand firmly and
closely.
"God bless you, Martini he said, God
| bless you!"
l went straight from Fulham to Bell
ringer street. A healthy impulse to full
| fill all my duty, however difficult, was in
its first fervid moment of action. New
ertheless there was subtle hope within
me founded upon one chance that wal
left--it was just possible that Foster
| might refuse to be made the subject oi
an experiment; for an experiment il was
| sat down beside him, and told hin
what / believed to be his chance of life
not concealing from him that proposed
to try, IL he gave his consent, mode o.
treatment which had never been practic
ed before. His eye, keen and sharp al
that of a lynx, seemed to read my
| thoughts as DIR. Seniors had done.
"Martin Dobree," he said, in a voice 81
different from his ordinary caustic toni
that 1t almost startled me, Il can trus
you. put myself with implicit conf
dence into your hands"
The last chance--dare | say the las
hope?-was gone. l stood pledged on m!
honor as a physician, to employ this dis
coyery, which had been laid open to mt
by my mothers fatal illness, for the ben
eft Of the man whose life was mos
harmful to Olivia and myself. | fel
suffocated, stiAed. l opened the WIN
dow for minute or two, and leane'
through 1t to catch the fresh breath o
the outer air.
Il must tell you," said, when ! drew
my head in again, ''that you must no
expect to regain your health and strength
so completely as to be able to return t
your old designations. But Ii you ar
careful of yourself you may live to sixt,
or seventy"
"Life at any priceg he answered.
"There would be more chance for yol
now," said, ''if you could have bette
air than this"
"How can II" he asked.
'Be frank with me-" answered, "an
/, tell me what your means are. 1t woul
be worth your while to spend your las
farthing upon this chance"
"Is it not enough TO make man mad,
he said, ito know there are thousand
} lying in the bank in his wife's name, an
he cannot touch penny of It? 1t is lif
itself to me; yet | may die like dog |
this hole for the want OF it. My deaf
! will lie at 0livia's door. curse her!'
He fell back upon his pillows, with
: groan as heavy and deep as ever cam
| lIonA int nCait VI u nACNtn HcAAotAAb AAHt
sheer want. could not choose but fe'
: some pity for him; but this was an OF
portunity must not miss.
"It is Of no use to curse her." said
"come. Foster, let us talk over this ma
ter quietly and reasonably. IL Olivia }
alive, as | cannot help hoping she !
your wisest course would be to come
some mutual agreement, which woul
: release you both from your present difi
culties; for you must recollect she Is
penniless as yourself. Let me speak
! you as IL were her brother. or tn
one thing you may be quite certain, 81
+ will never consent to return to you; an
: in that l will aid her to the utmost of n
power. But there is no reason why 70
should not have a good share of the pro-
erty, which she would gladly relinquis
on condition that you left her alone"