The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-03-15

lily, to be answered almost Immediate
ly by the Doctors head thrust out OF
an upper window.
What's up?" he inquired with char
acteristic briefness.
Mrs. Eddy's baby, sir-fits; don't
think you'll find 1t alive when you get
there replied the messenger with a
curtness that rivaled the Doctors.
Mrs. Eddy of Westbourne?"
Yes, sir. She caught me as | was
passing, and begged me very particu-
larly to tell you"
'All right, III be off in ten min
utes," said the Doctor, closing the
window, not in the very best Of tenn
pers. He had been up for three nights
running, with the result that his
groom had a violent chill, and must
not, in common humanity, be dis
turbed
81 must put my own horse into the
dog-cart and drive myself, UNLESS
thought the Doctor, with rather grim
smile, Il wake up that worthless dog
who is asleep on my surgery sofa. II
would do him no end Of good to drive
five miles out in the night air. He
shall help me to harness the horse,
and can hold him for me at the other
end; and on the road I'll talk to him
and let him hear piece of my mind"
Needless to say. the worthless dog
referred to was Neville, whom Doctor
Drake had taken in according to ia
netta's request; but, determined not
to pamper the youth, had offered him
resting place upon the couch in his
surgery, which Neville had accepted
rather shamefacedly.
Wake up, will you?" said the Doc
tor, putting his hand on the lads
shoulder. "You can help me II you
like. My groom is i'll, and I'm sent
for into the country; l want a hand
with the horse
"All right" said Neville, looking
round him with rather dazed eyes. His
sleep had sobered him, but he could
not remember clearly where he was.
you'll do now-you are fairly So
ber," continued the Doctor, with blunt
frankness. I'll lend you great coat;
the nights are cold.'
In few minutes more they were
ready for the start, and presently the
dogcart passed at rapid rate up the
hill on the side of which lay the
Grange, standing out white and clear
in the moonlight
The Doctor pointed at it with his
whip.
THAT is where your sister lives"
Il know was there last night"
said Neville.
Il though it more than probable that
you did not remember anything about
it," replied Drake, not unkindly. "You
may think me a queer fellow to bring
you out with me like this in the dead
of night. l did it partly for my own
convenience, but more that l may give
you word or two of warning. l know
little enough of you-only that you
came half-seas-over to my house last
night, and that you are giving that
sister of yours a bad time of it. I'm
older than you are-ever so much,
some fifteen years T should think; and
it seems a pity to me that young
fellow like you should be going
straight to the bad"
The Doctor said much more in the
same strain during the drive, and Ne
vile had time for reflection as he
walked the horse up and down the
road whilst the Doctor watched by
the cradle of the baby, whose life he
was so anxious to save. Perhaps for
the first time in h life he was thor
oughly ashamed of himself.
No man had hitherto troubled him
self to put the boys conduct before
him with such unvarnished simplicity
as the Doctor had done tonight, and
Neville was considerably taken abatk
by the picture.
I've been perfect beast" he said;
"but there shall be an end of it from
tonight"
He repeated the assertion to the Doc
tor when at last they were upon their
homeward way.
Ito be continued)