Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20


send them 70 a certain death upon the
rocks below. Half way along this mar
row path, crawling on hands and knees
was re figure OF a little girl, and the
woman's cry had helped the doctor To
recognize the child as Marjory Forrest.
A few great strides and the two men
reached the foot of the rock together:
side by side, with the nimble, sure footed
strength of the days when as boys they
had climbed the cliffs around their High
land home. they dashed IN its preeipitous
| flank, passed the struggling woman half
way and reached the top pantingly to-
gether.
Even as they turned the corner of the
wall it seemed too late, for the little one
lad become frightened, and was trying to
turn back. There was TO room, however:
tor moment she swayed, then her child
ISL hands slipped from the narrow ledge.
and with heartrending cry of "Auntylr
she fell.
But not to death; for the sinewy form
of the doctor shot forward across the
ledge, and his hand caught the futtering
dress in a grip of iron.
They found "Aunty" lying insensible at
the foot of the rocks. down which she
had fallen in her excitement. and, while
Marjory kissed her white face, saying
piteously-"Aunty. aunty! I'll be good
now, aunty!" the two men worked to
bring her back to consciousness.
Presently she looked up, recognized the
little girl with a glad cry, and made to
clasp her to her breast, but her left arm
dropped helplessly, and she closed her
lips as if in pain.
"Ah" said the doctor, running his
fingers over her arm; you've broken it.
Let me put it right"
sits very good of you to take So much
trouble" she said, with a slight blush.
lowering her eyes beneath his gaze.
Not at all; it's quite in my line; I'm
doctor, you know!''
He had broken his own walking stick
and Jim's into splints. and was bandag-
ing her arm, handling it with a touch
that was tender as a caress; and, as his
friend afterward declared, taking so long
and fumbling so foolishly over it as To
endanger his professional reputation in
the eyes of his patient if she had been
less interested in himself and more in his
work
What a terrible thing it would have
been if you hadn't come in time" she
said, with shudder.
Pm glad we were at hand-for Mar
jory's sake. She and are old acquaint-
ances. BY the way, as a mutual friend
she might have introduced us. My
names Ian Fraser. This is my friend,
Jim Grant"
Mine is Mona Forrest. I'm Marjory's
aunt I've just come over from Canada
for three months holiday, and am GO
ing to spend a week or two with my
sisterin-law. Marjory's father was my
only brother. | arrived in Ayr yesterday
morning"
The doctor had finished his bandaging
and giving her his hand he helped her to
her feet, only to find that the fall had
twisted her ankle, and she was now un-
able to use it.
Half an hour later jim arrived with
cab, and the four drove to Fernton villa
in Racecourse road. DIR. Fraser's meeting
with Mrs. Forrest, coming so soon after
the reception of his letter was naturally
strained; but each was more than willing
now that the visits should be renewed
though for quite different reasons
There is no need to tell of the weeks
that followed, the daily visits. In due
course the crisis came; and one night
DR. Fraser turned away from the front
door of Fernton villa, staggering down
the stairs like man who is i'll. She had
gone. This fair Canadian girl who had
given him the right to speak of love, and
Lad become the center of his every earth.
" hope and aspiration, had left him
without one word of-warping. one breaas,s
Of farewell.