Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-02

arrested before l can leave the
country"
His debt shall be paid"
"Paid?"
Not in full, Tut as much as IS
honestly due to him. l shall set
5 sensible solicitor TO work TO make
compromise"
But the money? No, no; he will
not give up. This is putting on thu
screw so as TO move my sister"
Whom he viii not move" said
Mark, smiling with content. Il sup
pose you are not likely to take Up
your fathers inventiOn?"
Good gracious, no! Millington, our
big swell, told me, when l mentioned
Il, that 1t was a craze, and that 1t
was contrary TO nature. You can't al
rest ordinary decay"
NO, OF course not; life must go
on till it reaches its highest pitch, and
then decline"
"Ol course"
well, look here, Hendon, Janet and
l have a little money between us in
Consols, and, as we are going TO make
fresh start together, Wen DO so
clearly, and your debt shall be paid
/ What, with Janet's money? Hang
1t, no." cried Fendon fiercely; I'm
not such a cad as that"
You are going to be my brother"
said Mark smiling as he clapped him
on the shoulder. my younger brother,
and you'll do exactly what | bid You"
Yes, but"
THAT viii do. / see my way clearly
now, so let's go upstairs and have a
chat with the girls"
Hendon put down his pipe very
slowly. ana glanced up at a shelf, upon
which some OF the apparatus connect
ed with his fathers dreams was
standing; but il offered him no solu-
ton OF his difficulties, and he followed
Mark Heath into the surgery just as
Janet and Rich, who were unable
longer To bear the suspense, came
down to press for an explanation.
Here. I say" saluted the party.
from Bob, who's been a-meddlin' with
these here prep'ratiOns?"
What preparations? said Hendon
sharply.
These here" cried Bob, who had
just taken down a large glass jar 20
dust The doctor will be in a way.
He don't like no one to NEEDLE with
them"
The jar was labeled, like the row
from which it had been taken, with
gummed-on slip of letter-paper, the
contents being written in the doctors
own bold hand, the ink now yellow
with age, and the gummed-on label be-
ginning to peel of.
Put the horrible thing away"
cried Hendon angrily.
But soIhe un's been a-stuffing some
thing else in here as don't belong"
cried the boy. 4 knows 'em all by
heart. Look here!"
He thrust his hand into the glass
jar. after removing the great stopper.
What are you doing, boy?" cried
HendOn, stepping forward to arrest
the lads action, as he drew out, all
dripping with the spirit, a disgusting
looking swollen object, evidently n
portion OF the digestive viscera of a
calf or sheep; but before he could
reach him, Mark uttered a wild cry,
thrust him aside; and, as he snatched
the demonstrating object from Bob's
hard, the glass jar fell upon the
surgery floor, was smashed to atoms,
and a strong odor of methylated spirit
i filled the place.
ssNnsssRva wrwa nvfad he
boy piteously; AM then he stared as
Mark dragged from his pocket knife,
land cut the string of what, in place
OF an anatomical preparation, was
soaked and swollen washleathsr lag.
Look, Rich, look!" cried Mark
dropping the knife, his hands
/ trembling with excitement, and his
voice so husky and changed that it
was hardly recognizable.
As he spoke, he trust Rich back
upon the settee, and, with one quick
motion, poured d couple of handfuls
of rough diamonds into her lap.
Mark" she cried, and he sank
upon his knees before her, and clasped
her hands; while, in his excitement,
e
from winch she might have extricated
herself a little more quickly than she
did.
Now just look at that" said Bob,
picking up the lag, which had fallen
upon the floor. Why it's just like
one o. them things as the doctors got
saved up. / say" he continued ex-
citejly. 'loolye here, sir, there's an
other one inside"
He drew out OF the swollen leather
bag n stone as big as a small marble,
and held it out
Yes; and that's yours, my boy,
cried Mark excitedly; whatever it
fetches shall be for you"
What, my own?" cried Bob.
''YeS-yes!"
ITO 10 what | like with, sir?"
well. 1t shall be applied for your
benefit. my lad"
''Thcn / wants some on it now"