New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-03
"A Card Of Cos1isfrY.
BIZ f. f. BENSON.
IN TWO PARTs-PARr I.

certify that she has longer any symptom OF
tubercular disease She is cured She II IN I
time. OF, rather. you made her. I think you may
congratulate yourself on having saved her. Any
how, congratulate you"
Then she may go home once7'
"Ah. no. replied the doctor; that IL different
matter She must not go to England tin April at
the earliest
she mustn't get iii again No risks Of an Eng
lish spring, please. She needn't stop here ali the
time She can go south before long The Riviera
or Italy"
ficked the ash Of his cigarette his waistcoat
and blew It of again with studied care while the
doctor watched him
Yes she would like that" he said and paused
I can't tell you how grateful am-we are-to
you for your care OF her. he added.
The doctor laughed
We'll. you go and break your neck on the
| ice run now. with a light heart he said. and
play your bridge in the evening with the same
Remember, the case presents no further interest
whatever"
He nodded kindly 10 the boy and turned back
| into the hotel again
But apparently a light heart was not yet OF the
party. for Jack Lamborn leaned on the baIustrade
| Of the verenda and his face the only sombre
| spot in the mirth and laughter of the sunshine
| For moment only, when the doctor had told
him that his mother could be pronounced well, had
load of tncessant care heavy ike a thunderstorm.
| been lifted from him; with the words it had
returned with added weight and blackness. And
| this care was the sordid and least salutary
/ of all human cares-nOney. Even now IN his peck
ct. arrived by the last evenings post, letter
from his father saying that he could send them no
| more money and they must return at once TO Eng
| land. \ letter Of the same kind had come fort
night before 70 meet which Jack had taken a des-
/ perate and hazardous expedient-namely bridge
playing with certain party in the hotel for points
/ which he could possibly afford He was himself
I -A-@ erTrr ~ hfa
favor and for the last fortnight he and his mother,
unknown 10 her had paid their hotel bills out Of
! his winnings And now. with hdeousIy punctual
! irony this great joy had come mingled with the
impossiblty of its realization: IaeIe Wel5 me- ~
| months yet TO get through WIN 40 lne is5tlS ~
| ting through them and the doctor spoke "sA'S u
| SuddenIv with almost the vivdness OF actual hal
| lucination picture flashed across IlS tLI1l 80
| PLAYERS at a card table in the middle was a man
NOT vel old but with gray streaks in MS thick hair
| handsome dark saturuine with keen cold eye,
| Of her whom he had married-Jack's mother. ~
his side stood tuuber OF chamRashs, go e a md
floor near him Wlne-cooIeT paShSL ,I+,sTt the
several bottles standing in It. Next HoIIell s+t
n.y. You'd hurry into the room uncork
fresh bottle From time 70 time one OF Ih5 Pc
cigarette from side table. the candles would gut
ter in their sockets. and, as IKE as h3I the ~
curtains into the thick. smoe-lade2 a{Ino9 a
swung open again and into the sunlight came
| Jacks sunlight -. ~. ,-.s t,z
| mother so Young she appeared Like NM sne 80
tall; unlike him, she was blond ana SO4o - =
and smOUldered in the COILS OF i1eL -, e15Jyar
| their eyes met, both faces were lit win an aHS7i
lack. YOU bad boy she said. how often have
told you I will not have you Lahslls aoJe.
| morning waiting for me? Why aren't you sA@'-
4ls =, goine in Eve minutes" he said. but It was
worth while waiting for the doctor TINS InorIlLs
| "Ah you have seen hinal wanted 70 yen you
myself On. Jack. DO you IeIie t5a5 I1-5aT Won
| made me start-without the slightest falth tnal
| could get well? All. my deari I'll. . .,,75s,
| There was silence moment; then WIN q s41N7i-
Have YOU heard from your father again. she
a9 Ts hand even at the moment touched the en-
-yeone containing the drunken scraWl ne n1o 49,
| deciphered bidding them ooth return aI Oii01' D'
/ he answered without heSItaUOh. N-..t-f--
> YES lust a line saying all was Wen No1Ulns
noIS w - he never writes 10 me. you know
| NO he replied and silent again Ior LneI
/ was no need TO dwell on hideouS memories u
tThere is only one thing that trou0les me- So
/ went on in a moment Dr. image ts4-s ~ tTJs
be out Of England till the Inldqle OF Ll1i ev, Last
| viii be rather expensive How Is our Iio4s' 49,
oh that win hold out all Eigh IT, SAID About fa t5s
$500 ter This don't feel certain that yo!
could manage that You may have T. stop mere
! -"JE-be0 must YOU get home? she aSa7l- -, -,
AZ the end Of the month An. this IS me osSS
/ Morning we have had But the news Is
That afternoon he wrote 70 ms la ms M the
middle OF April she had been oTosItS- -. 4-|1i-L-
aDIos1c 80 living on his bridge winning
but II his luck deserted him ana no all the
! sent out she would De ooLisSul tIs TTo-rer
/ Re added knew nothing Of all TINS
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