Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-06
JOHN NORLAND'S REVENGE.

necessary / should have medical advice;
81 tie general practitioned of the place,
Dr. flavcs, was sent for.
From my room l could hear the car
riagc wheels stop at the house, the door
open, and then. shortly after, a stihed
exclamation from Rose \ moment later
thc doctor was ushered into my presence
Graves? This was John Noland. the
man whom | had supplanted the man
whose sweetheart by my base treachery,
| had stolen from him.
"Norland!'' | cried, is it you? | sent
IuI the doctor"
And ! am conc. am the doctor
have bought Graves practice, and aln
only Just come down here | was told
the name was Chesterton when j was
summoned, but had no idea it was you.
T. had, perhaps | should not have been
50 quick in coming"
We were Friends
"AIany things were. There were sun
Shine and hope in my life, and You took
both away from me
What do YOU mean?'
DO YOU think | did not discover that
II was yom' hand your lying tongue
which parted me from the woman /
Iayc!, "ho is NOW yours"
Then he sat down by my bedside, and
conferred with me about my ailment just
as though had been one of his ordinary
patients.
We'll. there is nothing very serious
the matter with you, bodily" he said at
last, as he rose to 90.
At the time ! did not fully realize the
meaning OF his cords | felt in a nerv-
Gus and um4tr,mg condition ut meeting
my rival once more. So this gloomy.
bitter man was John Norand. who had
once been the sunuiest. most genial Of
mortals; who believed all men and wom-
On to be his friends and it was | who
had wrought this change in him,
by lies and suategems unworthy of a
man ! had won his sweetheart for my
wifc-had parted two loving hearts, and
only to make for myself now an inn
placable enemy.
While my thoughts We're taking this
bent Rose entered the room.
so that was John Norland" / said.
why did he come ?"
:" was as surprised as you are. But
here is a prescription he has made up for
YOU"
NO. no." cried, vehcmcntly. don't
bring it near me. | viii take nothing
that he has prepared"
Don't be so foolish. lie is incapable
OF doing YOU any harm"
All! but you do not know She did
not know-she had never discovered that
it was | who had parted her from him.
lie loves YOU still Promise me. Rose.
that if should die you will not marry
that man"
You are not going to die"
Promise me" | exclaimed. raising my
self in bed. Il say You shall not Even
when | am dead | will stand between
you,"
She turned away from me and went
in silence from the room
At each succeeding visit Of John Nor
land I felt the same shrinking from his
presence and persetcutIy refused to
take any OF his prescriptions At last
one day | felt | could bear it no longer.
When the doctor came said to him:
"Norland. | don't think, under the cir
cumstancc>, you had better attend nsc
any more
suspicious ch:" hc SAID. With a bit
ter smile.
no, no. il is not that; but surely YOU
can imagine what | feel-of what it re-
minis pc To ~"e YOU here"
You dor't mean to suggest that
you've got a conscience? Do You think it
pleasant for me to see you every day?
But | fully agree with you. and have
decided TO cali in another medical mans
aid"
Another doctor was accordingly sum.
luOucd, who came day or two later
tie examined me- and asked many cues
ton, which. at the time, appeared
strange Ia NE. | heard whispered con
fercnce~ proceeding. The manner Of all
the household seemed TO have changed.
Rose seldom came near me, and when
she liz she regarded me with awcd looks
ana spoke little
one afternoon | was sitting in my
armchair by the fire felt much bet
ter in rlr~eli and was bordering in my
own mind WHAT could be the fen dis
ease OF which | va, supposed to be the
Nics'm. | had tclr more roaoSued since
the visits OF the new doctor his name
Was Ntamo>d but all my inquiries rs
{" my own condition. proved frmtlc.s.
Nmlaud aud Ntcuroyd were now un
Eomcou. and entered the room.
We'll. my dear sin" the latter began
IN hlS hiande~t tones. I'VE have managed
q NEE htiir change tor YOU. If Won will
get ready to come with us now"
Il don't want 70 leave here" | cx.
claimed, terrified ut the suggestion.
wont 90! Leave me alone. / have not H.
my 10 live for, and If am to die, let
lNC die here i'm peace"