The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-05
THE GoRGIO DOCTOR.
ny cHARLEs SLOAN REID.

fcopvrieht. 1905, Daily story Pub. Col
 old Toni lay sick in his tent. ana t Anita sat upon her feet py pyhnS, nS sH.. shc SStiRs Sad Rssrseif ser '1s soss to si hs hepbai her remedies of the camp having failed. Toni was 90 years cia; and nad Anita was 20. the onn dausnsSSr wSc. with his w1ife.' was dead, both having died the same year. The oldest deugntet Q. Toni was queen of the pand. pHt nes ns lure. and there was little time she had to spare from the business or gettlnk silver from the ,gorgios. so' oia fon. had come to depend upon Ahie@ TUT eVsIy Anyita had the shapeliest foot and ankle in the world, the most exquisits. Y rqa1dsS sorHI rIesnsS ssS Es twn from a rose-tifIted velvet sky. SsndSr Costello. the young music musician a, hr or Rns sne band. never tired of looking M ,a.y nsr anS SS earned absolutely nothing: Ills vio- lin alone made him tolerable In the camp, for he affected the danqX Aa habituaiiy M in his eyes.
 AS Anita sat by her grandfather. waiting for the coming of the doctor sandor. came and gazed in SVon snroa snsIn she se i not s diss % He was old enough. Anita looked up when Sander darkened ths she Ha' sh1ddered and looked again into the face of her grandfather.
 But presently. sandor was ntassed nuaseSd ESsstts Ss ts s'ids ssosi saa S 4SSsoF As shS gypsy's form darkened the doorway.
 Graves felt 9l T99ns 9RGst Patlstss PSt the Tas ssSs and motion Costello away.
 Give us light here" he said sterniy;
 The man glided away. but ms s.,a hand as he did so, Anita saw this moves ment and shuddered again.
 Toni was very i'll, and the doctor SaSOs pnSSareS ai' assS aS s1paned Anita how 1t should be administered
 T will come again tonight" he said' and turned to take abt his h;s isays "s,n ana de. asleep: and the giri spoke in low.
 You must not let him die--you wIli not let him die. wifi you?"
 Her earnest eyes looked into his, and he saw the marvellous beauty oI eI his soul, and the weight of her small hand on his forearm. nlied him with strange ecstasy He dropped his right hand upon hers, where 1t rested on his
 If ali the attention and all the skill at my command can save him. little girl, he shall not die" ,. III. you and count the stars for you night after night no matter where we
 somehow. Graves felt e strange joy aIiing his heart, and 1t was with pecu- liar earnestness that he whispered.
 "Ah. precious. you otfer me a tremen- band's c csontinSed Sai U Anita. the only one to protect me from Costello, him you saw at the door,,
 "So he declares. but I fear him as wolf with sharp fangs
 He shall not harm you. A.
 Anita drew little way from nm
 T, too, love you. declared the doc. tor. And If Toni dies. shall protect soAS oAnited stared at the ground and was silent And Graves turned once more FOTAs SI sSaii t come again tonight" he re- Ali the afternoon, Anita thought over what the gorgio had told her; and: while the memory of his words broughL
 stsang 5yo 5Sy to hsT her seas asaT1 rTaveiy
 "Gorgios make love lightly, she salo to herself; yet the handsome face of the young doctor haunted her.
 Toni was no better at night, and pr, Graves sat long time by his bedside; | Anita sat a little distance away and looked from the face of the doctor 10 And outside. beyond the dim glare oi | the candle light that came from the | tent. a pair of glittering black eyes | from beneath the brow of a swarthy | countenance, looked in upon the group | At last the doctor arose. Toni had gone to sleep again, and was breathing quietly.
 "Old Toni has a chance to live" sait Graves, approaching Anita.
 l The girls eyes beamed her thanks For a moment the man stood and look | ed down into these eyes. Then hs
 T love you, little Romany maid" hs said. 'sNo gorglo maiden has made ms heart beat like thie Think about I until old Toni gets well, and see # YOU