The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-22
HOW HOPE =
\ WAS BORN



HE night was a wild one. such
night and such weather 4. .,,,
1-New England can in1lict q. ,ue.s
ing humanity. The dispens,ry ~.
In darkness, save 4 light which sis,.s.
from the windows of the resident nIv.l
clans room.
DIR. Brown, the resident physician ha1
made bad day of it, trampinp thr.,,.
the snow, making his regular calls q, i.
sick poor of his district. Now he foun1
small comfort in his pipe AZ he 1T /, n,
little stove in the dispensary room.
Just now the young doctor suffered
from an attack of the blues. He haa
worked hard, this last year, for liz DE-
gree, and after graduation had been cho.-
en- from among 20 applicants for the ,ost
OF resident at the dispensary. The posi-
ton paid in experience and gave 4 vide
field for work among the poor Of tie dis
trict, both at their homes and At Tie di,
pensary. The salary was chiefly salary
in name, 500 year and room rent frse,
not enough to cover expenses: but It was
the experience to be gained that paid.
He had been young man With ezpes-
tations and had had matrimonial designs
on certain dainty young lady, and what
hope was there for poor dispeasary doc
tor? Only that morning the wealthy Nh.
Peabody, her pompous papa, had passed
DIR. Brown on the street and had return
ed his polite good morning" with cold
look, which seemed to say: II d mot
wish to know you, sir" And that, tsa.
When but few years before the student
Brown, with great expectations. had ben
q welcome guest at the Peabody mansion
Society had gossiped that Dolly Pes
body and Harvey Brown would make
match.
He had written once since that to Miss
Dorothy and his letter had been returned
to him unopened. The Peabodys had gone
abroad and he had heard no mere q them
until to-day, when Mr.. Peabody had given
him the cut direct.
DR.. Brown had worked hard al 2ay,
had had case at slum tenement Asuss
that afternoon and had missed Ais supper
at the boarding house. Al he breedes
over these things small wonder nat ~
"blue devils tormented him
Devil Of q night out" unused Tie o.
tor. "Christmas eve, too! Hope wons
have . call out tonight. What n Ola
duffer that Peabody is, anyway. "ss'
der If Dol-Miss Peabody would sst No
like that7 Hang It all! A nan don't
feel good to be frozen out like that Jae
because he has lost his expectations !
thought knew Dolly-dash it, | d Know
her! She wouldn't throw 4 fellow ~
like that. But why-hans It al, but
do feel empty; pity that boarding hoas'
keep open Of night once N
a awhile. and I'm broke, too. Well, ther'
no hope for me with her pater' 1aa''
sure 7"
The electric bell over his head rang
violently and DR.. Brown, stepping % ts'
speaking tube, shouted: wen, WIZ
wanted7 !,
'.Say, be youse de doctor? Deys q sven
bloke up do street wets all smashed W
Dey wants de doctor to get wissle Oh
reef"
A few minutes later DR.. Brown W"
through the storm m the VII s
Of the small samin who had sunmon0.
him. At the corner two men were hoio:s
\ frightened horse, to which was nan .'l,.
The remains Of Z broken harness. A h'''
further on was an overturned eaD' su'
.ounded BY . number Of residents VINO ~.
turned out In spite Of the storm. Ing
had just pulled from under the wheels :.
elderly gentleman. whose dress haa Sunny
a him "a 4 swell with the gamin.
DR.. Brown was all professional II y
Instant, and superintended the eafry,.s
Sc the injured man to the dispensaIs'
Where he was placed on the doctors ~. ~.
,ot. DR.. Brown did not need to % ~
hat this victim Of . runaway CAD ~
he same Mr.. Peabody who had cut .I.
N the street the morning OF tnat ~
lay.
In the doctors room patient ana psy
,ician had passed the night In silence, H.
loctor doing all in his power to soo:D
iii patient, his personal feelings 's'
leeply under professional seal II
In the morning Mr.. Peabody nao IT, ..~
N attempt at conversation, but tAe w.
or would not permit It. M
The bell was ringing again ana ,l r.
Brown hurried to open the door 70 ~
Peabody and her fathers valet. .,,,
sYou, Harvey, your? Then' u.s
3 another moment she Vas q her fa'n'
r. G1de.
Hut DR.. Brown vas happy e : 81,
aid Harvey" Her eyss-we'l.',
d. Brown knew what her eyes sala.
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