Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

Sidney Sherwood coming from that
direction. The doctor was walking
very slowly, his eyes and attention en-
crossed by the examination OF the
contents of a bottle which he held In
his hands.
"Hullo, DOCTOR" exclaimed Horton
refining in his horse.
Sherwood started slightly and look
ed up from his occupation.
"Oh. is 1t you, Horton?" he said
"I heard you were here. I've just
been down to the stables, and Jack
son wanted me to tell you, If l saw
YOU, that the ambulance was all
ready"
"All right. I'm off"
zone moment, Horton. Were there
any passengers on the coach?"
"Oh. yes" suddenly remembering
the message he had for the surgeon.
1.-TWO men and a woman. The COLO
mel wants to know If you have a spare
room for the lady"
"Certainly," answered Sherwood,
cordially enough. In the military
posts of the far west, hospitality Is
virtue which Is universally practiced'
Did you catch her name?"
Yes. Dare"
Sherwood started as If he had been
shot, and the bottle he was holding fell
from his nerveless grasp.
"Dare!" he repeated, in a strange
choking tone.
Horton looked at him curiously, un-
able to fathom the reason Of this OBJ
vious agitation.
YES" he said, she's on her way TO
Helena with her father"
"Dare!" repeated Sherwood again.
mechanically. And then with violent
effort, he pulled himself together and
was apparently his own self once
more.
With a brief word of farewell Hor-
ton rode away, wondering greatly'
though not for long, at what there
was in that name which had so dis
turbed the usually self-contained sur
geon.
Sherwood stood for a moment In
nrofound reverie, with his eyes fixed
upon the ground.
Dare. 1t was the first time he had
heard that name in years. and what
memories 1t evoked, part. tender, put
far far more painful to degree,
He shook himself impatiently, and,
with an effort. flung aside the thoughts
that had been besieging him.
Then he stopped and. picking up the
bottle, examined 1t carefully to see II
it were uninjured. Both it and Its
contents had suffered no harm. This
was some comfort, at all events, Tor
the vial contained cholera germs,
which would be most useful to him In
certain experiments he was conduct
ing.
He placed the bottle, which held
enough of the deadly disease to anni-
hilate a whole regiment, in the outside
pocket of his coat, and continued on
his way down the street to his own
house.
He mounted the steps, crossed the
piazza and entered the hall.
The arrangement Of the interior was
rather peculiar, being modelled some
what after the fashion Of Cuban
houses. The hall occupied the centre
of the building and was very lofty'
extending up to the roof, which was
partially of glass. On the ground floor
were doors opening into the various
living rooms. A broad staircase led
TO a sort Of balcony which ran round
three sides of the room at the height
of the second story, and off of this
balcony were some five or six sleeping
apartments.
As DR.. Sherwood entered the hall ne
saw his wife descending the stairs.
No sisters could have differed more
in personal appearance, as indeed they
did in character, than did Florence
Sherwood and Dorothy Dunbar.
Far from being petite, Florence was
above the medium height, and was as
dark in coloring as Dorothy was falr'
While the younger sister was merely
pretty, the elder sister was beautiful
and this in spite of the unnatural pal
lor caused by suffering, either physi-
cal or mental, or perhaps both.
Have the men returned, Sidney
she asked, as she perceived her hus-
band, and in spite of her efforts TO
control It, her voice shook just a lit
tie as she put the question.
mo, not yet" answered Sherwood
coming forward and taking her hand
t. help her down the last step or two
But Florence. l thought you were
taking a nap"
"I couldn't sleep" she replied, with
a slight shiver. II don't know why
She hesitated a moment, and then
raising her big, dark eyes imploringly
to his face, she added: Il shall have
to have the morphine again, Sidney
Not now. Florence" he said, kind
" but firmly, as he placed her In a
comfortable arm chair. and patted hel
encouragingly on the shoulder.
This done he turned away with the
air of a man who has fulfilled his
whole duty, and walked over to tai
piece Of furniture. half writing desk
half medicine closet.
He unlocked this and seated himself
before it, while the eyes of his wife
followed him with a peculiar express
sion in their dusky depths.
After a moment she returned agar
to the first question she had asked
him.
You have heard nothing from the
men who went with the colonel, Sid
ney?"
Sherwood was busy slowing away IL
safe place his precious bottle o
cholera germs. precious, that is. t
himself, but repulsive to almost an!
one else. and he answered rather alb
sently:
Yes. Horton came for the ambu
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