The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

gone in for their COMPOUNDED scientific
nonsense-cutting up dogs and frogs and
swearing the brutes like 1t. / have had
no time for golf or to fish, or TO shoot.
have only attended to my patients and
to my Thorsby appointments. These
have taken all my time Even when I
went off ten days in the summer time, l
was precious glad TO get back again TO
the round"
Jacob Romer nodded appreciatively.
Rare thing. work" he grunted; only
thing worth living for! Gives you no
time to think how miserable you are"
But I have not been miserable OBJ
jected Or. Tom. Il have liked my work
well enough. and done it we'll But now
younger men are taking my place-pass-
ing me by. Yes, it is true. l am getting
Old. I do not take easily 10 newer and
cheaper methods. There is that young
Sslveson, now-ah. it angers me only to
think of him.
What has he done?' asked Jacob
1T concerns you also. in some degree"
said his brother we will go into that
to night. But just now-I think I'll lie
down a little before dinner
Nonsense cried Jacob; lie down In
deed Stretch your legs. YOU mean. as
far as No. pit. and see Kahn. l have
to speak 20 him anyway
So the brothers went out still amicable
and united, as, indeed, was the fact. for
il was their first night together-at all
events respecting each other for the SINH
iarity Of their characters. and the knowl-
edge that. though each might do" the
world at large. qeither could impose on
the other. Nor indeed. would they have
dreamed Of making the attempt
Blood and the absence of other kindred
bad made Jacob and Thomas Romer very
like one another. But while Thomas had
the sleek, weIl-fed look of one who has
always hunted with the pack and dweit
IN cages Jacob was the real lone wolf
even TO the quick. suspicious turn Of
head. the half-bared tooth, the ready
snap; while through bis youth he had
undcrlain the vigorous brutalties Of his
Uncle CORN Of Inchgormach. whose heir
he had become. The doctor had only fol-
lowed his profession with regularity and
success. his practice enlarging almost
automatically with the growth Of an en-
terprising northern seaport.
The brothers. two alert. active men for
their ages, both OF a height. and carry
ing themselves with a certain swing Of
consanguinity, took the road 10 the Glebe
End Gate.
Wrapt in himself. bearing the destiny
mark on his brow. his mind continually
striking out and rejecting schemes. Jacob
Romer was not given to regarding either
the persons or the things about him
Gntl. that is. he had his work under
his hand. Thomas on the contrary, ac-
customed 10 draw his conclusions and
perfect his diagnoses by observations Of
all sorts, had his eyes everywhere
He walked q little behind his brother
/ half pace, perhaps, while Jacob threw
remarks 20 him over one shoulder. Thus
echeluned across the path. they rode on
while Dr. Tom counted the pheasants
which his brother. reared and preserved
with such scoruful care against the day
when ne called together his principal Gus
toners and their buyers that these gem
tlemen might have the pleasure Of
slaughtering them
lie noted that the road was seldom
Travelled save by some single light-run-
ming vehicle, his brothers Multiplication.
as he judged.
Then quite unexpectedly they came
upon lodge gate. with q brilliant show
Of rhOdodendr0n beds and a promise Of
many clamberiug roses TO come later in
the year.
You have beautiful place here,
Jacob said the doctor, pausing to ad-
mire.
'Beauuful2" the owner threw the word
at him like bone at a dog rs #?
had not noticed I know it is the nearest
way to pit No. , Also the quietest No
one to spy on your comings and goings"
Quiet enough certainly" agreed his
brother. And as he spoke he caught
sight Of the slight. vivid figure OF a girl,
with eyes like the dusk Of pansies who
watched them from the porch Of way
side cottage. why. man." he added,
smiling. there is girl whom most men
would be glad 10 have spy upon their
cOmlngs and goings"
Jacob Romer turned about angrily. took
in Vida with one sharp glance, and strobe
on impatiently
Tom, he said, you always were
fool. Now you are becoming a dotard
That is the daughter OF one Of my work
people, to whom Kahn gave the cottage
because he had been long a government
scranton a lighthouse. I think"
over yOnder?" questioned his brother
lifting his finger and pointing TO the tall
shaft Of the Skerry lighthouse. for the
moment touched rose marble by the set
ting sun.
I do not know. How should I know9"
snapped his brother. Il heard Kahn say
old Finnan had a daughter. but I don't
believe ever set eyes on the girl before,
1 thought she was a child in pinafores
from what he said"
Hum, thought his brother, "if 1t were
not for what Jacob wrote newell never
mind, it's certainly none Of my business"
DR. Tom did not finish his thought.
while habitually careless and wholly un-
conscious. his brother strobe on mutter-
ing to himself Il hope Kahn has not
gone. 1t would be just like him to run
of when I want him. He does not like
my coming too often-no, yonder is his
motor at the office door"
What is it that Kahn does not like?"
queried the doctor, only half catching the
words
ITO be interfered with" said Jacob.
sharply. Now, Tom, I will leave you to
observe the sunset while am doing my
work"
The doctor was left alone among great
piles of debris, which rose a hundred feet
into the air, rusty wagons, full of iron
ore, waiting TO be taken to the smelling
bank during the night 1t was the hour
of changing shifts. The miners passed
up, silent and exhausted from their labor.
as the great engine swung them into the
fading light Of a day they had spent in
darkness. For a moment they gazed
about with a bewildered air. as if scarce
sure Of their bearings. Then they plodded
off through the warm dust of the summer
evening, like so many tired animals. their
feet falling strangely on the kindly round
of the earth. Those arriving had lamps
in their caps, ready to descend. They
looked blanched and weary The only diff
ference was that the relieving shift NUT
tered little the one to the other In
groups Of two or three. while those re-