Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

Il all. Sne IOTBOl HeI eIIduu, Siie loi
got her dead brother, she forgot tn
long and weary years. She had me
him again, and he had suffered great
ly-that was all Of which she was con
scious.
Rapidly, one by one, the intervening
crowd dispersed, and Anthon stood
just a second or two waiting for thi!
one woman, left thus alone, to come
forward to him. AS she did so, slow
ly, tremulously, he caught at the bacl
Of a chair between them, as II to steady
himself, and across it they two, separ-
ated so long and by such cause
once more looked into each others face
All! he knew her also, though hel
hair, too, had lost it's early hue, though
there were lines upon her brow, though
her once bright countenance wore also
a settled sadness.
For the space of about minute II
was the meeting and mingling Of two
souls, then it suddenly seemed to him
as if there had been thrust betwixt
them a stark body, with bleeding
wound and white, upturned face, and
with a groan of anguish he turned
swiftly away from her. Another half
moment of silence passed, then she
crossed over to him and stood at his
side.
Arthur" she said, very softly, "let
the dead past bury its dead. I have
forgiven"
He sunk upon his knees at her feet
he covered his eyes with his hand, and
then burst from his overcharged breast
only the most terrible sobs. She laid
her hand upon his head, and he could
not see, in the emotion that wss almost
strangling him, that she was white as
death, and that her light form swayed
as she stood.
Girtney just then entered, took in
the situation at glance, made rush
forward and caught her as she tainted.
Anthon sprang up, cast one glance
upon her. and then, gasping loarsely
out. Take care of her. Girtney!" fled
out from the room into the street
Where he went, how long or low far
he wandered he never knew. His
mind was all chaos. One thirg only
was clear before him-the woman's
face that had been before him all his
life-the woman's face, but so changed,
so saddened, so pitiful, so tendG, that
the sight Of it, the thought Of 1t drove
him on and on, unconscious Of all
things physical.
Gradually he became aware tlat he
mad ceased moving. that someone had
hold of him, weeping bitterly, falling
to him by everything sacred to come
to one beloved, one who could no wait,
who was dying for want Of aida wo-
man whom he had never seen. who had
followed him, clutched at him and i'm
plored his help.
He listened, scarcely understanding
at first. and followed passively, reeog-
nizing the cry for assistance, dimly re-
membering his mission, and in a kind
of dull way doggedly recalling Girt-
ney's words that he must stand to his
post"
He had been before tbs, as far as
conditions would allow, calm, calculat-
Ing, reasonable in the exercise Of his
profession. Now he seemed TO be seized
with a sublime passion of healing. No
more sleep, no more husbanding OF
strength, no more pauses Of reflection
over symptoms or treatment; he De-
came like one inspired; all the gar
nered knowledge of his life seemed TO
burn into the focus Of amazing intu-
tions; his body appeared to be only ne
willing instrument Of his ardent bran.
1t was the gigantic fight of one ran
with the awful, omniscient Spirit OF
the Pestilence. Men who watched lim
came to regard him almost as dmi-
god; even Dr. Girtney was struck 'ith
wonder, with awe, and where hehad
once been master, became even 8 an
humble pupil to acknowledged ape
riority.
Good heavens, how great HI Isl"
was his constant thought, as b. felt
like a little child before this deelop-
ment of wisdom and power.
But Anthon needed naught dthis; |
he was battling with death as fGcely, |
as keenly, as though it were living
and tangible thing. The contes wasl
magnificent. 1t was a conflict # IT,
tanS.
But in the very midst, as JOIN Paget
came out of his house one morning, he
beheld a solitary figure slowly vending
up the quiet street, stopping short now
and again to lean against a step or
wall, a figure bent, listless, leaning for
ward, feeling the way as one nearly
blind. He had seen such things often
lately, cases of sudden fever, for some
had even laid down and died upon the
wayside; but that this man should be
stricken at last, this one should surfer
who had saved so many-ah! his whole
soul went out to him.
He walked directly over to him, put
his arm round him, and lifted, rather
than led, him into his own house and
his own chamber. Anthem was uncon-
scious almost before he was placed up
on a couch.
Paget called his daughter, who, wo'
man-like, had hid from him her recenN
discovery and bore her new experience
alone, and went Immediately in search
of DR.. Girtney. They came in togeth'
er, at last, to find him still in this fear;
full swoon, and Constance ministerinlt
to him with trembling hands.
Girtney soon saw it was not fever;
Anthon was dying Of exhaustion an'C
fatigue. AS soon as he had recovere't
him sufficiently to leave him littll
while, he took Mr.. Paget into anothet
chamber, and then and there told hir
the whole truth.
A sudden sternness suddenly dist
persed the old gentleman's former 500
licitude, and in the moments silencs
which followed, Girtney inwardly ours
ed himself for the betrayal or nj
friend. Then, with streaming eye {
Paget answered:
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