Putnam patriot., 1908-07-03

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 Doctor he Ssld. with smiie. -tlsaf gfrf.s coming did ase more good than ali yeur dope its god t8 know that tlseress otle perseD thai hasn't forgot you"
 And then fhe young doctor ssw that something more thaH aa organic dis- ease was aiming for tiIe old boss | heart.
 "Daugbter of an old friendT' he asked caSnaIly
 "Not nsHclNjnsi kid picked up. in a tenement: took her from sp'isiei' i old thing who was beating The life and 1 spirit out of lseF turned her over 10 the sisters. They did the rest ]" 1 Lindsay smiled. but he understood. i If was flle ex-l.gz= who had paid The sisters for the girls care and put her 1 through business scbooi and set her on her feet. saving a giribood Ike his own boyhood from the siums and the | gutter.
 l After that M0reton slowly but surely began to mend There was no curing l the disease. but there was every chance 1 to prolong his life for years If ,e want l ed 10 put np the fgBt. And every lime l that Betty vynne eafne 10 the hospital l he seemed stronger for the light | For a lime Dr Lindsay watched the case with purely professional interest. but gradually this feeling became dis | tInctly personal He generally met 1 Betty in fhe receptinn room of the hos 1 pitai. fingered bear Noretcn's bedside l during her stay aud escorted her to the l entrance when she departed
 And. oddly enough he found many excuses for sitting with Noreten -and learning more about the kids" pineky fight Tor education and self support.
 Before the first year of his sentence had passed tHe ex.hoss read yonng Eindsay's secret. and one night after 1 Betty had paid her uSnaI call the two i men talked f over
 Mind you. she ain't anybody Sei- ther she nor know where she sprung from So it's up 10 yon.s said Moreton warnlngly and yet with loving anxiety in every word
 Young llnflsay studied the cracks In the flooring for fcay seconds. aud then he turned rpsolu'rIy 10 hlS patient.
 shes trnc bIue There are not many Ike her. no maltef ehat sort If hieod wns behind her HHA lH going to take chances r she'll have me. And. what k more. nm ealHs down b see her to MOTION wilpH lH aE dlfY
 "ls il All riea, Betty = Inquired thr ex ls,ss is be sttased her han1 tpntlef ly fhe next thue she came. "Es il al4 right, little gir 7
 The girl Smiied into hIS aaxlens eres.
 "oh. Mir Mof, t0u dn Fon think I'm half enod enough for timfs
 Mind that. NH yout+ inquired the invalid. IS f undressing m audiences then he drew ths eiri tlpse. Let me tell you something Betty He wouldn't lei nf tell you befure for fear you'd think you owed hfm something. He | wanted you to eve him for himself Seef But Dr i.iudsaY's ept sumr of the hoys started and II books like Il pardon. Retty il certainly does
 She sank OH her kHees beside thu bed
 eoh. that Is tea co1d b he true"
 And that afat nj. Betty. had sou.e shares in gold m'ae. thought il was II ,lrad one. bat I.laslsas he's heen looking Into t. a#ti mel'ss.-welt itisi me5he eaH ffe m md Lindsay al I wedding trip eal ta eefiHaaY in1 sa. s.fss fhe z H-z eeea aiefe Would do wonders faf .ae aatf tHials#Is nts'll@ ch4Hea ad N.aI ErttY "a Hsee dead ies thls i'm if | haaat Isea fal soHf eaafJHs
 He beketl ID te meet the shining syts of E0fl- lir. i.nHl-ay.
 =saY lHdsy aiut 'aefe @eHethins in iit, eel..l e,s.s, Senaee hefes altpal ile lo5si ef ihese9 waul "a hHd fhH verse lm asins tn lenrn IL ! e,'e hHgs am Na there k VI much Tor me fo learn lad sa Httl, tiiuris