Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-22

yards of smooth turf, in which, in SUM
mer ame, two round beds of scarlet
reraniums glowad like a pair Of passion
ate eyes; and which II straight gravelcd
path cut exactly in two as il led directly
from the low painted gate to the glass
door of the cottage. Through all the
summer days it VAS the habit of this
door to stand wide open, but it is a
March ,ening on which we first enter
iiuhvc cottage. and this door is closed
now against the cutting wind.
Thc train by which Athol We're and
Mr.. Galveston Travelled from London had
reached Alton early in the afternoon, but
Athol had had several patients to Fall
upon before he felt his days work over
and now the turrct clock at Ilohve was
striking six as he walked rather tiredly
up to the closed glass door. For all the
twcnty-eight years of his life this cot
tagn had been Athol's home. Here he had
| taken his fathers place four years before,
hoping that all who had so highly valued
II, old physicians attendance would be
willing TO transfer their patronage to his
son. For this the young man had studied
hard and ceaselessly all through his faith
cr's long and wearing illness. For TINS
| he denied himseIf all holidays and amu3e-
ments, working far on into the night IN
his fathers sick room. reused every hour
perhaps, while his mother and sister slept
undisturbed and out Of hearing. For this
he worked. in hope and earneStness, untli
the time came when he WAS to test the
| success of the effort, and at four-and-
twenty sue for the patronage OF those VINO
had admired and trusted his dead father.
1t seemed as if he were to succeed
his promptness, his quiet gentleness, his
thoughtful care. won their way; but sud
denly. Just as he had begun to count the
time when he should be able to pay off the
debts contracted during his fathers
heightened illness. there fell the begin
ming of that anxiety which had weighed
upon his young head ever since.
As we said, he won his way by care
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and study but
there had not yet happened that one glo-
rious opportunity of showing his power
to the world, either through accident or
skill, in one brilliant, meteor-llke flash.
In the third year of his patient hard
work, the chance that was needed fell
shattered at his feet. The messenger who
vainly sought him at the cottage was sent
to kumley station to stop him on MS
way to London. The man was too late,
but the train which had taken Athol on,
had deposited a stout, middle-aged, pros
porous looking gentleman, who carefully
cleaned all particulars from the excited
messenger: then, handing him his card,
stepped with confidence into the carriage
which had been sent for Athol. ID
Thorne, L. II. C. S. was on the card,
and from that day DR.. Thorne was in
deed a sore stumbling block in the way
of poor young We're.
The patient whom he attended so
promptly and unsummoned was a man
of standing in the neighborhood; the at
tack was more alarming than dangerous,
and by this one easy step DR.. Thorne,
with success written plainly on his broad,
sleek face, stepped over Athol's head.
Under the auspices of his grateful and
wealthy patron, the Observation-Disclosures
settled in a pretentious house in Kun
ley, set up Il stylish brougham, and, Win
ming his way by storm, was soon to be
met at aristocratic dinner tables from
which Athol We're, in spite of his connec-
ton with many of the county families
was excluded.
(To be continued.)