Gilpin observer., 1910-09-01
the old fellow. "An' what do ZEE saws

tne OlQ IellOW. All WndC 10 ee say
tn matter wi tn lad?"
We'll, sir, as far as l can make
out he's all gone to pieces-pegged
out-down on his luck, y know" was
the jerky answer.
Old Trevecca nodded and smoked
furiously, as was his wont when in
wardly excited.
He rooms across the hall from me
same rooms he had before he came
into all that money. Been working
pretty hard all summer-no vacation,
y know-and guess he's about tuck
cred out. Little off his head when |
got home tonight. Kept mumbling a
lot of rubbish, but l caught on to your
name. Remembered he used to know
you, and so l came up here. Beastly
ing-house-people don't care
no place for sick man. y know.
Ought to have a doctor or a nurse,
l guess!"
During this speech old John was a
study. His huge bulk Aheaved and
swelled, his eyes flashed fire from un-
der their bushy thatches, and he fair
ly belched smoke.
"Eh, lad" he rumbled, gripping
the hand of young Stanley Matthews
and nearly dragging him of his feet,
~ COON ia tn rect shop. y did!
Alive got summun in there as'll be
both doctor and nuss to poor Wilt.
Be y goin' rect back? Yes? Then
We'll be wi y in tn twinklin' O. a
bedpost! Bide ye there!"
He fairly trotted into the room
where he had left Eunice.
Pit an y things, lassie!" he cried,
struggling out of his detested fashion
able lounging- jacket and into a street
coat, and jamming the soft felt wide
awake, to which he still clung, on his
grizzled head, Il want zee ia COON
wi me this minute!"
Eunice's maid at a signal fetched
her hat and gloves, and in five min
utes they were out on Columbus av-
enue and boarding passing car The
introduction to Matthews was accom-
plished in this wise:
This is tn nuss an tn doctor l
was tellin zee of, Mr.. Matthews-my
daughter, Miss Trevecca," accom-
panied by mighty jab of the elbow
that nearly knocked the breath out of
the astonished Stanley.
They alighted at the corner of
Waverley place and Broadway and
walked through to Washington square
1t was many weeks since Eunice had
been in the neighborhood, and she
looked curiously at the once familiar
scenes, and shifted the heavy and
fetid air with something of disgust.
Matthews led the way up the stoop OF
one of the old-fashioned houses on the
south side of the square, which was
filled with boarders of both sexes ta-
king the air. who looked wonderingly
at the daintily dressed Eunice as
they made way for the trio.
IF you'll wait here" said Stanley,
showing them into the boarding house
parlor, I'll just run up and see if he's
fit to receive company"
"Pll go wi zee, lad" said Trevecca
'Bide here bit, girlie.'
Left alone. her heart in tremor,
for all she had been able to elicit from
her father on the way down was the
admission that Wilfrid was i'll and
needed looking after. the girl was a
prey to emotions which there was no
time to analyze, for in very few
minutes old John appeared at the
door again and beckoned her silently
He led the way up the wide, uncar-
peted stairs. pausing a moment out
side the room to say, in a rumbling
whisper:
Hes in there, lassie, an he needs
zee badly" Then he opened the door
and gently pushed her in. AS he
looked back for one instant he saw
Eunice on her knees by the bedside,
with Wilfrid's head in her arms. Then
he closed the door gently and waited,
confident of the result.
They've both been tried in tn
crucible, but tn fire hasna hurted
them!" he muttered in his native
brogue.