The Delta independent., 1910-07-29

opulent days.
"A gentleman to see Mr. Trevecca,"
announced the voice of maid
servant out of the dusk of the inner
room.
who do you suppose 1t can be?"
| said Eunice. switching on the lights.
did the gentleman give any name?''
she inquired.
No, ma'am; he said he wanted to
see Mr.. Trevecca personally" was the
reply.
| Old John rose heavily out of his
spacious chair and went shuffling into
the reception-room, closing the door
behind him. A young man rose upon
his entrance. saying:
my names Matthews, Mr.. Trevec-
ca. I've looked you up because there's
friend of mine who l fancy is q
friend of yours also. and who needs
some attention-Wilfrid Stennis"
"Eh, lad zee doan't say sol" rumbled
the old fellow. AN what do zee says
tn matter wi tn lad?"
well, sir, as far as 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
ercd out. Little off his head when /
GO; home tonight. Kept mumbling a
lo' of rubbish. but I caught on to your
name. Remembered he used to know
you. and so l came up here. Beastly
boarding ng-house-people don't care
no place for a sick man, y know.
Ought to have a doctor or a nurse,
! guess!"
During this speech old John was
study. His huge bulk heaved and
swelled. his eyes flashed fire from un-
der their bushy thatches, and lie fair.
ly belched smoke.
"Eh, lad" he rumbled, grippine
the hand Of young Stanley Matthews
and nearly dragging him on his feet,
~ COON ia TIL rect shop. y did!
Alive got summun in there as'll be
both doctor and nuss to poor VIII.
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.
Il Pit an y things. lassie!" he cried,
struggling out Of his detested fashion
able lourging-jacket and INTO a street
coat. and jamming the soft felt wide.
awake. to which he still clung. on his
grizzled head. II want zee ia COON
WI me this minute!"
Eunice's maid at a signal fetched
her hat and gloves. and in fve min
utes they were out on Columbus av-
introduction to Matthews was accom-
plished in this wise:
This is tn nuss an tn doctor I
was tellin' zee of. Mr.. Matthews-my
daughter. Miss Trevecca.' accom-
panied by a 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 sniffed 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
filed with boarders of both sexes ia
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-hous
parlor, I'll just run up and see II he's
At to receive company"
'I'll go wi zee. lad" said Trevecca.
"Bide here a bit. grille"
Left alone, her heart in a tremor.
for all she had been able to elicit from
her father on the way down was the
admission that Wilfrid was Ill and
needed looking after, the girl was
prey to emotions which there was no
time to analyze, for in a 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
'se 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
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