The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-30

tn matter wi IL laAf"
We'll, sir, a. far as I can mako
out he's all gone to pieces-pegged
out-down on his luck. = know" was
the jerky answer.
| Old Treyecca 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 OF his head when I
got home tonight. Kept mumbling q
| lot of rubbish, but caught on to your
name. Remembered he used to know
you. and SO came up here. Beasuy
boarding -house--people don't care
no place for . sick man, y know.
Ought to have doctor or . nurse.
| guess!"
During this speech old John was q
study. His huge bulk heaved and
swelled. his eyes flashed ere from un.
der their bushy matches, and he fair
ly belched smoke.
| Eth, lad" he rumbled, gripping
the hand Of young Stanley Matthews
and nearly dragging him of his feet.
y COON tn tn rect shop, y did!
Alive got summun In there ash be
both doctor and nuss to poor wifi.
Be y soin' rect back? Yes? Then
we'll be wi y in tn twinklin' O. a
bedpost, Bide ye there"
He fairly trottcd 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 chung. on his
grizzled head. Il want ZEE tn COON
wi me this minute!"
Eunicc's maid at a signal fetched
her hat and gloves. and In Ave min.
utes they were out on Columbus Az
enue and boarding a passing car. The
Introduction to Matthews was accom-
plished in this wise:
This IL tn nuss an tn doctor
was tellin' 'ee Of. Mr.. Matthews-my
daughter, Miss Trevecca." accom-
panied by a mighty lab OF the elbow
that oearly knocked the breath ost Of
the astonished Stanley.
They alighted at the corner Of
Waverlsy place and Broadway ant
walked through to Washington square
It was many weeks since Eunice hat
been In the neighborhood. and She
looked euriously at the once familiar
scenes. and shifted the heavy ant
fetid air with something Of disgust.
Matthews led tho way up the stoop o
one OF the old-fashioned houses on tn
south side Of the square. which wal
filled with boarders OF both sexes Ia
king the air. who looked wonderingl!
at the daintily dressed Eunice a
they made way for the trio.
If you'll wait here" said Stanley
showing them into the boarding hous,
parlor. I'm Just run up and see II he'
, 1T to receive company"
'I'll 20 WI ZEE. lad" said Trevecca
'Bide here bit. grille"
Left alone. her heart In . tremor
for all she had been able to elicit from
her father on the way down was tn
admission that Wilfrid was Ill an
needed looking after. the girl was
prey to emotions which there was y
time to anslyze. for In very fe,
minutes old John appeared ut tn
door again and beckoned her SILENT,
Ne led tho way up the wide. uncal
, petsd stairs. pausin6 q moment ou
side the room to say. In a rumblin
!. whisper:
Hes in there. lassie. an he need
&c badly" Then he opened the doc
:. and gently pushed her In. As
. looked back for one instant he sal
Il Eunics on her knees by the bedside
o with Wiifrid's head irDher arms. The
Q he closed the door gently and waites
confident Of the result.
They've both been tried In Il
:. crucible. but tn are hasna hurte
t them!" he muttered in his nativ
brogue.