The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-06-18

fellow7 He walked into the library;
the light was burning low; the sers
ant followed him, and closed the door
with an air of mystery that gave Har-
old mingled shock of impotence ami
of fear.
II was to give you this. sir, whep
you came" and the man held out q
letter.
as Miss Fairfax not at homer
"She is at home SIR"
Then. tell her at once that l am
here"
"Yes SIR"
Harold was alone with his letter /; he
opened 1t and read:
ut is midnight, you have gone and
yet it seems as though you are still
here-so close to me that can see
your eyes and feel your touch-Har-
old. Forgive me that l was not more
as / should have been this evening.
butt was a coward. Dear, I have
not been well for many weeks and
yesterday l saw a specialist. He told
me had a most serious difficulty, and
that must undergo a dangerous oper-
alton at once. If l would save my life.
Tomorrow is the day appointed. | I'M
| plored him to wait, but he leaves town
in a few days, and If l do not have 1t
| done tomorrow 1t could not be per-
| formed for two months, and that is too
long to wait, he says; so there was 20
| other way. TOmorrow-Our day-when
you are to vindicate my pride and hope
in you the day we have waited for so
| long. There was but one impulse
strong within me, almost overmaster-
| ing-to fly to the shelter of your arms
| Ito seek your sympathy. But how
! could ! tell you when 1t might imperil
| your calm, your poise-undo all you
| have worked for-hamper your ascent
in which tomorrow will be stepping
| stone? No. You must not know. Your
| heart is too tender, ] am too much
| your own for you to stand up in court
| and plead for legal distractions when
l am lying under the knife. ! hail
hoped you would make me tell you all
my heart-but now I am glad you dc
not know. You will have no shadow
on your way tomorrow, and when you
| receive this 1t will be all behind us II
will have been over seven hours, fol
the operation takes place at IL o'clock
Good-night-good by. love you'll
seems to me that love you In a new
way tonight. Harold-Harold-I mus
call you back and tell you, and fee
your strength to make me strong; but
no. ! am your love-I must be brave
And then-why should fearf
Goods in his heaven
"Alfs right with the world.
| "HELEN."
He crushed the letter In his hand
and reached the door with one bound
like an animal In chase. She was hi
own; his place was by her side; M
man could keep him from her. As h
opened the door he came face to fac
with her father.
Harold, my dear fellow"
Let me go to her." and Harold triet
to pass. Mr.. Fairfax put his arm
across the door.
mo. you must not. now the doctor
are with her; they will let no one In
not even me, and am her father. Har
old, my boy, we must be brave ant
stand by each other"
A whitening quiet, like blight. fel
upon Harold. 1t seemed to paralyz
his powers Of motion and of speech
After a moment he heard himself say
Ing. In voice that sounded like
Strangers:
"What-do-they -, the doctors
say?-
Mr.. Fairfax looked at him pityingly
his own anguish stamped white upol
his face.
Don't lose heart, Harold" he sal
gravely. 1--WE are hoping for the best
and Mckenzie, the doctor who pei
formed the operation, says the chance
are In her favor"