| OCR Text |
Show J T" S0000000000000000!oooe I CUPID TO THE RESCUE J By Florence Wilkinson X 'otrllil 1W. Ii Jwph ll Howie Klolte (1 in ( n her wheel-chair, nestled her fair head wearily against her cushions All her world was abroad today, In the glorious nlrand sun of one of New York s fall days She smiled wearily In greeting her friend, Katherlne Clement, who np I peorcd at Iho door. ro nmld her, i'ir and laces, her hands full of red j ot house ruses "! am always glad in see your room the same Jolly old place." said Katherlne, brlghtl), It has novcr, been changed slnco Iho accident, has lit" Never." replied Klolsc, blttorly, together tho room and I stopiied Jiving You know, Katherlne. I Hiould not be existing now If I had ! llpl heard Iho doctor's verdict that i Jg speiiallst. Dr Von llmnbuggcry 4-1 dont attempt to remember his rjsme ' "What did bo say, Klolso?" ' 'I overheard him tell mamma that there was no hope for me, and I re-1 solved lo llvo In defiance of Dr. Von Humbug It was my perversity, you see, that saved mo" "If you would only let me bring Dr Fsrnsworth to seo youl" i I haro no doubt ho Is n most estlmsblc gentleman," she replied, "but exeuso mo from knowing any .more physicians" "Ah, thero ho goes nowl" ex-cktlmed ex-cktlmed Katherlne. suddenly parting the draperies of thn window at which she sst 'Hugo Furnsworth How well he drives! I llko to sea a man like him handto tho lines." "Describe him!" said Klolsc, her face rcfUctlng faintly tho glow on vJiitiierlnos features "Impossible, categorically Massive Mas-sive head, flnel) shaped, dark hair, tumbled, brown eji-s, serious at night Hut this doesn't dcscrlbo htm, Klolsc You and ho should Just get together and then you would see They say he was nil tho rogo In Paris when ho studied thero. You ask yoMr father to send for blm" Upon consultation with Mr. (lulld Katherlne decided that It would bo belter for Dr. Farnsworth to meet Klolso at first unprofesslonally, and hire a chance to study tho case un-himperrd un-himperrd by Iho relationship ot doctor doc-tor and patient In tho seclusion ot her chamber Uolio learned ot tho growing friendship friend-ship between her father and tho brilliant bril-liant joung physician. Dr. Farns-SorttT Farns-SorttT ' Her lurloslly was finally piqued, till on a certain afternoon sho was brought down bi tho library whera she sal In her wheeUhuIr before the 17- j'Klolac, I wish to present Dr. Ftrnsworth," said her father, and sho siook hands with a tall, brown-hitred brown-hitred man, whoso eyes looked searchlngly Into her own What happens sometimes, but raro-ly. raro-ly. happened with these two In their first long conversation they girdled tho whole world of thought with light exchnnges of comment and finally clasped bands on common territory. ter-ritory. When Dr. Farnsworth left, thoy had already rrachvd that stage ot acquaintanceship where books aro eichungcd with passages marked In them by one, tor the other's appro-clatlcn appro-clatlcn Dr Farnsworth colled repeatedly wlthli tho next fow weeks, generally having tho pretext of omo errand As tho weeks went by Klolso be-carno be-carno moro absorbed In this now friendship Hero was a man of In tcllcct who did not consldir It condescension conde-scension to uxchangn opinions with her. And alio was no longer a hello whoso friendship might bn desirable for a joung physician Ho was nut attracted by her beauty and high spirits, as had been men In tho past "You think me rold and philosophic," philoso-phic," sho said to Katherlne, after ono of his calls, ' and you admire me tor It. Other people think me cold and philosophic, nnd disapprove of ma for It llo takes my mind ns ho would a man's there Is no sex In minds' "Hut 'thero Is the owners of them and tint amounts to the same thing,' answerikl tho profoundl) illogical Kathcrtso, As fcr Hugo Farnsworth, he, the psychologist, the medical student, the materialist, found himself moro pro Roundly moved than ho would have oared tn admit, by tho case of Miss ,00110 Ho had been interested scl entlflcalry at first, then Intellectually, and, in tho ind, ugalnst his will, emotionally. It bad not been his put poso to become emotionally Interest ed In MUs (Julld On the other hand It had been bis puriwso not to do so, Ho was a man of umblltlun He was woll awaro that Miss Uulld'l re covory, under his attendance would mean for him distinction It was May He came with a bunch of wnkn-roblus which he carefully care-fully arranged in a low glass dish which bo placed on a table by her Ide. Tho movements of his hands wero gentle and dexterous Klolae tchod them with pleasure "1 havo been In the country " Thcro had been uti unusual softened soft-ened pathos about Klolse's expression heforo ho spoko, but at these simple words of his her oyes becamo misty "And havo brought )ou wakc-roblnu wakc-roblnu almost ns white and fragile youmolf." It was tho first refvom-e he had I I I l BiBBSSIBBSeBaSSBSSSSSSBSMBBBaBaSBaB mado to her III health, and alt at onco Klolso felt Inuxpllrabl) happier A burden rolled off her mind as of a question pending which has nt last been soiled Klols could scarcely hato told ol what they talked that afternoon. Ills speech was full of the spring of the green tneadowa lie had seen, and tho smell or tho germinating earth And when he was about to go, sho roused herself as from n delicious dream llo camo and stood by her, sa)tng, ns his brown eyes looked down Into hers I fear I havo wear led you, Miss Oulld, telling you of those woods where I hope to tska you myself somo day ' As ho spoko, bo laid his hand gent ly upon her hand, which rested, while as If carved from Ivory, upon ths arm ot thn chnlr. "You will pardon mo It for onco I am professional,' ho aald, and his tones wero so tender that his touch still felt llko a caress When ho had left, his touch scorned still puis lag through her blood, his presence still filled tho room when tho last rays of the Msy sun glided tho drooping droop-ing lcacs of tho wakc-robln by hor side As ho strode along Central Park through tho fast Increasing darkness, Dr Farnsworth was Inst In deep thought llo retailed her eyes as they had shone with violet depth, and tho whiteness u her forehead, when Hs Led Hsr to ths Window. ho camo toward her with the flowers. He named tn himself tho day when ho should tell hor to walk and should afterward wrltn In his note-book: "The experiment has ended successfully" success-fully" Through early experiences of his own ho hail been deeply convinced con-vinced of tho ImporilJinenco of women's wom-en's nttachratnts Ho had also thought himself proof against fancy or passion lie now mado an entry under tho dato, In tils diary, a aim plo and youthful habit which ho had novor abandoned Tho entry was long nnd of n scientific character It was front this Hmo that her par euta noted tho marked Improvement In Klolso, and that his friends noted a chango '- Hugo Farnsworth "Ho Is In love!" they said llo was rnlled out of tho city soon on n consultation case, nnd was absent ab-sent for a week Ha wrote a letter to Miss Oulld Prtssvd between tho leaves of tho sheet was enclosed a yellow violet Meeting after absence has always a deep atgnttlcanro for lovers, uspn-clally uspn-clally for Ihoso whoso lovo jet lingers In tho bud nnd has not tlowcrtd out Into tho perfect blossom of mutual understanding When Klolso laid hor hand In Dr Famsworth's after his week's absence, she felt In thn atmosphero a tremulous stir As for Hugo there was n new light of determination In his eyes. Ho looked like ono who had Mined himself him-self for u struggle Ho first spoko of her letter "It almost rejald mo for the loneliness lone-liness of nbsne," he said, "lo xt a written message frori )ou" "I do not feel that sou worn ab sent," sho returned, "but with me mora than ever' Heforo the smile In her eyes his determination waverml A lovel beam of sun fell through tho western win dow straight aiross her hair Dr Farnsworth started to draw Iho shado Then ho leaned tu Klolso "Como with me to the window und see the sunset across tho hills and the river" "What do you maun I lmvo not been on my fet tor a cur" "Do you know, Klolso, that you have been growing stronger every day?" Again her eyes worn raised to his, tender with candid surprise llo took her hand, not ns ono who entreats but compels 'letun on mo and walk," ho said Bho staggered to her feet, her spirit fluttered upward with tho exultation ex-ultation of a believer In miracles As she rose to her foot Hugo's determination determin-ation was swept away It Is ton late now," bo thought, "1 will llnlsl oven to the end" At tho window, held In his arms, her oyes blinded by tho purple glory of tho spring, she heard thoso words which coniirlso In the briefest com pass all ths beatitudes for the heart ot a loving woman |
