TJIJC OMAHA DAIIiY BEE. BAjTUKDAY , FEBRUARY 1 , 1890.
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( Cnpyrleiit. ISM , l > y 8. H. Crockett )
"No , father , " said Ullllam with decision ;
"I am not hnlf good enough to make a par-
Bon of. You must give the living to Harry.
Ho will malic a first-rater. Ho Is nil the
tlino mousing about among books. " '
ntlllam and Ills father were standing to
gether In the rectory garden , which looked
over the beautiful vale of St. John.
Hcllvollyn slept above them , stretched out
llko a lion with his head low between Ills
paws. The lake glimmered beneath all ,
dreamy In the light midsummer haze , and
the flowers on which they made themselves
drunken , reeled and shook with the press
of the revelers.
The old rector of Applethwaltc was dead.
This day of midsummer had been his funeral
day. An old man full to the brim of years
and dignities , he had lived all his life under
the wing of his brother , the squlro , rooted
safely In the family living , dining every Sun
day and Tnursday at the hall , and reading
his 100 sermons In a rotation as settled and
regular as that of the crops. Hut now the
old order wao changed , and , according to
the squire's providential arrangement , the
now order was to be Ullllam.
His real name was William , with some
thing very distinguished after It. Yet no
body thought of calling him anything but
Bllllam except only the squire , when , ns at
present , Dllllam and ho differed In opinion.
Then he , cald. "William Reginald Setoun
Ormlthwolte , will you dare to disobey your
father ? " And ntlllam hung hla head , for he
know that a day was coining when ho would.
At nchood ho had. bean called Dllllam for
the same reason that n "Yorker" Is called a
"Yorker , " because It was obvious that he
could bo called nothing else. The boy whose
Latin vorjcs he did sold to him , "Now go
on , old Dllllam , hurry up ! 'I want to go out
to the playing fields to smite that young
toad , Scott Miner , for making faces at mo
and making me laugh In chapel ! " So to save
time , Dllllam gave him his own copy of
verues , and saw the plagiarist pass to the
head of the form next day , on the strength
of Dllllam's Iambics. Yet that boy never
even thought of.thanking the author and
origin of Ms distinction. "Why should 'he" ?
It was "only old Dllllam. "
Dllllam failed also In gaining the love and
rcspeot of his masters , to the extent which ,
upon his merits , was his due. For ono thing ,
he was forever brlng'ng all manner of broken-
down sparrows , maimed rabbits , and three-
legged dogs Into the school and , If possible ,
even Into tha dormitory. Then smells of
dlvors kinds arose , and bred quarrelsome
dissension of a very positive kind. The
house master came up ono night to find
Dllllam with on open knife In hlf. hand , driv
ing fiercely Into a throng of boys armed wltti
cricket bats and wickets. Whereupon he
promptly dashed at the young dcopcrado anfi
wrested the knlfo out of his hands.
" "Do you wish to murder somebody ? " cried
the houi 3 master , shaking him.
"Yes , " said Dllllam , stoutly , "If Lowther
throws my white mice out of the window. "
No further proceedings were taken , be
cause , upon examination , Dllllam proved to
be scored black and blue with the wickets
of his adversaries. He was , however , from
this tlino forth given a bedroom upon the
ground floor , with a little court In front
which looked upon the laundry. And hero
Dllllam , still unrepentant , was allowed to
tend his menagerie In peace , provided al
ways that It did not entirely dsstrby the
sanitation of the school. Out when the gov
erning committee came , to Inspect the prem
ises , .the head master carefully piloted them
past the entrance of the court wherein dwelt
Dllllam , keeping well to windward of It.
Anybody else would hayo been projnptly
expelled , but nilliam's father was a very
Important person , Indeed , and the head mas
ter bad known him Intimately at college.
Besides , no one could possibly have expelled
Dllllam , The very ruffians who1 whacked
htm with cricket bats would straightway
have risen In mutiny. i
Dy-and-bye Dllllam's father tried him at
"AH ! " HE SAID AS SOON AS HE HAD
MOUNTED THE UAILINQ.
Oxford , but , though Dllllam staid hU terms ,
ho would have none of It. So wbon the rec
tory toll vacant , It seemed all that could be
done to make arrangements by which Dllllam
would succeed his uncle. The Klglit Hon
orable lieglnald Setoun Onnlthwalto , Jill-
Ham's "pater , " saw no difficulty In the mat
ter. Ho had been at Eton and Christ-church
\\lth the bishop of Lakeland , and the matter
lent Itself naturally to this arrangement.
Everyone felt this to be the final solution
of a most dlfllcult problem. Everybody even
remotely connected with the family was
consulted , and all expressed their several
dellgbu with relief and alacrity , Dut In
the meantime nothing was cald to Dllllam ,
who had a better with a broken leg upoir Ills
mind , and no lived mostly about the kennels ,
and amelled of liniment.
Dut when liU father told the proximate
rector that ho must begin to prepare for the
bishop's examination , and go Into residence
for some months at St. Abbs' famous theo
logical college ( called In clerical circles "The
Back Door" ) , Dllllam most unexpectedly re
fused point blank to have anything to do with
the ? plan. He would bo no parson ; ho was
not good enough , to asserted. Harry could
it. Thft Bt. Hon. Reginald Betoun Or-
tnlthwalto , cx-cablnc-t minister and P. C. ,
broke Into a race almost as violent as when
hh pnrty leader' proclaimed a new policy
without consulting him. He Informed llll-
Ham ( under the designation of William Regi
nald Setoun ) 'how many different kinds of
fool lid was' , and told him as an ultimatum
that If he refused 1hls last chance to estab
lish hlthself In'llfe , Ite need expect no further
help or .consideration from him.
Dllllam listened uneasily , and with a deep
sooted regret obvious upon his downcast face
It was pitiful , he thought privately , to sec BO
dignified and respectable a man as hla father
thus losing control of himself. So Dlli'an
fidgeted , hoping that the painful scene woul <
soon bo over so that he might get back again
to the lame setter at the kennels.
When Dllllam's father had nt once con
clsoly and completely expressed his opinions
as to Dllllam'B "sanity , Ddllam's Ingratitude
Dllllam's disgraceful present conduct and un
paralleled future career , and -when ho hai
concluded with a vivid picture of Dllllam's
ultimate fete ( which was obviously not to bs
drowned ) ho paused , partly In order to re
cover hls'broatlpind partly -to Invite sugges
tions from the culprit. Not that ho oxpectei
Ullllam" to nriswer1IhdeedMio-held It almos
on Insult for. . one , of. Ills , children to attemp
to answer ono of Ills questions at such a mo
mcnt. { - - * ! * v r
"What hnve.you to say lo that , sir ? Wha
cxcucd hay5r"ycu to ifTaIe'A1iswcr ( me that
sir. " Sllon'ce , sir , I jyllTnot listen to a slngl
word. You may well stand abashed am
silent. Have I-brought a son Into the work
for this 'kept you , given you an expenslv
educatlondnyfor ! this ? "
SD Ullllam. kept silence and thought hare
of the setter down at the kennels. Thos
bandages ought- be wet again. It was nt
hour past the time. Ho kept changing fron
one foot 'to tr-o other upon the gravel walk.
"Don't Insult me by jumping about like
hen on a hot griddle , " crleJ his father , "tel
mo what you think. .ot.dolng with yourself
for I will no longer support you In Idlenes
and debauchery. " ' - > - .
"I should llko to bo a. veterinary surgeon
sir , " said Dllllam , 'scFaplng "with hlsvtoe.
"Let that gravel alone , will you a veterl
nary devil an Onnlthwalto a d d co\
doctor. Get out of . 'my , sight , sir , before
strike you with my cane. "
And accordinglyBlllram went down t
the kennqls to visit the setter , wonderln
all the way"whe'Ofier , 'ifs the skin was no
broken , he ought to use an embrocation o
stick to the cold water bandages.
And this Is briefly why Dllllam found him
self In Edinburgh , and established : n a. nes
of unfurnished garcfL.ropms which ho ha
discovered by chance at the end of Mont
gomery street In the Latin quarter of th
city. Dllllam had 130 a hundred of which
had been given him by his father with th
Information that It must see- him through
year and 30 which his dlder brother , Her
bert ( captain In the One Hundred and Tenth
Husyars ) , had sent him.
"Young fool , Dllllam always was ! si U
Captiln Herbert , "guess he's pretty tightly
off " And with that be stuffed Into the en
velope the 30 which he had set apart as a
sedative for his tailor.
"Tho young blackguard will need th-
" said the Hus
money more than old Moses !
sar. . -
- Ullllam had. to save appearances , com
promised on the question of the veterinary
imrgeon. . He was to study .hard In order t
and Physician
become on ordinary surgeon
to bs allowed t
of humans. He was only
. He had agreed note
como home once a year.
to pester his father with requests for mor
made to
Dllllam was
. In every way
money.
EC" that no was the prodigal son and a
aUwBce to the stock of the Orm thwa te
of Ormlthwalte. "One of the faml es. sir , '
"which have constituted o
said hta father ,
300 years the governing clashes of these U
Solt was In this manner that Dllllam took
whlc.
modest portion of goods
the very
and departed to the fa
pertained to him.
South Side
country of Montgomery street ,
test where that notable thoroughfare gives
inon the Pleasance
gloom of
'
the greasy
HPow Dlliam sp'cnt his living and upo ,
whom , this history Is intended to tell.
the student of medicine
nav by day
scor/ed delights , y and night were to
him alike laborious. For Bltllam , all un
knSwn ta his father , was ate taking classe
at the veterinary college upon a most In
genloua system of alternative truantry. He
attended his medical professors upon such
cards would te
ljk,5ly that
clays as It was ,
called for. And In addition to 'this to procured
continuity In his
cured a certain Interim *
studies by "getting a look at another fel
* ' " " ' * "
low's notes ;
Dllllnm's "Piggery , " In Montgomery street
as It was called by the fSw ofhla comrades
who had never , peear'Us. secrets- was some
thing to wonder at. Instead of taking a
comfortable Bltttngroom and bedroom In
a well-frequented and sanitary neighborhood
Dllllam entered Into the tenancy of an en
tire suite of rpomfi upon the garret floor
of ono of the high "lands" which are a
distinctive feature of the old quarter of
SI. Leonards. _
, ' Within this tumbledown dwelling Dllllam
found .himself In possession , of five large
and In Instances
roonu' with wide windows porno
stances with skylights nUo. He was to pay
at the modest rate of 8 In the half ycir
for the lot. Dllltam counted down his first
quarter's1 .rent , ami then went to order a
'
brass plate' This cost him 30 shillings , and
ho had to pay separately for the lettering ,
which wld , somewhat vaguely :
CONSULTATION
Every Mpjnlnjj Jlcforc Nine ,
and
i *
Every rhcnlnu After Six.
This Dllllam burnished up dally with the
tall of Ma dross coat , which he had torn off
for the'purpose. . "I don't think I shall
nead It any more , " ho said , "so I may as
well upo It. "
So ho used It. It did very well , being
lined Vitli silk.
Then Dllllam double-bolted the plate to the
door , for he understood the ways of Mont
gomery street ; and Kit down to study the
monograph of Hcrr Doctor Pumpenstock of
Vienna , upon headaches , Dllllam had three-
chairs to start with two stiff-backed chairs
for clients and an easy chair , which In tlino
of need could bo leaned , up against the wall.
It was a deck chair and cost 2 shillings
11 % pence at a cheap sale of furniture In
Nlcliolwn Etrect. Dllllam felt that ho might
go that length In luxury.
Dllllam had once possessed more furniture
than this. He had n wooden bed which ho
bought In the Cowgate for 4 shillings , and
carried up the Pleasance himself , post by
post and plank by plank. He only slept upon
It ono night. The > next day ho began to cut
It up for firewood. It was a good bed ,
though , he said , but not for sleeping on.
After the first five minutes It began to blto
ycu all over.
So Ollllam burned the 4 shilling bed , and
It turned out all right that way. It crackled
llko green wood as It burned. Presently the
fame of Dllllam's brass plate waxed great In
the land. Dr. Macfarlane , a short-winded
and tempered man , came upon the announce
ment quite unexpectedly as he- was pulling
his way up the weary , grimy , stone stairs
to visit the sister of the seamstress who lived
upon the other eldo of the landing from
Dllllam.
To cay simply that Dr. Macfarlane waa
astonished does considerable Injustice to his
state of mind. He stood regarding the
brightly polished , clearly lettered announce
ment for fully ten minutes , Then he rang
the bell , and an answering peal came from
Just the other tide of the panel. Dut no one
arrived to open , for It was the , middle of
the day and Dllllam was at his classes. Dr.
Macfarlane could learn little from the seam
stress or her sister , beyond the general sus
picion .that their neighbor upon the otbtr
ftldo of the landing was "maybea no verr *
rlcht In nil mind. "
It wan not the seamstress , but the seam
stress' sister iwho volunteered this Informa
tion.
tion."Dut he sent us In these , " added the
seamstress , who vcnj n pale and exceedingly
pretty girl , pointing to como nobly plumped
grapes which lay on a plate on the little
cracked table by the bedside.
"He'll bo a kind o' young doctor seckln'
a job nae doot ! " said the seamstress' sister ,
sinking back on her pillows. I < "or gratitude
was not her strong point.
The suggestion excJlcd the doctor , for ho
was a man v/o had worked hard at his
most uncertain and unrcmuneratlve- practice ,
besides which' ho had a young family
growing up about him. If therefore he waste
to have a young Interloper settling In the
center of his sphere of Influence It was ns
well to know with whom he had to contenl.
So lip called upon Dllllam.
It was G o'clock In the evening when Dr.
Mccfarlano came stumbling up Dllllam's
stairs. The door stood slightly ajar and there
came from the other side n confused murmur
of voices , a yelping of dogs , with sundry
other sounds which even the doctor's trained
car could not distinguish. Dut above all
tl.tro rose fitfully the shrill cry of an Infant.
Upon hairing this last the doctorvtnishcd the
door with the brass plate open and pntcrcd
unceremoniously. He found himself In a
large unfurnished room , which , when he
stepped within , seemed at first nearly full of
people. It was brightly enough lighted , tor
the broad flame of a No. G gas burner hissed
with excess of pressure above the bare
mantelpiece. A fire burned In the grate ,
which shone cheerfully enough , being heaped
high with small lumps of coal.
Most of the people were ranged along the
walls of the room , sitting with their backs
against the wall paper , upon which their
shoulders had made a glossy brown strlpo
all around young lads with dogs between
their knees , girls holding cats In baskets ,
mlddlcaged women nursing birds In cages.
They talked to each other In subdued tones ,
or to their pets In reproving whispers.
Snnetlmes a dog wioul 1 Ltcome excited by
the voice of a cat complaining of bonds and
wan disposed of with th4unerring Accuracy
of fln hospital expert. Sojnctlmrn he would
Instinctively have the llt t or the bandage
ready In his hand , just a | f ho had still been
dresser at the old Infirtntiy and waiting for
Lister to- work off his Int n ,
At the end of half anhofir he had no more
remembrance of Illlllnm's.wnnt of qualifica
tions. He asked him to cpmo round to sup
per and smoke a plpcu Dut Dlll'nm only
smiled and said ! "Thapk you a hundred
times , doctor , but I have , fomo private , cases
In the back room to Mtond to yet , and then
I must read up my siufl for tomorrow. "
After a whllo thcro came to visit Dllllam
a minister or two familiar with the district ,
the young resident missionary from the
Student's hall , a stray Ikvyer' * clerk or two
and the superintendent f police. They all
came to'cavil , but , one and all , they remained
to hold bandages and \x > handy with the
vaseline.
On ono occasion the minister of St. Mar
garet's offered Dllllam the use of a pew In
his church. Dut Dllllam said : "Sunday Is
my day for out-patients , or I should be glad. "
For Dllllam was a gentleman , and always
answered even a dissenting clergyman po
litely.
"You should'think of your Immortal soull"
said the minister.
"Who knoweth , " said Bllllam , "tho spirit
of the beast , that gocth downward Into the
earth ? "
And Bllllam could never find out why the
minister went away so suddenly , or' why ho
shok his head ever afterwards when they
met In the street. It ne.vcr crossed his mind
that Mr. C5regon of St. Margaret's had
taken him for an Infidel and a dangerous sub-
verier of the system of religion asby law
established. Yet so It was.
In due time Dllllam's nest of garrets be
came known as the "Lamo Dogs' Home , "
nn.l grew famous throughout the entire city
that Is , the southern "city ot high lands ,
steep ntrccts , winding stairs and odorous
CiC-scts , with their Arab population of boys
and dogs.
"You let that long , lankcy chap alone , "
ctled ono brawny burglar to another , "or
I'll smash your dirty face like a rotten
H > r
THEN HE TOOK ANIMAL AFTEH ANIMAL INTO HIS HANDS.
Imprisonment near him , but he would be
promptly cuffed Into submission by his
master ; or a canary would suddenly Jluttor
against the 'bars , warned by Instinct of the
proximity of co many enemies.
Mostly , however , there was a rcspectfu
sllei.ce. The doctor stood awhile rooted In
amazement and did not even take any nolle
wl-en seve.-al of his former patients nodde
offably across to him.
Presently from an Inner room there cam
forth a hard-featured man carrying a larg
took under his arm. Dllllam followed he-
hind him , his shock of hair tossed one
rumpled. He was stooping forward am
eagerly explaining something to the man. S
ntent was he upon the matter In hand tha
he passed the doctor
without so much a
noticing him.
"And I'll look In and sec how the pal
of you have got on tomorrow , " Dllllam said
shaking the hard-foatureJ man 'warmly by th
hand at the door. .
Dllllam turned , and , for the first time
looked the doctor fair in the face.
"My name Is Dr. Macfarlano. I have a
practice In this neighborhood , " said the phy
slclan , "and I should like the favor of a few
words with you. ' '
"Certainly. By all msan& with pleasure , '
replied Dllllam. "Como this way. "
And they went together. Into the second
of the Montgomery street garrets. It was
nearly as bare cf furniture as the first. There
was no more than a table , some bottles , an
Instrument case , whllp round the. room , * ar
ranged so as to make the most of them
selves , stood Dllllam's three chairs.
"Take one , " said the t'tudent , politely.
But Dr. Macfarlane preferred to * stand til
ho knew exactly where he 'was.
"I have the honor of addressing " ht
said , and paused.
"William Reginald Sotoun Ormlthwalte , "
said Dllllam quietly.
"You are a doctor ? " queried his visitor.
"By no means. I am only a student , "
said Dllllam quickly. . "Dut I gjvo these people
ple a hand with anything they bring along. "
"Do you posseis any qualifications ? " per
sisted Dr. Macfarlane.
"Qualification ! " tald Dllllam. a little per-
ilcxeJ. "Well , I've been patching up dogs'
Efis and things all my life. " ' , '
"Dut , sir , " cried , the doctor , 'indignantly ,
'this Is no better than an equivocation , 1
icard you with my own ears prescribing for
ho man who went out just now an old
patient of my own , If I mistake not. And 1
saw you with these eyes taking a fee from
him as ho passed through the dpor. Are you
aware , fir , that the- latter Is an Indictable
offense ? "
Dlllam | smiled with his usual quietly In
finite tolerance.
"Dr. Macfarlane , " ho wld , "It may sound
trange to you , but the fact Is that man
tame ta consult mo about a separation from
ils wife. ' And ho brought his family bible
out of the pawnshop to show mo the dates
of hlo marriage and birth of his children. I
; ave him something when he went away , eo
hat he- would not need to take the Hbiu
uck Into pawn , at least not Immediately.
Da you think I need any qualification for
hat ? "
"And those people outside ? " cald the decor -
or , not yet entirely convinced ,
"Will you go around the wards with me ? "
aid Dllllam , smiling brightly and Irresisti
bly.
bly.Without
Without another word he led the way to
ho door of the next room. It seemed to the
[ octor fuller than ever.
"Lame dogs this way ! " said Dllllam , In a
matter-of-fact manner , and half a dozen men
louchcd after him. Very deftly Dllllam laid
cut a row of small shining Instruments upon
ho table with salve , line and bandages ar-
angcd behind him.
Then ho took animal after animal Into his
land , set It upcn the table , passc-d his fingers
Ightly to and fro over Its , head and cars a
Imo or two , listened to the owner's voluble
xphnatlons without appearing to notice
hem , and forthwith proceeded to deliver a
Ittlo clinical lecture. His deft fingers
nipped away the matted hair from a. neg-
ccted and festering core. He cleaned the
vound tenderly , the dog often Instinctively
urnlng to snap. Yet all the time Dllllam
ever once flinched , but talked steadily , Im-
lartlally and sympathetically to the anlrnal
nd his master ill ! the sore was dressed and
ho patient delivered \vlOi all due directions
o his owner ,
Dcforo long Dr. Macfarlane became so In
vested that the waited while COM after cue
. . ' _
u. j n' i * 3
turnip. Now mind me ! Don't you kno\
the Dog Missionary ? "
Every policeman befriended Dllllam am
the greater number of the policeman's ordl
nary clients. Ho could often be seen walk
Ing along the Pleasauce or past the brew
erles In the Lalgh Gallon attended by a doze
dogs , which had followed Dllllam far fron
their wonted haunts , en the chance of
word from him , and which departed obeJI
er.tly , If unwillingly , when ho bade them
return to their own places In peace.
Year by year Dllllam studied and prac
tlcc-d , never a penny the richer , but mor
and more loving and , beloveJ. His garret
however , grew somewhat better furnished
Through the mediation of his soldier broth-
his father became so far reconciled to hln
that he Increased his allowance. Dut Dllllam
. Broatcr comfort than before
Ho bought a cheap bedstead , It Is true , am
for a month or two dwelt In luxury , sleeping
upon a real mattress with a clean sheet and
folding his overcoat for a pillow. Dut evei
that came to an end.
The circumstances were these :
cnDill"alHi down at Ormlthwalte
. , .
seeing his father , and his brother ( of th
Ono Hundred and' ' Tenth Hussars ) Insisted
upon returning to Edinburgh with him.
"You'll have to rough It. mind you. " sah
uilljnm , warning him.
"I'm a soldier , " said his brother stoutly
and I guess your hole can't be- worse than
suno places I've put up In. "
"All right , " said Dllllam , "mind I've
warned you. Don't grumble when you cet
there. "
So nt their journey's end Dllllam opened
the door of the garret and Invited his brother
to step In. A curious damp smell met them
on the threshold.
"That's all right , " said DlU'am reas-
ourlngly. "I washed out ths whole blooming
Efiop with chlorate of lime the night before
I came away. It's healthy no end. If it
does etlnk a bit. "
"Maybe , " Mid his brother , the captain ,
"but It certainly decs smell like , stables. "
"Well , I'll have ths fire lighted , and we'll
have some supper before the people begin
to come , " said Dllllam calmly. "You'll be
picking these old rags for lint and laying
out the bandages. "
The captain and Dllllam dined upon a
rashsr of bicon and , eggs which Dllllam
fried In the pan , along with sliced potatoes
tnd butter. The Hussar , being exceedingly
jutigry , thought he had never tasted any-
thin : more delicious ,
"They don't do anything llko this at the
club. It Is such a Jplly flavor , too , qulto
mlqu' , " he said \vth' | enthusiasm , "Seems
as If It were seasoned 'ujJth anchovy or some
French sauce qulto Persian In fact ! "
"Yes , " Dllllam answered simply , "that Is
ho red herrings I bed In the pan last week.
With us coming In BO-puIck , I hadn't time
to clean him out pronorly. "
The outer room was" filling up all this
Ime , and the yelping , whistling and mewing
grow louder than even the rawing of the
rooks In the old trees nbove Ormlthwalte.
"Tarantara ! Tarantara. ! " cried the Hussar
cheerfully. "Turn out -for kennel parade , "
And for two hours lie vcas kept busy enough
with his lint and bandages.
"Dut where does the. money come In ? " he
eald when It was oil finished. Ho was
smoking a cigarette , tand Dllllam was polish-
ng up his Instrument
"Do It for nothlng-a-don't ' they oven payer
or all that vasellne'and plaster ? You are a
blamed young fool , Dllllam , and you will
die In the workhouse. "
Then the captain yawned a little. "It's
oo late for the theater , " he said , "even If
'ou knew where ono was , which I don't be-
lovc. I'm ' deuced tired , let us go to bed. "
Dllllam looked about him doubtfully , and
hen suddenly threw up his hands with a
gesture of deena'r. '
"I forgot , old chap : on my llfo and honor ,
qulto forgot. I lent my bed to Peter
Vllklns , the water-color man. He bad
lawned bis to pay his rent , but ho thought
10 could get It out again before I came
ack. "
"You bet ho couldn't. " said the Hussar ,
wlrllng his handsome mustache ; "I've
een that kind of man ; there are several In
my regiment. "
"Let's go and look Peter up , anyway , "
aid Dllllam ; "perhaps wo can get the bed
tier all , "
So the Hussar accompanied Dllllam through
be dimly lighted street , under gloomy arch
ways , past great black chasms yawning bet
vreen lofty houcet , till they arrived at the :
dwelling of Wllklno , "tho water-color man , "
as DllllAm said. It w A room upon the
ground floor , \vlth A sunken area In front ,
"It does not look promising , " tald Dll
llam ; "the beast Isn't lighted up. I RUPBR
old Wllklns Is cither drunk or has > gone
to the country , "
"Perhaps ho has pawned your bed , too , "
snld the Hussar bitterly.
Dllltam was hurt at the suggestion.
"Wllklna Is a gentleman , " ho Mid , "and
It was only last week ho cent mo his skyo
terrier for mo to doctor up and have all
right for him when ho came back. Peter
Ir-n't the chap to sell my bed and then
bilk. "
They tried Wllklns' door In vain , and rang
the bell repeatedly without producing the
leapt effect. Apparently others had done the
same , for at the first tug the bell-pull slid
out about six Inches In a silent , uncanny , un
attached manner.
"That's no use , " Bald Dllllam , let's climb
up on the railings. "
"Ah. " ho cried , as soon as ho had mounted
lilmsclf upon the area railing ? , whence
ho could look Into the room of Wllklns ,
"there Is my bed standing against the wall ,
and the mattress'beside It. You sec , good old
Wllktns Is all right. It Is a first-rate bed ;
better take a look at It , for It Is all you will
sco of It this night. "
"Como doon oot o * that ! " commanded a"
stern voice. "What for are yo loitering
wl' Intent there for ? I'll hao to tak' yo up. "
A portly policeman was standing behind
them with much suspicion on his face.
Dllllam turned hlmsvlf about quietly.
"John , " ho said , "I wish you would got
mo my ted. I lent It to Peter Wllklns and
his door Is locked. "
"Quid save us ! " cried the policeman , "It's
the dog missionary. Is that your bed ? " he
added , climbing up beside Dllltam and look
ing critically at the object. The rays of
a gas lamp upon the pavement shone upon
It so that It glowed with a kind of radiance
not Its own.
"It looks a guld bad enough ! " the police
man bald as ho climbed down.
"Can you not get It for us , John ? " re
pealed William.
"Dod , sr | , I canni do that wlthoot hcosc-
brejkln' , an' I've been thirty years In the
force , " answered John ; "but there's nee doot
that the bed's a' guld bed. "
And with that ho 'walked ' heavily away.
The Hussar stood on the pavement with
his legs very wide , and whistled fitfully.
"Well , " he said , "what do you propose to
do about It , Dllllam ? Say. let's both go to a
betel and get supper. Then wo can stop
the night there. "
Dllllam looked at him with a kind of sad
reproach In his eyes.
"You forget , " ho answered , "that the new
collie's bandages must be channed , and the
little Yorkshire will need looking to twice-
or thrice during the night. Dut you can go ,
and I'll call round for you In the morning on
my way to college. "
"Get out , you raving young Idiot ! On my
word , I've heard of' all sorts of lunatics , but
I'm hanged If I ever heard of anybody be
fore gone dotty on beastly stray dogs. "
"And there's the bull with the bad tear
on Ills jaw. I must see that the stitches are
keeping and give him some water , " con
tinued Dllllam , meditatively.
"Of nil the fools ! " cried the captain.
"Well , como on , Dllllam , I'll bo your keeper
tonight and see' that you get a neat thing
In stralghtjackets rlghl away. "
And Ihe Hussar strode 'on with the air of
a man whp determines to see a desperate
venture , through to the bitter end.
They came In time to the corner of Mont
gomery strcel , and again mounted up the
crazy stairs. The fire had died down ; and
when Captain Ormlthwalte went to the coal
box. It was empty.
"Hello , Dllllam , " he said , "how do you
propcse to keep us warm nil n'glit. Has
somebody taken out your coals on loan as
well as your bed ? "
Dllllam threw up his hands again with the
same pathetic little gesture of dsspalr.
"I don't know what you'll think of me ,
Herbert , " ho said , "but when I went away
I gave all I had to the seamstress next
door. "
"Well , " said the captain , "go and see If
v jhe can glvo you any back. " Dut at the sug-
gesllon DIH'am's pale cheek flushed.
"I can't qulle do lhat. " he said , "but I
think I can get some. You wait a minute
and I'll run down and see. "
Then 131111am proceeded to array himself
In nn old ulster , remarkably wide and baggy
aboul tha skirts. He opened 11 and showed
the Hussar how Ingeniously he had sewn two
largo pockets of strong canvas to each side.
"I bring home the coals in these , " he said ;
"Isn'l It a prime Idea ? "
"Where do you buy them ? " asked the cap
tain.
tain."I
"I don't usually buy them , " answered Dll
llam , s'mply , "I pick them ! "
"Pick them and steal them , " said Captain
Ormlthwalte. "You young bsggar , whal
would Ihe governor say If ho knew ? "
Dllllam looked up a little wearily , as If the
subject had suddenly grown too large for dis
cussion.
"I shan't be very long , " he said , and went
on buttoning the ulster about h's slim young
body.
"In for penny , In for pound , " said the
soldier. "I'll come and help you to steal
coals. If I'm cashiered for It. "
Dilllam pointed to ah old overcoat which
hung upon a nail behind the dear.
"That's got pockets for coals and things ,
too. If you really want to como along , " he
said , not very hopefully , "but I think you
had better look to the coll'o till I come
back. "
"I'm In for it , " sa'd the Hussar ; "It's my
night out. Como on ! " ho cried , pullingat
the coat , which threatened to turn out too
small across the shoulders for him , "What
.a rum smell It has though , " he added , llft-
Inir un ono of ( lie InnolK and snlfllnir at It.
"Oh , " said Dllllam , "that's only the doge.
Sometimes I wrap the worst cases up In It ,
Dut'Its all right , old chap , " he added hastily ,
"I always disinfect It carefully. "
They went down the dimly lighted greasy
stairs without meeting a soul. When they
arrived at the foot' . Dllllam turned sharp to
the left , and the Hussar found himself In a
darkish wide lane , In which were no gas
lamps. At the end of the lane was a great
coal station , full of wagons and stacks of
coal , black and shining , dimly seen between
two tall gate posts. The latest delivery
wagons of the day were just leaving the
yard on the way to the city coal stores , there
to be ready for the morning demand. They
rumbled out in a long procession , manned by
men as rough and grim and black as the coal
they worked among.
The coal carters kept up a br.'sk Inter
change cf compliments with one another ,
v&rylng this by an occasional lump of coal.
Great wedges and nuts of It werei also being
lolled continually off tbo carts as they jostled
and lurched through the dark and deeply
rutted lane.
"Come on , " mid Billlarn. "We'll soon get
enough. "
And he ran aincng the grinding wheels ,
nipping up every piece of coal which lay on
the road and pushing It In his ulster pocket
with trained alacrity. His brother endeav
ored to Imltato him , but he was unaccus-
.omed and clumsy and got but few pieces ,
and those email , It was Interesting work ,
lowcver , for the wagons surged and roared
llto a mncliXrom between the high walls and
the tall houses. The Hussir found that It
ncoded much quickness to seize the prey
and bag It , evading , meanwhile , the succced-
ng carts , which came on at a pace- which
waa almost a brisk trot.
Presently a huge coal carter , standing up
on his wagon , caught Eight of the captain
Iftlng a pleco of coal from the elde of the
read. He txmt a ready mlsjsllu after him ,
vhlcli tcok effect just between his shoulder
ilades.
"Get oot o' that yo skulker , yo ! "
10 shouted.
Captain Onnltliwalto of the Ono Hundred
and Tenth Hussars sprang toward the as
callant to take him by the throat , but the
vatchful Dllllam had his brother promptly
> y the arm ,
"Mind what you are about , " he said , "See ,
stand In there , and we'll soon get enough to
ant usj three or four days. "
The brothers took shelter In a cellar door-
vay , both of them grimed to the oycs. Dll
lam produced a hideous mask out of Ills eldo
pccket and put It on. Then ho slid off the
lorstcp and took up hla position on a llttlo
nound of hard trodden earth and engine ash.
"Ho ! Ha ! " ho cried , "Ye arc a' set of
Irty , lazy Gllmerton calrtcru ! "
Every coachman on the wagons leaped up
t the words as If be bad been etunB , and
ho rain of coal cobs which fell about Dllllam
vaa astonishing and deadly , but by long
> ractlco ho evaded every one of them , let-
Ing mine slip past him and catching the
tralght ones au cleverly as ever he had done
tie ball when ho kept wicket on tbo green
( laying fields.
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beside him. . . . , - , ,
"Ycm go and fill up at 'tlio'back of the
mound where I was guying 'em , " he said ;
"there's qulto half a ten there. "
And very obediently the Hussar went , will
a grim delight In his heart to think of the
fit his C. O. would have , If he could' only
have seen him. Presently ho had fillet
up , and , leaving the rear of the coal avenue
for the quiet of the house , Dllllam and his
biother slunk laboriously upstairs to tlit-lr
garret. ' y
"IVird , shall I ever be _ clean _ again ? "
groaned the captain , looking at 'his "hands.
"To think what you have , led an officer of
the Queen Into you blessed young gallows
bird. Dllllam ! "
"Empty tbo coals hero , " commanded Dll
llam ; and his brother poured out his hoard
Into a largo compartment built beside the
wi ! dow. How Dllllam could have carried so
great a load was a puzzle , but certainly
thcro could not have been less than a
hundredweight of coal InJils canvas pockets
alone. He hastened to fill a pot with water
and In a llttlo whllo he had a shallow bath
full of warm water. This ho eet out In the
corner behind a screen made ot a gray sheet
which hung upon a cord.
"Go In there , " he said , "and got yourself
clean , you horrible tiybarlto ! I'll gu 'round
the wards. Dogs don't object to a llttlo
grime. "
When ho came back to take his turn at
the bath a fresh pot full of water was
ready and the room was bright and warm.
The Hussar had attended to the flro and had
swept the floor. The brothers were In the
Inner room , In which Dllllam usually camped ,
There was a sofa In It now , and nn easy
chair of wickerwork.
"I'll ' toss you for the eofa , young 'un , "
eald the captain ,
"night , " said Dllllam. promptly. "Tolls ! "
"Heads It Is ! " cried the Hussar with some
relief.
"Glad of that , " quoth cheerful Dllllam ,
"I prefer the floor anyway. You can make
quite a decent thing out of rugs and over
coats. And besides , sleeping on the floor
makes you EO jolly glad to get up In the
morning , "
So they turned In and slept the sleep of
the just. Dllllam was up by daylight and
had a cheerful flro burning when his brother
awoke. Ho brought him a cup of tea and
told him to roll over again , Dut thu captain
was now wldo awake and eager for talk.
* "Why do you keep on at this kind of
thing ? " he said , "and why don't you buy
your coals like an ordinary balng ? "
"Well , " said Dllllam , "this Is the sort of
thing I take to , you see. H'a Interesting all
the time. I nuck In oceans ot learning all
day till I'm tlfht , and then I practice It all
the evening. And as for coalST-wcll , sorne-
tlmea I do buy them. Dut 160 a year
doesn't spread far In rent , classes and victu
als not to fpeak of dressing and lint. And
picking up coaU In the. lane down there 10
just about as exciting as soldiering , I gueis. "
"See here , " said the captain , "I think I
oauld get over the governor to double your
allowance. I've been pretty light on him
lately , aod he think * m a good , little man.
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If I do , will you leave off plg&lng up1 hero
and live decent ? "
Dllllam celzed hlH hand.
"Yo'u are a good chap , euro , " too said.
"Try It on the dad , Hob ! I could get
proper cubicles for the beasts then , an op
erating table and perhaps I might even af
ford to hire a yard. "
"Tho captain leapel from his sofa and be
gan to pacu up and down In his pyjamas ,
"Of all the fools God over made , Dllllam ,
you are the moH confounded ! Why In
creation didn't you pcttlo down and bo a
proper parson , If you wanted to do all Ihla
kind of thing ? It makes me sick ! "
Dllllam looked at him a whllo as If for
en co ho would try to explain. Dut the
hopelesuncra of the task made him turn
away sadly. Nolndy over would under
stand. Ho muut go on and on , (111 ( they
put him In a lunatic asylum.
"Seo here , " ho said , "better put on your
clothes , Herbert. You'll bo sure to catch
cold prancing about thcro In your night
things. And you don't look pretty , " ho
added , looking at him critically ,
'Dut why wouldn't you bo a pason , Ull
llam ? That beats mo dead , You'ro just the
tort of chap for a parson. "
Stuff ! " Bald Dllllam , 'who ever heard of
a parson just for splicing up dogs and catx
and things ? There's enough of the other
kind to go round , surely. And there's only
ono of Dllllam for this tort of parsonlng. "
"Well , Dllllam , " * ald Captain Ormlthwalto
a llttlo later , "I'm off up to town. This IH
all very well for a night , but a little more of
It would kill me , I declare I shall emcll
doggy and chloratey for a month. Here's
eonio sinews for you , , Dllllam , It' * all I can
unaro. "
"Thank you , " eald Dllllarn , pocketing tha
notes without demur. "I may bo the prodi
gal chap In the parable , but I'm blowcd It
you are the old kind of elder brother , the
[ ellow who would not go In. "
"That's all right , " mid the captain. "Let
us hear that you keep ribald , I guess yjui'Il
clip Into heaven ahead of trame of the parson *
yet , Dllllam. "
"It'll be when Peter's not looking , then , "
said Dllllam , shaking till head , "but If they
lo nick me at the gate , why I guess there'll
always be plenty for a fellow like mo to
urn his hand to In the Other Place. "
( This Iti not , however , the end of DllJIam ,
' 'or there was a seamstress across the land *
ne who seriously Interfered with bin plans. )
"Give mo a liver regulator and I can regulate -
late the world , " paid a genlua. The druggjut
banded him a bottle of DeWltt'n Little Karly.
IlUeri , thd farnoua llttlo pills.