His Heart's Queen

Auburn avenue, and as he mounted the massive granite steps and rang the bel

the physician, "wealth

swered his summons, and, upon inquiring

, evidence of wealth met his eye, and after giving his card to the

the physician had come to bring her some tidings of the beautiful girl who had so strangely disappeared from her home

and self-possessed, and, while there was a somewhat anxious expression on her face, she neverthele

rather sinister expression on his face; he had small, black eyes, and a full, shaggy beard, whil

e the errand that had brought him there, "have you come to bring me

et Huntington is your sister, I can give y

s her name," Mrs.

a young lady of perhaps seventee

y. "William," turning to her husband

ected the doctor. "But the young lady to whom I refer had with her a m

ncke. "She went to the city that afternoon

lane. Mr. Richardson was severely injured, but he has been able to give an account of how he prevent

ccurred during those few horrible moments when that ill-fat

hlegmatic husband listened to the recital with a stolidity which betrayed eithe

right," Mrs. Mencke remarked, with a shiver of horror, "and we have been ver

ied, "and, although there is not a scratch nor a bruise upon her, she is very ill

the adjective for the first time, and l

twenty-four, I should

he woman's brow; but a

her dangerously i

d a terrible shock; the horror and fright alone, of those few dreadful moments,

s astonished, amazed, to observe a look of unmistakable sat

ould i

y secret reason, could desire the de

nodded to the doctor, with a half-suppressed

rning to him. "Violet is dangerously ill down

ded her better half, with a sh

the care of her ever since the death of our parents," Mrs. Mencke

vide a competent nurse for her where she is, as Mrs. Richardson has her hands

mewhat haughtily, while the frown deepened upon her brow at the mention

gratitude or appreciation for what brave Wallace Richardson had done to save the young girl's li

that she would make ready to accompany the physici

to Mr. Mencke, as she left the room, determined to

have a pretty sum to pay for damages. Will-do you think the girl-Violet-will di

od doctor's brow at this question, and like a

instead of feeling gratitude, he was computing the chances of making something out of the "corporation" in the event of the death

tain the case-and I see no reason why, with proper care, she should

ll to musing again, doubtless computing the

ring a well-filled satchell in her hands. She had hastily

med Mrs. Mencke with motherly kindness and interest, and then conducted her at once to the bedsi

er, bending over the sufferer; "you ar

irl glanced up at her, and a flash of recogni

o realize for the first time that she was safe. "It was so hor

ion of the young carpenter, while she glanced about the humble though pretty room with an air of disdain that brou

sister for a while," her hostess remarked, with a lady-like courtesy which betrayed that,

can be obtained," the woman said, coldly, as

to Doctor Nort

e who would be competent to ta

pital nurse; but her compensation is fifteen dollars

olet to have the best of care. Are you sure it will not do to have her taken home?" she concluded, wit

oung lady can be made very comfortable here. Mrs. Richardson has kindly resigned this room-the best she had-for her use. It is cool and airy, and you do no

ought a moment

ay to spend as much time as possible with her. Mrs. Richardson

n to her. There had not been one word of thanks or appreciation for what she had already

er comfort that I can give her," she said, quietly

again relapsed into her delirious stat

rly face, hesitated a moment, then swallowed the drops, whi

pon the pillow and dropped into a sleep, while her companions stole

s they entered the sitting-room, and she felt

nicely. He suffers more from his bruises and cuts than from the broken bones. I am very thankful t

rt?" inquired th

w-glass. Our young hero-and he is a hero, Mrs. Mencke-is pretty well battered up; but, please God, we are going to save him, and he'll

dent," murmured Mrs. Men

y that he did. By suspending himself from the straps and make her cling to him he broke the force of the crash for both of them; and,

of Violet's proud sister; but it lacked the ring of sincerity, and her patronizing manner plai

then, bowing coldly to her, he went into the small bedroo

llace eagerly asked, the mom

is appearance, and he would never allow him to pay the slightest attentio

hope she is going to pull th

murmured the you

a moment, with a kindly yet somewhat a

t-you'll only make mischief for both yourself and her if you do, for her friends are rich, and proud as Lucifer-as hard-hea

son at this blunt speech, and the

onvince me that such a romantic result of this accident would be the worst thing that could possibl

ough to fret over," Wallace replied, turning hi

that he had as yet endured, as, all at once, he became conscious that he had a

or of their situation, after the grip upon the cable had been lost, and thrown out her hands so appealingly to him, his heart had been suddenly thrilled with the desire to save her, even at the expense of his own life; in that one brief instant he had given himself to her, for life or death. When he had clasped her hands about his neck and lifted her upon

suspicion of his affection to make trouble for the sweet girl who had become the one covet