I've been qualified now for
nine months, and got a post as house-surgeon at our hospital; but I've
waited to come and tell you till I'd saved up that money, you know, out
of my salary, and now I'm coming back to settle down in practice here,
uncle." Sir Thomas said nothing, but he rose from his chair and took both
Harry's hands in his with tears. For a few minutes, he looked at him
tenderly and admiringly, then he said in his simple way, "God bless you! God bless you! I couldn't have done it myself, my boy. I couldn't have
done it myself, Harry." There was a minute's pause, and then Sir Thomas began again, "What a
secretive little girl that dear little Miss Milly must be, never to have
told me a word of all this, Harry. She kept as quiet about all details
as if she was sworn to the utmost secrecy." Harry rose and opened the library door. "Milly!" he called out, and a
light little figure glided in from the drawing-room opposite. "We expect to be married in three weeks, uncle--as soon as the banns can
be published," Harry went on, presenting his future wife as it were to
the Colonel. "Milly's money will just be enough for us to live upon
until I can scrape together a practice, and she has confidence enough
in me to believe that in the end I shall manage to get one." Sir Thomas drew her down to his chair and kissed her forehead. "Milly,"
he said, softly, "you have chosen well. Harry, you have done wisely. I
shall have two children now instead of one. If you are to live near me I
shall be very happy. But, Harry, you have proved yourself well. Now you
must let me buy you a practice." THE END. [Illustration]




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