A Poor Relation (1913)
When the young widow's period of official mourning was over, she immediately began to take renewed interest in society. Her husband had left her plenty of money. So she carefully looked over her friends to see which she would permit to lead her to the altar, and her choice fell upon a popular physician. To be one of his patients was almost to have social standing, so the widow found that her health was in a most deplorable state, and visited the doctor's reception parlor almost daily. He told her there was nothing the matter with her, but she insisted. The doctor was a guest at a dinner party given by the young widow one night, and there he met a girl to whom he was at once attracted. She was a timid, shabby little creature, a poor relation of the widow. The widow had a little girl, of whom she was gushingly fond in public, and more or less mean to, in private. The child had been banished to bed while the dinner party was on, and finding a box of matches, proceeded to amuse herself with them. A few moments later, her dress aflame, she rushed into the reception room where the ladies were congregated. All of them shrank from her in alarm, except the poor relation, who pluckily grabbed her, and saved the child's life at the risk of her own. The men were still in the dining room, chatting over their cigars, and when they ran into the other room there was no need of their assistance, The doctor, however, saw the picture, the mother shrinking back in terror, while the poor relation was beating out the flames that enveloped the other woman's child. The physician found that the screaming little girl was only slightly injured. As he completed his examination he turned from the child to the "poor relation" who had not uttered a cry. His practiced eyes noted how white she had turned, and he jumped forward just in time to catch her in his arms, as she toppled over in a faint. Guided by one of the servants, he carried her to her room, and noted with surprise and indignation how shabbily she was housed in the home of wealth. Their acquaintance soon ripened into love, and in a very short time the doctor announced to the widow that he and her plucky relation were to be married.
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