The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-11-06

anxious days passed without any i'm.
provement. Oo the fourth, Dr.. Mes.
lier took Dsslaurius aside. and ssid :: |
~ think you ought to go to L. Mar.
tioiere, and aequaius the family with
our poor ftiend's very dangerous con.
ditlon. HMadsmoiselle Juliet wishes
to Gee him once more, she should lose
no time 10 coming"
and" asksd Deslau.ius, while
h'ee:t tear rolled down bis eheek-af,
duEiaE nv absence, you should be call.
ed:sssJnto some other patient, who
viii watch by CASTOR? p
my daughter"
"HoT! would yon expose that ten
der young girl to such bideous spec.
tacle IS the poor fellow presents; to
cay nothing of the risk Of infection ?'
20, Margaret is brave girl, ac;us.
toned all her life to help me in visit
ing and nursing my poor patients.
Many Of them say that she, not l,
ought to have the diploma; for that
her kind Offices and gentle words do
them more good than my presorip.
tions''
When about halfway between the
village and La Martiniere, Deslaurius
met servant coming from the latter
place.
"Ah ! monsieur, am thankful I
have met you. I was going to Moriez,
to inquire tor NJ. Seneohal. The ladies'
are dresdfully uneasy about him"
"Don't stop me-" cried Deslaurius,
angrily, giving vent to his lll-humor
:"~hen people are 'dreadfully uneasy
they don't wait without aendiog for
three days!"
Walking noiaelessly into the saloon
on bis arrival, Auuibsl surpri.ed Mad.
sue Duraviu studying the last book of
! fashions; while her daughter, seated at
the piano. WAS singing a gay song Of
more than, questionable tendency.
"Ah, here you IRE ss last, monsieur r.
said the elder lady. GLOW is poor
Gaston ;"
"For sugbt know, he may At this
moment be dead"
Both ladies screamed aloud.
eyes if you wish to see him once
more, you have no time to lose."
"Germain, order the carriage imme.
diately!'
| Pale and trembling, both mother and
daughter fastened to put on their bon
nets and nantes, for once in their
lives without looking in the glass.
! "Have JUDI ged them too hardly Z"
thought Deslaurius.
"What is the nature of his illness?'
asked Madame Duravln.
"The smallpox"
The mother and daughter exchanged
gl.noes, and . painful silence ensued.
"Then moosleur," said madam, at
length, "you must be aware that it
would Be quite out Of the question fol
u to 30 to NJ; Senechsl."
"Out of the question p repeated
| Deslaurius.
"That frightful malady il highly ln'
fsstious, and should be uumiudful Of
! my duty a. mother wero I to expose
my precious child to such risk. Tell
your friend that We both feel most
deeply for him, but We are assured that
you will watch over him like brother.
We will send every day to inquire
about him, and meantime Quitting hel
lace handkerchief to her eyes) no oue
can express what we shall suffer p
"Peaoe, old actress !" thought Des>
Taurus, as he rose suddenly and fed
feeling himself to be 10 imminent
danger Of saying something more SIN
cere than complimentary.
On his return, he found Margaret
watching by the sick mans pillow.
"Hush !" she whispered she
sleeps.'
Il In the feverish restlessness Of biz
slumber, Castor. let bis pillow fall
, Margaret gently raised the head, Gov
cred with the hideous eruption, aud
made sign to Anuibal to replace the
pillow.
"Are you not afraid of infection p
Fasked he, thinking Of the ladies at Ii
Martiniere.
II have been vaccinatea."
$50 was Gaston."
Then Why do you watch him your
selt2"
! "Gastou is my friend that makes q
E1great difference"
! "He Is our guest, monsieur; how
then could 70 neglect him 7"
Deslaurius Ms silent, and sat 70,
some time watching the doctors daugh'
ter, as she busily converted some old
linen into lint. There was nothing
exalted or poetical 10 the employment
and yet Margaret, in her simple cotton
frock. seemed in his eyes a thousand
times more charming than the bril-
liant Juliet, dressed in silk and lace
and running her jeweled fingers over
the keys Of her grand piano.
"Will Mademoiselle Duravin come
to visit her betrotbed ?' asked Mar.
garet.
"No; she is afraid"
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