The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1879-05-30

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necessary for him to folIowe Two Of
these rules were very GpppEtaat. oa8
was that Victor should confne Himself tc
eau sucrce the other was that he shonld
abandon all mental exertion, and occupy
himself with moderate physical exercises
To enforce these rules the doctor advised
fsthat@ Victor should 90 to the country for a
time. These preiminaries completed,
Victor produced his wallet and Looked
at his medical ad@iser} whoR said
! my fee for a first consultation is $40
I presume you can afford TO pay that ??
Yes" responded Vietor, although he
meant the opposite, for hesdid not relish
the idea of expending that amount il
suchsa manner. However there was no
escape, and the fee was paid.
This was the beginning Of a memoraBle
epoch in Victor ParIenon's career. He
the good fellow, who had snever refused
to grant a favor, was most emphatically
man who could not say "no." His lite
had been SO easy and generous, that noN
his disease seemed to have found h5s
weak point, and he was to learn by. bitter.
experience that in the goyernmentEof II.
diyiduals AMI of society, the little word
"no" is very important D ctor. .
After few mishaps, owing to lis Iimi-
ted vocabulary, Victor reached the. .coun,
try place which he. had. fixed upoh ss bis
residence. and took up his abode absas
quiet pension. He devoted himself
to fishing, principally, for he was too in
-dolent to undertake any severe Or pro
. longed muscular exertion. Day by day
a word or phrase come back st6 him,
and with each word or phrase his #spiFis
rose. Batafbe one word he needed SO
badly evaded his memory.
One balmy June day Victor was re-
clining by the side of a stream, ostensibly
engaged in fishing, although he was
really EhaIfE asleep. Suddenly. ne efNss .
brought to sitting position by faint,
scream. He looked about him and saw
q female figure short distance away.
"Some hystericaI woman frightened at al
toad or something's thought Victor, anah
then looking at his watch he concluded it
was time to GO to the pension. Accord
ingly he picked up his rod and began to
reel in his line. As he did so the scream
was repeated, He stopped and wondered
if it was best to interfere but the woman,
whoever she was, retained her position,.
ind Victor thought perhaps il would be
wise not 10 offer any assistance. Again
le began to reel in his line, and again
he scream, louder and more painful than
before, startled his ear. He dropped the
cd, hastened to where the lady was sit !
ing, and politely asked her if he could
10 anything for her. Sbeslooked up at
i'm, revealing bewitchipg face dappled
nth tears, and between her 5sobs told him
hat she was wading in astream when
orrible fsh.hook caught in her foot, and
lat while she was trying to get It OUTFIT !
witched two or three times, as if there $
ERE something pulling ait it. Victor be-
anne pale. He knew all, and he asked
1e lady to allow him to remove the
ook. With feminine@smodesty she re-
lsed, and Victor contented himself by s
DING for a carriage. When. he returned +
{, found the fair sufferer was named G
eatrice Beaton, ana shat she was d x
oarder at the pension where be himself
as stopping, and that she had arrive db
lat morning whilehe was absent. I +
Mile. Beaton recovered rapidly from t
IL effects Of her accident, but not too 81
.pidly to prevent Victor from becoming 81
ell acquainted with her during his visits L
consolation. He became the attendant 81
Mile. Beaton, and her mother, . widow, t
pring their walks, and finally was the a
le companion Of Beatriceson almost all m
casions. It was not long before he le
emed to have fallen heir to natures
eatest and most. troublesome legacy to in
an. A EH Il .#s
One pleasant moonlight evening Boat u
e and her mothefzstood arnEin arm az ~
Wind ow, as Victor sauntered towards Dc
} house after a stroll. Mile. Beaton's
ze rested on him. eli
Beatrice, my love- said she, Z you an
4 better sit on the varanHa !, where it is 4.
oler. ! am going up stairs for. a.-few nj
nutes324 z - - - s
The two exchanged glEqp gglEqpces, and as IS S.
e. Beaton moved off in one direction Or
ltriice foated towards artwog chairs l1 oFi
nding 50 dlose togetfef tbat they