The Newtown bee., 1880-10-27
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famous mani I should like the whole world to know and respect my hus- band. Can't you do something-any- thing, Philp''
 Can't you love me just as I am, Madgiep don't want my wife to be 8 heroine, only sweet, and true, and low able just as you are, Madgie, dear. 1 was not born great, and 1t is not given to every man to achieve greatness. My duty seems to lie straight before me here in this quiet little village. and I try to do it. Does that count for notn- ing, Madgiep''
 "Yes, yes, I know. But. Phil, can- not marry mere country doctor whom no one ever heard of. Ii you really love me, prove if. Do some brave. noble deed-even try to do something. You know how immeasurably
 t-high failure oversteps the bounds
 Of low success"
 "You do not love me Madgie. For give me for having troubled you. Goodbye"
 "Phil, you know I do care about you a little, but I love honor more."
 Doctor BeEtick smiled sadly at the girls silly fancies.
 " It all comes of living so much alone, and reading nonsensical romances," he unused. "Madgie's heart is all right, but her head is sadly wrong, poor child She'll be wiser one day, perhaps"
 But as the months passed by Madgie showed no signs of improvement; in- deed she became, if possible, more con- firmed in her ''heroic" ideas, avoiding all society, and feeding her fancies with all sorts of poetic visions. The doctor no longer visited Woodlands in the old fof f-yn, I f-y- I,o fai1 4t,a4 Madgie avoided him, and, when that was impossible, treated him with con- strained civility.
 ''I'll go away for time," he said one evening, the last of his guardianship, for Madgie would be of age on the mor- row. "Pll volunteer for few months service on the Gold Coast. During my absence she may meet with her ideal hero or forget me-poor Madgie!'
 The next day he went up to Wood lands to congratulate his ward on reach ing her majority and have a final inter- view with her lawyer, and mentioned incidentally his intention of going abroad for few months.
 "Going abroad, Phil!" Madgie cried, the color rushing to her pale che elk, '' When? whereP whyPn
 ' 1 have not been feeling very bright Js A good. An old college chum of mine, surgeon on the Aphrodite, has just mar ried, and we're trying, if it can be man. aged for us, to exchange for few months. His ship is ordered to the gold coast and he can't possibly have his wife either precede, follow or accom-. pany him there. He'd enjoy few quiet h onths here in Broadbay, and should not mind having 8 peep at King Koffee."
 Aud when gre you going, Phila''
 '' If it can be arranged in about B fort. night. Clemens thinks there will be nc d6qtkg is tkg as hs hss SH s Espaa sg AggHH the daughter of the captain of the Aphro- dite. I have no doubt it can be man. aged: and if not I'll take 8 cruise to Ashantee on my own hook. l fancy want 8 holiday
 "I hope you will enjoy it very much doctor," Madgie said, her ardor consid. erably dampened by his cool, careless way of speaking. Evidently he was not going to make hero or martyr O himself on her account; and yet in hel secret heart she was delighted. An al venture was the only thing Phil required to make him perfect in her eyes; and ar adventure, even if it were only a toucl
 
 befall him on the gold coast.
 
 "Good-bye, Madgie. I thought a few weeks ago 1 should be taking 3 longer journey; but our separation will be ns less effectual though only a few mile instead of few thousand separate us.
 What do you mean, PhilP Aren' you going on the Aphrodite after all P and Madgie glanced espairingly at tn, huge chest and the numerous small par cels she had packed with such care fo Phil's comfort and consolation on tn voyage. "You have not changed you mind at the last moment, have youP'' ssYes, I have, but not altogethe l without reason. You know poor Day entryP"
 "Yes; what has he to do with ;t?"
 He's iil-down with the smallpox poor fellow! He has worked like giant night and day this lost fortnight a Millbay, where smallpox is raging l Daventry's wife is down, too, and thei only child was buried yesterday. linus go over at once."
 $ Into the very middle of infection You shan't-you mustn't, Phil! Why it's frightful in Milbay-evcry house il fected!''
 And no doctor to look after the DOG creatures; think of that, Madgie. Day entry, poor fellow, faced it all by hin self-never so much as let me know tI outbreak was serious, and it was onl by the merest accident l heard of h illness. Now I must go, dear; ever moment is precious. It may be long b, fore we meet again, Madgie; we ma never meet in this world. Heaven bles you always, darling: may you be { happy as l wish you"
 "Phil, you musn't go! What ha, } you to do with Millbay? Phil, Phi come back!"
 But be was already far down u , avenue, obeying far more owerf1 !, voice tDan Madgie Mason 's-the vol, of duty.
 !, Millbay was remote fishing villag about eleven miles from Broadba situated in low marshy inlet of tt sea, and surrounded by stagnant swamp The people were poor, ignorant. ill-fe ' worse-clad, aad the low, unhealtl } situation of the village, and undraine unventilated houses, made them pee liariy liable to diseases of all sorts. } was there Phil Bentick turned his ste unhesitatingly. With 8 brave heart entered Doctor Daventry' s residence, ar took his duties on himself. For wee the disease ragged with unusual violenc 3 whole families were carried of. youl
 and old alike; and with want approac r ing famine and virulent disease, Doct 7 Bentick struggled alone. No heIp can
 from any quarter. The inhabitants
 Millbay were always secluded, and t : place was summed as if fplague-stricke ] Even the postman who toiled throu! the marshes twice week forsook t } place. Rank grass grew thickly
 the middle of the long, struggling Hi, l, street; the boats drifted out with f tide unheeded; and the stealthy tread g some stricken parent or child, seeki l assistance to bury their dead, was t 8 only sound that broke the awful suit
 stiffness of the long, scorching Augr : days.
 { aThis is terribler, Phil said to hil !. self one evening as he walked wear