The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-21

going"
81 win trust this lady," answered
Elinor, land / will go. Twill throw OF
my bonnet and shawl. and join you
madame" she added to the Sister o1
Mercy, as she hurried from the apart
ment.
when these girls once get married
there's no managing them, !" murmured
Elfnor's aunt, as she folded her thir
white hands. bedecked with grea,
many old-fashioned rings, resignedly,
one over the other. spray do not lei
them detain her long" she continued
aloud, to the Sister Of Mercy, who sal
looking gravely into the few embers in
the little English CRATE. 81 shall suffer
the most excruciating anxiety till see
her safe home again.
"She will be perfectly safe with me,
madame"
"Now, madame, I am quite at your
SERVICE" said Ellinor. re-entering.
In few moments they were seated
in a hackney coach. and rafting
through the quiet Faubourg.
"Are we going far" asked Ellinol
OF her companion.
| 10 Meur1ce s Hotel. "
"To Meurice's? Then the person
am going to see is not resident in
Parisp"
"No, madame"
Who could it be? Not resident in
Paris. Some one from England, no
doubt Who could it be? Her husband.
or Horace Margrave? These were the
only two persons who presented them
selves to her mind, but in either case,
why this mystery!
They reached the hotel, and the
Sister of Mercy herself led the way
up stairs into an inclosed hall on the
third story, where she stopped sudden
ly at the door of small sitting-room,
which she entered, followed by Ellinor
Two gentlemen, evidently physicians,
stood talking in whispers in the en-
brasure of the window. One of them
looked up at seeing the two women
enter, and to him the Sister of Mercy
said.
"Your patient, Monsieur Delville?"
"He is quieter, Louise. The deliri-
UNI has subsidized; he is now quite sensi-
BILE, but very much exhausted" replied
the physician. "Is this the lady?" he
added, looking at Ellincr.
Eyes, Monsieur Delville."
MADAME" said the doctor, "will
you favor me with few moments con-
versation?''
with pleasure, monsieur. But first,
let me implore you, one word. This
sick person, for mercy's sake, tell me
his namep"
That l cannot do, madame; his
name is unknown to me-"
''But the people in the hotel?"
"Are also ignorant of it. His port
manteau has no address. He came
most probably on flying visit; but he
has been detained here by very alarm
ing Illness"
"Then let me see him, monsieur. 1
cannot endure this suspense. l have
reason to suppose that this gentleman is
friend who is very dear to me. Let
me see him, and then l shall know the
worst"
"You shall see him, madame. in ten
minutes. Monsieur Leruce, will you
prepare the patient for an interview with
this lady?"
The other doctor bowed gravely, and
opened door leading into an inner
apartment, which he entered, closing
the door carefully behind him.
MADAME" said Monsieur Delville,
81 was called in, only three days ago,
to see the person lying in the next room.
My colleague had been for some time
attending him through very difficult
case of typhus fever. A few days ago
the case became still more complicated
and difficult, by an affection of the brain
which supervened, and Monsieur Le-
ruce, not feeling himself strong enough
to combat these difficulties, considered
it his duty to call in another physician.
I was, therefore, summoned. I found
the case, as my colleague had found it,
a most extraordinary one. There was
not only physical weakness to combat,
but mental depression--mental depres-
sion of so terrible and gloomy char
acter, that both Monsieur Leruce and
myself feared that should we even sue
coed in preserving the life of the pa
tient, we might fail in saving his rea-
son."
ssHow terrible! how terrible!'' said
Ellinor.
.sDuring the three days and nights in
which 1 have attended him." continued
the doctor, "we have not succeeded
until this evening in obtaining an inter-
val of consciousness; but throughout the
delirium our patient has dwelt upon two
or three subjects, which, though of
different character, may be by some
chain of circumstances connected into
the one source of his great mental
Indebtedness. Throughout his wan
behring's one name has been necessarily
upon his lips
"And that name is-p'
"Ellinor Daltonp'
"My own namer'
"Yes, madam, your name, coupled
with perpetual entreaties for pardon;
for forgiveness of great wrong-a.
wrong done long since, and scrupulous-
ly concealed"
"a wrong done! If this is the per-
son suspect it to be, he never. never
was anything but the truest friend to
me; but for PHYS sake, let me see him.
This torture of suspense is killing me-"
Zone moment, madame. had some
difficulty in finding you, but mentioning
everywhere the name of the lady OF
whom l was in search, fortunately
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