Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-03

to the lot Of a mddle-aged sp.nster with quiet
tastes than that Of engineering young woman
OF any considerable personal attractions across
Europe. The trouble began on the ocean
steamer in the shape of captain In the United
States navy. At Paris it was big Frenchman
with a nature like that OF newfoundland dog:
at Marselles it presented itself under the guIse
of a dreaIny-eyed German; at Rome it was a sill
very-tongued Italian; at Naples it concentrated
Itself III the most violent and vlrulent form in
the person of young American doctor.
MSS sutherland troubled with Cough
an entirely natural and appropriate thing ID a
youn o. oman who exposed herself in all kinds
OF weathers on ship-board simply to know how
the looked IN a storm. The idea that that
cough needed PHYSICIANS care was entirely
prrpOSterous: but. al the same We had not
beea in Naples ten days before Miss Suthef-
lands lungs ere as much an object of solicit
tu'ie to Dr. Manning az if she had been in the
last STAGES OF consumption. WHAT delightful
th.1@ "a Cough is-ont, that is which is quite
sufficiently slight. does not keep the sufferer
Awake al night. or otherwise interfere with the
comfortable progress of existence! There was
Just enough reality TO Miss Sutherland's cough
To prevent her undertaking the fatigue of a
journey MP Nesuv us. but not sufficient to inter-
tere with any number of small excursions to
san Martina. Cato Oh Monte, or anywhere else
that miEit b. accomplished Within reasonable
Miss uthrrland just the one element of attrac-
ton she did not need. The rather firmly set
lips took On quite a gentle piteOus expression
Wen the irritated throat was trying to relieve
Itself by a lit OF Coughing, slight fever gave
the usually colorless cheeks ana clear eyes a
brilliancy. and the exhaustion that followed re-
duced the young lady from her usual attitude
OF sturdy Independence to most fascinating
condition of woTanly weak ness.
1t very soon cane TO be understood that Miss
M ri Il 1.tnySt ri hos
health. her ignorance. and mine also. of Nea-
pOiitan pdtois the viciouSness Of donkeys and
the cupItiity of guides made male escort al
most necessity in the neighborhood of Naples
Whether the necessity grew out Of the ready
provision to meet it, the provision out OF the
Necessity. it j, not worth while to argue Judg-
in- from the independence of other lady travel
erS. the former theory seems the more tenable.
Durin" the first of these eXcursions Miss Suth-
erand tad something Of bOdy-ruard about
her. Three or four hands at least were put out
to help her over every rock and upevery height.
Presently the number was reduced to one. Dr.
Manning had. in fact. assumed the same iuris-
dictiOn over the rest of Miss Sutherands move
ncnts that he did over the cough. That aiment
had been his especial charge from the begn-
ming. and he seemed to be rapidly assunn. the
responsibility of whatever else appertaned to
the young lady. Matters had been In this shape
tor about month when it became apparent
that something had begun to go wrong. BY
that have fallen to my lot arrived at the con-
cIlsion that as Miss Sutherland had re9aincd her
health she desired to discharge her physician /
was not prepared, however for the manner in
which she undertook to do it. The plan was re-
yraed in the simple announcement that she in
tended to Change her quarters to the island of
Capri.
Unhappily my relations to Miss Sutherland are
such that for me to hear is to obey. looked at
| the bleak mass of roe: from my window and
E-,k, 4
Climate of Italy being in fact as chill an Eng
lish May. The effect of the announcement upon
me was. however, mild to that which it pro-
duced upon DIR. Manning. They were sitting
very quietly when 1t came-she half buried IN a
big arm chair he playing with the tassels of her
shawl.
''A@nesi"-t was daring venture that with
her first name-''y0u are not going over on that
bleak rock! 1t will he absolutely dangerous Tor
you As your physician will not allow it."
Now at this moment the doctor had an advan-
tage Had he pushed it. dainty Miss Suther-
land. It'll her assumptions Of dignity and firmly
carved mouth. would have Yielded that point
and the ret. He Numbered, Tor he added very
softly. Don't 20. dear"
left the room. ! always do at this stare.
Miss Sutherland is Il thorough American in re-
gard to her lovers An English or a French girl
would have tied after me. Tfe young lady in
question thought it quite proper that I should
retire. The matter III question WAS quite per-
from outsd parties. The doctor went on blum
deflng unquc>tionably: for an hour later when
she came INTO hy room. We had the following
conversation:
'.Well!"
"Yes"
''Acain?"
II believe 80" This with q yawn, after
which, to all appearance. her whole attent on
was gwen to getting the hair-pins out of her
hair
had GOOD taste, and Iibcrius built twelve villas
on IL where n to amuse himself during leisure
hours. At the same time middIe-aged women
VIII get the fheuaatism in damp places We
had not taken more than dozen donkey rides
assembled Mount SoiariO. and made the trip to
Ahacapri, when certain twnges in my joints
warned ME Of the probability of being laid up
SIX weeks in a Little pension perched on one of
the steepest rocks IN the Mediterranean. NV
experienced eyes also informed me that Miss
Sutherland was not precisely herself Nv dag
nOSiS OF the Case was soon made out to my own
satisfaction She was trying TO live up to the
lines Of her mouth. and ut the same time giving
way round the heart. The doctors STUPIDITY
bad undoubtedly cost him a rejection. But
when young lady ii,.es to an almost desert Is
land to avoid the proximity OF an obnoxious
suitor. and then spends most of her time gazing
across the STA in the direction where he is sun
posed to be. IT may explain the matter per-
fectly To say that she is admiring VesuviuS; but
III IL hoeS. tne person VINO accepts the eXpana-
ton has not much experience OF young women
Is there anything in this world much more
cXcrUciatlng than an attack OF inflammatOry
rheumatism? This was precisely what Miss
Sutheriand's caprices. in regard to her lovers
had brought Inc to. For two weeks law upon
my bed u hidPous mass Of red flannel, rack ed
with pain. and hating Capri with the intensity
OF one of the captiveS OF old Tiberius During
this time Miss sutherland developed into one Of
the gentest and tcnderest nurses that ever took
care OF the victim Of her own imprudence The
process OF torture was going on. six weeks be-
ing the alleged period for the inflammatory
demon to hold sway when one morning the ia
miliar face OF Dr. Manning appeared above INV
bed For two minutes positively lost sight OF
the pain In my joints to wonder if he had been
sent for. Miss Sutherland took the very first
opportunity to inform HE that he had not We
were indebted for his presence to the fact that
some residents of Capri had told him that both
the English ladies at the pension were i'll, the
elder one very I'LL.
If anything will alleviate the pangs of acute
rheumatism it ia having two young people
about one both Of whom are clearly In love with
each other, while each Is ready to die rather
than make the first sign. The attitude of the
doctor was magnificent. He had clearly come
to Capri To save " possible the lives of two wo-
men Imperfect by the abominable willfuness of