, 1885-10-04
a physician /. prIvIlegod ] wl.h.

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Come, comep' he cried in a ioyo.is
toae, after a few moments had pass
I'VE are ali right now we shall
get OF with nothing worse IN y
a fright Why, you old cowarl,
have | not already told you SO. Here
let me see n happier face on you
And he gave NJ. Rabut a vigorous slap
on the shoulder.
Then, suddenly turning to me he
asked
"Bnt you-whero are you from !
don't remember ever seeing you here be
FORE
81 came from Brittany, doctor, by
way of Paris and Port Louis"
Look look,'-ho had already turned
his back upon me she is opening her
eyes
NJ. Rabut ~inyoluntarily seized my
hand, and dragged me to the sofa
She opened her eyes They were
blue the eyes ] always liked best.
"iIelene my poor Helene mur
INJURED the poor father, STOPPING to kiss
her forehead.
"Gentle you" exclaimed the doc
tor, pulling him back. let her have
air, If you please
Mr.. Rabut drew back, without letting
90 my hand.
Myrtil returned from the stable.
"Myrtil r. Myrtill-welL, how about
that breakfast Is it going to be ready
to-day. or to- morrow
Ma foil I'm ready for it," cried the
doctor. That gallop gave me aferoeious
appetite.
why, Myrtili-serve the Madeira to
those gentlemen"
This time Myrtil obeyed.
1t was / in the afternoon when | left
my pavilion TO return TO the house. NJ.
Rabbit came to look for me on the
v%erandah. Come, he said, you can
see her now
lie brought me close to her bed. Her
dear, big blue eyes still had dark cir
Giles about them; but the blood was cir
culating under the clear skin, for she
blushed at my approach.
This is he, my Helene; if it hadn't
been for him-and his voice choked.
"Don't fret any more, papa. am
only sorry about my locket. DO you
think they will ever be able TO find it,
The locket contained her mothers
hair.
1t was barely daylight when Preached
the river. The negro who had taken
her out of the water had shown me the
evening before the precise spot whore
the current had carried her away, and
also the place where he found her, about
fifty yards further down. 1t wa n long.
narrow basin, shut in by great am
roses. whose tufted branches met above
AMI stretched from one bank to the
other. The pale light, fltering through
the leaves, made CLEANS here and there
upon the water like the reflection of
molten lead beyon / the darkness was
complete; it looked perfectly black
there.
! dived, and brought up three fiat
pebblesl Put breakfast would not 10
ready until 10 o'clock; | had plenty of
time.
by = O'Clock, the bottom of the basin
had no mysteries for me. There was
not n single cabot-iish that / had not
disturbed beneath his rock; not a single
camaron that | had not compelled so
crawl backward into his hole. But the
loeket was not there. accordingly it
must be further down. left the basin,
and followed the course of the stream.
i~nterrogating all the roots, exploring
all the boulders, questioning eyrey tuft
of grass. | was about to pass on, when
| saw a little black serpent, like a thin
silk string, caught upon the root Of a
wild strawberry plant, wriggling in the
current. seized it; it was the locketl
She would not come down to break
fast; but NJ. kabut told me she would
certainly come down to dinner. She
was still a little weak; but that was all.
Man is a selfish creature, the me
dallion remained in my pc ket.
While they were laying the table that
evening, | stole softly into the dining
room. When her father had led her to
her seat, and she unfolded her napkin,
she found a little loX in it.
What is this another of your at
tempts to spoil me, papa2'
But the astonished look of NJ. Rabus
must have ton inced her more than his
denial.
She opened the little box,
My locket! my locket' she cried,
putting it to her lips and Kissing it
over and over again. watched every
kiss | looked at her ont Of the corner
of my eye. Finally her eyes met my
own; she understood. Mt the little
mysterious beauty did not even say
Thank you.
And the long and short of 1t is, dear
sir, that never gave my wife a single
lesson.
All, yes, parbleul taught her how 70
swim.