Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-11-23
Graeme. One day he stepped up TO Arthur
on the collaua Gamma and aaid.

Graeme. One day he stepped up 10 Arthur
on the college campus and said:
Doctor, 1 have a patient at my house
whose disease battles me. d sire your
services In consultation II you have ieia-
ure." This with all the grandeur imag-
inabsc
Certainly. DIR Graeme, I ahall be glad 10
be or any service 1have an hours leisure "
Al the cottage he saw male, thin wom-
an. almost IA skeleton, lying In the bed. A
rapid glance OF his trained eye saw the ey-
idences of approaching death As he ap
preached her bedside she raised her eyes
''oh, sir" she said, I'm faint gaspina
voice which he had TO bend low to hear, n
do not need physician so much ss l do
friend have been delirious long whild
and do not know now where am nor who
tins old man Is who takes care OF me sd
kindly and sttentively. l may live long
enough vet To do some good have tried
10 toll the old man, but either he is silly OF
] am not yet sane. J."
His mind is mostly gone"
Well. his heart Ii all whole yeti But
my breath l. short II have no time TO en-
plain what do not clearly understand
myself. Answer me some questions
abjure you M adying that yoh
speak-the truth-as | shall Do you-dp
you know George DascarG"
Arthur Denver started colored, hez
tated, gazed az her scrutinizingiy and su4-
piciously nodded affirmatively
DO you-know Annie Morses YesY Are
you IA friend OF hcrsf Thsn-teh me-
are these two to be mnrriedg"
They are. Next week"
The woman gave u little scream ard
fsinted. Arthur hastily gave her q restora-
tive and she revived
II must-see her Lean closer nv
strength-is failing"
He bent his ear close to her lips and sAs
Whispered few words that made him
sprin. to his feet Growing red and white
in turn he gia ed upon her.
what proofy" he roaIed
She signed him to be silent and went ON
family.
His letters are at Mira Sherman's r.
on Schuyler avenue together with -
sbundance-of other-proof
I'm three hours she shall be here, y he
said, regaining his composure Il leats
you some strengthening wine. Medicine is
useless IL Is wrong TO deceive you with
false hopes Yop may live q week and you
may die tonight God forbid that you
should die before return Quiet yourself
She shall return with ine.n
He was gone.
An hour, two hours three hours passed,
like as many lifetimes In the invalid's
room, as she lay gazing at the slow moving
hands of the clock Three hours pas sad.
Boon the quick ear of the dying woman
caught the so nd OF hoofs and soon the
crunching of the gravel announced that a
carriage had stopped be:ore the door. A
moment later MISS Morse came into the
room, followed by Graeme and her father
Annie's eye caught the wan. emaciated
face and looked sympathy. The invalid
motioned them to be seated Graemo bf-
hciously offered Annie a chair, but she
drew close to the bed
You have something to say to meg" abe
said
The sick woman gasped once or twice and
spoke with great effort:
"Yol-wiil not -be offendedY You-you
will-be-be calpf"
Indeed yesn
u have not much-much breath For
give-foI give I"
Yea yes, poor souli understand |
forgive you any pain you may cause me.
Do not be afraid Speak out My father is
here
Alice looked relieved She rested few
moments, then, motioning Annie 10 cdme
near. as DIR Denver had done. she wh;s.
pered In her ear the same words that had
so startled him:
George Dascar has wife In tho insane
asylum gt Bonesborough"
When Annie fell back her father caughi
her.
BE calm. daughter, and thank God for
what you have escaped know 1t all DIR.
Denver has put the proofs In my hands Ii
10 enough proof To say that at a hint from
me Mr. Dascar has left town. To This
dying woman, however. neither the doctor
nor | could refuse the satisfaction OF
speaking the words that would sever you
from that
Never mind, father Do not abuse him
yet Il is 80 sudden must think Please
take mo home
Her face wore an unnatural pallor as abe
left the apartment
How did you get possession OF those
papersg" asked Arthur Denver OF the tick
woman when he called later In the evening
.Mrs Dascar. after she had been cruelly
deserted, was my best friend We lived
like sisters until his persecution drove her
crazy. took possession of all her papers
when they took her away TO the mad
housaf"
"At the place got the papers tnev toid
me you had left there some time ago and
had taken another boarding-place. Did
you come from there herey"
NO; l went from thereto the-to-
the"
DR. Denver bent low TO catch the words
TO solve the mystery Of the woman's pres
ence at draeme's. for the old man gave .
new story every time he was asked how
the woman came beneath his roof
Take little wine, he said She dram K
and. resting moment said:
ITO the-to the department-fA the
In the Marine Hospital
DIR Arthur face was ashen when he put
the next question
Are you the nurse who was employed
there and had brain feverH You are not
Alice Alice Cranstons.
The answer solved more mysteries than
one in Arthur's mind
Il am"
Aspasm passed over tho sick ONES lace,
the arms were thrown wildly up. and sank
slowly down, the head fell back, the eyes
grew fixed and CLASSY, the chin dropped,
leaving the mouth partly open DR. Den.
yer touched the woman's lips with thu tips
OF his fingers and said quietly. This time
shs IL dead PomFREr Jbr