Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-14

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ming to show signs of returning con-
seriousness. The doctor walked quickly
to the bedside and, placing his hand on
Malvern's forehead, said in low tone:
"Hes breathing a little easier now.
Minette did not look up. Finally
Scarborough took one of her hands gently
and said:
Come. Minette we must be brave
we are the only friends he has in Paris,
and we must nurse him back to life
again.
Minette rose quickly, dashed the tears
away with her handkerchief, looked up
with sad smile, and said:
"Well, I'm brave NV, what do you
want me to do:"
"I'm going to take you home first" be
replied, land then tomorrow the doctor
says that you can come and SIT with him
a couple of hours. | shall be here the
rest Of the time. Shall | call for you at
10 o'clock
Eyes, said Minette; 81 will be ready"
Late that night Malvern walked into
Stanbroughs room.
''Well, how did you leave herr" he
asked, anxiously.
"The most thoroughly conscience
Scarborough. "At first she was terror
stricken. While we were following you
down TO the gate | was afraid that she
was going to faint. She didn't, though.
But when she saw you in the hospital
that was too much for the poor girl"
Yes, and it came very near being too
much for me, too" said Malvern. 81
couldn't have stood it much longer. You
came just in time"
Its perfectly plain-sailing now" said
Scarborough "All you want is an OPP
portunity, and the doctor and l have ar
ranged to make one for you tomorrow.
Put On you hat--well take stroll, and
I'll tell you about it."
When Minette and Scarborough APP
peared in the doctors office the following
morning, the physician gave them seats,
closed the door, and drew his chair near
TO them.
Hes conscious now" he began; twas
so last night. talked with him little
while. The worst feature of the case
now is his mental depression--said that
he had nothing to live for. We must
get him into better state of mind some
how. What was the motive, do you
know
But Minette had already risen from
her seat. She restrained herself with
difficulty until the doctor had finished.
Thus she answered his question by say
ing simply;
Let me go to HIM.
The doctor looked at her. "Do you
wish to see him alone?" he asked.
Yes she replied, firmly.
The doctor called an attendant, with
whom Minette left the room.
1t was nearly two hours before Stan
brough joined her. He found NIinette
looking calm, hopeful. and ineXpressibly
relieved. There was also a significant
tenderness in her voice as she babe NAL
vern goodbye. Malvern himself was a
very happy-looking sick man. Late in
the afternoon Scarborough called on Mi
nette in haste. He had seen the doctor.
Malvern was sitting up. There had been
a mistake in the dagnOsis-the bah had
been wrongly located. His prostration
had been due rather to the shock which
his nervous system had sustained than to
the serious nature OF the wound The
doctor had ordered him to be kept per-
fectly quiet until the next afternoon.
He might then he able to take a short
drive or walk in the open air. Minette
demanded to be taken to him at once,
but Scarborough quoted the doctors or
ders again. and she yielded. He left her
oyerjoyed at the unexpected good news,
and, after dining, he had a conference
with Malvern and the doctor.
Ten o'clock found him hurrying to the
Cafe Tucoherent. Before he returned
Bebe, enraged at what she called his ne
glect, and consumed with jealousy, had
accused him in a very high-heyed voice
of flowing another woman" The quar-
rel terminated with the usual reooncilia-
ton.
The next afternoon a cab containing a
party of three might have been seen
driving slowly toward one of the quiet
environs of Paris. Minette and Malvern
were sitting together. Facing them, and
on the low seat behind the driver sat
Scarborough. Malvern had mended Won
derfully. He referred to his wound as a
"mere scratch but when Scarborough
reminded him that the doctor had said
that if it had been quarter of an inch
the other way Instant death would have
resulted, Minette looked very solemn.
They were in the vicinity of Pere-LaCh-
aise, and Malvern proposed that they
would stop there. Mmette and Stan
brOugh We're astouished at the idea, and
labored earnestly to dissuade him from
it, But Malvern insisted that he wanted
to sec the place once more for the last
time, and they yielded finally to what
Scarborough called a sick mans whim.
Strange" said Malvern; as they stood
again by Abelards tomb, "that / should
have thrown that rose near which yours
fell"
"What rose?" demanded Scarborough.
"Why the one that was on the tomb
when she threw hers that day. was
telling her about it yesterday. I left
here Just before you came. and happen
ing to have flower which had picked
up, tossed it over there But there's a
sequel to all that. Shall we tel him
now, Minette?' said Malvern. taking her
hand. They have seated themselves on
q step hard by;Stanbrough was standing
in front of them.
You needn't mind telling me the Sc
quel, said Scarborough, with a bitter
smile. Il know what it is. The sequel
is that--that-that," he continued, APP
parently unable to proceed. Having
stepped back a little, he had turned his