Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-24

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paApltat1on and unaccountable uneasiness
to Annie and bitterness and melancholy to
Arthur Denver. An incident occurred,
however, at this time that brought affairs
| to crisia It all came about through
Graeme One day hs stepped up to Arthur
on the college campus and said:
Doctor. l have patient at my house
whose disease battles me. / desire your
services In consultation If you have leis-
ure. This with all the grandeur mag
Unable
Certainly, DR.. Graeme, shall be glad to
be OF any service. Ihave an hours leisure +"
At the cottage he saw pale, thin wom-
an, almost skeleton, lying in the bed. A
rapid glance OF his trained eye saw the ev-
licences of approaching death. As he ap-
preached her bedside she raised her eyes
''Oh, sir" she said, in faint gasping
voice which he had to bend low to hear, Il
do not need a physician SO much as I do a
friend have been delirious long while
and do not know now where am nor who
this old man is who takes care CT me 50
kindly and attentively. l may live long
enough yet to do some good have tried
to tell the old man, but either he is silly or
am not yet sane"
His mind is mostly gone"
| We'll. his heart is all whole yet! But
my breath is short-I have no time to ex-
plain-what L do not clearly understand
myself. Answer-me some questions-sir.
l abjure you-as adying-woman-t you
speak-the truth-as l shall Do you-do
you know-George Dascar?"
Arthur Denver started, colored, hest
tated, gazed at her scrutinizingly and sus-
piciously nodded affirmatively.
do you-know Annie Morse? Yes? Are
you IA friend of hers? Then-teu me-
are these two-to be married!"
They are Next week"
The woman gave a little scream and
tainted Arthur hastily gave her a restora-
tive and she revived
II must-see her Lean-closer. My
strength is-failing.
He bent his ear close to her lips and abe
whispered few words that made him
spring to his feet Growing red and white
in turn, he glared upon her
'What proof?" he roaIed
She signed him to be silent and went on
family.
"His-letters are ut Mrs Sherman's-
on Schuyler avenue = together with =
abundance-of other-proOf"
I'm three hours she shall be here, he
| oulu, LEX dluluS COmpOSu4C. lCdSc
you some strengthening wine. Medicine il
useless 1t is wrong to deceive you with
false hopes. You may live week and you
may die tonight God forbid that you
should die before return Quiet yourself
She shall return with me-"
He was gone.
An hour, two hours, three hours passed
like as many lifetimes in the invalid's
| al, low of 81 oo1o
hands of the clock. Three hours passed.
Soon the quick ear of the dying woman
caught the sound of hoofs and soon the
crunching of the gravel announced that 9
carriage had stopped before 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 Graeme Of
ficiously offered Annie q chair, but she
drew close to the bed
"You have something to say to me?" she
said
The sick woman gasped once or twice and
spoke with great effort:
'You-will not-be offended? You-you
will-be-be-calm?"
Indeed, yes"
II have not much-much breath. For.
give-forgive-'
"Yes, yes, poor soul! I understand
forgive you any pain you may cause me-
Do not be afraid Speak out My father II
here"
Alice looked relieved. She rested few
moments, Their, motioning Annie to come
near, as DR.. Denver had done, she whis-
pered in her ear the same words that haG
SO startled him:
George Dascar has a wife in the insane
asylum at Bonesborough."
When Annie fell back her father caught
her
BE calm, daughter, and thank God fol
what you have escaped. know it all Dr.
Denver has put the proofs in my hands. Il
is enough proof to say that at hint from
me Mr.. Dascar has left town. To this
dying woman, however, neither the doctor
nor 1 could refuse the satisfaction OF
speaking the words that would sever you
from that
Never mind. father. Do not abuse hin
vet 1t is so sudden must think. Please
take me home"
Her face wore an unnatural pallor as she
left the apartment.
"How did you get possession OF those
papers?" asked Arthur Denver Of the sicl
woman when he called later in the evening.
MRS. Dascar, after she had been cruelty
deserted, was my best friend We lived
like sisters until his persecution drove hel
crazy took possession OF all her papers
when they took her away to the mad
house,"
"At the place got the papers they told
me you had left there some time ago and
had taken another boarding-place. Did
you come from there here?"
mo; I 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 Graeme's. for the old man gave q
new story every time he was asked how
the woman came beneath his root
take a little wine," he said She drank
and, resting q moment said:
| ITO the-to the-new Departmental the
in the Marine Hospital"
| Dr. Arthur face was ashen when he put
the next question
Are you the nurse who was employed
there and had brain fever? You are not
/ Alice-Alice Cranston?"
The answer solved more mysteries than
| ono in Arthur'a mind