Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-08-08
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Next morning she returned by an omnt
bus service which would allow her TO
reach the cottage at about a quarter past
eleven. She chose this time Tor two rea
sous: First. becaus. breakfast was sent in
from the restauI ant At eleven, and the two
gentlem III would certainly be in the sole
q manager over that meal; and, next, be
cause the doc, or always visited his pa-
ti-nt after breakfast She could, there
fore, hope to get in unseen, which was the
first thing.
Tha spare bedroom-that assigned to the
pa ient-was on The ground floor, next &c
the diniug-room. Ii communicated With
the garden by French windows and by u
small hIgHt OF steps.
Fanny walked cautiously along the road
past tue garden gate, rapid glance as
sured her that no one was there; she hast
fly opened the gate, and slipped in. She
knew that tne windows OF tue sick-ruom
were closed on the inner side, and the
blinds were still down. The patient,
therefore, had not yet been disturbed OF
visited. The windows of the dining room
were on the other side OF the house. The
woman therefore slipped round to the
back. where sAe found, as she expected.
the door wide open. In the hall sae heard
the voices of the doctor aud Lord Harry
and the clickin Z of knives and forks. They
were at breakfast.
One more tning-what should she scr %
OxoyeY what excuse should she make
for coming back. How should she per.
shade h n TO keep silence about her pres
encef Ills passion suggested plan and
reason. Sne mad come back, sac would
tell him. for love OF INN, to watch over
him. unseen by the doctor. to 20 awav
with Hun when he was strong enough %
travel. He WAS a simple aud u candid
soul, and ne would fall into such q little
,r,T. pS.AtF "a.
DE quite easy Ior her to remain in the house
perfectly undisturDed and unknown to
either OF the gentlemen.
Sne opened the door and looked In.
50 far, no reason would DE wanted. the
patienJ was sleeping peacefully. But not
III the bed. He was ying, partly dressed
and covered with . blanket, on the solaL
With the restlessneSs of convaiescsrce he
had changed his couch in the morning al
ter a waseful night, and was now sleep
Ing far into the morning.
The bed, as is common in French
houses, stood in an alcove. A heavy cur
tain hung over rod, also in the French
manner. Part of this curtain lay over tho
head of the bed.
The woman perceived the possibility OF
using the curtain as a means Of conceal.
menI. There was a space of foot be-
tween the bed and the wall. She placed
herself therefore behind the bed, in this
tireiy concealed her.. Nothing was more
unlikely than that the doctor should look
behind the bed IN that corner. Then
with her scissors she pierced hole in the
curtain large enough Tor ner TO see per
fectiy without the least danger Of being
seen, and sne waited 10 see what would
happen.
she waited for half an hour, during
wulcf the sl-eoilg man silent pn wiLncui
movement, and the voices OF the two men
IN the sale n n,dnIer rose and fell IN con-
versation Presently there was silence,
broken only by au occasional remark.
"They have lit their cigars" Fanny muir
INJURED: they Will take their coffee, and in
G few minutes they will be here"
When they came in a few minutes later,
they had their cigars. and Lord Harry's
face was slightly flushed, perhaps with
the vine he had taken ut breakfast
perhaps with the glass of brandy after his
coffee
The doctor threw himself into chair
and crossed his legs. looking thoughtful
y at his patient Lord Harry stood over
him.
Every day." he said, 1.-The man gets bet
ter"
HE has got better every day, SO far"
said the doctor
Every dav his face gets fatter and he
grows less like me-"
ut is true" said the doctor.
''Then-what the devil are we to dos"
''Wait a little longer" said the doctor.
The woman in her hiding place hardly
dared to brearlis.
"WhaI.' asked Lord Harry. "You mean
that the man, after all"
Wait little longer" the doctor re-
peated, quietly.
Tell me'-Lord Harry bent over the
sick man eagerly-''you think"
Look he e." the doctor said, (which Of
l.. l..
or r."
You, Of course"
Yes: |, of course Then tell you, as a
medical man, that appearances are some
times deceptive. This man, for instance
he looks better: he thinks he is recovering:
he feels stronger. You observe that he Is
fatter N the face. His nurse. Fanny Mere,
went away with the knowledge that he
was much better. and the conviction that
he WAS about to leave the house as much
recovered as such patient with such a
disorder can expect"
"V eil?"
~ ell. my lord, allow me to confide in
rou. Medical men mostly keep their
knowledge in such matters to themselves.
We know and recognize symptoms which
TO yea are invisible. BY these symptoms
by these symptoms" ne repeated slowly
aud looking hard at the other man, 81
know that this man-no longer Oxbye, my
patient. but-another-is in Il highly dam
gerous condition. l have noted the symp-
toms in my book"-he tapped his pocket
'for future use."
And when-when-" Lord Harry was
frig fully pale. His lips moved, but he
could not finish the sentence. The thing
he had agreed to was terribly near, and it
looked uglier than he had expected.
''Oh. whenr' the doctor replied careless
". Perhaps TO day-perhaps in week.
II il hatfield
canno: say"
LORD Harry breathed deeply. "If the
man is in so serious a condition." he said,
sis it safe or prudent for us to be alone In
the house without servant and without
nurse"
Il was not born yesterday, my lord; 1
assure you," said the doctor in his tocniar
way. They have found me a nurse.
she will come to-day My patients life
is, humanity speaking"-Lord Harry shud-
1erea-"perfectly safe until her arrival"
'Well-but she is a stranger. She must
know whom she is nursing"
Certainly. She will be told-1 have al
ready told her-that she is going to nurse
Lord Harry Norland, young Irish gen.
iler1an. She is stranger. That is the
r;os' valuable quality she possesses. She
n complete stranger. As for you, what
are you, Anything you please. An En-
slish gentleman staying with me under
The melancholy circumstances OF his lord.
ships Illness. What more naturals The
English doctor is staying with his patient
and the English friend is staying with the
doctor. When the insurance officer makes
pquiries, as he is very likely to do. the
nurse will be invaluable for the evidence
She will give"
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