Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-08-01
CHAPTER LL-FIcTIoN: ATTEMPTED BY ny
LORD.

The doctor had led Fanny through many
o weary aud unrewarded walk. when now
she followed him to the hospitals: he had
inflicted deliberate insult by calling her
''drolesse" and he had completed the sum
Of his offense by talking contemptuously
Of her modesty and her mastery of the
French language. The woman's detesta-
ton OF him, which under ordinary cir
cumstances she might have attempted to
conceal. was urged into hudaciously as
sorting itself by the strong excitement
that now possessed her. Driven to bay,
Fanny made up her mind 10 discover
the conspiracy of which Mr.. Vimpany
was the animating spirit BY a method dar-
ing enough to be worthy OF the doctor
himself
my knowledge of French has told mo
something" she said. IL have just heard.
Mr. Vimpauy, that you want nurse for
your invalid gentleman. With my lords
permission, suppose You try Ine''
Fanny's audacity was more than her
masters patience could endure. He or
dered her to leave the room.
The peace making doctor interfered
again: my dear lord, let me beg you
will not be too hard on the young wO-
man" He turned to Fanny, with an ef-
fort to look indulgent. which ended In the
temperance of his rascally smile. Thank
YOU, my dear, for your proposal, /" he said:
III will let you know If we accept it. to-
MORROW"
Fannv's unforgivfng master pointed to
the door; she thanked Mi. Vimpany, and
went out Lord Harry eyed his friend in
angry amazement. Are you mad." he
asked.
"Tell me something first" the doctor
Fejoined. SIS there any English blood in
your familyf
Lord Harry answered with burst Of
patriotic feeling. II regret to say my
family is adulterated in that manner. Ny
grandmother was an Englishwoman."
Mr.. Vimpany received this extract from
the page of family history with a GOODNESS
Ill his own.
ats a relief to hear that, !" he said. lyon
may be capable 10y the grandmother's
glish sense. / can but try, at any rate.
That woman is too bold and too clever to
be treated like an ordinary servant-I in
cline to believe that she is spy in the EN-.
ployment of your wife. Whether / am
right or wrong in this latter case, the one
way can see of pairing the cats claws is
% turn her into nurse. Do you find me
mad nowi"
'.Madder than ever"
"Ah. you don't take after your grand
mother! Now listen to me. Do We run
the smallest risk if Fanny finds it her in
terest TO betray us? Suppose We ask our
selves what she has really found out She
knows we have got a sick man from
hospital coming here-does she know what
We want him fors Not shell Neither you
NOR said u word on that subject But
abe also heard us agree that your wife
was in our way. What does that matter?
Did she hear us say what IL is that We
don't want your wife to discover Not
she, tell You againl Very well. then-if
Fanny acts as Oxbye's nurse, sly as the
young woman may be, she innocently -.
oociates herself with the end that We
have to gain 10y the Danish gentleman's
death! On, you needn't look alarmed
mean his natural death By lung disease
no crime, my noble friend-no crimer'
The Irish lord. sitting near the doctor,
drew his chair back in a hurry.
eff there's English blood in my family,
he declared, IN tell you what, Vimpany,
there's DEVILS blood in yoursI''
"Anythiu0 you like but Irish blood, /" the
cool scoundrel xeioined.
As he made shat insolent reply Fanny
came in again, with sufficient excuse for
her reappearance. She announced that .
person from the hospital wished to speak
b the English doctor.
The messenger proved to be q young man
employed in the secretary's ONCE. Oxbye
Otdn persistipg in his desire TO be placed
under Mr.. Vimpany's care, one last re-
oponsibility rested ON the Official gentle
men now in charge of him.
They could implicitly trust the medical
assistance and the gracious hospitality of.
19sd to the poor Danish patient: but, b.
- - lafS them. they must alao b satds.