The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-08

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lE6ES stood stirring with I
W08 m " spoon something tt
-4 3ifERsSxk, which he was giving thu
80 %r,3SNE closest attention. A
slight curtain hung be-
~ fore the door OF hi
saAM patients room and
Dakouss frequently cast toward 1t a search.
ing glance. But We cannot have our eyer
everywhere, and at theprecise moment
when the doctor was examining q change Of
tint Just produced In the liquid contents OF
the cup in his hand this draperv parted anG
Alexandra Lanin appeared, coming in or
tiptoe.
Seeing the doctor she smiled and ap-
preached him.
"Well, Doctor" she said, "are you pleased
with the wounded mans condition.! He il
in a deep Sleep"
Dakouss turned about with a s%uddenness
10 like fright that he spilled upon the car
pet some drops of the potion. Alexandra
perceived his excitement and her smile be-
came re~assuring. But Dakouss grew fear
fully pale, he stared at Alexandra with hag-
gard eyes. ciasped a cup and put it on q
pier table. xvi,
II speak to you, Doctor" continued
Alexandra, land you do not answer me.
Really, you are getting bsshful. l have
just come through Vandine's room with
Akoulina Ivanowna. We think he looks ex-
coedingly we'll. Louise would like to see
your patient. Will you permit her to call
when he awakens? Louise 10 very anxious
about it,. She has been here since this
morning"
the spoon with which he had just stirred
the potion and answered nothing. Pale,
trembling, with downcast eyes, he was lean
ing against the table.
"Why, doctor, you do not answer! Real
ly. my appearance has frightened Won as
badly as If I had caught you committing a
crime"
"Mademoiselle." he said, your presence
is such great happiness for mo" 5
"You are nervous, doctor," she said,
sharply. -
insists on seeing Vandine. Will you permit
your patient to see Mile. de Schel1mbsrR?
You told us yeaterdaxsat difsiser %kst4ae was
quite safeandsgthN inFta.feeyaess tS wonld
DO on his feet again. Louise complains
that she has not seen him in a whole week.
She pretends Chat after having granted
Vandine certain liberties you are %tyranizing
over him. Louise has an ominous look
about her, She is such an odd girl. Louise.
! wager il she had seen you stir that potion
she would have thought 1t was poison"
Dakouss had now recovered his self
possession. He answered calmly:
when Prince Gromoff awakes anybody
may see him. For the last few days I
thought l had noticed some alarming symp-
toms. Indeed. fever appeared shortly af-
terwards; but to-day il is almost subdued.
Yet the patient must still continue my
treatment regularly and must take the
drink l was preparing at the moment when
you came in. / shall not answer for him
unless he takes it every three hours. 1t
will even be necessary for me to wake him
treatment is indispensable to his cure. l
have stayed at this house only in order
myself TO administer this potion, of which
! alone possess The secret. am ambitious
of the honor of saving this man unaided."
'"Then," said Alexandra, i~nterrupting
him, Louise may Gomez
"In fifteen minutes, for his sleep must
not needlessly be disturbed"
"Will you permit me to ring?"
EYES, the bell communicates with the
vestibuie-the wounded man will not hear
it,"
Alexandra directed the servant who nm.
swered the bell to inform Nine. de Schelm-
berg that she might come to the sick mans
room in fifteen minutes. Then she moved
toward the p~ortiere and was about to push
it aside to go into the room where Vandine
lay and where Akonlina Ivanowna was
awaiting for her. Dakouss then said:
"Mademoiselle, o are cruel" She
turned round as if stung by a serpent.
"What did you say?" she asked. giving
him a whitening glance.
But Dakouss. conscious of his wonderful
beauty and gifted with rare impudence, was
not taken abnck.
I'm three days." hs said plaintively, II
shall leave this house and / shall meyer see
you again, for your mother does not like
me and will not allow me to come back
here. Besides" he added bitterly, II can
not aspire to the honor Of being received in
Countess Lanin's drawiEgroom."
well, sir?" asked Alexandra.
Have yon not one kind word for q man
who has stayed moro than a month under
your roof and admires you beyond all
bounds4 Would your aristocratic pride
prevent your shaking hands with me?"
had already raised. approached him with
extended hand and said in a voice betray-
ing some emotion:
Here is my hand, doctor; but I expected
TO see you again before you leave US. Are
You not going to dine with us either to-day
or Tomorrow
Without knowing it Dakouss had again
touched the heart Of this young girl. 1t
was his inferiority Of social position, /
which he had so plaintiyely stated. which |
Auu IlONcu hlcxhuuEd. DukOuBS p0I1oveQ
a very different sentiment was animat- |
ing her and with a smile Of triumph he
dared to raise that hand to his lips. Alex
a>1ra drew it back abruptly and vet with
out anger, and appearing to be easily recon
oiled to an immediate apd eternal separa- |
ton, she said:
Are you in any position in society,""
ALAS! no. mademoiselle"
She then asked mechanically:
what arc you plans for the future?' And |
again. after putting this ques-
ton in q commonplace tone, she seated her
self 30 hear his answer.
my plans?" he repeated with a bitter
smile. Upon leaving this princely house /
shall go and live mt the other end OF st.
on Ascension Perspective in u
called the Asiatics' phalanstery."
"a phalansteryY What is that"
"lt is n place where a few poor wretches
live together, where money and labor are
shnted alike. where each performs his part
Df the work for all. / can sweep out the
rooms and open the doors in tho morning,
and in the evening I shall 90 out to hunt up
When / earn q few coppers
shall put half Of IL into the common treas
ary to secure the right of eating at the CON-
non table. This will he my future life.
This 10 the way the poor live!"
''But You will not be poorT' she broke in
"Vandine 10 rich and father, too.
You have suved my cousins life; the least
ne can do IL to make ron fortune. When
TOu leave this hCuH9 Won mav ha auva ~ m