Evening journal., 1891-07-21

TO roll away. The doctors heart stood
still Great God Could this horrible
wreck Of womanhood be his wifeg And
was she going to speakS It was an odious
moment.
Bst fs) % only laughed-an unmirthful,
coarse and empty laugh. "Oh, Lordl Are
you here?" she muttered, and tossed over
The doctor drew a long breath; he had
grown a little paler before he spoke Poor
creature; she mistakes me for some one
else They often do, at the last he whis
pered, and then, taking down the usual
card, hung above the bed, on which the
patients age, disease and diet. as well as
the DOCTORS name in charge Of the case,
were written, he added urbanely:
"Quite right-perfectly right. DR.. Brown
has ordered everything that could possibly
be of use. Sister, look after this case es-
pecially."
Lady Sibthorpe said something gracious,
and passed on. Not a feature Of the strange
scene had escaped her. Il was evident that
something extraordinary had happened
That these two-the fashionable physician
and the pitiable outcast on the hospital
mattress-knew each other she had now
not tue smallest doubt But the three
moved on to the next bed, smiling and
chatting as they went Presently Sir Ken
meth Brandon urged a consultation at the
other end Of London at o'clock, and of
fered TO drive Lady Sibthorpe back, as she
had sent away her carriage. They were
both rather silent as they were bowled
along westward
A few nights afterward they met by ac-
cident at dinner. It was brilliant party
The talk, like the food, was stimulating;
the wine, like the beauty of the women,
was rare. Il was in gracefully artificial
moments like these that Sir Kenneth
pessimist though he was felt tenderly dis
posed toward all the world. Sir Kenneth
in fact, was delighted, for he was deputed
TO take Lady Sihthorpe down to dinner
She was woman who looked specially
well by candle light and at dinner time
Her teeth, her shoulders and her diamonds
were proverbial-three things which, adj
ded TO her native wit, made the widow a
much coveted dinner companion. Sir
Kenneth. indeed, had never realized how
devoted he was to her before And vet
there was an expression in Lady Sibthorpe's
eyes tonight which he had never seen there,
and which he could not quite understand.
= see from the papers that you have been
in Paris the last few days" she said as
they ate their soup; Il hope you have
saved Europe one OF its ex-crowned heads?"
ITO any one but you am professionally
tongue tied" whispered the doctor gal
lantly. Her majesty is now out of dam
ger. was in fact able to leave Paris by
the II train-just in time TO dine here to-
night But / haven't opened a single let
ter or telegram"
He kept the talk on the gossip Of the day
until he saw the corners of her mouth give
way with a little tired droop
And your article on the hospitalsgn
said the doctor, bending his head and smil-
ing at the charming woman at his side. Il
hope you're going to let us down easily"
"Ahl my article will be on quite another
question" said Lady Sibthorpe. 81 have
been curiously interested in case which
is typical of one of the great problems of
modern society. have been three times
to the 'Whitechaper since that day.
IL wish 90 heaven you would not run any
such rsSl We doctors are hardened, you
know, but there is always the fear OF infec-
tion for delicate women"
But that poor rcreature-Number Twen-
ty-nine"-
"Ahr' sighed Sir Kenneth. frowning
slightly, as he reached out his hand toward
his champagne glass. Dear Lady Sib-
thorpe, those arc terrible cases. They are
cankerous evils, eating away the very life
Of our social system"
my dear Doctor" urged the lady, in her
most delightful drawl you forget what
Mr.. Lecky says. Number Twenty nine,
on the contrary is the martyr of eiviliza-
tionr'
Possibly" replied the physician dryly,
Meanwhile the woman has succumbed
She died last night"
There was burst Of laughter from each
| side Of the table. A well known @. G.. was
telling the latest joke. In the pause that
/ followed, Lady Sibthorpe studied the menu
( and Sir Kenneth fingered some grapes OF
| his plate How much did she know? II
j seemed to him an eternity before she spok,
/ again.
81 have taken Number Twenty-nine
as a typical case. The woman seemed tC
be what we are now agreed TO call a 'mor
| ally deficient person. Yet, properly TRAINED
and protected, Number Twenty-nin'
might now he alive, well and a tolerabl!
useful member of society. Think of it
That pitiable woman was barely forty"
My dear lady" said Sir Kenneth slow
ly, lyon have probably only heard half he
story. Do you really know anything abou
her?"
Yes" said Lady SibthOrpe abruptly
And as she looked him straight betweei
the eyes the doctor knew that she wa
aware of the whole story. "I'm not sent
mental, she added, with a smile, "but Nv
taken fancy TO have this wretched Great
ure decently buried-in some little countr
churchyard She shall rest now--for good
Shall undertake the necessary arrang'
ments? Or would you, perhaps, prefer ~
The ladies were rising to 90. Brando
bowed his head.
I'll think | would rather see TO thl
, thing myself"
Nothing more was said. He sat dow
/ again when they were gone, staring blanl
ly at the fruit strewn plates and ha
: drained glasses. Her crumpled napki
fell across his knee, and as it fell he sa
with a shudder a vision Of a stiff, sileI
figure in the hospital mortuary. He cOul
= hear the ladies' silken trains and high bre
voices as they trailed up stairs. And Il
2 doctor knew that when that suave, desir
bic, but unreenting woman had passed OF
of the door she had also passed finally out
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