Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-22
TIE RUSSIAN DOCTOR.
4. ssrt2ic, cns RTso1nniitic Story
from Real Lifo.
LADAPTED FROM THE GERMAN OF NINE
ELISE PoRVE1

IADAPTED FROM THE GERMAN OF NINE
ELISE PoRVE1
Now began the laggard course of
those leadcn hours all know who have
watched by a sick-bed, noting every
pulse-beat of the sufferer who is
struggling with life and death. At
the foot of the bed covered the old
nurse, panic-stricken and helpless.
The other servants, anxious and ex-
cited, gathered in the kitchen and
gave vent TO their fears in sepulchral
whispers. At last the violent
parOxysms subsidized, the child's
breathing grew more calm, and, as the
first sunbeam stole through the heavy
curtains, the doctors deep voice MUIR
INJURED: "Savedr'
For answer, Desiree bent over his
hand, and kissed it.
Now have the family physician
summoned" he said. II was only
his substitute. think, Mile. Duvois,
that, as soon as the child's parents re-
turn, you may feel free to visit the
house where your mother lived as q
child. My cousin Marianne will be
delighted to know YOU"
With a beaming glance Desiree
reached him her hand.
II shall certainly come to thank you
and to talk with you of my mother. I
bless little Fanny's illness which has
brought to me the friend of her youth.
They parted each with hearty Guf
WtedeTSehen!
The master and mistress returned at
evening, the former very grateful to
the doctor, the latter, a parvenu who
stood much upon ceremony and had
great ideas of her personal conse-
quence, enraged that Desiree had taken
upon herself the responsibility of sum-
mOning a physician who had not even
sent in his card. The old nurse, jeal-
Gus of the child's affection for the gov
erness, added fuel to Madame's wrath
by representing that little Fanny had
not been alarmingly i'll and it would
have been safe to await the family ply
sician. In spite of her husbands pro-
tests the imperious woman gave her
| governess notice to leave at New Years.
Desircc begged permission to leave
ut once, and dispatched n note to the
Russian doctor asking the hospitality
of his house for the few days prior to
her return to Paris.
With this letter in his hand, the doc
tor sought Marianne, requesting her to
go in person and invite Mile. Duvois.
81 knew this young girls mother as a
child" he added. "She loses her
place on my account, and 1 feel that
she has claims upon me-"
~ have nothing against her coming
if she does not stay too. long" an
swcred Marianne. "In any event you
are master of your own house. hope
l shall like the girl. ~
~ am sure of that. She resembles
her sunny-tempcrcd mother, and will
be a genial element in our house dur
ing the long, drcary winter, if we can
only manage to keep her with us until
spring. My medical work will occupy
most of my time. and you will need
some companion"
"Not one of this Sort" replied
Marianne, "Frcnch women are frivol-
Gus and coquettiSh, and few of them
can endure well-ordcred household.
If this young girl wants to help me, ]
will give her a trial, though l know
she will only hinder. will go and in
vito her, l want to see the much
praised furniture of those airy city
people. would like to show the mis-
trcss of that house that other folks
have just as good right as she to look
down upon their ncighbors. The idea
| IF hn1 inns mi, inTr cln
Marianne gave her head toss and
1ounced out of the room to make {
careful toilet for the proposed visit
But she did not create the desired i'm
preston. The mistress of the villa die
not appear. She deigned no excuse
save that she was not at home to visit
ors. Marianne tried to vent her spite
against the mistress by showing grea
sympathy for the governess, and invit
: ing her in the most urgent manner t.
= the doctors house. She went tina
very evening, and was installed in tn
"gardcn chamber" once occupied b,
her mother.
: The next morning her silvcry laugl
penetrated to the study, and Arnim in
voluntarily laid aside his pen. TIL
very voice and laugh of OHortense
Z What a novel, precious, rcfreshin!
sound in that silent house! Arnim lis
n tened and felt that he should work a
Is the better for this laugh. Bird-song
t. and flower-perfumes were pleasan
D things. 1t was delightful to hear som
t' music other than the jingling of Ms
rianne's keys, some tones differen
from those severe ones in which sh
lectured the servants, or her plaintiv
wailings over the high price of provis
ions and the inef1iciency of Kathe an
Ivan.
Desiree gave the conversation al