Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-08

slnty eyes. which hal once Teen biue-were
blo0dshot aud red liddci.
sir Kenneth leaned forward, and N II
eyes met In In long stare. The years seemed
10 roll away. The doctors heart stool
still. Great God Could this horribl,
wreck II womanhood be bis wifei And
was she going to speak, II was an odiou'
moment
But No. p only laughed-an unmirthful
coarse and empty laugh. "Oh, Lorii Ar,
YOU hcrei" she mnttefeii. and tossed over.
The doctor drew y long breath. be- had
grown a little paler before be- spoke. "Pooi
creaturr. she mistakes me Tor some on,
else They often do. NJ the last" he wills
pefrd. and then. taking down the usual
card hung above the bel, on which Tho
patients age, disease and diet. Ne well n,
the doctors name In charge Of the ease,
were written, he added utbanelyi
"Qnlicright--pcficctl right DR. Brown
has oricfcd everything that could possibly
b, of uac Sister. look after this cnse ~
p,cially"
Lady sibthorne said something gracious,
and passed on. not feature o. the strange
scene had escaped her. Il was evident that
something extraordinary had happened.
That thes. two-the fashionable physlciau
and the pitIable ouieast on the hospital
mattress-knsw each other she had now
not tho smallest doubt. Hut the three
moved on IN the neat bel, smiling and
chatting ~ they went. Presently Sir Ken
meth Brandon urged a consultation ~ the
other end " london n . O'Clock. and o.
ferrd ,o drive Lady slbthofpe back, a. shs
had sent away her carriage They wcrs
both rather silent a. they were bowicd
along westward.
A lew nights aftcrwarl they met by ~
eidrnt a. dinner. tvns \ brilliant party.
The talk, like the food, was stimulating
the wine, like the beauty u the women.
WIS rare. II was IN gracefully artificial
moments like these that Sir Kenneth
pss.imist though he wna. felt tenderly dis
plssd toward all tho world Sir Kenneth
In fact. was delighted. Tor he was drputs,i
10 take Lady hibthofnc down a. dinner.
She was woman who looked specially
we'll BY candle light aud NJ dinner time
Her teeth. her shoulder aud hrr diamonds
WEN pfovofhlAl-thfre thing. which. ad
ded TO her native wit. made the widow .
much cuyeieii dinncr companion. Sli
Kenneth. indeed. had never realized how
deyots,i be- saa 10 her b,for, Aud yet
there wasan expression In Lads slbthorreh
eyes tonight which he had never seen there,
and which he oould not quite understand.
~ sre from tho raprrs that you have lseu
In Paris the lat few days. she said 10
they ale their soup, II hop. you have
saved Enfnps one Of H. eS crowned headsf''
''fu any one bat you am professionally
tongue tied" Whispered the Doctor gal
lantly "Her majesty Il nov out u din.
Rsr ! was In fact able 10 leave Paris by
the ~ tfnin-just In time 10 dine here b..
night hut haven't opened a single lot
ter or telegram
lie kept the talk on the gossip ~ the day
until he saw the corners of her mouth give
way With little tired druop
"And your article On tho hospltaisi'
sald tho doctor, bending hi head and smil
Ing a. the charming woman At his side. II
hops you're going 10 let ~ down EASILY"
''Ahi my article will H. on quite another
question:" sald Lady Sibthorpc. II have
bsrn ouriously intsfc,tsd Ia a case which
T. typical ~ one Of the great problems oi
modern society. have lsen three time,
To tho 'whltechaps' slncc that day
wish Ia heaven you would not run any
such risk We doctors arr hardened. you
know. bat theru Ia always tho fear Of infcc
tiou for delicate women"
Hut that poor crAiurc-Numhcr Twcn
ty'nine'---
"Ahr sighed sir Kenneth. frownlns
slightly, A. he reached out bis hand taWar
his champagne glass "Dcar Lady slb
thorpe. those aru terrible cnse.. They are
eankefons evils, eating away the ,sry lie
Of our social system"
"My dear doctor." urged the lady, In bet
most delightful drawl, you forget what
Mr., Iecky says. Numbcr TWcnty.nine,
on tho contrary. h the martyr u elvllila
tionW
Possibly" replied tho physician dryiy.
shut meanwhilu"---
Meanwhile the woman has suocumlod.
She died last night"
There Wa a hunt u laughter from each
slide OF the table A we'll known y 4. wa,
telling the latest ilke. In the pause tha,
followed, Lady sibihorpo studied the msnu
aud Sir Kenneth fingered some rrap.. on
his plata How much aid sha kuogf Il
seemed TO him an eternity beilru abe spoke
Again.
II have taken Number Twenty. nlno
~ typical case. Tho woman sosmel 10
~ what We m now agreed 10 call mos.
hlly doheisut' person. Yet properly tnlnr,l
aud protected, Number Twenty.nln,
might now 10 alive. veil and tolrrAhly
uttftil member VI society. Think 81 M
That plilAblr woman was barely forty"
MY dear lady" sAid Sir kenneth slow.
", you have probably only heard half hrt
story. Doyou really know anything about
hrfW
Yes" sald Lady slbthorpc abrup,iy
And ~ sho looked him straight bctwron
tho eyes tho doctor knew that she was
hwAw ~ the whole story. "tm not ssnti
mental she ADDED. with a smile. but I've
taken fancy 20 have this Wrrtched Great
ufc dsosntly huricd-ln some little country
ehutchyard. She shall rcst now-for good.
shall undertake tho necessary arrange.
ments' orwould you, perhaps, prrfrr"-
Tho ladle' were rising TO 40 brandon
bowed bis head
~ think ! would rather tee to this
thing myself"
Nothing more was said Ile at down
again when they were gone, staring blank
" ~ tho fruit struwn plates aud half
drained glasses, Her crumplei napkin
tell across hls knee, and a. Il fell be saW
with a Hhudder vision OF Astlff. sllsut
hgure In the hospital mortuaty. llo could
hear the lahles' silken trains and hlgh brrd
voices ~ they irailed mp stain. And the
Doctor knew that when that suayr, desira.
Die, but unr,lsnting woman bad passed out
OF me door shc had also passed lually out u
his liie.-True Flag.