Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-07-10

Dartmoor every day. At first she was not
inclined to be confidential. / suspected
that there was something on her mind, and
/ implored her to give me her confidence.
After while she did so. Her grievance
was that she fancied her husband neglected
her. In vain pointed out that a man in
Lord Dartmoor's position, as the heir to
the dukedom Of Westcountry, as the MEM
Der for Clodworthy, as an under secretary
Of state, naturally had his hands pretty
full
"Dr. SwansSown, he has ceased to love
me-" said Lady Dartmoor. Lady Dart
moor was getting morbid.
Lady Dartmoor, you should make al
lowances," / said. Lady Dartmoor de-
clined TO make allowances and the matter
dropped.
One night l was sent for suddenly to see
Lady Dartmoor. She was suffering from
a sudden attack Of brain fever, evidently
brought on by intense excitement. There
was good deal of wild delirium. and Lady
Dartmoor had clearly something on her
mind She had had violent fit Of hyster.
les at Lady Doublechin's ball. / sent for
her mother. Mrs Werner; warned her not
to leave her daughters bedside for an in
slant. "In your daughters state, my dear
SAUL 3Ol Adht no QOLlGt
whatever of any absurdities she may utser
in her rawlings" directed that no one but
the nurse and Mrs. Werner was to enter
Lady Dartmoor's room.
/ live in Harley street. There Is no gar
den to my house in Harley street. The fact
Of there being no garden to my house in
Harley street is great trial to Maria who
is very fond Of flowers, but, like John Gil
pins wife, she has a frugal mind. She
does not buy her flowers at the florists;
she deals with the barrowmen in the
street. She does not pay in cash; she
swaps" my old clothes for floral treas
ures. II is no use my demonstrating with
Maria-she will do it,
Two days after the commencement Of
Lady Dartmoor's illness my wife rushed
into my consulting room. "Oh, Ananiasp'
she cried Maria is very fond of me, and
she will call me by my Christian name),
look what have found" Then she held
out a magnificent three stone ruby ring.
/ recognized the ring at once; it was Lady
Dartmoor's.
"AnaniesW cried my wife, 81 got rid OF
your old shawl dressing gown today; bar.
tered it for ferns. One of them actually
came out of the pot, It was SO dry, poor
thing; and between the pot and the earth
was this beautiful ring"
congratulated Maria, and / took charge
of the ring. When called professionally
upon Lady Dartmoor that day her mother
Mrs. Werner, was very much depressed.
"She has been raving all night about
Captain Blackadder and her ruby ring
doctor. She seems perfectly conscious
now, but she does nothing but shed tears,
doctor, and stare at her left hand. And,n
added Mrs. Werner dismally, "her ruby
ring is missing, DIR. Swansdown."
Then went up to see my patient She
was perfectly sensible, but her mental de.
preston was intense and tears were flow
ing freely from her lovely eyes got rid
OF Mrs. Werner on some pretext or other.
Then ] stopped, and, pretending to pick it
up from the floor, handed her the ruby
ring.
"Oh, DR.. Swansdown,n she cried, in a
voice Of genuine gratitude, then it was
all dream--a dreadful, dreadful dream.
| must tell you, doctor" she cried in her
excitement; Il must tell you. Somebody"
she somebody who shall be name
less--has been persuading me for ever so
long that Dartmoor neglects me, and
dreamt dreadfully vivid dream, DR.
Swansdown, and thought was sure that
my dream was reality, for had lost
my ring; and dreamt that when / was
sitting out with him in the conservatory
at Lady Doublechin's ball the other night
he asked me to elope with him that night
At first ] Indignantly refused. Then
dreamt that | hesitated; | told him to
leave me; that If ! consented would put
the ring in flower pot that held a fern
which was standing behind us; and then
drna ,.A a.
tor-that | made up my mind that Dart
moor no longer loved me, and that placed
my ring in the flower pot, close to the edge;
and that just then Dartmoor appeared to
take me home And then / remember
nothing more until late last night. And
then / found the ring was gone; and, obi
DR.. Swansdown, loathed myself"
Calm yourself, calm yourself, my dear
young LADY," began, with genial, pro-
fessional smile. Late hours, my dear
Lady Dartmoor, late hours and London
air have much to answer for. 1t was a
lucky thing, though, that you found your
ring; and now your mind Is thoroughly
disabused of the-um--monstrous halluci-
nation. You must try to dismiss these
ridiculous ideas from your mind. Ali we
are much better this morning, much bet
ter. Are we not, Lady Dartmoor" / said,
with a smile that was childlike and bland
to Mrs. Werner, who just then entered the
room.
did not tell Lord Dartmoor how very
nearly the happiness Of his young wife's
life had been wrecked; but / ordered the
Dartmoors off on a voyage round the
world; and they started within the fort
night in Sir John Binnacles big steam
yacht, which Dartmoor purchased.
When got home | told Maria that had
lost the ruby ring, and added that did
not believe that they were rubies
ooh, Ananiasr' cried Mrs. Swansdowr
in her just indignation, you are a perfect
foolr
What became Of Captain the Honorable
Reginald Blackadder2 Why, Jarnac, tn,
i French deputy, spitted him upon the sandi
| Of Blackenberghe because he was a great
| deal too attentive 10 Mime. Jarnac, and hl
died upon the field Of honor. Serve hin
/ right, the beastl They manage this sort o
thing SO much better in France.--St. james
Budget.
Black silk Petticoat for Two Dollars
A black silk petticoat, trimmed hand
somely with black lace, is a luxury tina
not every woman can afford when thu
prices Of them range from twenty to thirt.
/ dollars, aud even more. This is how on
was made, and beauty it was at that, TO
two dollars.
A young woman started out with tel
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