The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-16

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Collet bowed his head and renamed for
several seconds in deep thought.
Then he produced his medicine case and
took from it a little glass capsule.
What Is thatp asked Lady Darnley.
who had been watching hin with keen
anxiety.
This capsule contains nitric of amyl.
which, when inhaled by q patient suffering
from angina pectoris, affords lpmediate re-
lief"
Here an agonized voice came from the
bedrO0m:-
1T is beginning again. Bea.sice--l am
suffocating--the DOCTOR
Can you listen unmoved to that cry OF
distressf Give 1t 10 me. then" and. hardly
knowing what she did. Lady .Oarnley
snatched the capsule from Collects band,
but the fragile thing broke IN her grasp,
and the fragments dropped on the floor.
Foolish woman. what have you doneF"
exclaimed Coliet. II had relented. aud
was going to administer the remedy. Now
he must take his chance: i have no more
capsules"
mo more, No moreln she cried. wildly.
II think 1 shall go mad. Can nothing be
done9 He Is calling again. In a moment.
dear. Can nothing be dOneT"
Il will send TO Or. Lanfrey for moro
capsules. The man who brought me can
90. | supposed"
Yes. yes. Write q note TO DIR. Lanfrey;
/ will see about the messenger"
mo. l shall go myself. 1t will be better.
Tell them TO saddle the ~fleetest horse in the
stable. | can do il in forty minutes."
And you will come backf" asked Lady
Darnley. obviously.
Certainly. If / live another hour."
Lady Darnley rang the bell and ordered
o horse To be ssddled forthwith.
"YOu are n good man." she said. humbly.
taking Collects hand. the best man |
know. You are heaping Goals OF ire upon
my head"
Don't make q false deduction. Lady
Darnley. If l renounce my revenge it Is
only because you reminded me. what was
forgetting, that mine Is q noble profession
"a profession whlch 1T were treason to dis
~grace-that the duty OF the physician is
To heal regardless of persons. l am doin g
no more for your husband than | would do
for his lackey. In forty minutes expect
me-"
Lady Darnley went to the window and
watched him go. The rain was still COM
ing down; the mountain tops were shroud-
ed in q white mist and their sides scanned
with foaming torrents. Signing deeply
she returned TO her husband. who was in
assurance that In little more than half an
hour the doctor would return and give him
something to relieve his pain.
The minutes sped on. and every minute
Sir Guy Darnley gasped: THE doctor; how
soo~n-when-tsll me when?'
And his wife would answer: Presently;
very soon." and ut last, lin o few min
utes."
Yet. though the full forty were gone, he
came not. She went to the window and
looked down the rain-sweptr road. but could
see naught of him.. Then, fearing that hc
was playing her false. that he would never
return, she wrote q passionate. hurried
misslye TO DR.. Lanfrey. entreating him for
Gods sake to come to her husband and
bring with him nitric of amyl, or w hat
ever was the approved remedy for angina
pectoris. This she gave to the courier.
babe him drive with o carriage and pair to
francs between himself and the coachman
if they brought back Dr.. Lanfrey within
the hour.
This done. Lady Darnley resumed her
vigil. The parOxysm was over. Yet,
though Sir Guy had survived the attack, it
seemed impossible for him to survive an
other. His face was deathlike. and COW
cred with . clammy sweat. and no hau only
just enough strength to ask in O scarcely
andible whisper. whether the doctor was
como.
'Soon. dear" answered his wife wear:iy;
che will be here sOon."
And ever and anon she glanced anxiously
at the clock on the mantel- piece. listening
with agOnlZed lmpatience to Its monoton-
Gus ticking. and wondering how and when
her ordeal would end. But time goes on
whatever betides; everything passes. The
clock chlmed the quarter. then the half
uOuE. III bulIby Iuiuutc mOIo-1OItY ht tuo
outside..Dr. Lanfrey must come; and Sir
Guy still lived.
Hark! The rattle Of wheels and the tramp
of horses hooves in the road, They are
back already.
Lady Darnley runs to the window. the
carriage stops at the inn door. and out of it
steps the courier. Only the cOurierl What
could il meant She goes TO meet him. The
man looks pale n frightened.
What IL III What has happenedF" she
cries.
"Oh. madame. such o dreadful misfortune.
A waterspout has fallen on the mountains.
or q lake burst It's ~banks-nobody knows
an avalanche. and overwhelmed men and
hOuses. and made q great breach in the
road. through which It ia pouring like n
mill stream. DR.. Collet in returning from
the chalet tried to cross 1t. though the
people on this side warned him back. But
he would not heed-it was a case of life
and death he said-and though his horse
breasted the stream nobly both were swept
away. such q terrible misfortune. And il
Is impossible to reach the chalet sven on
foot. What is 10 be donef"
Lady Darnley sank into q fauteuil and
buried her face in her banda.
John Collet has sacrificed his life to
save Guys. and the sacrifice has been in
vain" she murmured. My punishment is
greater than | can bear"
What 10 to be donei" repeated the
courier.
Lady Darnley looked up.
Nothing can be done" she said despair.
ipRly. '"NothiDa. It 10 Gods will. That
cry again! Another paroxysm. am com.
ing. dear; l am coming"
An hour later Lady Darpley knelt by the
beusideo OF what had been her husband. and
looked for the first time OIL the face of the
dead. THE END.