The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-11-16

cline to believe that she ia a spy In the em
ptoyment of yonr wife. Whether I an
right or wrong i'll this latter case, the one
way / can see of pairing the cats claws is
to turn her into u nurse. Do you Ind me
mad now"
"Madder than ever"
"Ah, yon don's take after your grand.
mother! Now listes to me. DO we rur
the smallest risk ii Fanny finds it her in
terest to betray US? Suppose we ask our
knows we have got u sick man from
hospital coming here-does she know what
we want him for? Not shell Neither you
nor said II word on that subject. But
She also heard us agree that your wife
was in our way. What does that matter.
Did she hear us say what IT is that we
dom want your wife to discovery NotI
she, | tell you sgain! Very well, t%hen--ii
Fanny acts us OXbSe's nurse, SLY as tie
| young woman may be, she innocently as,
s~ociates herself with the end that we
| have 10 gain by tie Danish gentleman's
deathl Oh, you needn't look alarmed. III
mean his natural death by lung dlsease-
no crime. my noble %friend-no crimel'
The Irish lord, sitting near the doctor
drew his chair back in n hurry.
IF there's English blood in my family"
he declared. I'm tell yon what, Vimpany.
there's devils blood in yonrs!'
Anything you like but Irish blood" the
Dol %scoundrel rejoined.
/ o. n III tAfti tasht iIi2oASftt ~ |
came in again, with n sufficient excuse fol
her temperance. She announced that al
person from the hospital wished to speak
to the English doctor.
The messenger proved to be n young man
employed in the secretary's office. OXbye
sill persis!ing in his desire 10 be placed
under Mr.. Nimpany's care, one last re.
sponsibility rested on the official gentle.
men now in charge of him.
They could implicitly trust the medical
/ DcSistonra md the prnripl1s hnsnitalitV Nf. |
fered TO the poor Danish patient: but, be-
fore he left them. they must also be salts.
fed that he would be attended by a com.
petent nurse. III the person whom Mr.
Nimpauy proposed to employ in this cn.
pncity could be brought to the hospital, 1t
would be esteemed a favor; and, if her
account of herself satisfied the physician
in charge of OXb es case. the Dane might
be removed to his new quarters on the
same day.
The next morning witnessed the first in
a series of domestic incidents at the cot.
tage which no prophetic ingenuity could
have foreseen. Mr.. Vimpanv and Fanny
Mere herself left passy together for Paris
The day on which the doctor took his
newly appointed nurse with him to tho
lo pital became an occasion associated
with distressing recollections in the mem.
DRY of Iris.
In the morning Fanny Mere had asked
for leave TO go out. For some time past
t'ii@ ~ Ilttti DCCtlS 81 llCQliSlllN SIthl'
ed, with such poor results SO far rs the
maids designs were concerned, that
Lady Harry decided OH administering n
tacit reproof by means of n refusal, Fan
ny made no attempt at remonstrance; shr
left the room in silence.
Half an hour later Iris had occasion tG
RUG for her attendant. The bell was an.
swered by the cuok, who announced, in
explanation OF her appearance, that Fanny
Mere had gone out. More distressed thar
/ u t"y tls. rI-l~ -,,n4r, n
her authority on the part of a woman who
had hitherto expressed the most grateful
sense of her kindness, Iris only said
Send Fanny to me as soon as she comes
, back"
;, Two hours passed before the trunnt maid
returned.
81 refused to let yon 60 out this morn
; ing" Lady Harry said. land You have
} taken the liberty of leaving the house fol
two hours. Iou might have made me I'M.
:. derstalAi, in Il more becoming manner
TINT you intended TO leave my service"
I Steadily respectful, Fanny answered
! 81 don't wish to leave your ladyship's Ser
vice"
. Then what does your conduct means"
J cit means, if OH please, that l had G
duty to do--aud did it,"
"Aduty to yourselfs" Iris asked.
: "No, my lady; II duty to YOU"
= AS she made that strange reply the door
was opened, and Lord Harry entered The
y loom. NIeu lie saw fuuly Mcte Hs
turned away again, in Il hurry 10 go out
II didn't know your maid was with you,'
he said. "Another time will do"
? His permitting q servant to be IN obsta
e Gle in his way when he wished to speak tf
u his wife was a concession so entirely I'm
becoming in the master of the house anc
d so strangely contrary to his customary
sense of " hat was due to himself that lri:
e called linn back in establishment. She
i looked ut her maid, who ut once under
y stood her, aud withdrew.
"What can you possibly be thinking
OFF, she said to her husband, when they
We're alone. Putting that question, s!t
noticed an embarrassment in his mannel
l and an appearance of confusion in hi
face which alarmed her. HAS some
thing happened?' she asked; ''and is it 81
n serious that you hesitate to mention 1t t
me-" /,
He sat DOVE ,bv her and too her hand
The loving look i'll his eyes, which she
knew so well, was not in them now: they
expressed doubt and something with l
which suggested an effort at Cancellation
81 am fearing | Shall surprise you," III
said.
Don't keep me in suspenscl" she re
turned. What is its"
y. about Vimpany.h
Having got as far as that, he stopped
She drew her hand way from him. .
understand now" she said. ~ mus
endoavor 10 control myseif-you hay
IA something to tell me- which will Try III
temper"
y He held up his hands in humorous pre-
test: ".Ah, my darling, here's your vlvi
Imagination again, making mountains OH
= OF molehills, as they say! It's nothin
- half SO serious as you seem to think; hay
only to tell you of a little change"
,e "A little changer" she repeated. "Wha
. chanSe?"
NJ We'll, my dear, you see" He hes
y tateu aud recovered himself. 81 mean 20
> must know that Nimpany's plans are al
tered. He won't any longer occupy hi
: bedroom in the cottage here"
Iris looked inexnrcssiblv relieved Go
Ing away ut last!n she exclaimed. "Oh
Harry. if you have been mystifying me
hope you will never do it again. 1t ism
like you: it's cruel to alarm me nbou
!" nothing. Mr.. Vimpany's empty bedroom
~ will be the most interesting room in thu
house when ! look into it tonight"
Lord Harry got up and walked to tn,
ar window. As II signof tronblein his mind
,s and of nm instructive effort to relieve IT
~ the object of this movement was wei
y. known to Iris. She followed him an
Vi stood by his side. 1t was now plain to he
" that there was something more to be to!
rc and that he was hesitatinS how to cor
~ fide 1t to his wife.
- "Go on" she said. resionedly.
~; He had expected her 10 take his arm, o
=, perhaps to cnress him, or at least to er
al courage him by her gentlest words an
~ her pretticst smiles. The steady self-re
% strnint which she now manifested was
Ia. sign, as he Interpreted it, of suppressed re
"a sentiment. Shrinking, honestly shrinking
-: from the bare possibility of another qual
tr rel, he confronted the hard necessities c
10 further confession.
0s well, now he said. cts only this
you mustn't look into the empty bedroom
MI Tonight"
why not?"
"Ah, for the hest of oil good reason.
n! Because you might find somebody |
DIV there!''
nd II asked you, Harry, whether the pei
lei son who is to occupy our spare bedroom
I'M tonight was one of Mr.. Vimpany'
sly friends?"
he Say one of Mr.. yimpany's patients
tn and you will be nearer the truth" he al
~ swered, with an ontburst of impatience.
to- She could hardly believe him. "E
as you mean u person who is really ill!' 81
an said.
ay "Ofcourse l mean it," he said, irritate
vel Into speaking out at last.
ny "a man? or q wOmuuin