Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-01-25

selves to Miss Demar and were re-
| fused.
She was playing upon the piano one
evening, when the colonel was talk
ing and walking with Mr.. Ray upon
the long porch, just outside the win
dow, and she saw, as / did, the queer
figure of an old Frenchman in a vel
vet coat come running across the
sands and up the hotel steps. Mr..
| Ray went to meet him.
What is it, Varai?" he said.
| Miss Demar started from her seat
and went to the door.
Some help, monsieur NJ. Auxerre
lies very 1.-The has the fever. /
leave him all alone while come to
| you. Will you bring one doctor to us?
| NJ AuXerre is near to death-very,
| very illn'
The little old Frenchman was the
| picture of distress. To my surprise
Miss Demar pushed through the gen
| tlemen and laid her hand upon his
arm.
| ''Varai, where is your master?'
"Mon Dieu, Miss Elinor!" he
| shouted.
Hush! Where is M. AuSerre??"
| SAT the Cedars, he answered, shi~.
ering as though he had seen ghost.
She flew up to her room, follow
ing. She began hunting for her
cloak. l found it for her, and then
she babe me take shawl and come
with her
1t had begun to rain in torrents,
but away we went across the sands,
her movements like lightning, her
cheeks in fever The rain drenched
us, the surf Kissed at us, the dark
ness closed heavily around us, but
she led the way straight to the door
of the Cedars.
She pushed open the door A mon
strous hound rose from the mat in
the hall and gave voice.
''Mogul, Mogul, she said, gently,
and gave him her hand to smell of.
He licked her fingers and then led
the way to a closed inner door. Miss
Demar softly opened it.
The room was sort of study, full
of books and chemical apparatus:
but there was a couch in
it, and a man lying, with
closed eyes, upon the pillows. Trem-
bling very much Miss Demar knelt
down by him
''Gerard!''
He only moaned and muttered.
thought she looked as sick as he, but
she got fresh water in a ever and
bathed his hot forehead and parched
lips. At length he drew a long sigh,
turned on his side and fell asleep
And then, to my establishment,
recognized the man on the cliff, with
the scar on his face.
saw her, as he slept, softly stroke
his disfgured cheek.
The physician came, prescribed and
went away. NJ. Auxerre slept on, I'M
disturbed Miss Demar sent varai to
bed, and would have watched alone,
but that begged to stay with her.
Toward midnight lay down on a
couch; | was very sleepy: The clock
struck 10. | saw Miss Demar kneeli in
prayer at the foot of the bed.
Suddenly there was a stir in the
room. The great dog, who had lain
under the table, came out and licked
his masters hand. ! saw that M.
Auxerre's eyes were open.
.sMogul, old fellow, vote have not
left me, . he said, quietly.
Miss Demar started up. She came
to the bedside. She crept close to
the pillow and laid her cheek close to
M. Auxerrc's, as her arm stole around
his neck.
''Elinorn' he whispered.
s'Darling!'' she lnurmured And
that them two was born to be one
you never, to your dying day, would
have doubted, sir, had you seen them
looking into each others eyes.
] never asked no questions.
guessed enough, and so can you, sir:
but Miss Demar was quietly married,
as soon as M. Auxerre recovered, and
a happier, more radiant bride never
saw. Why, all the flush and sparkle
of the most brilliant woman l ever
saw came into her face when she said
those two little words, II will" the
fragrance of orange flowers about
her. Oh, it was beautiful, believe me.
Wants the Doctors to Advertise.