The Irish standard., 1896-07-04


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Altogether, my lao,ry pressnts chs
events of tie ~ ~ days in q good
deal Of confession. Il went about; as
usuaa, ! dare Soy, visited Lamar, chatted
with Mrs. Weston, regularly appeased
On excellent afpetits, and demanded .
slightly unfeeAonab1e share Of Dor
othy's time; but when endeavor to
recall each incident by itself veil
tails, as II wsre,. to end the inquiry.
] was too jubilant to heed triAes, and
therefore there Ii now but shAdowy
remembrance Of delightful days which
went only too quickly. Nevertheless, 7
In tina course Of thsm we oontrived to
agroe upon Q general plan Of action
or rather inaction, Tor it seemed wise
to let matters continue as they were
until We could see cut way more clear
~. To an early marriage Dorothy de-
INJURED, not only because Of the short
time which had passed since the death
Of Mrs. Loring, but also because, as
she argued, q .sfN might seriously
hamper me were Lamar to resume his
wanderings and to demand my com
ps1y ia them. She teok the view that,
considering his condition, it was out
Of the question TO. think of ending my
connection with him. In q year we
should probably be tree to 60 where
We pleased and then it was agreed
that there should be wedding, end,
efter ell, renewal OF the effort 70 en-
tablish practice in aome city. N.Y.
savings promised to. suffice to support
two of ms for considerable time, es-
pecially as wsswere willing to observe
the most rigid economy. Meanwhile,
Dorothy was to remain q member Of
Mrs. Clark's household. ~
have set forth this summary 81. the
PLANS we made, not because it was fated
that they should be carried out, but
because there is degree Of satisfaction
in recalling the making Of them. Al
most as soon as we had decided to accept
the situation, the events of.a few hours
wrought q complete change in them.
Lamar's case 'had@presented. several
unfavorable symptoms, and it had be-
come advisable to alter: tue treatment.
I had driven to BASKERVILLE to have il
fresh prescription flle,l. and, returning,
had, reached Mrs. .Weston's late in the
afternoon Ordinarily should have
postponed delivering the medicine un.
til the morning, for had little, con-
fidence in the power Of any drugs In
bis behalf; but about nine O'clock in
the evening, having hidden an ,1nusual-
~ early goodnight to Dorothy, ! sat
down to enjoy quiet pipe. Smoking
induced reflection, hewever, and after
O little I resolved to visit my patient
aud thus to occupy the hour or. two
which must elapse before drowsiness
would come The night air was chilly,
and keen wind was blowing from the
sea, making the light overcoat I wore
a welcome addition to my attire. APP
preaching theIhnoll, Isaw lightstr
ing from the window of the living
room Of the old house, proving that
Lamar. in spite Of his rapidly-failin:,
health, was not yet forced to give UP
his evenings with his books. A volume
In French lay open. on the table when
he unbarred the door in answer to the
double knock which he recognized as
mine. With the caution which was q
part OF his nature, he shot a heavy.
bolt back into its catch before he re-
sumed his chair. +"
The table was q heavy piece of furni-
ture, the length Of it running on thu
line Of the front door and another in
the rear wall opening into the kitchen.
Lamar sat in his usual place, to the
left of the tabls as one entered, with
his back to the fireplace. The chair I
took YVES at the end of the table near
the entrace. The room was well light
ed by powerful lamp hanging from
the ceiling. The floor was carpeted.
There was bookcase in one corner,
and two or three chairs stood against
the walls, but the room was bare: Of
ornament. @
Lamar took the p1,ial Of medicine,
and heard the directions for it's use.
It was hardly necessary to tell such
man that there was sufficient strychnine
in it to make an overdose very serious
blunder, but, as a matter Of form, I
gave him the warning.
''The case progresses III p he sail,
after . pause. {, ;T@.:. 4
''Yes. That Is why the treatment 10
changed" DIZZY
1.-THE probable limit yon mentioned
was it too great p
There was no anxiety in his tone.
He wanted the trutH, and it was rs
well to let him have it. Il
eyes" said T.. please remember,
though, that such estimates are mere
guesses.." :1s1. ts-:
II comprehend. II is game ot]
chance. You but reduce the period the 4
odds favor 80 = {. ..s.a ;st 81. -
Exactly q 4.
ITO what extent r. r.
"a month perhaps two" III 81
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