Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-05-21

remarkable. There were condolences
exchanged, TO be sure, or, Ia speak more
precisely, she heard a good deal of my
experiences and hopes and she confided
TO me little ofShers. 1t may be that
the difference was due TO the subtle
power she possessed of arousing in
others faith of the sort which leads Ia
such confessions. Thus it came 10 pass
That she acquired fairly accurate idea
of the Ille ! h"1 led and of the problems
which confronted &c. while l learned
only the outlines oi At. story. Her
parents were dead, and for the last
dozen years she had been with her
aunt, who was a childless widow.
Never the possessor of vigorous health,
Mrs. Loring had gradually worried her
self into the conviction that she was
a mere physical wreck. Having no
home ties, and being able to indulge in
a liking for travel, she had devoted her
self to journeying about in quest of
cure. She and her niece had visited
most of the noted cities of Europe, had
spent two winters in Northern Africa,
and now were voyaging back TO Eng
land after a short stay in Brazil.
With the exception of a storm en-
countered north of the line, the Bedouin
met fine weather, and, after good
passage, steamed slowly into the
Thames. l have only a clouded recol-
lection of the scene when we went
ashore, though perhaps the most wildly
recalled incident is the impressive fare
well of Burroughs and his inamorata,
by force of circumstances more panto-
mime than dialogue. Mrs. Loring and
her niece were bound for Paris My way
lay westward.
$50 sorry to lose you, doctor-so
sorry" Mrs. Loring declared. 'Actu
ally, really actually, doctor, l believe
you understand my trouble better than
anybody else | ever met-and oh, DIR.
Morris, l have met so many! 1t makes
me shudder, sometimes, to think of
them all. But now we're going to Paris.
dear Paris-Dorothy, don't let that cabs
man handle that valise so carelessly!
The government shouldn't permit such
men TO have cabs. Yes, as l was say
ing, Paris is so delightful, and it would
be so pleasant If you could be there
with us. Dear, deari he's dropped it,
Just as II 1t were n stone! Dorothy,
please do caution him. Now, doctor,
we must say au revoir; not good-by,
you know, for we shall meet again,
really we shall, but au revoir. And
I'm SO grateful to you! really can't
toll you how grateful am. You must
send us your address, doctor, and we'll
send you ours; and when we go back
to America we shall see you again.
Oh, I know we shall. Goodness gra-
cious! he's got the bag with the medi-
cine-bottles in i'll"
Mrs Loring dashed forward TO pre-
vent a catastrophe.
II trust that your aunt is good
prophecies" 1 said to Miss Gray.
When do you think you will return to
the states?"
Before very long, l hope; It may be
within q year"
Then where will you make your
home2"
"I can hardly guess. Our plans, you
know, arc most uncertain"
Dorothy, Dol othy!" Mrs. Loring
called.
"I trust that you will have de-
lightful trip" said l. "Our voyage on
the Bedouin-most pleasant-er-er-
wish you-er-er-all manner-good
fortune"
"And aunt and I wish you every sue
cess" che answered. Remember, as she
says, it Is au revoir, and not good-by."
She drew her hand from mine - l
don't know just how long 1t had been
In my clnsp-and l had the melancholy
pleasure of assisting her TO enter the
cab. Then the vehicle rumbled away,
leaving behind a sorrowing young man,
who stood watching it grow smaller
and smaller in the distance, and who.
physician though he was, risked pneu-
monia by forgetting, for most unrea-
sonable time, TO replace his hat upon
his head.