The Delta independent., 1897-04-28

eAattered eathnaiaseiealiv aho.t the
Ao~er Of Rrazil. Ineidentally, he ex.
piained that he had met Mr., Lorins
end her Aiees bst oacs before ths
Hedouin sailed, and thst he k,ev next
70 nothing Of them.
he old lsdy's queer one. though. %
he sdded. IF you eonfe.s that you'r~
doctor she1l make your life . burden,
her."
Events proved that, even had I been
have been e1tse.nely difkeult to put u
into prseties. nrs- Lnsing gave me no
option in the matter. No sooner did
she diseovee my prsfesssee-esd that
she did speedily-than ahe arnt for -.
! found her proppsd up % pillovs in
her berth, with novel In one hand and
. fan in the other.
$50 kind of you. DR.. Norris. no very,
very kind. )" she began-''sokind 70 come
70 soon. Really, was in despair. yes.
In sbjnct despair, until heard that you
were . physician. am 90 IN. SO mis-
erably Ill. doctor. and the ships sur
Reon misjudges my case 10 terribly.
Would you believe it-can you be-
lieve it?-hc actually tried to bumbug
me into thinking that was well. per-
fectly well. And IL"
She fell back upon her pillows. ss 10
overpowered by the remembrance OF
her suRerings. Yet In . moment she
was again sitting up and pouring into
my ears . torrent of words. She was a
tall woman, thin, though not emsciAted,
very nervious, and one of the most
voluble persons IL was ever my fate TO
encounter. Her aGe wss not far from
%s years.
In spite Of her repeated assertions
that she was very Ill. and the evident
faith she put In them, Il was clear that
Nu. Loeing might - well have been
On deck - in her state-room- An un-
due indulgence In certain triumphs Of
ths ship's pastry-cook, and an over
taxed digestion, would explain her all
ment TO the satisfsction Of anybody
but herself. The surgeons view of the
matter. expressed rather brusquely.
had served to convince the lady that he
was . brute. Perhaps bad she been .
lone traveller she might have had &C.
casion 20 put me In the same category;
but, with ono thought for her and two
for her niece, listened patiently 70 the
tale Of sorrow and agony.
"Well, Mrs. Loring," said I. when the
opportunity came, II think have
diagnosed your case. With your CO.
operation. well have you well again
long before this voyage u over. I'll
prepare some medicine which think
will be effective. I shall have 10 ask
you TO put yourself on . restricted diet,
in order that the delicate chemical
changes which count upon the medi-
cine 70 produce ~ nm MD TO the diGes-
tive fermentA may progress under the
most favorable conditions. The dose
will he . teaspooaful just half IN hour
before each meal. 10 accurately calcu-
lated are the effects that must ask you
70 follow the direcAoos 70 the minute.
The slightest vafiation In the time may
utterly destroy tAs eheaey Of tho
druga."
-OA. yoa nAy ssly upea -. 6ocssv.-
she cried. delightedly. II undesstand
you perfectly-yes. perfectly. To the
minute, TO the very minute, the medi-
cine shall he taken. Oh. doctor. doctor.
Il IN . comfort, such . eomfort, 70 zee
thoroughly-yea, 20 thoroughly. Now.
that surgeon"
But I bowed myself out Of the state
room, and hasseDed In search Of The
ofRSeial medicine-man, who. u must be
admitted. Iearne<i with entiss aAtisfae-
tion that another bad assumed charge
Of Mr.. LoFing's case. Moreover. he
eheerfully assisted in tie preparation
Of the medicine for her use. II was
warranted 70 be harmless; II tasted
much ~ II little sugar had been dis
solved in . eenefous quantity Of wa-
Ter. As Il met the patients craving for
doses, however. and - she wus up and
about again In the eourse Of few days.
II may he said TO have secoopltshed its
bsnevolent purpose.
In the meantime Niss Gray and
were getting on famously. We walked
Ne deck together. We hasarded ANAL
bets on the steamers daily run, and We
shared In the somewhat limited list Of
nSi-ocean amusements. While the
moonlight evenings lasted we gave the
Queen Of Night every chance In the
world 70 exercise her mischievous sway;
but for once, At least, her powers failed.
I do not mean to suggest that our con-
vessation was always coldly matter-of-
fact. A vein Of sentiment ran through
u At timss, but on the whole we kept
well within the bounds Of everyday
friendship. which for two young per-
sons placed ~ we were approached the
remarkable. There were condolences
exchanged. TO be SURF. or. 70 speak more
precisely. she heard . good deal Of my
experiences and hopes and she conhded
70 me littie Of hers. II may be that
the difference was due 70 the subtle
power she possessed Of arousinG in
others faith Of the sort which leads 10