Arizona republican., 1898-06-23

In spite of her repeated assertions that she was very i'll, and the evident faith she put in them, it was clear that Mrs. Loring might as well have been on deck as in her state-room. An un- | due indulgence in certain triumphs of | the ships pastry-cook, and an over | taxed digestion, would explain her ail- ment to the satisfaction of anybody | but herself. The surgeons view of the matter, expressed rather brusquely, l had served to convince the lady that he was a brute. Perhaps had she been lone traveller she might have had oc casion to put me in the same category; but, with one thought for her and two for her niece, listened patiently to the l tale of sorrow and agony.
 "Wel1, Mrs. Loring," said I, when the opportunity came, 'I think have | diagnosed your case. With your CO., | operation, we'll have you well again I long before this voyage is over. Til l prepare some medicine which I think will be effective. I shall have to ask | you to put yourself on restricted diet, in order that the delicate chemical changes which count upon the medi- cine to produce as an aid to the diges- tive ferments may progress under the most favorable conditions. The dose will be a teaspoonful just half an hour before each meal. So accurately calcu- lated are the effects that must ask you ! to follow the directions to the minute | The slightest variation in the time may utterly destroy the efficacy of the drugs" 'Oh, you may rely upon me, doctor" |" she cried, delightedly. q understand yot perfectly-yes, perfectly. To the 1 minute, to the very minute, the medi- | cine shall be taken. Oh, doctor, doctor, 1 it is a comfort, such a comfort, to see that you understand my trouble so thoroughly-yes, so thoroughly. Now, l that surgeon"
 But I bowed myself out of the state room, and hastened in search of the l official medicine-man, who, it must be | admitted, learned with entire satisfac- ] ton that another had assumed charge of Mrs. Loring's case. Moreover, he cheerfully assisted in the preparation i of the medicine for her use. It was
 
 much as if little sugar had been dis solved in a generous quantity of wa. | ter. AS it met the patients craving for doses, however, and as she was up and | about again in the course of few days, it may be said to have accomplished it's | benevolent purpose.
 In the meantime Miss Gray and l were getting on famously. We walked the deck together, we hazarded small bets on the steamers daily run, and we shared in the somewhat limited list of mid-ocean amusements. While the i moonlight evenings lasted we gave the Queen of Night every chance in the world to exercise her mischievous sway; but for once, at least, her powers failed. do not mean to suggest that our con- versation was always coldly matter-of- fact. A vein of sentiment ran through it at times, but on the whole we kept well within the bounds of everyday friendship, which for two young per- sons placed as we were approached the remarkable. There were condolences exchanged, to be sure, or, to speak more precisely, she heard good deal of my
 
 to me a little of hers. It may be that the difference was due to the subtle power she possessed of arousing in others faith ofsthe sort which leads to such confessions. Thus it came to pass that she acquired fairly accurate idea of the life I had led and of the problems which confronted me, while I learned only the outlines of her 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 q short stay in Brazil.
 With the exception of a storm en- countered north of the line, the Bedouin met fine weather, and, after a good passage, steamed slowly into the Thames. I have only a clouded recoi- lection of the scene when we went ashore. though perhaps the most vividlS' recalled incident is the impressive fare we'll 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.
 "So sorry to lose you, doctor-so sorry," Mrs. Loring declared. "Actu- ally, really actually, doctor, believe you understand my trouble better thar: anybody else I ever met-and oh, Dr. Morris, have met so many! It makes me shudder, sometimes. to think Of