The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-15
CHAPTER VIII.


The doctor came away from Ronald
Maynard's room that evening puzzled
man. He was not the most astute prao-
titioner in the service. OF the three
"medioos" employed at the post two
were in the field with the battalions Of
Barry aud Stannard, and the third-we
need not give his name-remained to
look after the women and children, the
band and noncombatants and the in.
fantry guard sent over from Steele.
He was good conscientious young
man. He had found the lieutenant SO
much improved two days before that he
advised his sitting ont on the porch and
summing himself and was surprised at
the result of his experiment. Maynard
said the sight of the faraway snowcaps
Of the peaks only made him mad with
eagerness to get into saddle and away
to join his friends in the field. So if
they couldn't let him go to the regi-
ment there was no use of his getting
worse by fretting out of doors.
Maynard was distinctly and aggres.
pANVAy IA lCLl pClOu Ill LID lSluuI hSI
thought the DOCTOR and ought therefore
to be getting we'll, but he was not as
well by several degrees as be had been
three days before, and for the life of
him the doctor couldn't say what had
gone amiss until coming down into that
self same evening sunshine he found
Mrs. Turner and Miss Maynard with
their heads close together-so close that
they could only find time for very per.
functory greeting to Mrs. Raymond,
who had just gone by, but who sprang
up quickly enough at his appearance on
the piazza with Mrs. Stannard by his
side, and as he looked at Fanny Turner'S
now coquettishly smiling face the little
medico's eyes were suddenly enlighten.
ed. He was married man, it is per.
haps unnecessary to say, and therefore
had more comprehensive knowledge Of
the personal characteristics of the ladies
at the post than could ever have been
acquired as bachelor He, IN common
with every man and woman, had noted
the rapid growth OF Ronald Maynard's
devotions to Miss Baird, their equally
sudden cessation, and he, too, had heard
and pished and pshawed and poohpooh-
cd tho rapidly circulated stories about
her meetings with the mysterious man.
lyon might as we'll tell me that Mrs
Barry was out flirting with stranger
now that the majors gone" said he to
his spouse in somewhat wrathful tone.
"lf ever girl was truth and purity
personified. it's that Miss Baird. But
he, too, was nonplused and silencod !
when the wife of his bosom declared:
We'll, I'm not telling you alone what
Two heard, but what I've seen Our
spare room windows look out over the
prairie back of the hospital, and I've
seen her meet a man away out there"
The doctor was heard to express q wish
hat the spare room was in Halifax for
III the good it did them, but that didn't |
lelp matters. 1t was something in the
aces Of the two women-Miss MAYNARD
,rave and anxious, Mrs Turner coquet.
tishly smiling-that gave him 9 ole
to his patients feverish pulse and lack.
ulster eye. Mrs. Turner, as has been
'aid, could rob a woman of her reputa,
ion and receive her with open arms al.
most in the same instant
Mrs. stannard had been writing to
Ter major in quiet corner, while the
lewly made intirnates were busy out
ide. She had intended waylaying the
loctor as he came down stairs, in order
hat Stannard might have the latest
ulletin as to the patient, but 80 alb
orbed had she become in telling
Luce" the home news and so slowly
nd quietly did he descend the stair
hat she never heard him until the
pening of the outer door aroused her,
nd she had just time to catch him on
1e porch.
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