Arizona republican., 1898-07-16

And perhaps you were," she said, almost in a whisper.
 ''Eh! How?" said I, turning to her in perplexity. Her eyes met mine for an instant, and deep blush mantled her cheeks.
 Cant you imagine?" The words were hardly audible, but at last un- derstood.
 Altogether, my memory presents the events of the next few days in good deal of confusion. l went about as usual, dare say, visited Lamar, chatted with Mrs. Weston, regularly appeased an excellent appetite, and demanded slightly unreasonable share of Dor othy's time; but when I endeavor to recall each incident by itself veil tails, as it were, to end the inquiry. l was too jubilant to heed trifles, and therefore there is now but a shadowy remembrance of delightful days which went only too quickly. Nevertheless, in the course of them we contrived to agree upon general plan of action
 
 to let matters continue as they were until we could see our way more clear ly. To an early marriage Dorothy de- murred, not only because of the short time which had passed since the death of Mrs. Loring, but also because, as she argued, wife might seriously hamper me were Lamar to resume his wanderings and to demand my com pany in them. She took the view that considering his condition, it was out of the question to think of ending my connection with him. In a year we should probably be free to go where we pleased, and then it was agreed that there should be wedding, and. after all, renewal Of the effort to es- tablish a practice in some city. M..- savings promised to suffice to support two of us for considerable time, es- pecially as we were willing to observe the most rigid economy. Meanwhile, Dorothy was to remain a member of Mrs. Clark's household.
 I have set forth this summary of the Llans we made, not because it was fated that they should be carried out, but because there is degree of satisfaction ill recalling the making of them AL most as soon as we had decided to accept the situation, the events of few hours wrought complete change in them.
 Lamar's case had presented several unfavorable symptoms, and it had be- come advisable to alter the treatment. I had driven to Bassettville to have  had reached Mrs. Weston's late in the afternoon. Ordinarily I should have postponed delivering the medicine un- til the morning, for I had little con fidence in the power of any drugs in his behalf; but about nine o'clock in the evening, having bidden an unusual ly early goodnight to Dorothy, I sat down to enjoy quiet pipe. Smoking induced reflection, however, and after little I resolved to visit my patient and 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 wore a welcome addition to my attire. Alp preaching the knoll. I saw light stream ing from the window of the living ! room of the old house, proving that Lamar, in spite of his rapidly-failing health, was not yet forced to give up his evenings with his books. A voluma 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 part of his nature, he shot a heavy bolt back into its catch before he re- sumed his chair
 The table was heavy piece of furni- ture, the length of it running on the line of the front door and another i'll the rear wall opening into the kitchen. Lamar sat in his usual place, to the left of the table as one entered, with his back to the fireplace. The chair ] i took was at the end of the table near the entrace. The room was well light d by a 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 phial of medicine, and heard the directions for its 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, 1 gave him the warning.
 "The case progresses ill?" he said, after pause.
 "Yes. That is why the treatment is ! changed"
 ''The probable limit you mentioned was it too great?"
 There was no anxiety in his tone. He wanted the truth, and it was as ! well to let him have it.
 though, that such estimates are mere guesses."