Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-03-06
by w1nn1RM T. NICHOLS.

mad he not Deen DuSy with MS own
schemes.
Its something like this, you know"
he went on. "That splendid creature
with name 1 can't pronounce is with
Miss Gray now, and until get some
body to look after the little Yankee,
you know, 1 can't have the splendid
creature to myself. Idon't speak much
of her lingo, you sec, and she can't
make even a stagger at mine, and SO
our conversation is rather embarrass-
ing before q third party, don't you
know? I'm counting on you to help
me out"
Lead theway," said l. I'm willing.
sacrifice"
In five minutes found myself talk
ing to Miss Gray, while at a little dis
lance Burroughs and the fair Brazilian
were progressing famously in spite of
the lingual limitations. Still farther
away the buxom mother of the splendid
creature was playing discreet chape-
ron and discoursing with one of her
countrymen.
There was glorious moon overhead,
and the steamer ran smoothly over the
TRANQUIL sea. These details come
back to me far more distinctly than
the words of folly, commonplace, or
wisdom we may have exchanged. Prob
ably we talked of the ship, the officers
and the passengers, of Brazil and the
United States, and, last, but not least,
of the beauty and charm of the night.
The girl had something white and fluffy
thrown over her head, and her light
jacket was buttoned about her trim fig
ure, for the evening air was cool. in
spite of our latitude. The moonlight
was kind to her, as it is to many of
her sisters, and had l attempted to
revive my afternoons opinion of her
face, my new finding, 1 fear, would
have been far less severely critical.
In that first evening came to like
her exceedingly. There was nothing OF
the coquette i'll her; in fact, there was
hardly q touch Of frivolity. She seemed
grave rather than gay, although one got
from her no suggestion of morose dis
position. In short, there was something
in her manner to bring to mind TIL,
| self-repression one often notes in per
sons long accustomed to close attend
ance upon an eSacting invalid. AS i
happened, she came rightfully by thi
air, inasmuch as her aunt was chroni
searcher for the health which she be
lieved herself to lack. With this aun
Miss Gray had been travelling for sey
eral years.
When she babe me good night CAV
an hour to tobacco and Burroughs, wh
chartered enthusiastically about tn
flower of Brazil. incidentally, he eS
planned that he had met Mrs. Lorin
and her niece but once before tn
gedouin sailed, and that he knew ne.
1.-THE old lady'sa queer one, though
he added. "If you confess that your
doctor she'll make your life burden
you know. Shun her, old chappie, shu
her"
Events proved that, even had l bee
disposed to accept his advice, it woul
have been extremely difficult to put
into practice. Mrs. Loring gave me n
option in the matter. No sooner di
she discover my profession-and tina
she did speedily-than she sent for mi
l found her propped up on pillows i
her berth, with novel in one hand an
; q fan in the other.
, $50 kind of you, DR.. Morris, SO yer.
very kind" she began-"so kind to con-
SO soon. Really, 1 was in despair, ye
, in abject despair, until heard that yo
i'll mi
: erably i'll, doctor, and the ships SUI
r geon misjudges my case so terribl
: Would you believe it-can you b
q lieve it?-hc actually tried to humbr
: me into thinking that was well, pc
fectly well. And IL"
}, She fell back upon her pillows, as
: cverpowered by the remembrance
y her sufferings. Yet in a moment s.
y was again sitting up and pouring in
/ my ears torrent of words. She was
/, tall woman, thin, though not emaciate
e very nervous, and one of the mo
t voluble persons it was ever my fate
II encounter. Her age was not far fro
e As years.
y In spite of her repeated assertio
that she was very i'll, and the evide
h faith she put in them, it was clear tn
e Mrs. Loring might as well have be
k on deck us in her state-room. An L
n due indulgence in certain triumphs
l. the ships pastry-coot, and an ov
* taxed digestion, would explain her {
4 ment to the satisfaction of anybo
is but herself. The surgeons view of
c. matter, expressed rather brusque
n had served to convince the. lady that
" was brute. Perhaps had she beer
e lone traveller she might have had
,e casion to put me in the same categol
n, but, with one thought for her and t
I'd for her niece, l listened patiently to
s. tale of sorrow and agony.
De well, Mrs. Loring," said I, when
opportunity came, II think hi
at diagnosed your case. With your
s operation, we'll have you we'll ag
es long before this voyage is over.
ge prepare some medicine which tn
IS will be effective. I shall have to
IT. you to put yourself on q restricted d
be in order that the delicate chem
changes which count upon the 1n
1T cine to produce as an aid to the dig
tive ferments may progress under
re most favorable conditions. The d
will be teaspoonful just half an h
/ q before each meal. So accurately ca
ng lated are the effects that must ask
to follow the directions to the min
I'd. The slightest variation in the time l
a utterly destroy the efficacy of
le. drugs"
,et "Oh, you may rely upon me, doct