Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-05
CHAPTER NNII.-Uontinu

CHAPTER NNll.-(COntlnued.)
That same evening l received note,
desiring ME to go and see him immeii-
ately. He was looking brighter and bet
ter than in the morning. and an odd smile
played now and then about his face as he
talked to me, after having desired Mrs.
Foster to leave us alone together.
Mark" he said, II have not the slight
est reason to doubt Olivia death, except
your own opinion to the contrary, which
Is founded upon reasons of which Rho"
nothing. But acting on the suppositinn
that she may be still alive, l am quite
willing to enter into negotiations win
her suppose it must be through you.
ut must" | answered. "and 1t cannot
be at present. You will have to wait for
some months, perhaps, whilst pursue
my search for her. do not know where
she is any more than you do.
A vivid CLEAN crossed his face at these
words, but whether of incredulity OF sat
isfaction | could not tell.
but suppose die in the meantime!
he objected.
IL DO not know that l might not leave
YOU in your present POSITION l said at
last; lit may be | am acting from an
over-strained sense of duty. But if you
will give me formal deed protecting her
from yourself, am willing to advance
the funds necessary to remove you to
p,lrer air and more open quarters than
these. 4 deed of separation, which both
of YOU must sign can be drawn up, an |
receive your signature. There will be no
doubt as to getting hers, when we find
her. But that may be some months
hence as said. Still | will run the
risk.
'For her sake:' he said, with a sneer
"For her sake, simply" l answered; II
will employ IL lawyer to draw up tine
deed, and as soon as you sign it VIII
advance the money you require. MY
treatment of your disease l shall begin
at once; that falls under my duty as
your do tor; but l warn you that fresh
air AMI freedom from agitation are al
most, if not positively, essential to It's
success. The sooner you secure these
for yourself, the better your chance.
Some further conversation passed be-
tween us, as to the stipulations to be In
sisted upon, and the division OF the year
ly income from Olivia's property, FOR
would not agree to her alternating any
norton of it, Foster wished to drive Il
hard bargain, still with that odd smile on
his face; and it was after much discus
sion vaat we came to an agreement.
had the deed drawn up by lawyer.
who warned me that if Foster sued for
a restitution OF his rights they would
be enforced. But | hoped that when
Olivia was found she would have some
evidence in her own favor, which would
n
court. The deed Was signed by Foster,
aud left in my charge TIL OllVla sieha-
ture could be obtained.
As soon US the deed was secured. had
NV patient removed from Bellringcr
street to some apartments III Fulhaii'
near to Or. Senior. whose interest IN the
case was now almost equal to my own.
Here could visit him every day. Never
had any sufferer, under the highest an
wcalthest ranks. greater care ana SCI
ence expended upon him than Richard
Foster.
The progress Of his recovery WAS slow,
but it was sure. felt that it would be
so from the first. Day by day | watch
ed the pallid hue OF sickness upon his
face changing into ii more natural tone.
| saw his strength coming back by slight
but steady degrees. The malady was
forced to retreat into its most hidden
citadel, where it might lurk as prisoner,
bnt not dwell as Il destroyer, for many
years to come.
There was no triumph to me in this,
MS there would have been had my patient
been any one else. The cure aroused
much interest among my colleagues. and
made my name more known. But what
was that to me? AS long as this man
lived, Olivia was doomed to lonely ana
frienlless life. tried to look into the
future for her, and saw it stretch ont
into long. dreary years. wondered
where she would find home. Could
persuade Johanna to receive her into her
pleasant dwelling, which would become
so lonely to her when Captain Carey
had moved into Julias house in st. Peter
port: That was the best plan | could
form.