Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-12-05
CHAPTER xxII.--tcontlpued.)

NhATIHh AAIls-~tContinueu.)
That same evening ! received a note
desiring mo 10 20 and see him lmmedi
ately, lie WAS looking brighter and bet,
ter than In the morning. aud an odd smile
played now aud then about his face a. he
talked 20 me, after having desired Mrs
Foster to leave Us alone together.
"Markf he said. II have not the slight.
est reason to doubt ollylas death, except
your own opinion 20 the contrary, which
u founded upon reasons OF which know
nothing. But acting on the supposltion
that she may be still alive, ] am quite
willing to enter Into negotiations with
her ! suppose Il must be through you"
1T must" answered 'and II cannot
be at present, You will have TO walt for
some months, perhaps. whilst pursue
my search for her. do not know where
she lu any more than you do"
A vivid CLEAN crossed his face at these
words, but whether of Incrodulity or sat
iafaction | could not tell.
"But suppose die In the meantimeT'
he objected.
II do not know that | might not leave
you In your present position" | said at
last; 1T may be | am acting from an
over-stralned sense OF duty. But II you
will give me a formal deed protecting her
from yourself, | am willing 10 advance
the funds necessary TO remove you 70
purer air. and more open quarters than
these. A deed OF separation. which both
OF you must sign, can be drawn up, and
receive your signature, There viii be no
doubt us to getting hers. when we find
her. But that may be some months
hence, as ! said. Still win run the
rlsk.m
''INor her sakeT" he said. with sneer.
"For her sake, simply" | answered: II
will employ lawyer to draw up the
deed. aud as soon as you sign II l will
advance the money you require. My
treatment Of your disease ! shall begin
at once; that falls under my duty as
your doctor; but warn you that fresh
air and freedom from agitation are al
most, II not positively, essential TO its
success. The sooner you secure these
for yourself, the better your chance"
Some further conversation passed be-
tween us, as 10 the stlpulatlons TO be In
sisted upon, and the division OF the year
~ income from olivla's property, for !
would not agree TO her alternating any
portion OF II. Foster wished TO drive a
hard bargain. still with that odd smile on
his face; and II was after much discus
sien that we came to an agreement.
| had the deed drawn up by lawyer,
who warned me that il Foster sued for
= restitution OF HIS rights they would
be enforced. But hoped that whom
Olivia was found she would have some
evidence In her own favor, which would
deter him from carrying the case into
court. Tho deed was signed by Foster,
aud left In my charge till Olivla's sigma
ture could be obtained.
As soon as the deed was secured, had
my patient removed from Bellringer
street to some apartments in Fulham,
near to DIR. 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 and
wealthlest ranks, greater care aud sci |
ence expended upon him than Richard
Foster.
The progress Of his recovery was slow,
but Il was sure. ! felt that 1t would be |
so from the first, Day by day l watch
ed the pallid hue OF sickness upon his
face changing into more natural tone. !
saw his strength coming back by slight
but steady degrees. The malady was
forced 20 retreat into It's most hidden
citadel, where 1t might lurk as prisoner,
but not dwell as destroyer, for many
years TO come.
There was no triumph to me In this,
as 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 me2 As long as this man
lived, Olivia was doomed to lonely and
friendless life. tried to look into the
future for her, and saw 1t stretch out
into long, dreary years. l wondered
where she would find home. Could l
Johanna to receive her into her
pleasant dwelling, which would become
30 lonely to her when Captain Carey
had moved into Julia's house In ST. Peter
portT That was the best plan ! could
form.