Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-22
CHAPTER V,


'arc you surprised to see me?'
"Surprised!' echoed the elder. NO;
we are amazcd-pctrificd! However did
you get here? When did you Gomez
"Quitc easily" replied. II came on
Sunday. and Tardif fetched me In his
own boat. If the weather had permitted
] should have paid you a call; but you
know what it has been"
"To he sure" answered Emma; "and
how is dear Julia? She will be very anA-
ious about YOU"
"Shc was on the verge of u nervous at
tack when | left her." said that will
tend to increase her anxiety"
Poor. dear girl"' she replied sympa-
thetically. But, Martin. is this young
woman here 50 very III? We have heard
from the Rcnoufs she had had danger
Gus fall. 70 think Of you being In Sark
ever since Sunday, and we never heard
word of it,
as that the young woman's hair"
"Yes," | replied; ut was necessary to
cut II off. She is dangerously III with
fever"
Both of them shrank little towards
the door. a sudden temptation assailcd
me, and took me 50 much by surprise
that l had yielded before knew ! was
attacked. II was their shrinking move
ment that did 1t. My answer was almost
as automatic and :lvoluntary as their
retreat.
You see It would not he wise for any
of us to go about" I said. "a fever
breaking ont in the island. especially now
you have no resident doctor, would be
very serious
Thus secured isolation for myself and
my patient. But why had been eager
10 do soy ! could not answer that qucs-
ton 10 myself. and did not ponder oven.
II many minutes. l was impatient. yet
strangely reluctant, To look ut the sick
girl again. after the loss of her beautiful
hair. The change In her appearance
struck me as singular. Her face before
had look of suffering and trouble. maxi
ing II almost old, charming rs II was;
now she had the aspect of quite young
girl. scarcely touching upon womanhoOd.
We sat up again together that night,
Tardif and I. He would not smoke, lest
the scent Of the tobacco should get in
through the crevices of the door, and les
sen the girls chance Of sleep; but he held
his pipe between his teeth. taking an i'm.
aginary puff now and then, that he might
keep himself wide awake. We talked to
one another in whispers.
"rell me all you know about man.
Eelle." ! said. He had been chary of his
knowledge before, but his heart seemed
open at this moment. Most hearts are
more open ut midnight than at any other
hour.
There's not much to tell. Doctor" he
answered. Her name Is Olivier, as |
said to you; but she does not think she
Is any kin to the Ollivicrs OF Guernsey.
She Is poor, though she does not look rs
II she had been born poor, does shc?"
"Not In the least degree" | said. III
she IL not lady by birth. she is one OF
the first specimens of Natures gentle
folks | have ever come across. Has she
written to any one since she came hcreI"
'Not TO u SOUL" he answered eagerly.
"Shc told me she had no friends nearer
than Australia. That is great way
off,"
"And she has had no lcttcrs?" asked.
'Not one,' he replied. "She has Meth
err written nor received single letter"
but how did you come across cry
inquired. 'She did not fall from the
skies, suppose. How was 1t she came
TO live in this out-of-the-world place with
yOuY"
"l'll tell you all about II. Doctor Mar
tim he said, and he related how he had
met the young lady In London,
"rorJir." I said who, ho had o,,.
c,ude1 tho roc;toi 81 Iid mo-, Lna',, ,cI,a.
n good fol,ow vo,, were tho,vh ! o,,,h,
IN have ,oarno,i n lac ,h;s ,in,n"
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thino nf II vnnrs",, Icotor ~. ho,. , ,'',',,,
Won s,ov In a nonr ,i,,ia howso t;,'o ' ~.
thinkins M no,hing Inn, har ond mo-, ..,,.'
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,rnmh,ol hos II i, mo h"i,o, o ,,'a. ""s.
has rmn away '""' e"'
..prt who ca, sho how. r,, ou,,. ,.,,,,
Tordisy" asked away '''"''
Hea''n SHOWS, ne answered. nut
,h' Sn' mas sW,.reo' W" Gun see that
o! her '"c'. whoever OF Whatever she
mas run away i,oh'' her eheeks are white
from H. anu her he"'t sorrowiui.
know hothihs OF her secret nut TINS
DO Know: she Is us goou' anu true, ami
sweet ittie SOU as my poor little wife
was. u she should die, II VIII he great
grier OF henrt 10 me. III could offer my
me 10 ro' III place OF hefs' Ia do It
Willingly
NO, sue WIN not d'e' LOOK there, Tar
an ! s"'"' Po'htihg 10 the door sill OF
the inner room. ~ white card had been