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grown years older through grief and
anxiety, and the firmly compressed
I lips wore an expression OF pain, AND
. the redeemed eyes looked as if they
had shed an abundance of tears.
The remembrance of everything
suddenly returned and with it anger
and anguish inexpressible-tha ne
should be alive. Why did people
rush in to rob death of his prey. to
bring him back to a hated existence
by all the appnances of science?
Good God who gives them the right
to force an unhappy man to Drolong
his existence? He could not. he
must not live.
He made a movement with his left
hand, and slight cry of pain es-
capped him.
She started up out of her slumber.
and the next moment she was bend
! ing over him. He could feel her
anxious look through his closed lids;
Ne could feel her soft cool fingers
laid gently on his forehead. to dis
cover whether the horrible fever was
still torturing him.
He lay quiet again, as if sleeping;
he had not the courage to open his
eyes.
She left him and went to the win
dow. Frau Dora he heard her say
softly. "do you know when the doctor
Is coming back quite forgot to
ask today"
He will be sure to be punctual: 1t
would be the first time that he failed
If he does not, Frau Jussnitz. 1t still
wants eight minutes to seven-and
there he is now" she exclaimed
Thank Cod" murmured Ante.
This exclamation seemed to the
sick man like a sharp iron turned
suddenly in his wound. He felt the
blood mounting to his head; the old
! angry feeling seized upon him. as 1t
had always done when Maiberg
lowered about Ante. He groaned
again. and as he heard the greeting
| between the Frau Forsterin and mis-
| friend, and saw Ante creep out OF
the room on tiptoe to meet him, he
| gazed at her with black looks on her
return.
But the doctor perceived at once
that his consciousness had returned;
he came up to the bed and said in a
! loud, hearty tone. well. thank God,
Leo. we have got you back again. 1t
is high time. | must say. old fellow"
| fellow"
Antej was standing at the foot Or
the bed. She stood there as II
carved out of stone, her head slightly
thrown back. with a sad, weary ex-
preston in her face.
DO you want anything just now
| Leo?" she injured. in low tone.
mo" he replied.
Il shall be downstairs in the sit
ting-room, in case you want me-" she
said, and left the room.
"Maiberg, is that all your science
can do to prolong for little the life
that man would gladly fling away"
cried Leo. with a great effort
"A little? | hope for a long time
ii you will be reasonable my friend.
Il can not live under these cir
eumstances.
What circumstances?
Good Heavens! you know very
we'll"
That is to say, Leo. you cannot
live without your wife"
The sick mans face hushadI
crimson. Don't treat me as ii L
were silly boy. She has complain
ed to you no doubt, why took to
the revolver"
Upon my honor. Leo. | do not
understand one word you are saving ="
Ante has told you nothing?"
No"
Leo shut his eyes and lay still.
Then you must have found out some
other way that -"
Il know literally nothing. have
only had my suspicious. But--you
mast not agitate yourself"
What did you suspect inquired
i Leo. family, TIL me, beg of you.
+ Your foolish passion for Hilda--"
r He was Interrupted by a low
scorntul laugh.
. Was it not so. Leo? Tell me the
truth-or, rather, say nothing about
I II. for ii is no longer of Importance"
/ "A man does not put an end to his
, life for the sake of woman's within
a at least not man like me-" replied
2 the sick man. There must be worse
5 things than that to bear; one must
!. first see all ones hopes utterly de
A stroyed 6efore-but you can get
Ante to tell you"
4 III she wished to confide in me
l she would have done ii long ago. |
+. will give YOU piece of good advice
{ go to sleep"
1 Rather give me your promise "a
{ set me on my feet again: to make me
1 tolerahly strong. so can chop wood
a or do somthing of that sort Every
I one does not make good beggar
: and there is no hope of anything
Q better"
Al You will be quite well again. II
5 YOU ere reasonable"
, please tell my wife that she neeO