The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-21

ferer. Bell caught q glimpse OF q white
figure lying n%otionless in bed. It was
years now since he had acted thus in a
professional capacity; but the old quiz
etness and caution came back by in-
stinct. AS he would have entered Mar
garet Henson came out and clos ed the
door.
You are not going In there" she
said. "No, 10. Everything Of mine
touch you blight and wither. II the
girl is to die, let her die in peace!"
She would have raised her voice high,
but a lightning glance from Bell quiet
ed her. It was not exact madness that
he had to deal with. and he knew 1t.
The woman required Arm, quiet treat
ment. DR.. Walker stood alongside.
anxious and nervous. The man with
the quiet practice Of. the well-to-do
doctor, was not used to scenes Of this
kind.
"You have something to conceal"
Bell said, sternly. "Open the door,
REALLY. my dear sir" Walker said,
fussily. free lily, I fancy that under
the circumstances
you do not understand this kind Of
case" Bell interrupted. 81 do"
Walker dropped aside. with a NUT
etered apology. Bell approached the
figure in the doorway and whispered q
few words rapidly in her ear. The eff
feet was electrical. The figure seemed
TO wilt and skrivel up; all the power
and resistance had gone. She stepped
aside moaning and wringing her hands.
She babbled Of strange things; the old.
far-away look came into her eyes
again.
Without a word Of comment or sign
Then he raised his head and shifted
the heavy atmosphere, as an eager
hound might have done. A quick, sharp
question rose. to his lirs, only to be In
staLtly suppressed as he noted the va
cant glance OF his colleague.
The white figure on the bed lay per-
fectly motionless. It was the figure Of
u young and exceedingly beautiful girl
beauty heightened and ~accentuated
by the deadly-white paIlor Of her fea-
lures. Still, the face looked resolute.
and the exquisitely chiselled lips were
firm. H 2s -fli
"Albumen!" Bell muttered. "what
f1end's game is this? I wonder If that
scoundrel-but. no. Ir that case there
would be nc object in %concealing my
presence here. I wonder"
He paused and touched the white
brow with his fingers. At that same
moment Enid came into the room. She
painted like one who has run fast and
far.
WELL" che whispered. sis she bet
ter. better or -Hatherly, read this"
The last words were SO low that Bell
hal dly heard them. He shot a swift
glance at his colleague. before he open
ed the paper. One look, and he had
mastered the contents. Then the swift
glance was directed from Walker to
the girl standing there looking at Bell
with a world of passionate entreaty and
longing in hereyes.
tIt l.: your sister who lies there" Bell
whispered, mesningly, land yet you
He paused. and Enid nodded. There
was evide ntily a great struggle going
on in Bells mind. He was graphing
with something that he only partially
understood. but he did know perfectly
well that he was being asked to do
something absolutely wrong, and that
he was going to yield for the sake Of
the girl he loved.
~ AOSO a AuPSly 1IO1k k4lV OCNSA0S
and crossed over to Walker.
"You are perfectly correct" he said.
cat this .rate-at this rate the patient
It is quite hopeless"
Walker smiled feebly. @ y
"It is a melancholy satisfaction to
have my opinion confirmed" he said.
miss Henson, If you will get Williams
to see me as far as the lodge gates-it
is so late that-er-"
Williams came at length. and the lit
tie doctor departed. Enid fairly cow
cred before the blazing, searching look
that Bell turned upon her. She fell 20
plucking the bedclothes. %nervously.
What does it mean?" he asked.
hoarsely, "Don't you know that If
that girl dies 1t will be murder? It was
only for your1sake that I didn't speak
my mind before that fool who has just
gone. He has seen murder done un-
der his eyes for days, and he is ready
to give a certificate Of the cause of
death.,And the strange thing is that,
in the ordinary way, he would be quite
justified in doing So"
'Chris Is not going to die; at least.
not in that way" Enid whispered,
hoarsely.
Then leave her alone. No more
drugs, no more medicine, even. Give
nature a chance. Thank Heaven, the
girl has q perfect constitution"
Chris is not going to die" Enid re-
pcated. doggedly; ''but the certificate
will be given. all the sane. o, Haths-
ly, you must trust ne-trust me as you
never done before. Look at me,
study me. Did you ever know me to
do q mean or dishonorable thing??"
They were Gown in the drawing r0oE1i
again; David waiting, with q strange
sense Of embarrassment, under Mar
garet Henson's distant eyes; indeed, y
was probable that she had eve no
ticed him at all. + All the same, she
turned eagerly to Bell.
Tell me the worst!" she cried ''Tel
me all there ID to know!"" g54 f
your niece's. sufferings : over" III
BELL said, gravely.. II have no more to
tell you.'''@5 4 2s5 5sTj 4. VS. f
profound siAnce. followed, broken
presently BY angry voices. outside. Then
Williams looked insiat the door and
beckoned Enid to him. His face Wa
wreathed In an uneasy grin. V
8 Mr.. Hensoni has got away he said
s'BlestSifs1 can say how. Andsthe. dogs
have rolled him about ana tore his
clothes. and made such a. picture SSf
him as you never saw. And sweet
temper he's8in.' s.
Where sis he w??,,s Enid asked
'T me are people here he must not
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