The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-24
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While they were thus fortifying them
selves ne wrote his address on some
stamped envelopes. and gave them 70
Lady Bassett. and told her she had bet
ter write 10 him at once II anything oc-
CURED. "You must also write TO me II
you really cannot get 90 see your nus
band. Then ] will come down myselr'
with the public press at my back BUT
I am sure that Will not he necessary IN
DR. susbys asylum. He Is better
Christian than / am, confound him Tor
A.! You went too soon; your husband
had been agitated by the capture; Suany
was away; salter had probably applied
what he imagined 10 be soothinG rem.
dies leeches--a blister-morphia. Result.
the patient was so much worse than ne
was before they touched him that Salter
was ashamed 10 let you see him. Having
really excited him. instead of soothlng
him, Sawbones Salter had 10 pretend that
you would excite him. As II creation con-
tained any mineral. drug, simple. leech,
spanish fy, gadty, or shower pain so so
In affliction. New reading or an ola
::onnf the heart Of man is oppressed
1t makes him much worse when
woman. appears. 49,
Go tomorrow: you will see him. He VIII
Be worse than , he was ,o,d but him no that u his
wife put him in there
"Ohl ohr'
And he won't have believed IT, His
father was a Bassett. his mother a Lee
Compton: his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
was a Rolfe; there is no ours blood IN
him. After the first shock he viii nave
found the spirit and dignity ,h on a gen, gem
of fashion are like that; they are better
steel than women-and writer's.
When he had said this he indicated oy
his manner that he thought ne had ca
hausted the subject and himself.
Lady Bassett rose and said. Then. SIT,
! will take my leave. and oh! am sorry
eloquent tongue TO thank you. You have
interested yourself In stranger-you
have brought the power OF great mlnd
TO bear on our distress l came ,. neds
a widow--now feel a wife again. Your
good words have warmed my heart.
can only pray God 10 bless you, sir.
PRAY say no more madam said Mr..
Rolfe hastily. "A gentleman cannot be
always writing lies: an hour or two given
70 truth and justice Is wholesome di-
version. At all events. don't thank me
TIL my advice has proved worth IL.
He rang the bell; the servant came and
showed the way 10 the street door. Mr..
Roife followed them TO the passage only,
whence he, bowed tremendously once
more to Lady Bassett as she went out.
As Snt phSseu INTO lut SAittA ShV hNaiN
q fearful clatter. 1t was her counselor
tearing back to his interrupted novel
like a. distracted bullock.
''vell. / don't think much of he" said
Mary Wells
Lady Bassett was mute 10 that. and
all the joarney home very absorbed and
taciturn. impregnated with ideas she
could not have invented. but was more
able TO execute than the inventor. She
was absorbed In digesting Rolfes every
word and fixing his map In her mind.
and filling In details TO his outline; so
small-talk stung her; she gave her com
panion very short answers. especially
when she disparaged Mr.. Rolfe.
rYou couldn't get word In edgeways,
said Mary Wells
II went 10 hear wisdom, and not TO
chatter
He doesn't think small beer OF his
self, anyhow.
How can he. and see other men?'
well. don't think much OF him, for
my part
II dare say the Queen OF Sherba's
lady's-maid thought Solomon a silly
thing"
81 don't know; that was afore my time"
(rather pertly).
"of course II was. or you couldn't
initiate her"
On reaching home she ordered n light
dinner upstairs. and sent directions to the
coartman and grooms.
At nine next morning the four.n-hand
came around. and they started for the
asylum-coach Gilman and two more I'm
brave nveries; two outriders.