The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-17
A BarOnet and an Actress.

When Sir Roland Chesterton an
nounced his engagement TO Camille
Rodays. a popular French actress, En-
Rf5sh society was horrifed, while the
French elite merely shrugged their
shoulders and said. "Ah Dieui" Then
the reported engagement was declared
false and again Dame Rumor clrcu-
lated the announcement as positive
fact this time.
Ii was shortly before midnight one
evening as Sir Roland was preparing
10 leave the club that letter was
handed 10 him bv messenger boy.
The handwriting on the back or the en-
velope caused him to turn deathly pale
and with trembling fingers ne broke the
NV Dear Roland" it ran. Come to
me as soon as you get this have put
a little while to live, the doctor lold M
Yesterday NV long sickness has made
me horribly ugly. but / am starved ioi
Just one smile from YOU am always
At home and can see you at any time
The next dav at o'clock he went 10
aaA her and was Mortified at her
changed appearance her cheeks once
oval and tinted with delicate PINK.
were now sunken and colorless' sfedt
dark rings encircled hef eyes anu
doen heavy lines that told or long
gnaerfne. married the face tnat was
once famous for its beauty. ....- oil
The r0om with the curtains an
drawn and the medicine bottles ar
ranged in profusion about her, Ca%lll- am
ale seemed really about TO enter ny ny
portals of death. Sig Roland ienleillles'
but a short while In tne SICK toOA'l,
ana as he turned to 90 he met d
large hrusaue woman ia the doorway
wearing the garb of a nurse anu W. IL
treated him I'm "A surly IashlvH 49, ~
irouired about the patient ne ~
my - sffs4r NOT vours1" she said,
brushing him. The next DAY 9H feoi
and again visited the sick room anu
Fc,,,a camille a tride better hef eSeS
r.zl,a9 with the old bFilllancY- anu ~
-.----,- .,-a7r- her manner was quite IKE
tba camille of former days oH ANVi
and 0assed most consenial hVu- ~,
49, rrrnr.4nv until the nurse cdIhe aiit =
5r tho same brusQue fashion dlsnlssst, {,
him from the room When ne -
the stairway a bell rang III '-i
IN know the doctor would come anu
e~d vou hprer cried the nurse ID, -,
inr her fist in Sir Rolands taee. ll ~
-l-,-+ instant a fine. pOrtly man eHteiSu
+re hallway When the nurse Went ul
e+a1rs to inform Camille of the doctor
arrival Sir Roland selzea l"e 0"'o-
t,fritv To- make inquiries
rs lfademoiseUe Camille dangerously
M or 40 YOU think she VIII recover
II presume you are near trlehu so
r7adrmoisclle' 80"
.tyez-yes of course. ..
qhen [ would say mademoiseile Is
S,,ite fi have done everything fci
her that medical science can do, but
..1s her illness so serious that you
have given up all hopeE
.practfcaWy. You see it is what peo-
nie call heart break A wealthy n'.t'
rrrt who came of very ar1StocfA IL
family left her suddenly. AT first Snt
succeeded I'm hiding her sorrow. hut IL
rrovod too much for her strength, ant
as a consequence she collapsed.
"When she was able to sit up sns
insisted on having window openi ane
in am hour afterward was taken VIII
hard chill then came hacking cough
which affected her lungs-that is ALL l'
is simply q question of time
There must be something you can uc
for her 70 save her from death. medica
science is so advanced nowadays II ii
is simply matter of money
NO no no. Money science or moth
ing else can save her. She tried change
OF climate she consulted the most en-
inrnt specialists, and at last asked D.
She might come home to spend tn
few remaining weeks of her life
Doctor mademoiselle is ready to re
ceive you,' said the nurse, appearing a
A week after Sir Roland went agat
10 see Camille. but was refused admis
sion TO her apartments. "NademOisell
Is much worse. and she has change
dreadfuly; she absolutely refused to Sc
anv0ne-"
"Thcn it would not make her happ-
nov-she would not care to-"
"ro what my lord2'
"ro marry me2"
II fear but wait; here comes the doc
tor now
Sir Roland took the doctor to one sid
and unf0lded his plan. Pushing tn
nurse TO one side, he entered Camille
room and was Mortified at the chang
ir her condition. Her lips were white a
death. her face was CHASTITY like that O
corpse. and the light from the greer
shaded lamp; the doctor warned hin
that Camille could live but a few hours
then. deliberately made the room lOol
weird and strange. Had he been
closer observer he would have notice,
m0cldng smile playing about ne
mouth as he told her of a certain thin,
he Intended to do. But. as a most nat
urai consequence, he saw nothing. Re