The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14

her husband had no cause for jealousy. l She was about fifty-five years old, her hair was white, her face was haggard Eand careworn and in herseye was a. look lof ssnxiety, which naturally attributed | to her uneasiness about her husbands 8 | health.
 "'He is waiting impatiently for you, Doctor she said. As for me-, all I ask ss that you will tell me the truth and | that you will hide nothing from me
 Then she briefly described her hus- I bands present condition, and her manner showed that she knew 1t was very se- rious. I promised to tell her everything and she conducted me to the patient's room, in which found the village doc tor. who had spent the night there. I I won't weary you with any more medical details I saw at once that the man was doomed. On his ghastly face there were unmistakable tokens of death and if life still fingered 1t was because of his won derful will power This indonlitable will | showed itself in the Counts resolute eyes as soon as I entered, the room. I repre- | sented at that moment the only person l living in whom he had absolute conf1- dence. Knowing well that patient who has implicit faith in his physician is g much better subject for treatment than Une who is at all sceptical. I spoke en- .couragingly to him. and when told him of the minute instructions. which Trous- seau had given me the color returned ro his checks and he gradually grew stronger ss'- Y ..9
 Its wonderful.' said the village, doc tor. after we had gone into an adjoining room on the pretext that we desired to hold consultation. I was almost cer- tain that he'd die tonight, but the sight of you has revived him. l- {" If ha'd ',T lac reason Is because I told him what Trous- seau said about his case and also be- | cause you have taken such excellent care of him.
 "Thank you. my dear colleague he replied with a smile. but you must allow me to return the compliment Then. lowering his voice and speaking more se- siously. he said:-'You don't know what comfort you are to me in this crisis and how happy I am to be freed from such responsibility To speak frankly, do not understand why the Count Is so much worse now than he was few days ago. There's a reason for it. but in this place every one keeps his mouth closed. The Count has not caught cold and no change has been made in h!s diet or medicine. True, his kidneys are near ly gone. but that's not enough to account for tho sudden change, for he was doing "Nti o iS" udJ dSO. neIe S no eHeCL without cause, and in this case I'm sure that some violent emotion was the cause. I've questioned the coachmar. whom I know well. sG he's a native of this. place, and from what I can learn horrible scene took place last week between the Count and the4 Countess. Didn't Dr. Trousseau tell you something that might throw light on this point?
 Not a. word, replied.
 My companion hesitated a few mo-
 nents and then said There oughtn't to De any secrets between physicians. and therefore l don't mind telling you that the Countess has not been faithful to her husband. For several years she was very intimate with a man, one of her husbands friends. but almost a stranger 10 every one else in the neighborhood. The scandalous affair was known to the entire Village. and the Count was the only man who never suspected that any thing was wrong. Some people even go SO Tar as to say that the Counters lover, who' by the way, died four years ago.