Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
CHAPTER XVII

RSYT AM going to marry Elsie tomorrow. Tn,
ASb long days of doubt and fear are gone
SSsseszS forever, and only sunshine and happ
USE@sJ ness await us now
But to complete the story there is
still little more to add.
In the disaster to 'teuf-teuf | had been more
injured than either Joseph or | had imagined al
the time, and suppose the terrible anxiety had
suffered for Esie's sake had acted on me- too
When L had any clear knowledge of what was
happening again, found myself in bed in my own
home, with Joseph busily engaged in taking my
temperature.
''Eet ees normal" he said calmly, as l looked
up and met his gaze. And you are going on very
well. Good morning, ow do you do?"
'Well, / really hardly know" l replied. II
will take your word for it that l going on
very well. But if you will kindly tell me what all
this means, and why Good God, Joseph
Mrs. Cathcart, what happened to her? And
Elsie? | have just remembered"
do not worry yourself" said Joseph soothing
ly; "eet ees bad for your cad. Eat that poor
woman is dead. Eet ees better SO. She was
drowned Eet dark and / am not good
swimmer. | pulled you out, but / could not save
er, and no elp came. Teuf-teuf' e give you
bad conclusion, and re water it made it worse.
Zere danger for day so, now you are
all right Mees Grey, zat charming girl, she is as
well as well. She could carry you round re room
In zose pretty young arms Of ers She will be
glad zat you talk again; she as 'elped to
you so well, so we'll"
"Helped to nurse me! Where is she then
Jeseph?'
"Where ees she? Over re way"
"Over the way She has returned there"
why, where else should she go? And besides,
she wanted, sink, to be near you, you see.
sink you are lucky man, friend Blaekwood"
"Oh, Joseph, send for her; let me see her!p
He walked to the window and looked out
"She zere, in garden" he said. "She
looks sad, poor young sing. 1t ees not good for
pretty young girls to look sad | sink ] will
change that l sink / will my and, sol
Aha, she looks up; she understands. / sink she
is coming friend Blackwood | sink she is COM
ing. Now smooze your air and look nice, and
you shall talk to her for exactly ten minutes"
! heard her step upon the stairs / heard the
handle of the door turn; heard her voice--and
she was in my arms.
What we said, what nonsense talked, whether
we laughed wept, or sat silent, holding each
others hands, hardly know. l only feel assur-
ed that Josephs ten minutes were cut shamefully
short, and that it could not in reality have been
more than few seconds before he reentered
the room, and calmly drew Elsie away to the
window, where he made her take chair "Sit
zere young lady" he said, "and do not talk
any more, We do not want our patient to get
is cad buzzled worse again"
Il am sorry" said Elsie submissiyely. az will
do anything you tell me, Dr. Legrand, for you
have saved his life
mo- eet ees you who ave saved is life YOU
nursed him so well. DO not go and spoil i'm now.
Yes, you saved is life, and g saved yours, and I.
ze doctor, am Jealous of you bose And so /
shall let you sit and look at one annuzzer. but
not talk, for a little while longer, and zen
shall send you away But tomorrow YOU shall
came again little, and re next day little more.
and zen e will be quite well, and zen-ah, youth.
youth, can't you understand why re old doctor ees
ealous-zen you are going to be very 'appy. and
forget everysing, even 20 old doctor 'imself An
e, ah, eet ees sad, e viii mend up is old 'teuf-
teuf,' and go is old way; and when you pass
i'm by 80 'appy in your carriage, you will say.
zoo is zat old zing 90 wave lis ANDY aud 70
will say, Eat ees ze old fool 90 nearly broke nv
neck and zen you will laugh and go on, and sink
no more of i'm. And 20 poor old doctor e will
give sigh and sink, Once / was young and
'appy too, and zere was a sweet, pretty girl 100
cried when l ill, but something came, and Il
ended my life just where yours ees beginning;
and now am a leetle dam country doctor and III
ave my leetle 'ouse, and my books, and my feuf.
teuf, and go on living because eet ees 20 many.
many years ago now, and don't know no better,
and am content. Dissoostingl"
(THE ENDl.