The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-12

there has been no fresh case either to-
day or yesterday
Maud looked up at Mr.. Cochran,
wishing rather intently that he would
preach his Gospel. She felt somehow
take his mind off the pain that fickered
round him like a shower Of knives. But
the Gospel was yelled, at any rate.
9tI think it's good Of you to bring
the cases up here he said. Lady
Maud told me yesterday that you were
doing 50. j am sure it must help to-
ward recovery to remove people from
surroundings which they associate with
illness to fresh bright places
He paused a moment.
Zone sees that every day he said.
"Ifs you associate a place with pleas
ure you are pleased to go back The
mind, left to itself, clings so to mate
rial things. Because one has been hap
Ply in certain room, one always thinks
that those surroundings will tend to
produce happiness again. e IS one OF
the illusions we get rid Of last. =
Thurso began to speak. * Z
You mean he. said, and then
stopped. For moment he could not
go on, so sharp an access Of pain seized
him. "You mean Is shall always as
sociate this house with typhoid and
a moment. That is not very cheer
ing .z ..j! 1888.
eyes looked at Maud a moment, and
then at his host. y: 1: sEss 6
t'No, I mean Just the opposite, !, he
said. You will always associate this
house with recovery, with the sweep
ing away of illness and pain i:
Dinner. was at an end, and Che mo-
Dnrfo III
lowed. Walter.Goe hran. had ta1zen,s one
as he spoke, but he did not light it,.
and laid it down on the cloth Then
he got up quickly. s.
brave he sad you sure are v awf9 lily
in horrible pain. Let me 20. right
away now. 1 have enjoyed coming up
to dine with Lady Maud and you ever
so much.'
For the last minute or two the pain
had become so much more acute that
Thurs0's face SWas,%Wet with perspira-
ton. All during dinner, too, the long
ing, the drunkard's desire to get to his
room and take dose from that heal
ing bottle, had been growing. And
now when his pain, in spite Of his gal
lantry in concealing it, was discovered.
the desire became overwhelming, he
could no longer check it.
he said, "but if you viii excuse me for
teA minutes will then rejoin you. Pray
don't go. shall be down again in
quite a short time. have some medi-
cine that never fails to set me right.
Yes, the pain has been pretty bad. -
For one moment it appeared that
Cochran had something on the tip Of his
tongue, for he turned to Thurso eagerly.
his mouth open But it was clear to
Maud, when he did speak, that the
speech was not his original thought.
said, elf Lady Maud does not mind
my being on her hands few minutes.
I wanted so much to ask about one or
two Of the pools on the river
He sat down again as Thurso went
out, and turned to her with the same
eagerness as he had shown minute
age e. - =. !. - !, !, :.
said, "but I love to practice. l ddn +
know whether your brother would like
my suggesting It, tho
Somehow Maud frozo into herself
little at that, The idea Of Mr.: Coch-
ran Is treating .Thurso for his neu-
ralgia was somehow out Of the ques-
ton. She would not think Of such a
thing, she felt sure, too, it was idle to
ask him.
ttOh, thank you very much, = she
said, but his medicine always puts
him right, and she began at once, a
he had suggested TO speak about the
river and certain pools which he found
difficulty IN fishing satisfactorily.
Thurso meantime had almost run to
his room, for he longed for the relief
that he knew awaited him there as the
desert -parched traveller longs for water.
He l0nged, too, and much more keenly,