Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
The Minister'S Wife
BY MRS. HENRY WOOD

house at Well1ngton-Brlce Jansen
and had got six months leave from it.
He was p now, and but little changed
gay, rafting, reckless in speech as of
old; but exceedingly handsome, exceed
ingly like what the dean had been before
him. Only in one point he did not resem-
BILE his father, and that was in stature
the dean was tall and stately; Cyras was
little above middle height, and very slight.
''And what have you been doing with
yourself to-day, Cyras~ inquired the
dean Of his son, who was singing to him
self in an undertone, as he stood at the
window looking out on the square. Il
wanted you this morning but you were
not to be found"
II went to Norwood to see Aunt Char
lotts," replied Cyras. "She took me into
the Crystal Palace; we lunched there.
She fred of no end of questions at me
about the Brices of Wellington"
And while he was speaking, Briee, the
surgeon. came in for he was the guest ex-
pected. After greeting Lady Grace and
the dean, he turned to Cyras, holding
him before him by the lappets Of his coat,
gazing intently into his face. He had not
seen Cyras for three years.
what a likeness what a likeness! 1t
is yourself over again." he said to the
dean. Just what your face was at his
age"
DR.. Baumgarten laughed. "You did
not know me when | was his age, Brice.
Nor for FIVE or six years after it."
1T is a wonderful LIKENESS Is it not,
Lady GraceT went on the surgeon.
II have always said So" she answered.
Gertrude entered beautiful girl, with
the fair delicate skin and the proud blue
eyes of her mother. She was q pleasant
girl, not self-willed as Grace used to be,
but sweet and gentle.
How is Lord AvOn?" asked the sur
geon.
quite WE'LL" said Grace; "and in Lon
don. He was ON the Continent all last
year, but this year he Is at home"
They sat, after inner, in the drawing
room talking together until nine O'Clock,
when Mr.. Brice had to leave them. He
was engaged to a gathering at a noted
physicians house, near Hanover Square
n dozsl or so of learned men, chiefly med
zeal men, were about to meet to discuss q
discovery of the day.
DR.. Baumgarten went out a little be,
fore O'Clock, on his way to Sir viii,
liam Chants. He thought il a good time
tO catch him; he would probably have
about got rid of his morning patients
An idea struck him that he would rather
tell his tale of doubtful sickness to Sil
! William, a stranger, than to a medica
man who knew him better. Such fancJ
penetrates to many of US.
Sir William would be disengaged in 4
few minutes, the servant said he wal
then with his last patient. DR.. Baumgar
ten handed the man his eard-'TThe Dear
Of Denham"-but desired that it should
not be given IN until his master wal
alone.
Il was very glad to see you, Mr.
Dean; very pleased that you should hav,
called upon me-" was Sir Williams warn
greeting when his stately visitor was ush
cred in.
What shall say if tell you that
have come a. a patientT returned til,
dean.
> II hope not"
Eyes, it is so. That isl have-hav,
| Il have experienced a little annoyanc,
once or twice, which perhaps 1t may b,
as well to speak Of" rapidly continued
the dean, getting over his momentary hes
. itGtiOn. ut amounts to nothing, dar
say"
"You do not look az IL much were amia
, with you, sir" smiled Sir William. xviii
/ you take this chair7"
There Is not much to describe" SAT-
the dean. "A sudden stoppage of tn,
heart, accompanied by a strange inwart
futtering, which l feel to my fingers
ends; and then a faintness, almost, bu
not quite, amounting to a fainting At"
Sir William Chant put another ques
tion or two as to symptoms, and thel
, passed on to another phase.
! How frequently do you have these at
tacks?"
Very seldom indeed. I've only ha,
; about a dozen in all. The first time wa
l after boating, when l was an under
= graduate at Oxford; the last time wa
yesterday evening; and that covers a goo
many years, you perceive"
Yesterday evening !" repeated the doc
tor, struck with the remark"
: "In going home we got into a crow
collected at a FIRE. l ran, and otherwis
e1eFted mySelI, ana the aLIack came on.
, "And sometimes, / expect, 1t has com
on from mental emotion"
YES, more frequently so. What
you make of it, Sir William?
Sir William Chant smiled, rose an
' took some instruments from drawer i
| his table. you must let me test you
r organs a little before l can give you a
8 answer"
I The examination, a slight one, wa
n soon over, and the gentlemen sat, eac
n in his chair, facing one another as b,
=, fore.
/ "Well?" said the dean, for Sir WilliaI
: did not speak. Am l in danger?"
, "My dear Mr.. Dean, in one sense
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