The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-04-25

I patient--the one who came ABOARD
| last?,'
His face sobered in an instant.
Martigny is his name" he said, ''and
! he's In very bad shape. He must have
been desperately anxious TO get back
TO France. Why, he might have
dropped over dead there on the gang
| plank"
Its a disease of the hearth"
| 'Yes--far-- advanced. He can't get
well, of course, but he may live on in
! definitely If he's careful"
He's still confined TO his bed?''
4 'Oh, yes--he won't leave 1t during the
| voyage, IL he takes my advice. He's
| got TO give his heart just as little work
as possible, or III throw UP the job al
| together. He has mighty little mar
gin to so on"
1 turned the talk to other things, and
in few moments he went on along his
| rounds. But was not long alone, for
! saw Miss Kemball coming toward me,
looking a very Diana, wind-blown, and
rosy-cheeked. f3
so mal-de-mer has laid it's hand on
you, too, Mr.. LesterP' she cried.
only finger, said. But finger
is enough. Won't you take pity on
poor landsman and talk to him?"
But that's reversing our positions!"
she protested, sitting down, neverthe-
less, TO my great satisfaction. 1T was
YOU who were to be the entertainer!
Is our Mephisto abroad, YETI" she
asked in lower tone. Il, too, am feel
ing his fascination--I long for another
glimpse of him."
'Mephisto is still wrestling with his
heart, which, it seems, is scarcely able
to furnish the blood necessary to keel
him going. The doctor tells me that
he Will probably spend the voyage
bed" m Ts.
so there'll be nothing for us to do,
after all! Do you know Mr.. Lester,
that was longing to become female
Lecou."
Perhaps you will still have the
chance said gloomily II doubt
very much whether Mephisto will con-
sent to remain inactive. He doesn't
look to be that sort" a. -E
She clapped her hands and nodded
a laughing recognition TO one OF the
passing promenaders. 20.
You are going to Paris, aren't you,
Miss Kemball?" l asked. t@&a
ITO Paris-yes. You too? You must
be, since you are going to France"
I'VE go first to Etretat," / said, and
stopped, as she leaned, laughing back
in her chair why what's wrong with
that demanded in some astonish-
Inent. =.
4 Wrong? oh, nothing. Etretat's a
a most delightful place--only 1t re-
called TO me an amusing memory of
how my mother was one day scanda-
li2ed there by some actresses who were
bathing. It's the prettiest little fish
ing village, with the finest cliffs !
ever saw. Only, it's hardly the season
for Etretat--the actresses have not
arrived. You'll find il dull"
We'll not stay there long" said.
But tell me about 1t. 1 should like
to know"
"Etretat," said my companion, is
rather Bohemian resort. Alphonse
Karr discovered it somewhere back In
the dark ages, and advertised 1.-THE
Etretatians were Immensely grateful
and named the main street of the town
after him---and since then a lot OF
artists and theatrical people have built
villas there. II has little beach OF
gravel where people bathe all day long
When ones tired OF bathing, there's
the cliffs and the downs, and in the
evening there's the casino. You know
French, Mr.. Lester?"
Why explained, Il was supposed
to study it at college. still remem-
Der my Jai, tn a, II a."
You'll remember more when you get
TO Etretat," she laughed. 'Youll have
to, or starve."
"Oh, l also know the phrase made
immortal by Mark Twain" ~. ..... ~
'Ayez Vous du inT-yes'
And / think / also have a hazy rec
objection of the French equivalents for
bread and butter and cheese and meat.
We shant starve, besides think Mr..
Royce can help. He's been to France"
"Of course-and here he comes to
claim his chair"
Il won't permit him to claim II IL
you will use it little longer" / pro-
tested. :.
"Oh, but must be going" and she
arose, laughing. Have been a salts
factory entertainer ......
More than satisfactory; TIL accept
no other"
But you won't need any at all, af-
ter this morning-I don't really believe
you're i'll now"
She nodded to Royce, and moved
away, without waiting for my an.
sweT, which somehow halted on my
lips; and so was left to the rosiest,
the most improbable Of day dreams.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
passed, with only such incidents to en-
liven them as are common to all voy-
ages. But / saw that quiet, and sea
air were doing their work well with
my companion, and that he was stead
lily regaining his normal health. So
felt more and more at liberty to de-
vote myself to Miss Kemball-in such
moments as she would permit me-and
found her fascination increasing In
a ratio quite geometrical. Martigny
was still abed, and, so the ships doc
tor told me, was improving very
slowly, ........
Continued Next Week. ..