Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02

caprices there was no explaining; a.
for newell. l had SUDDEN oe.er
oped Il sturdy preference Tor oiue eye"
may as we'll confess ut once that !
vas seasick. 1t came next mofhihS
ten minutes after | left my berth-no,
Il violent sickness. but Il falntness anu
siddiness thai made me long for my
berth again. But Mr.. Royce would ho'
hear of it. He got me out on dech
and into my chair, with the liesI
breeze blowing full in my face. lher'
was y, long line of chairs Drawn ur
there. II from the faces OF most OF
their occupants. / judged they We're
far more miserable than L. AT the
end of AN hour. thanks to his treat
ment. I felt almost we'll again. ane
could devour with some appetite 'hs
lunch which Mr.. Royce ordered for me.
After a while the doctor came dow.
the line. and looked at each Of us. stop.
ping for Il moments chat. The more
serious cases We're below, and all thai
any OF us needed was IL little encour.
i.ennent.
Mon, you sit down Il minute. doc.
tor | asked, when he came to me, anu
n%lotioned to Mr.. Royce's chair.
why. you're not sick he protested
iiiSiiiS, put ne oioIl'SN ~ nv -"
cant place.
III wasn't about myself | wanted tc
talk" 1 said. How about your other
~patient-the one who calne aDoarC
.ast:"
His face sobered in an instant.
"Martigny is his name he said, "and
he's i'll very bad shape. He must Il
to France. Why, he might have
dIunng1 over 1pu6 there an the onnU.
plank
It's IL disease of the heart"
"IeS-far advanced. He can't get
we'll, of course, but he may live on i'll
definitely, if he's careful"
Hes still confined TO his bed"
ION, yes--he won't leave it during the
voyage. if he takes my advice. He's
got to give his heart just as little WORT
as possible. or III throw up the job al.
together. He has mighty little ma
gin TO go on"
l turned the talk to other things, ana
IN Il few moments he Went on along his
rounds. But | was not long alone, TO,
| saw Miss Kendall coming toward me
looking Il very Diana, ~wind-blown, and
~rosy-cheeked.
) mal-de-mer has laid it's hand OF.
YOU. too. Mr.. Lester.,' she cried.
only a finger" l said. But a finger
is enough. Won't you take pity on a
poor landsman ms talk to hiin":'
but that's reversing III positions!'
she protested. sitting down, neverthe.
less, TO my great satisfaction. 1T was
you who we're to be the entertainer!
Is our Mephisto abroad. eto" she
asked in Il lower tone. Il, too, am feel
ing his fascination long for another
glimpse of him.
"Mephisto is still wrestling with hi<
he;trt, winch, 1t seems, is scarcely able
to furnish the blood necessary to keep
nm going. The doctor tells me tha,
ne viii probably spend the voyage D
bed"
so there'll be nothing for us to dn
after all. Do you know Mr.. Lester.
mat was longing to become IL female
Lecoq.'
Perhaps you will still have th>
nance said gloomily. Il doubt
very much whether Mephisto will ron.
sent to remain inactive. He doesn't
look to be la sort"
She clapped her hands and nodded.
II laughing recognition to one of the
passing prOmenaders.
You are going to Paris, trent you
Miss kemball?.' l asked.
TO Paris--yes. You too? You mus.
be. since o are going to France"
we go first to tItretat,' / said, anc
stopped, as she leaned, laughing back
in her chair. Why what's wrong with
that" | demanded in some astonish.
mcnt.
Wrong? Oh. nothing. Etretat's a
Il most delightful place-only it re-
called to me an amusing emor OF
aow my mother was one day scandal
ilzed there by some actresses who wer.
bathing. It's the prettiest little fish.
ing Wage, with the finest cliffs :.
ever saw. Only, it's hardly the season
Tor Etretat-the actresses have no,
arrived. You'll find it dull"
We'll not stay there long" / said
BUT tell me o it. 1 should like
10 know
~Etretat;~ said my companion, ia
rather a Bohemian resort. Alphonse
Hafr discovered it somewhere back il
.iic dark ages, and advertised 1.-THE
E~tretatians We're immensely grateful,
ana named the main street of the towr
after hiin-and since then a lot o.:
artists and theatrical people have bull
Villas there. 1t has a little beach O.
gravel where people battle all day long
When ones tired of bathing, there.
the cliffs and the downs. and in tn,
there's the casino. You know
French. Mr.. Lester?"
Why" 1 explained. Il was suppose,
TO STUDY 1T at college. l still remem
Der my jai. tn a. il a."
You'll remember more when you gel
to Etretat.' she laughed. You'll HAY.
to, OF starve."
oh. also know the phrase mad.
immortal by Mark Twain"
'Avez vouS du vin?'-yes."
And l think l also have a hazy rec.
objection of the French equivalents TO.
bread and butter and cheese and meat
We shan't starve, besides l think Mr.
Royce can help. He's been to France
OF course-and here he m t.
claim his chair
Il won't permit him to claim it 1
you will use 1t a little longer l pro.
tested.
"Oh. but 1 must be going and sh.
arose. laughing. Have l been a salts.
factory ntertainer?"
More than satisfactory; I'll accep,
no other"