Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-02-22
The Minister'S Wife
By MRS. HENRY WOOD

mouse at Wellington-Brice a. Jansen
and had got six months leave from it.
He was 21 now, and but little changed
gay, rattling, 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. 81
wanted you this morning, but you were
not to be found"
Il went to Norwood to see Aunt Char
lotte," replied Cyras. "She took me into
the Crystal Palace; we lunched there.
She fired off no end of questions at me
about the Brices of Wellington"
And while he was speaking Brice, the
surgeon, came in 4; 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 likeness what a likeness! 1t
is yourself over again." he said to the
dean. Just what your face was at his
age"
DIR. Baumgarten laughed. "You did
not know me when l was his age, Brice.
Nor for five or six years after it."
1T is a wonderful likeness, is it not,
Lady Grace?" went on the surgeon.
Il 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 a pleasant
girl, not self-willed as Grace used to be,
but sweet and gentle.
How is Lord Avon?" asked the sur
geon.
Quite WELL" said Grace; "and in Lon
don. He was on the Continent all last
year, but this year he is at home"
They sat, after dinner, 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 !;
a dozen or so of learned men, chiefly med
ical men, were about to meet to discuss
discovery of the day.
DR.. Baumgarten went out a little be-
fore l o'clock, on his way to Sir Will
liam Chants. He thought it 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 Sir
William, stranger, than to a medical
man who knew him better. Such fancy
penetrates to many of us.
Sir William would be disengaged in a
few minutes, the servant said; he was
then with his last patient. DR.. Baumgar-
ten handed the man his card-"The Dean
OF Denham"-but desired that it should
not be given in until his master was
alone.
Il was very glad to see you, Mr..
DEAN very pleased that you should have
called upon me-" was Sir Williams warm
greeting when his stately visitor was ush-
cred in.
What shall l say if tell you that |
have come as a patent?" returned the
dean.
II hope not"
Yes, it is so. That isl have-have
i have experienced little ANNOYANCE
once or twice, which perhaps it may be
as well to speak Of" rapidly continued
the dean, getting over his momentary hes
itation. 1T amounts to nothing, | dare
say"
You do not look as if much were amiss
with you, sir" smiled Sir William. "Will
you take this chair?"
"There is not much to describe" said
the dean. "A sudden stoppage of the
heart, accompanied by strange inward
fluttering, which l feel to my fingers
ends and then a faintness, almost, but
not quite, amounting to fainting fit"
Sir William Chant put another oues-
tion or two as to symptoms, and then
passed on to another phase.
"How frequently do you have these at
tacks?"
"Very seldom indeed. I've only had
about dozen in all. The first time was
after boating, when l was an under.
graduate at Oxford; the last time was
yesterday evening; and that covers a good
many years, you perceive"
yesterday evening ~ repeated the doc
tor, struck with the remark"
I'm going home we got into a crowd
collected at fire. ran, and otherwise
exerted myself, and the attack came on"
And sometimes, expect, it has come
on from mental emotion?"
Yes, more frequently so. What do
you make of it, Sir William?"
Sir
took some instruments from drawer in
his table. "You must let me test your
organs little before can give you an
answer"
The examination, slight one, was
soon over, and the gentlemen sat, each
in his chair, facing one another as be-
fore.
'Well?" said the dean, for Sir William
did not speak. "Am in dangerT
my dear Mr.. Dean, in one sense of