Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-09-17

sAh, every one likes him; he's an ex-
eellent fellow! haven't the least OBJ
lection to telling you that there have
been love passages between him and
Miss Vassie, your patient, but not Just
an engagement. And now, DR.. Surtees,
we had better 60 to your patient. My
wife is with her, and told me l might
bring YOU up whenever / liked. One
moment. OF course she has not the dim
NEST idea that we suspect her of any
thing worse than slight indisposition.
"Of course not" Claude said.
"And-um-you have large expert
enee in dealing with cases of this sort,
DR.. Surteesf OF course l needn't warn
you-ha ha he!-not to ba influenced by
anything the patient herself may say.
| 1t is sad feature of such cases that the
victims moral sense seems to get quite
perverted. Her sister and Lady DelisIe
are with her just now" he added, after
| they had assembled short flight of car
peted stairs and stood in a wide cor
ridor
Her sister knows?" Claude asked
quickly, with sudden pity for the two
unknown girls.
Yes. but we told her only few DAYS
ago. She refuses To believe it."
Naturally enough. poor child" De-
Isle said. changing his fretful tone to
one of compassion. He had his fingers
on the handle of door. while he raped
lightly with the knuckles of the other
hand, and in moment they entered the
ROOM
The occupants of the room were three
ladies--two young, the other middle
aged One of the girls lay on a couch,
the other was seated near her. The eld-
est lady rose from her seat as the earl
and Claude came in.
Let me present DR.. Surtees, Lady
| Delisle"
Claude bowed, so did the lady. He
saw that she was tall, with faded
lined face and a quantity of reddish
yellow hair With his usual quickness
the young man noticed the GOODNESS of
the earl's tone as he addressed his wife.
IAN unhappy marriage" he said to
himself.
He had been led over to the couch. and
his eyes suddenly met those of the girl
who was seated by it. Then, in an in
slant, she had dropped her lids. and
moved her low chair back little to be
out of his way. There was a mandolin
gaily beribboned, in the lap of the soft
green gown she wore; and she began
noiselessly to draw the plectrum across
the strings of the instrument.
Trina" Lady Delisle said, "Alick is
alone in the drawing room. Won't YOU
go TO him z" e,-~-HH@->~-
Trina rose at once. and, laying the
mandolin on the little table, left the
room.
Claude looked down at the girl on the
couch Her head, with its short brown
eurls, was back grounded by cushion
of vivid red, and against the brilliant
color the small-featured face looked very
pallid.
In spite of Dr.. Philip Smtees' opinion
that his brother had mistaken his pro.
fession, the young man had way OF
becoming instantly absorbed in a case
In the present instance he had laid aside
for the time all remembrance of his false
position, all vague suspicious of Lord
Delisle, ali sympathetic feelings for Lor.
rim and for the two girls, all thoughts
of Miss WASHES beauty. 1t is true that
he was conscious of an immense relief
WneH Lofu Deilsle leIt the room.
Claude found that the patient re
sponded to his questions sweetly, readily
docilely, with seemingly perfect limo
cence and frankness. This lovely. limo
cent looking girl was clearly victim Of
the "alcohol habit" Why should Delislt
lie? What motive was there for lying
Claude did not sleep well that night
but was glad he had come. and he die
not doubt his ability to effect cure.
He rose about 6 o'clock. 1t was a
lovely sunny morning, and the wet earth
sparbled and shone He would get IN
and take a turn in the grounds. and
after that he would write to Nine
Stephanoff to tell her how much he loved
her.
1t was surely fate that took Claude
Surtees by the hand and led him forth
into the sweet, moist, subtly scented ali
of that March morning.
Doctor, | want to speak to YOU" said
soft voice behind him
Ito Be Continued