El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-21
The Husband Question
A Strange Physician Is Called in to
Treat the Widow; DR.. Haynes
Makes q Social Visit.
By Virginia Terhune Van de Water

n EATRICE awol1e from her faint
- with a gasp of fright. quickly
followed by a sigh of relief when
she found that she was in her own
I bed.
She remembered with a stab of pain
( that the last time she had tainted May
nard had revived her, and the memory
Of the look in his eyes brought tears
to her own. She pushed from her the
hand that was holding a bottle Of arc
matte salts to her nostriIs and -coughed
feebly, then struggled to rise But a
& strong hand detained her. She looked
( beyond the hand and saw a tall, fair
haired man bending over her Helen
Robbins knelt beside her, gently fan
ming her. while Mary stood by in help
8 l-ss distress. Beatrice spoke to her
friend In a very uncertain voice
Helen she said, Il am not Ill,
am ~
cheerfully- But YOU are not quite
7 tainted. didn't u" asked the
You certainly did, responded Helen.
And so completely, too that we have
had hard work bringing you back. Now
you are to lie still"
''But who is that?' persisted Beatrice
nOddinE toward the tall stranger who
had withdrawn from the bedside to the
window but who came forward imme-
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Strange Physician.
It am Dr. Yeager.' he said gently,
! who happened to be spending a few
days at the Cedar Cliff, and for whom
your indisposition- And now you are
Z going to try to go to sleep for little
while only Mrs Robbins will stay
When She awoke the sun was low in
the west, and she knew that IL was late
afternoon Helen was sitting by the
window and same forward as Beatrice
Keith didn't say or do anything to
( worry you. did he2" asked Lacv's sis
Indeed. no." protested Beatrice.
What question TO ask! What could
he have dOneF
4. bins hesItatingly- Il thought ne might
have told you he loved you, or some
, thing of that kind You see he was
up here with YOU, and when you tainted
he telephOned in great haste for me
and telephOned for the doctor. But
( could get nothing out of keith beyond
the fact that you and he were chatting
on the veranda and that YOU suddenly
lost consciousness, and that ne car
ried YOU in and laid YOU on the bed,
after calling Mary to help him.
The widows Distress.
Ct see" said Beatrice. but she offered
no further Information.
You must know of course. Helen
continued after a moments considera-
Beatrice And I really am glad that
oh, Helen" eNpostulated the widow.
with a little vail of distress. Please
I don't talk about such thtngsi I hate
men! am positively sick Of the sight
OF them"
That's all right agreed Helen Rob
That's all right" agreed Helen Rob
bins briskly. "and tomorrow you can
think about going home. But YOU
must not worry about anything Just
now We are going 30 have cup OF
tea here together before you try to
Nary brought the afternoon tea ser
vice in. and the friends were still chat
ting over the teacups when the maid
once more knocked at the door
If you please. ma.am,I she an
nounced, "Dr. Haynes is calling"
Or Haynes exclaimed both women
yes. ma'am. he Just come up in his
machine and he wants to know if Mrs.
Minor can see him"
SHOW him into the living room.
Nary, ordered Beatrice starting up
with a flush Of pleasant excitement
Helen, won't YOU 90 out and talk 10
him while dressE / may as well dress
for dinner. now, anyway, 1t is so late
Greeting DR.. Haynes.
Fifteen minutes later she appeared
In the living room. attired in a white
gown. Her eyes were a little weary.
but beyond that all traces of her re-
cent attack 5dd disappeared. She gave
the physician her hand with a cordial
smile Of welcome.
Tt is gPod to see you again." she
declared HAD YOU come a little soon
er YOU might have had 10 treat me pro-
fessiOnally"
so Mrs. Robbins has been telling
me- said DR.. Haynes But il is not
easy to believe il now that I see you"
Il was out for a little run in my ma
chine" he said. "and kept on up the
valley into this region. then dropped in
at Mrs RObbins's in the hope Of get
ting an invitation to dine with her,
and when I heard she was here I fol-
lowed her--stiH on the trail Of that
invitation"
Good" said Helen Robbins. You
and Beatrice must both come over to
dinner at my house. I'll run along
home now and you come later. doctor,
bringing our eX-invalid in your ma
chine"
Beatrice's face lighted eagerly. "That
viii be fine she said, when the man
earnestly seconded Helen's suggestion.
And. as Mrs. Robbins hurried away,
she babe her merry good by.
II am more glad than I can say to
see you again. said DR.. Haynes. as he
settled down to chat with his fair
hostess
Beatrice smiled and thanked him de-
murely. but there was in her heart a
thrill Of happiness that accorded i'll
with her recent declaration to Helen
that she hated men"
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