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(- vr it "pre tloetor's We BY MISS A. E. BRADDON i i i 4 1MII t H .! .-H-H'4"t"H"M...fr.H..H-4"f'H"'4"f-lH ' OHArTBR XXt. (Continued.) "I m not coins furi only onlv n little way on tlio Hrinrgate ro.irf," Isabel nn swercd, plteoudy; nnd tlicn licr Iionit sank back ntmlint the wall behind tier, nntl Mm sighed n plaintive, nlniost heart liroken lgli. Her life was very linrd Just now, begirt with terror mid peril, ns she thought, A whole nfier life of hnpplnc could not have atoneit to her for the pang of seeing n dreadful change come upon the familiar face. Sometime, In spite of herself, though she put nway the thought from her with shuddering horror, the Idea that lionrge (lllhert might not re cover would cninc Into her mind. lie might not recover; the horror which so ninny others had piod through might overtake her. Oh, the hldeoin tramp of the undertaker'; men upon the stairs: the knocking, unlike nil othct knocking; the dre.idful aspect of the' shrouded Iioiko! She thought of nil the dentin In her favorite hook; of Paul Uomliey, fndlng slowly, day by day, with tho giilikui wnter rippling on the wnll; D.ivid CoperlleM, sitting weeping In the duxk; and Ague-", with her holy fnre nnd unlet uplifted hand. If If nny such sorrow eame upon her, Mrs. (lllhert thought that she would join some com munity of holy women, nlnl go nliollt do ing good until she died. Wan It so very strange, this sudden emverlon? Surely notl In thee enthusiastic nature sen timent tuny take nny unexpected form. CIIAt'f K!l XXII. After that scene In tho church at Ilurstonlclgh, Itolaud I.nnvlcll went back to Mnrdrcd, to think, with even (renter bitterness, of tho wnmnn he loved. That sltent encounter the sight of the pale face, profoundly melancholy, nlmost statuesque In Its nlr of half despairing resignation had exercised no softening Influence on the mind of this young tun n, who could not understand why the one treasure for which he lan guished should be denied to him. He wiim sitting In the library by the Inmpllt table one sultry June evening, when Oeorge (lllhert had been III about n fortnight, n soft, subdued light shin ing dimly. Ho had been brooding over Ills .books, but scarcely rending linlf n dozen pnges ever since 0 o'clock, nnd It was now half past II. He was stretch ing his hand toward the bell In order to summon his valet, mid release that per sonage from the tusk of sitting up any longer, when that gentleman entered the library. "Would you please to sec nny one, sir''' he asked. "Would I plene to see nny oneV" erled Uohind; "who would want to see tuc at such a time of ulghtV Is there Anything wrung? Is It any one from from I.owlandsV" "No. sir: It's n strange lady; least ways, when I say a strange lady, I think, sir, though her veil being down, nnd n very thick veil, I should not like to speak positive I think It's Mrs. Ullbert, the doctor's Iiuly. from Oraybrldge." Mr. I.nnsdell's vnlet coughed doubt fully behind his hand, nnd looked dis creetly nt tho curved oaken bosses lu the celling, lloland started to his feet. "Mrs. (lllhert," ho muttered, "nt such nn hour ns this. It can't be; she would never . Show the lady here, whoever kIio N," he lidded aloud to his servant. "There must be something wrong; It must be some very Important business that brings any olio to this place to night." The vnlet departed, closing the door behind him. ami Itolaud. stood alone upon the hearth, wnltlng for his late visitor. All tho warmer tints faded out of his fme, ami left hlui very pale. Why had she come to him at such n time? What purpose could she have lu coming to thnt house save one? She had come to revoke her decision. Kor n moment n flood of r.ipture swept Into liU soul, wiirm nnd revivifying ns tho glory of n sud den sunburst on it dull gray autumn day. "My poor Igiiorntit, Innocent girl; how hnrd It seems that my luvo must for ever place her ut a disadvantage," he thought. Tho door was opened by the vnlet with ns bold u sweep ns If u duchess had been entering In all the glory of her court robes, nnd Isabel enme Into tho 800111. One glance showed Mr, Lnnsdell thnt she was very nervous, that she was suffering cruelly from the terror of his presence; nnd It may bo thnt even before she had spoken ho understood that she had not come to uiiuoiiiice nny chnnge lu her decision. There was nothing desper ate In her manner. She stood before him pale nnd Irresolute, with pleading eyes lifted meekly to his face. "I hope you aro not angry with mo for coming hero ut such 11 time," she said, In n low, tremulous voice; "I could not come nny earlier, or I " "It can never bo anything but 11 pleas ure fur me to see you," Uolaud answered gravely, "even though the pleasure Is strangely mingled with pain. You. have tome to me, perhaps, because you nre In soiiio kind of trouble, nnd have need nf my services In some way or other. I am very much pleased to think that jnu con so ftir coutlde in me; I nni very glad to think thut you cm rely on my friend ship." Mr. LmimIvII slid this because he saw thnt the doctor's wife had enme to de mand some favor at his I111111N, mid he wished to Miiooth tho way for that de maud. Isabel looked up nt him with something like surprli-e in her gaze. She had not expected that ho would he like this, cnlm, still, self possessed, reason able. A moliruful feeling took possession of her heart. She thought thnt his love must have perished altogether, or he could not surely have been so kind to her, so gentle or dispassionate. "You are very, very good not to bo nngry with me." she said. "I have come to utk you a favor, a very groat favor, nnd I " She stopped, nnd sat silently twisting the handle of her pimmol, tho old green parasol under whose shudow ltnlnnd had so often seen her. It was finite evident thnt her courngo had failed her altogeth er nt this crisis. "It Is not for myself I nm going to ask you this favor," she said, still hesi tating nnd looking down nt tho parasol; "It Is for another person, who It Is n secret, In fact, nnd " "Whatover It Is, It shall be granted," Itoland answered, "without question, 'without comment." "I hnyo come to nsk you to lend me or nt least I had better ask you (o give It to me, for indeed I don't kuow when I should ever be able to pny It somo money, a great deal of uiouejr Ufty dol lars." Hit looked at him aa If sho thought the Magnitude of the sum, must Inevit ably astonish him, and she raw a tender, jhaif-BtUncholjr smile upoa hla fact. "My deir Isabel my dear Mrs. (Ill bert If all the money I possess In the world could secure you happiness, I would willingly leave hero to-morrow n pennllcs man. I would not for the world that you should be embarrassed for 1111 hour, while I have moro money than I know what to do with. I will write you a check Immediately or, bet ter still, half a dozen blank cheeks, which you can till up ns you require them." Hut Isabel shook her head nt this pro posal. "You are very kind," sho said, "but 11 cheek would not do. It must be money, If jnu please; the person for whom I wnnt It would not take n check." "Tho person for whom you want It." he repeated. "It Is not Tor yourself, then, that you want this money?" "Oh, no, Indeed. Wlint would I want with so much money?'' "I thought .Miu might be lu debt. I thought that ah, I see; It Is for your husband that you wnnt the money." "Oh, no; my huib.iiid knows nothing nbout It. Hut oh, pray don't question me. Ah, If ou knew how much I suf fered before I came hers to-ulght. If there had been nny other person lu the world who could have helped me I would never have come here; but there Is no one. nnd I must get the money." Itolaiid's face grew darker ns Mrs, (lllhert spoke. Her agitation, her earn estness, mystlfled nnd manned him. "Isabel," ho cried, "heaven kuows I hnve little right to question you; but there Is something lu the manner of your request that alarms me. Can you doubt that I nm your friend next to your husband, your best nnd truest frUnd, perhaps? Forget every word that I have ever said to you, and believe only what 1 say to-night to-night, when nil my better feelings aro aroused nt the sight of you. itellevc that I nm your friend, Isabel, nnd for pity's sake trust me. Who Is this person who wants money of you? Is It your stepmother? If so, my checkbook Is nt her disposal." "No," faltered tho doctor's wife; "it Is not my stepmother, but" "Hut It Is for some member of your family?" "Yes," nie answered, drawing n long breath; "hut oh, pray do not nsk me any more questions. You said just now that you would grant me the favor I nsked without question or comment. Ah, If you knew how painful it was to tuc to come here." "Indeed! I nm sorry that It was so painful to you to trust me." "All, If you knew " Isabel mur mured In n low voice, speaking to her self rather than to Roland. Mr. I.ansdell took n bunch of keys from ills pocket nnd went across tho room to mi Iron safe cunningly fashioned after the presentment of nil antlqiio ebony cab inet. He opened the ponderous door mid took n little casket from one of the shelves. Uiil.iml counted out some notes nnd handed them to Isabel. She arose nnd stood for n few moments, hesitating ns If she had something more to say some thing nlmost ns embarrassing In Its na ture as tho money question had been. "I I hope you will not think ma trou blesome," she snld; "hut there Is one tnoro fuvor that I wnnt to nsk you." "I)o not hesitate to nsk anything ol me; nil I wnnt is your confidence." "It Is only 11 question that I wish to nsk. You talked somo time since of go ing away." "Yes, my phns aro all made for 1111 early departure." "A very early departure? You nre going nlmost Immediately?" , 'Immediately to-morrow morning. It may be u long time before I return." There was 11 little pause, during which Itolaud' saw that n faint Hush kindled lu Isabel Gilbert's face, mid thnt her breath enme mid went rather quicker than be fore. "Then I must s.iy good-hyo to-night," sho said. "Yes; it Is not likely thnt we shall meet ng.iln. (lood night good-bye. l'er hups soma day, when I am n pottering old man, telling people tue same anec dotes every time 1 shall dine with them, I shall come back, mid find Mr. Gilbert n crack physician lu Kylmington, petted by rich old ladies and riding In n yellow barouche till then, gooil-tiye." He held Isabel's hand for n few mo ments, ns If lu that frail tenure ho held the last link thnt bound hi in to love mid life. Isabel looked at him wonderlngly. How different was this adieu from that passlntiato farewell under Thurston's oak, when he hud Hung himself upon the ground nnd wept uloud lu the uugulsh of parting from her! "Only one more word, Mrs, Gilbert," Itolaud snld, after a brief pause. "Your husbniid does he kuow nbout this per son who usks for money from you?" "No I I should have told him I think and asked him to give me tin money, only he Is very ill; he must not be troubled nbout anything." "He Is very 111 your husband Is III?" "Yes I thuiight every one knew. Ho Is very, very ill. It Is 011 that account I came here so late, I have been sitting lu his room. Good night." "lint you cannot go hack alone; it is such 11 long way. It will bo '' o'clock iu the morning before you can get back to Grnybildge. I will drive you home; or It will he better to let my coachinan my mother's old coachman drive you home." It was In vnln that Mrs, Gilbert pro tested ngainst this arrangement. Ro land I.nuedcll reflected that as tho doc tor's wife hnd been admitted by his vnlet, iier visit would, of course, be pitent to nil the other servants nt their next morning's breakfast. Under theso cir cumstances Mrs. Gilbert could not leave Mordred with too much publicity. Isabel returned very comfortably to Gmybrhlgo; but she begged the coachman to stop nt the top of uiu lane, where shu alighted mid bade him good nWht, Sho ! 11111I all dark lu the little stir gory, which she entered by means of her husband's Inch key, and she crept softly up the stairs to the room oppo-lte that iu which George Gilbert lay, watched over by Mrs, Jeffsuii. he marries he within six months," Ro land's man servant remarked, ns he sip ped his second cup of roffee; "1 never did cee such an Infatuated young mull in nil my life," Roland went to Lowlands a the even ing. Ho found Gwendoline In tho draw ing room, looking something like Mnrlo Antoinette In n deml-toilettc of gray silk, with n black lace scarf crossed upon her stately shouldeis, and tied In n careless bow at the back of her waist. Mr. Ray mond was established lu 11 big chlutz covered easy chair, turning over a box of books newly arrived nud muttering scorn ful comments on their titles and contents. "At hist!" he exclaimed. Mr. I.nns dell's name was announced. "I've called ut Mordred half n dozen times within the lat two months; but as your people nlwnys snld jolt were out. mid I could always sco by their faces thnt you were at home, I have given up tho business In despair." The dinner was drawing to a close when (leu. Ituysilalc mentioned a name that awakened nil Mr. I.nnsdcll's atten tion, 1 "I rode Into Ur.t. bridge nfter .leaving you, Roland," he said, "and I made n call or two. I was imrry to hear that Mr. Gllmore Gllsop Gilbert, oh, yes, Gilbert that very worthy young doctor, whom we met n t your house. Is III. Low fever really In 11 very dangerous stnte. You'll be very sorry to hear It. Gwendo line." "I nm sorry to hear It," she said. "I nm sorry for Mr. Gilbert, for more tlmn one reason. I am sorry he has so very bad n wife." Roland's face flushed crimson, nnd he tinned to h!s cousin ns If nbout to speak, but Mr, Raymond was too quick for hlui. "I think the less wo say upon thnt subject the better," he exclaimed, eager ly; "I think, Gwendoline, that Is a sub ject that had much better not bo dis cussed here." She was very quiet, but very pale, nnd looked nt her cousin ns steadily In the eyes ns If she had been fighting a small sword duel with hlui. "The subject Is one thnt will scarcely bear discussion here or elsewhere; but since you accuse me of feminine malice, I nm bound to defend myself. 1 say that Mrs. Gilbert Is a very bad wife. A person who Is seen to attend n secret rendezvous with n stranger, not once, but several times, with nil nppenrnnce of stenlth and mys tery, while her husband lies between life and death, must surely bo one of the worst of women." Gwendoline rose from the tnblo nnd Mr. Raymond hurried to open the door for her. Hut Roland's eyes wcro never lifted from his empty plate; ho was wnltlng for something; and now nnd then 11 llttie convulsive movement of his lower llti betrayed that ho was agitated; but that was all. Then the general exclaim ed at tiie lateness of the hour. "I've some letters to write thnt must go by to-night's post," he snld. "1 know you'll excuse me If I leave you for nn hour or so." Charles Raymond murmured somo po lite little conventionality ns the general left the room; but ho never removed his eyes from Roland's face. He had watched tho brewing of tho storm, nnd wiis prepared for a speedy thunder clap. Xor wiis he mlstnken in his calculations. (T11 'bo continued.) Telephone Hyde Perk 14 Charles F. Bilger Private Ambulance to Hospital! aM Depot la all parts of the City. Chicago Beach Stables 5204 Lake Avenue EI nS&BaaaaaPQESSaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaali i 'k't.t:i;J&'f BaaaPPHHBVHHHpstiHiHaal pp TV all aaaaaaaFii ' THH aaal Funeral Director 5133 Lake,' Avenue SURGEONS USE BLUE LIGHT. Viilnnltlt iin nn AiuiMthrtle, y Two lint-turn nl (leuvvn. A rather new use of blue light Ima Immmi reported f nun, Geneva iminely, lt use ns nn nimestlictli; In dentistry. In tho course of some experiments to nscertnln the effects of light of differ ent colors upon the nerves Professors Itcilnril niul Kinery found thnt blue, light wns wry soothing. Tho some what roiimrknlilo Htutviiiout Is nmile thnt a Itl-ciiiidle-pmvor liltto light, ill reeled upon the.vycs of u patient for three minutes, mscil hlui to lose sen sitiveness to HUcli nn extent l'"it a tooth wns painlessly extruded, with out nfter effects of nny kind. Whether tho anaesthesia was general or only lo cal Is not reported. It Is prohahlo that liml General I'leasimtim been a trim scientist nnd a skillful experimentalist he might Imvo innile sonic illscoverles of value to tlio world, for, ns Dr. I'lnsen himself bus mild, "The general wns on tho right truck." In 18TT Plensnntoii published a book with tho following explanatory title, "The Influence of the llluo Ray of the Sunlight and of the Illuo Color or the Sky In Developing Animal ami Vegetable Life, In Arresting Disease and In Restoring Health lu Acute ami Chronic Disorders to.IInumn and Do mestic Aulmuls, ns Illustrated by the Kxperlinents of Genernl A. .1. Pleasau ton nud Others, Iletwceii tho Years 18(11 nud 187D." Tim book Is printed on ditto paper and abounds In fallacious and dogmat ic statements. One of Ills dicta Is, "Light Ik tho great source of terrestrial electricity, magnetism nud heat." Quito a large portion of tho book Is devoted to testimonials from physi cians and various others relating to the ellleacy of the blue-ruy treatment hi cases of general III health, rheuma tism, etc. I'le.iHUiiton believed that the results claimed by hlui were duo to the "Juxtaposition of plain uucoloiv.l glass and blue glass lu the passage of sunlight and tho transmitted blue light of the llnuaiueiit and the elimin ated blue r.iys of the sunlight through tlieiii respectively, whti-li evolves uu I'lcctro-iiiagiietle current. which Im parts to vegetable or iiiiliual life sub jected to It nn extraordinary Impulse to the development of their respective vigor nud growth," Ho obtained u pat ent for his so-called discovery ami for the method of Its application. CHAI'TIIR XXIII. "Boo thnt somo liotlmusu grapes nud a plno aro sent to .Air. Gilbert nt Gray bridge," Roland snld to his vnlet, mi the morning after Isabel's visit. "I was very sorry to hear of his serious lilacs from his wlfu list night." , Mr. Lnusdell's valet, very busily oc-cupled-wlth n hat brush, smiled softly to himself ns his employer made this speech. The master of Mordred Priory need scarcely have stained his erring soul by any hypocritical phrase respecting tho Grnybrldgo surgeon. "I shouldn't mind laying a twelve mouth's wages that If her umbiud dies .Mini for I lio .lull. "I wish I was back on earth again," sighed Methuselah, "Just sMrtliig in to live my life." "Pouli, wlmt could you do?" sneered Union Munchausen. "Among tlio hustling moderns you'd be clean out of thu miming." "No. I wouldn't," retorted Metliitco lull, conUilcntly. "As soon ns they found out who I was they'd want mu to boss that Panama Canal." Pitts burg Ptossj nivlnu lu I'nllciils n ('linnet-'. "Why do you select a family doctor who lives so far from your homo?" 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