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How She. as Cured. 1
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t il."—Mrs. ANNA'
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Copyright, 1915, by
PROLOGUE.
"I. got -, copy in the hos.
pitals and'camps of Rance
and England," says Adele
Bleneau (Mrs. Walter Horton
Schoellkopf of Buffalo), the
author of "Tile Nurse's
Story. In the relation of a
delightful romance there are
introduced thrilling incidents
of the great war in Europe.
It is plain that the author has
been on the battlefield, right
dose to the firing line.
She started for Europe at
the outbreak of .hostilities.
After telling of the rush of
soldiers from England and
France she, grips the reader
with her intimacy of the con-
ditions as they exist in - the
great European conflagration.
Her descriptions of the field
hospitals, of the wounded sol-
diers of the derent warring
countries as they are brought
in, of exciting . motor rides
from one battlefield to another,
all go to hold the interest
throughout. The author had
influential friends in the awes
abroad who helped her gather
the material for her story,
It is no:exaggeration to ate
that no novel of the war yet
Written gives a better idea of
actual conditions at the front
than 66e Nurse's Story."
CHAPTER 1
Corrie at Once.
NE May evening after sunset
father, mademoiselle and
were - having supper out of.
doors under a great magnolia,
tree when a motorcar came racing up
the drive. Mayor Howell,' our neigh-
, who owned one of the most bean
-
tent places in Louisiana, drove the
tar himself and was obviously much
excited. He explained immediately
a tely
that a party of guests from the north
was staying with him, and among.
the was a celebrated surgeon, who
tad Suddenly been taken ill. By rare
;good fortune father was at home, so
that a moment later the two men dis-
red down the drive. it is strange"
'mow, for no apparent reason, certain
seems remain vividly in the memory,
aled I cinctly recall the feeling of
expectancy with which I watched my
tether's departure.
Twenty minutes later, for the place
was only a mile away, the car came
Axing back, and the driver ,handed
me a hastily scrawled note from fa
tiger asking me to bring his operating
case and come immediately. Without .
losing a moment and hastily gathering
up the instruments, I was off. As we
sped up the drive father came running
down the broad stone steps to meet
me. Taking both my bands in his, he
said gravely:
"Adele, my patient, Dr. Curtis, is a
very distinguished surgeon. His loss
would be a great one to humanity:
He has an attack of acute appendi-
citis and must be operated on at one.
Do you feel equal to helping me?"
Perhaps I felt father's reputation
was at stake; perhaps there was no
time for an attack of nerves. In any
event I said to • him in a tone which.
[nest have carried conviction:
"Don't be afraid, father, I'll try not
to fail teen"
As we entered Dr. Curtis' room a
moment later he called out, "Doctor,
it has just occurred to< me that you
must have at your house an operating
room 1 -
"I have. of course." father inter-
rupted, divining, his thoughts, "but, Dr.
Curtis, you know as well as I bow
dangerous it is to move a patient un-
der such circumstt :ices."
"011. yes, 1 lame all about that," • he
broke in, with an •tttempt at a laugh.
"But I am the patiant in this case, and
I prefer to take my chances in an an-
tiseptic operating room, even though
I have to be sha ken up a bit_, to get
there."
Seeing no approving response in fa-
ther's - lace,_ Dr. Curtis went on with
the rare smile which many people say
is half his assets, "Unless you mind
the nuisance of an impromptu guest
for the next week or two, I insist on.
going to your house."
Time was too valuable to waste in
an argument, and Dr. Curtis was evil
ready for the very short journey the
Ito as. In: exactly forty-five niin
the Bobbet-
ntes from
came up -
the opera
quest fath
of anesth
The o
with only
plications
speedily ov
The nex
from New
ing the
taking of
little for t
At Dr. 0
hours of th
ingly neve
jun" stori
Louisiana
mylittle -
tiste oil
sow,ush
On lathe
German.
ment n m
that as
taugb
Dr. t;urti�s' wife and family were ot
until}}leis c • nvideacence notified, of
operation. But a sister—a, grunt, =e-
ver`e ooki e g but kindly wo '�
come a f w days .after • his ills
How er,, we boa seen -very; little
her, s • sh " had! taken on 'herself
task hedly converting the bla ks
to a igh state of civilization. •
Dr. a :had ;not been -curious as
who it w at we were, but . his sic
was a : • e thatknows', the gen
ogy o all the people in her pectic'
circle and soon evinced a dewire to
to her knowledge the history of
wham country round about, beginn
of e orae„ with ourselves. She
asked often rather veiled q estion$
to how we, especially father hap
livh g in such an out ,f the
Evidently not bein_ sane
he replies, she said q
one day:
gleneau, how is it t
me.
time -Major Sowell
e drive. Dr. Curtis' was
g table. At his own
r gave him the ne* meth
ia-scopolamine.
tion was a simple
gbt adhesions and no co
nd was. as such: things
r.
day
1
o nurses. Came
Except for
essing and a perfuncto.
emp tore there was ve
em to do. - '
request I !passed ma
hn' his room. He see
of hearing my m
the peasant 'tales
lled, and .laughed
es of how jean B
sae: "Voisin, yen see
im home slow for me,.ye
days we read French
e fond constant am
south German accent,
he kind mademoiselle h
to be
plac
with
to hi
man` ' of your superior
buried alive in a place li
Father hesitated a mom
stelda my remembering a:
ga ;e}nent. smilingly exerts
say • g ti at . mademoiselle,
been not •nly his governes
but » a distant relativ
woul• dly tell her the
tory. demoiselle, like
niers* iced largely in th
Was htedyto relive it a
. had heard her begin,
fro • eginning. so Ise
to l
• ness
as
gl
deli
eve
the
ten"
as d
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For
ted Mersa
U Fes' Oma' .ii'
mwerspins _
EttVaittose di?
to
r
al -
r
dd.
he
ad
as
ed
ay
ed
frankly
at I find a
ttainments
and t • en,
urgent en-
d himself,
who , ad
and In ne,
as ell,
amity
any o der
e past nd
I1 again
as it w re,i
tled rayell
with almost as great ea eta
d Miss Curtis. ' Medemo -elle
began:
" i r: B eneau's father was an o
in t e amity of Napoleon III. He
rered the service against the wish
ce4
en
s
good and Ihope eve
will give them "a
KELLY, 71.p Chestn
ton, Wis.
The many convin
'tartly published
ought to be proof en
mute*from those di
liar to their sex that
Vegetable Compo
they need.
This good old, roo
has proved unequa
ful ills; it contains
restore woman's he
If there is
your case req
Vice, write the
ham Medicine C
Lyne, Mass., for
testimonials con-
n the newspapers
n b to itomen who
t easing ills pecn-
ydia E.Pim
d is the niedlnkhacine's
d herb remedy
for these dread
-
w • at is needed. to
lth and strength.
+eculiarity in.
g special ad-
(dla E. Pink -
confidential),
ee advice.
ana. The young wi
'an unusually large
and, as they both 1
came about that th
tation.
"The young peopl
but i of even their'
could entirely safe
from sorrow, for t
dren died soon afte
third was expected
father, whether fr
superstitious dread
termined that the
be born at home,
was still home.
"It was there, in
that their son was
we came back to
the boy was old e
was sent to Franc
himself not only a
the possessor of
qualities. His fa
plans for his fu
two, a few days
studies, the boy
by ung a b
daughter of a
banker 4f New Orl
on a steamer whe
from France fro
and she, being y
and he 'young and
a few days after
were married by s
don. They had kn
great obstacles to
her family were
and his devout no
indeed neither he
her people ever f
"The young p
Louisiana, where
by this family wi
fectiohi But th
world ideas, insist
up some profession
sideration the yo
pursue in his to
medicine.
"To this end t
turned to Paris.
apartment overloo
Boulevard St..
born. But in gi
young mother p'
own." Here mad
and 1 knew the t
"It is the regret o
that She never
-
mother, but in to
often startled, th
strong. She ha
brown eyes, an
coppery ;hair and
like whiteness of
is more; sensitiv
stopped short an
tis in a peculiar
Miss Cfrrtis, no
a moment, said
understand, my d
."Dr. Bleneau
with grief at his
She was the abs
life, and I belie
real presence to i
on the day she di4
in these • circum
course, unable tc
monotonous life here and cleverly real-
ized that his only salvation lay 'in
work. Even sev ral years liter, when
his course was S 'shed, he was still in
no condition me ' tally or physically to
take up` the g
was urged by a
join an explorin
for the French
and continued t
many years. •
"However, un
wilds of Tibet o
Andes, Christm
him with us.
secretly very pr
daring son. A
shiped him.
visits was a gra
"Two years a
grandfather beg
Lug bras approac
his son. He ca
bad been plann
into `4fgbanista
but he immediat
rangements an
making the last
peaceful as pos
she added: "A
Bleneau came t
then he has ea
constant assista
work among th
father had been
"It was natur
our lives shau
Glass is;
of the Day In Hi Roo
his end -0 family, who were the -s
est of oyalists. By way 1 f ex
(ion al ;11 to give it etre latio
mother Mid her dearest fri i
talon cc. of coarse, that th wile
hit alis (malty.'
pn
r•:1 many fields and r
•1-!.. honer awl promotion, but
tlu;. glevotion of the
•woman' was one o the
a waiting of the thrice
Elmenie herself, and f er
nu- officer sacrificed. ffuniiY• 11)0-
eivied
when
little.
Kona
lann-
co n -
e of
ov
ov
r
ly
ly
r oin he bad sacrificed so
their ; fter lives. They were
•teriata energy the study' of m di
at L' vole de Medecine, Pal
family, refusing to be reconcile
•
•
II I
ess of
ar led
ac-
ine
Ilio
to tas
nisi -
e bad brought h n
ot for those days,
veil the county, it
y Bought this Ian -
were happy ,here,
bsorbing aff, ection
and their par idise
er first two chil-
hirth, and when a
our Dr Bleneau's
• sentiment I,or a
f a third lose, de -
next child should
or 'France to them
the Yonne district,
born. A year later.
Louisiana. When
ough for schc
, 'where he p
bkllliant pupi
ny innate
er - had elaborate
, but at twenty -
after finishing his
tartled his fs.mily`
ol he
oved
oble
e young couple re -
A year later in an
g the park in the
ermain Adele was
id for it wi
ing Adele
moLselle hu
rs were ver
my life and
-new her b
king at Adel
resemblanc
the same
masses of
the peculiar j
skin, but her
looked at
ay for an in
ding her hea
ear. Go on."
was beside hinaselr
young wife's death.
rbing passion of Ms
im today as She was
d so many years ago.
stances he was, of
settle down to the
e the
h her
ed on,
near.
dele's
utiful
I am
is so
lirapid
dying
smine-
mouth
oiselle
s Cur-
, after
quite
work done by the men or rne nouse.
During the years when Other girls
learned golf, tennis. dancing and such
things Adele h s been measuting out
medicines, tak ng temperatures Mad
acting general], as office nurse to her
grandfather an later to her father.
"I tan well u derstand yoar surprise
at finding here in the lonely woods of
Louisiana a m of such wide culture
end varied exp deuce as D9 Blenettu."
There was a ttle silence., and, then
mademoiselle s led sadly' and said,
with a sigh, "T at is our biatory."
Without a ord Miss Curtis came
over and kisses' me, and as she did so
I felt two hot t ars on my ebeek.
One' day, ne y three Weeks after
the operation, was aelighted to find
Dr. Curtis in Ise drawing room. He
slowly rose as I came In and. seeing
my look of as nishment, Said laugh -
might have be n down a aay or two
earlier, only I idn't half try. I was
having an ide rest, lying there in
rour pretty; fr
rlig out on th
thoroughly enj
ly, Bierman,"
laughing; "you
stories than m
A foie days
put to open th
sh chintzed toora, look -
broad Mississippi and
eld he turn to hither,
who have lived more
people coeld invent."
door of fa. et's office,
I heard my n e and, wi out think-
ing, paused to listen. Dr. Curtis was
"Bleneau, old mane wheth r you real-
• ize it Or not, ou are dem dly selfish
to keep that e arming girl tided alive
here." He pe sed, and the , as father
lieve you appr tate what jewel the
girl is. In my
is a pretty
known a girl
than Adele, a
At this I su
of the, fact
convereation xi
turned, away
regain my s
knocked and
once to me a
arms. He lo
for a Moment
bere, a
former sc
expediti
overnme
at kind
ess he
s time al
ud of th
ele bad
for her
expanse
the heal
ing end,
eat once.
a trip
ith the
devoted
title." A
a that
live wit
ied on,
Lee the 1
d when he
oolinate to
n in Africa
t he did so
f work for
ere in the
ights of the
ays found
rents were
ir brilliant,
etween bis
f waiting.
h of Adele's
and, realiz-
be sent for
Dr. Bleneau
o India and
Duke of
•
•
•
whole expe ence, which
rxt
ide one, I eve never
with more eal culture
d physically—why, man
denly beca
t intended
burning
possemi
tered. Fa
d took me
ed down i
telling me that I am a
ed alive
and has as
th them fo
have felt
e, but partl
e not cared
hing off, ho
to keep you b
the way place
you go north
"But, fathe
for a long
have been dis
because ha
have put the
bimself to
is father as
ter a pause
s how Dr.
us. Since
rge charity
blacks f wbieh his
a center around the
teencinongscitoonas
or my ears.
ner cthamene al
ently in his
ke:
has been
ifish brute
this out of
me to let
partly too,
ing always
that we wou d scion visi France to-
gether, and trc we shall in the autumn.
I will come for you, and we'll go on
that lting cheihshed journey. But now
1 shoald be fax more unhappy to have
you stay than I sbould be, dear, to
have You go." Here he broke off and
more in his usual tone added, "The
main thine ip fer tem and mademoi-
selle to beMacied and reedy to leave
with, Dr. Curtis and his sister on ,Sat -
So I went te New York and enjoyed
it as only a young girl from the coun-
try can enjoY her first sight of a big
faseinatieg city. Nothing was left un-
done that coUld give me pleasure, and
I shall never forget those days. But
the visit was a short one.I, I had been
there scarcely two weeks wben Dr.
Curti$ called me into his Office. I went
to hito, a little anxious alt the gravity
of his tone aad still more anxious when
he put me bit his big Kitty chair and
took my hands tenderly in his.
"If you were not a brave girl," he
said, "I shottld scarcely know how to
tell you, Adele, but tell I you I must,
dear. Your father is very ill with fever,
and you must go to him at once."
The rest ot the day 1 spent in won-
dering why 3. had ever left him. This
was M Jul 1914, and. on my way
many declar d war on France. 1 had
hoped that father might pet lima. of it,
but this, I suppose, was too much to
expeet, and I reached his side only to
find that his 'whole heart and soul
were bound' up in the hope of being
well again, that he might volunteer for
the serviee qf Ms be-
. During the weeks that
h in hie delirious and lucid
loved coun
followed, bo
' moments, constant cry was that he
might be permitted to help France,
and,' for all my anxiety, the fervor of
love for his country fired
the end his poor fever
went to join the fighting
er -generations—I cannot
ven now.
other had died some
, and I had never known
my mother's family. All her near ret -
eaves had
so my fa
deafly alon
poseless as rudderless ship.
After his 'death I sat day after day
in a kind o torpor, bereft of power to
think or ac It was my first deep sor-
row, anil it found me unprepared and
defenseless.
Then one
in. his stu
gone to bed
of helpless
little kin
ality that
his burning
my blood.
racked soul
men, of ol
write of it
my gran
years befor
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Then'after a time 1. understood; and
went to bed that night happier than I
had been since his death, for at last I
had a purpose.
The next day I wrote to Dr. Curtis,
who had gone out among the first
the tighthig line. It was a poor little
letter, but I knew it carried an appeal
that would bring me my desire.
The letter must have caught one of.
the few fast boats crossing at that
time, for within two weeks I received
a cable from Dr. Curtis telling me that
he could not have me with him, but
that, as a nurse and a Frenchwoman,
should have a place in one of the
military hospitals.
The cable ended with the words,
"Come at once; you are needed." So
it was that I in my turn set out in
search of the unknown, to do my part
In the great struggle that is still, as I
write, staggering humanity and in
which I found so much tragedy and. so
much happiness,
dead many years; and
er's death 'left me prac-
in the world and as par -
night 1 waS sitting alone
y, for mademoiselle had.
going over again in a kind
self torture the thousand
se$ and tricks of person-
ade my father so dear to
ma butted my face in my hands.
for a moment, and as X did so my fa-
ther spoke to me. I heard his words,.
as clearly las though he stood beside,
"Although you are only a woraan,"
he said, "and cannot fight with' the
brave men who are giving their lives
for France, there is still something
yam can do4"
I sat silent for a long time, filled
with awe and yet with' a kind of com-
fort, puzzling over what he meant,
- CHAPTER 11.
Captain Frazer..
HE boat was crowded and
there were many interesting
persons on board—at least, in.
Westing to me, as, for the
most part, they were people with
a mission. Some were on dilate
matic errands, others were crossiag
tecause of contracts arising out of the
war. There were also many nurses
and doctors, but far the greater num-
oer of the men were reservists, both
of the ranks and officers, hurrying to
rejoin their. colors.
Every morning at 10 o'clock a Dr.
T., who was taking out a full hospital
corps and equipment, gave lectures to
his staff. As soon as I heard this I
explained to him my situation and my
desire to fit myself to be of better use.
and be cordially invited me to attend
he lectures.
Miss Curtis had placed me in the
care of a charming American woman
who bad lived for twenty years in
England. but in spite of a very calm
trip. :-,be managed somehow to be sick
most of the way over, and I saw very
little of her.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTO R IA
•
Naturally I was in no mood fur form-
ing new acquaintances, ;to that these
talks each morning helped nie great-
ly to bauisb the past and to keep my
mind fined on the future.
I spent the afternoons re.:cling or doz-
ine• in my chair, lulled by the glinting
sunlit waves and the soft swish of the
water against the steamer's sides.
Dr, T. aud his wife were unfailing-
ly kind and often sat with me for
hours. One day we were together on
deck wben a tall athletic young man
"That's an Indian °Mem," said the
doctor. as be strode by.
-Who is itt" asked his wife.
"Ole I *don't know which particular
one be is." be replied, smiling. "It's
Just the type; I would know it any-
where—tali. lean. bronzed, good look-
ing. a certain. unconscious air of com-
mand. and a military bearing!"
"ale doee look an Englishman, but I
am not prepared to grant all the rest,"
she replied.
The subject dropped, and a day or so
passed with no further allusion to it.
And tben late one afternoon as we
were walking we met this same Eng-
lishman again.
"Ob, by the way," Mrs. T. said,
speaking to ber husband, "you were
rigbt, dear. He is an English officer—
Captidn Ian Frazer --coming home from
India. He was ont of the harbor from
Yokohama when War was declared and
had to come on this way."
"You seem to know his history pret-
ty thoroughly," he laughed.
"Oh—Celeste, of coarser and turn-
ing to me she said:
"My maid is a perfect ferret. I
sometimes think as a maid she's it
waste of good. thnber—that the secret
service should have."
"Oh, they are tal like that!" the doc-
tor eaid. "Most of the gossip of a ship
comes first and last through such
sources." After a moment's reflection
he exclaimed,: "Oh, that's the chap
they were telliag me about in the
smoking room this morningi He has
just been on duty at the Khyberpass"—
"Khyber pass!" That was the last
outpost of civilization that father and
his party would have passed through
before going,. into Afghanistan. Poor '
father! He had to give up that long
dreamed of trip to come to us.
He had told me so many stories of
that picturesque spot I began to be
keenly interested in the con_vematios.
"You know, M.Yaiee," the doctor said
—I was always so glad to hear him
use her quaint name—"the Khyber
Pass rifles is one of the crack regi -
meats of India, and its officers are
chosen from the unmarried fellows of
an the Indian army. It takes courage
and initiative plus to make good there,
and it is considered a great honor ta
ba given that post. it was of that regt-
Went that the present crown prince Of
Germany, when in India several yes=
ago, mashed. to be made hoaorable colo=
"And was he?" I asked quickly.
"No. I believe Sir George Ruse Kem
pel was elected?
"Why, I wondert was he not given
it?" asked his wife.
"Well, my dear, you will have to ask
Captain Frazer. I am sure he could
tell you. It does not follow that he,
will. Still, you could. ask," he added
good humoredly.
"Nonsense!" she laughed, and. stop-
ped suddenly, as at that moment we
met the man of whom we had been
speaking.
I was interested in seeing him after
hearing the story, especially in think-
ing that it would have been his men
who would ha-ve picketed the pass for
them bad father gone there. I looked
only his big violet blue eyes were soft,
even wistful. How ,could be be the
daring soldier they had described, I
wondered, when suddenlw I noticed
the firm ebin, the determined mouth.
After all, the government that had
chosen him for the lonely. and danger-
ous duty at /Khyber pass had doubt-
less chosen well, for with his evident
strength of body and will—his eyes in-
dicated humanityt understanding, sym
of men.
It was not until two days before
the voyage ended that I zaade Ins ac-
quaintance and then under very pe-
culiar and implea.sant circumstances.
I was sitting in my steamer chair,
rather late, In fact, very late—it wee
nearbi midnight. There was little
light on deck—the windows were paint-
ed a deep green for fear of attacks
from one of the enemy's cruisers—and
the deck was deserted except for my-
self and two men, who appeared to. be
strangers to each other.
One of these I noticed idly seemed
to be frightfully nerVons. Ile kept
pacing up and down with the Anal,
jerky tread of a man under intense
*strain. The other man I observed be-
cause of the striking contrast.
a tall, soldierly looking man of that
particular type and 'figure which, was
to learn later, belongs tek no other na-
tion than England. He Moved With
an easy grace. that betokened assur-
ance and bore an unmistakable ntr of
command. After he had. neastedetence
or twice I suddenly recognized hinthat
was Captain Frazer,
The two men were molting up and
down on my- side of the deck, so that
when the Englishman Was at the turn
nearest the bow the other was at the
stern end of the deck, while I Was be-
tween them.
I was speculating Idly on the past
/Ives and future destinies of two such
contrasdng types when the smaller
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me the man's story. 13e was au A
trian nobleman who had had an unto
tunate love affair- in the United Sta
and had determined to return to
naUve land.. Then the war bad com
and with it knowledge of dm misfor
tunes of his own country and, mo
pardcularly, of his own fatitlitr.
1,y knowing what be did, the man
taken the steamer, without real'
until after the boat sailed that he
inevitably be interned when he rea.c
ed England. This last misfortune ha
temporarily unbalanced his reasonA
and the scene on the deck in which m
had assisted was the result. Captalie
Fraeer assured me that he was mucit
calmer now, and that the doctor fethi
(*Mein he would not repeat Ms a
tempt of the night before.
His story finished., he bowed ,
him again until we had landed at re
erpool.
While we sat waiting for the e
iner I heard Captain Frazer,
far. away, speak a few words to •
'valet—a ma.n who looked as if h
might be prematurely old, but who
day was so beaming with bappin
that he seemed rejuvenated.
At something he said Captain F -
zer laughed and replird. "Ole you
generally right, Shipman," in a ionea
must be an old family serratia Th
Captain Frazer turned aroend N11;1(1011-
ly. came over to me and said pleaadil
antly:
"Can I do anything for you?"
for I was eincerely grateful for
little friendliness. We felt rath
alone and lnnely. inadernoiseIIP and
Me paused a second, and said:
•.0 oo Ellett einPeeleeps ewe ebell mc
He Released His Hold and Swayed
Outward.
man reached. the turn and, instead of
facing me agsin, suddenly flung one
arm into the air, gave a half stifled cry
and then sprang to the rail.
Perhaps my experience_ in nursing
helped. me to understand, for his ges-
ture and cry brought me to my feet,
and when an instant later he began
rather clumsily to climb the rail 1
found myself, without stopping to
think, racing down the 'deck toward
him. Behin.d me I heard the English-
man call out anti then leis fleet steps
overtaking me, but there was no time
to pause, and I paced on, nearer and
-nearer to the unhappy man, who now
stood trembling on the Alumna of the
rail, clinging to the stanchion,
Just as I reached him he released
his hold and swayed outward, but I
was in time to lling my arms T01114
his legs, and, though his weight al-
most pulled. me over, the ran, I man -i
. aged. to retain my hold for an Instantl
The next moment brought the Englishe
man to ray side, and he, addling the
man's clothes a vise -like grip, drat.
ged him back to safety.
He lay on. the deck between u4
where the Englishman had dropped
Mtn. A -moment tater he sat up and
begged us piteously not to tell of wiaat
had happened. We proraised on tont*
don that he would see the ship's doci-
tor inamediately. This he consented
do, and together we helped hilni dfhi
faced and trembling, below.
I was rather shaken by this revela-
tion of misery, and after thanking' the
Englishman for his presence of mind,
and being conatulated by him in
turn, I went at once to rim cahite
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it must have been Adam who sal
that," he added, with a subtle tw e-
kle lighting up his eyes.
I replied, sniffing, "Anyway,
knew better."
He laughed, lifted Ms bat and
gone.
My eyes were still following
and saw the old valet, barehea
bowing and smiling in reply to
friendly nod from a lady in a wai
limousine. lie sem led suddenly to
member himself and as be did s
with a little chuckle to a maid
ing near;
"I said to my gentleman last
as he was dressing, look to see y
mother at the dock toMorrow,
'Nonsense, Shipman; he said. But
saw all the same that he was ho
it himself. It's been four years sine
we went out to Indim Four ye
a long vvhile, especially in war t
he added. soberly.
We had brought over with um by Dr
Curtis' advice, numerals trunk.s -con
tnining all kinds of things necessary'
for a field hospital, so our stay at
customs was rather long. Shipman
sisted on remaining and closing
last trunk. tritis the captain's orders
mies." And Shipman bad served
long with a soklier to allovr any
rode down to London to. the
Misty sunshine, going through the
roiling Nils, wet with dew and
myeelf drawn. with a peculiar
scribable affection for this em
world. Rad ray ancestors been Eng
lisle might have explained the pun
my heartstrings in that way; but
lug French I gave it tin and a
doned myself to watching tbe
black faced sheep and Me picturesqu
cottages until we reatibed London,
Some one has said. "Alter all, sin
life is a figment of the brain, befit
notions of things are far more impre
sive often than tbe actuelity."
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ideals, recollections ef graat deeds -
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