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& (ness, a most d ; bu ¢ 5 "of fifty; he : sown his wild oats and become an entirely decorous citizen. And there iained, it seemed, only this smpti.! 1 epressing' prospect for & man still capable of endeavor and keen enjoyment. : He switched off the light in his cone sulting room, oft hig hat, and went . out, Selling: his housekeeper that he, B Dack to , dinher. ad "But, monsieur." she protes 4 have prepared for you a beautiful Al; there are eggs with the wine sauce that you love, and a chicken as plump, T declare, as the baby of Marie, my daughter." 4 "Will there be enough for two?" he "Of a certainty, yes." "Then I will dine at home, and bring with me M. Nivette." | The few streets through which the doctor passed on his way to the house of Nivette, the lawyer, has a deserted air, partly, no doubt, because the evening was cold and threatened snow, and partly, as Lescaut sadly reflected. there were fewer people in Dourlaix than there used to be. He had a jonse of personal loneliness and almost homelessness that was new to him, Before the war he had been well enough content with his bachelor life, his friends and 'his profession. Nivette greeted him- with enthus- jasm, and in three minutes was ready to return with him, "You have brought me comfort, friend Anatole," he suid. hat. I suppose, is rart of your business, y wife, as you know, is away, and with- out her the kitchen goes to the devil, I am hungry. This cold ni me. ! 1 feel myself growing small and olds Nivette rattled on in his uenal way, and the doctor listened when he felt Inclined and thought of something else when. he. did not. The lawyer was a man of immense good nature, , he declarédd, which stood in the way of his. professional success, Nevertheless he had done very well. and there were few cases of litigation th Dourlaix in which he did not take a part. the Yo Je dispos f the 1 f awyer had di ed of the last of certain gaufrettes for which the doc- tor's housekeener was famous, he said; "Now, Anatole, let us talk." "I have been the "doctor. "But you, speech." "At present, my friend, J am ot | eapable of anything. I take no infer- | est in work, and not much, as you may ' have observed, in my friends" "You have mot yet recovered from would not as also, are capable of | ,. your exertions during the war," condition . "Ni stant should "On the contrary, I have recovered completely." Nivette looked at him, "Is it possible that 'at your time. of e----"" He paused. "Well" said 'the doctor. "That you have fallen in love?" "It is not in the least possible. [I &m merely suffering fram a reaction for which I can discover no correcting stimulus." 25 "The condition id Nivette, "It is extremely unpleasant," said doctor, "If T may express an opinion, this results from living alone." onsense;" said Lescaut, - y "I assure you that my wife is a con- stimulus to me. "Without her I d be cut in two--Jost" is true," said the doctor, smil. "Madame Nivette is 3 wonderful n i i boar Tour Selephione 2 bell] ried LA ow we 8 . What 'a life, doctor!" ant, d away to the Ball. and present. : ng a perplexed, ring Jerian 2" Nivette sounds dangerous," } ! "An; 'that her- The doctor paused. ib a qual-, was excellent, and when | '°F; listening to you," said h | terested in Madame Corton herself. Isaid, "Pauline, fell within ek aa pice eer LISS kate vote ering his brows, 01 can give you further infor. : he Si aughte id i not Pre I tot "Madame Corton telephones to me Fl daughter is unwell, and she ge ie fequires my attendance in the Rue des) aroun] ailloux. at ance, - i . 1 will "Then, my friend, why do you not he' said, hurry there?" CA | idea of "One cannot leave a guest at a mo-| from a friend 'ma : Had ry hud Masa Corton oad a) so SIDS zled, ould Madame on sen thing of me. whic for me hen there are no fewer than: not ommend: fiselt to. Madame "Cor. three doctors in the Rue des Cailloux ton, x a YH : one just round the corner in the] Ab, the little mother! Rue de la Harpe?" men always fall down and "She has, of course, heard of your! her? Lescaut was g_ little s reputation." Dr. Lescaut shook he leatied back in his chair and Bis head, a her -tibs togetiier. 5 - Your explanation," he suid. is gen-| "I am not aware," he said; erous; but. Foolish. 'My reputation d ne faumed that attitude," am convinced, has nothing to do ; If you are in no Tay to return | Dr. jepeauty 1 a ee am Ot Ia 'is the remedy?" said the does not know whether returned 7" ' 3 your wifeless house, wait for me ere. "With all the pleasure in the world," said Nivette. "The room is warm, the wine good. What more ean a man want ? "Andtif one one's loye is 2 The doctor walked to the Rue des; "In that case it would be necessary aillioux. He: could not explain to} to nd ont. himself why this unexpected call! hg S00 if ane aroused in him an interest which am- |! e Joved ong ounted almost to excitement. Possibly | B alive ? - Lescaut, I heard the quality of the voice which he had! him Speak your name with affect'on heard over the telephone had appeal- and admiration, 4 ed, to him. possibly the counteraction i a € name is not uncommon," he. had set in. At any rate, he found him- sald. Gon self on the doorstep of the house in But I feel sure that it was you, the Rue des Cailloux in an astonish-| I Was sure when I saw your name on ingly short time. the door in the Rue Lamartine, the He was admitted by Madame Cor.|d8Y after my arrival in Dourlaix. And ton herself. At first sight, in the dim|I Was still more certain when I saw light of the hall, seemed too| YOU leave your. house ome morning. young and girlish-looking to have eo ut 1 was afraid to. spesk to you does not know where Is or even whether he " a son old enough to die in the great then. cause. But when, a moment later, Lescaut sat with her in a room where the light was stronger, he perceived her to be a woman whose youth sur- vived, indeed, but it had-been subdued by sorrow. Her brown eyes met his with 'an engaging candor, and her voice--yes, it was her voice that had suddenly roused him. What did it re- "So you concocted this little plan, this plot, to bring me to you?' Les- u y smiling. "So far it is an quite plain, but we have arrived at nothing. | What is the name: of this fortunate gentleman 7" "Henri Marmet." The girl fancied that the doctor's shoulders lifted he- fore he again leaned toward the fire. She 'watshed Him anxiously, her lips parted, her fingers at her bodom, "Yes, I know Henri Marmet," 'the doctor. said very quietly, "He is the aon of one of my dearest friends, now ad. . "But Henri--where 'is He now 2" "1 have not - the faintest "idea." Pauline's breath caught in a little sob, and Lescaut, drawing his chair nearer, k one of her hands «Jy is pos- sible," he' added, "that I may Whe able to discover where he i." - "He is hot--dead?" ¢ "No. I should have heard of his death. I know that he was wounded twice." "I rang you up at this late hour, r. Lescaut," she said, "because m: Qaugiiter ould §ee no one but you." 4 "To be quite frank, I have not the least idea why she has need of a doc- "It is my business to discover that." adame-Corton held the doctor's eyes in a steady scrutiny that would have embarrassed him if it had been, as it were, less confiding. Her eyes, like er voice, reemed to call to some elu- sive memory. "Pauline is very young," she said. "At eighteen one may suffer from maladies which even &cience does not understand. It is possible that I have not her full confidence. Perhaps, Dr. Lescaut, she will be more frank with you * * * Come, you shall see her." Lescaut followed Madame Corton with the strange feeling that, though this wag doubtless a professional visit, its appeal to him was entirely unpro- ssional. He was 'not, in fact, inter- ested in Madame Corton's daughter, though he was already profoundly in "That was before I 'met him in Rouen. We saw each other only half a dozen times." "That, however, Lescaut, releasing her hand. "To overwh me, yes--but for him? I thought, I stil} think * * = will you help me, Dr, Lescaut?" "Without your mother's consent ?" "Not a word to her yet! How could I confess to her that I had given my heart so suddenly, so absolutely. to one who was almost a stranger?" et you conféss to me," said Les- caut. "Ah, but you are a man, and his friend!" A (To be conclhded.) mers rn To have her as. a patient (for: the slightest of indispositions, - of course). would have pleased him immensely, € was' so intent on-this theme of Madame Corton that when she opened a door, entered 'ne room beyond and Dr. Lescaut is here," it waa With difficulty hat je wrench: ed bis mind back to the. of, » og ay davghter's existence. A moment later] We never see anything that is about he found himself alone with his Pa-| us, and. no twa of us ever sees precise. tient, : ly the same things. Hach sees what Tod oi he Tiss Jsom a chasy by his previous training and his habit of re. eé advanced a couple © ei : paces. .with ontstrotohed. Dangra +4 [mind have prepared him to see. When then. paused." ;| gonia he fell in with a card player who and,| told him. at 'always: atier the first few round: the game he kne Now. lentist 'mentio. ' Sa 5 fde~; "not thin 1 was enough," said| forks and spoo t you have, T'm sure of it. # ¢ a week. They are sense 'of honor, ove and the fine everywhere, i others--those things are not so easy? to learn.. Were they such tiful things, "Noreen, - that the gi talked about at: the luricheon?" beau-| 7 rls "No-0," Noreen admitted. "People and musical. comedy and moving' pic. tures most of 'the time." Cousin Portia nodded. "I'thought You will' hear the same OV er and over--just parret talk. Would you like to' know who are the of at this moment? One. is an three most nearly perfect ladies I can oul ol lady who gave me afternoon tea in a room with a bare floor. The > napk had red fringe, and. the tea was ordi- | ins nary, and' the wafers were cheap. She Ae 18 . never thought of apologizing: She was Ereased pudding molds; giving me her beautiful mind and. heart, and why should other: matter? The second is a woman who gave me in her tiny two-room is--your mother." - "Mother!" "Isn't she a lady?" preserved fruit alm. House. The third nd hea crumbs, o I one teaspoonful of spoonful 'each. of ice. one pound: of flour, five (grated) and eggs and add the -half cupful of grane- cloves, mi paund of citron, one-fourth o : eggs, one-hal nuts if des lew 'minutes; well floured; and the Stir the mixture well, "Bl baking-powder cans may be used. Fill| ®8Tn $3,500 to § things: the molds two-thirds full and steam Bi * six hours. The pudding may be 4 reheated. by steaming ft in the « orga for or. it may' + "Of course. 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