Part 2 (2/2)

She sprang up as suddenly as she had thrown herself down, and her voice and look thrilled hiain as she said sharply--

”I can't pray: it is too horrible Don't notice me; don't speak toherself back in the corner and covered her face with her hands, while, totally oblivious of the direction taken by the driver, Chester sat back in his own place, gazing at his co a romance

It was some story of love, he told himself--love and jealousy--for the woh to tempt a saint That was it, he was sure, and the distracted husband had attempted to or had committed suicide

”What is it to me?” he said to himself, fiercely, and he wondered now that he should have been so strangely ain, and for the first tilass to try and see what street they were in But at that ain

”Shall we never be there?” she cried in her agony ”Ah! at last!”

For the horses were pulled up suddenly, there was a flash of light froentleht hi out and turning to snatch at the doctor's wrist and hurry hih Fred Chester's nerves and his heart throbbed heavily Then they were inside a handsome entry, and he saw statuary, pictures, a cluster of electric lights, in rapid sequence, as he hurried over soft carpets to the back of the house, and into a handsoentle dress were clustered about a couch drawn up near a table covered with glass and plate, flowers, fruit, and the signs of the interrupted dessert, seen by a bouquet of soft incandescent lights

The sight of the figure on the couch was enough, and Chester was fully himself as his companion ran to the sufferer, threw herself on her knees, and kissed the white face there

”Be my own brave boy,” she whispered hoarsely ”The doctor is here”

”Be kind enough to leave the rooentlemen,” said Chester, sternly

”No; I shall stay,” cried the lady, firmly, as she threw off the thick mantilla and fur-lined cloak, to stand there bare-ar

”I will not leave you, Rob,” she cooed over the wounded man ”Doctor, I will be nurse”

The doctor bowed his head, and as all left the rooentlemen, he hurriedly made his examination, and probed in vain for the bullet, which had passed in under the left shoulder-blade, inflicting a dangerous wound, against which, at intervals, the lady pressed her handkerchief

The patient bore all with reony set his teeth and held on by his nurse's hand, while she bent down fro everylips to the sufferer's hand

At last the examination was over, and the wounded er-glass and napkin to rely marks from the white hands

”Drink this, doctor,” whispered one of the gentle been seen

Chester, who had had eyes only for his patient, turned sharply, and took a tuundy from the well-bred lass down close by the weapon which had caused the wound, and which lay near a dish containing a large pine

Chester raised his brows a little as he no the richness of the table appointrasped the fact that he was in some wealthy home Then this was endorsed as he turned and his eyes lit upon the lady kneeling on the other side of the couch, pale and beautiful, for he noted that she had nificent diamonds in her hair, about her neck, and clasped upon her soft white wrists

”Say soly

”I cannot, madam, yet”

”But he will live?” she wailed

”Please God,to those atching him ”I should like someone else called in for consultation”

”No,” said one of the gentlemen, decisively ”If you cannot save him, no one can”