Show WHAT HE WAITED The Only Way He Could Escape From tIle Despot Doctor I must go into that room The eminent physician gazed with Imperturbable Im-perturbable mien at the pale determined face of the man who addressed him a he replied i My dear sir your wiles condition Is I such that should she be subjected to the slightest excitement I would not answer for the consequences She must have the utmost quiet and even now while I consider the crisis past the least disturbing disturb-ing influence might produce a relapse Knowing all this how can you so cruelly insist upon doing something which may seriously impair her recovery The head of the house passed his hand wearily across his brow as he replied humbly Doctor I would not for one moment do anything which would In the least degree jeopardzo my dear wifes recovery and it is not for this purpose that I wish to enter that room I will not of course run any risk in the matter but he added his voice slightly rising his face betraying a strange mixture of uncertainty uncer-tainty while you were here with mean me-an I could feel In some measure the assurance surance of your protection I thought I would IIKG to go in there and ask the trained nurse if she had any objection to my leaving the house for twenty minutes I to get my hair cutNew York World |