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Think what he did
for Albert from a hard sense of duty. Can I fail? Good-by, and
please, PLEASE hasten."
Martine rose to greet the physician with a clear eye and a
resolute face. "Why, why!" cried Dr. Barnes, cheerily, "you look a
hundred per cent better. That quinine--"
"There, Doctor, I don't undervalue your drugs; but Mr. Kemble has
been to see me and appealed to me for help--to still be on hand if
needed. Come, I've had my hour for weakness. I am on the up-grade
now. Tell me how far the affair has progressed."
"Haven't time, Hobart. Since Mr. Kemble's treatment is so
efficacious, I'll continue it. You will be needed, you will
indeed, no matter how it all turns out. I won't abandon my drugs,
either. Here, take this."
Martine took the medicine as administered. "Now when you feel
drowsy, go to sleep," added the doctor.
"Tell me one thing--has she seen him yet?"
"No; his father and mother have, and he does not know them. It's
going to be a question of time, I fear."
"Helen will restore him."
"So she believes, or tries to.


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