Doctor Gys was there to receive them, smiling horribly as he greeted the two women in black.

Maud, seeing that they recoiled from the doctor's appearance, took his place and said cheerfully: "Mr.Denton is asleep, just now, but by the time you have bathed and had a cup of tea I am quite sure he will be ready to receive you." "Tell me; how is he?
Are you his nurse ?" asked the young wife with trembling lips.
"I am his nurse, and I assure you he is doing very well," answered Maud with her pleasant, winning smile.

"When he finds you by his side I am sure his recovery will be rapid.

No nurse can take the place of a wife, you know." Patsy looked at her reproachfully, thinking she was misleading the poor young wife, but Maud led the ladies away to a stateroom and it was Dr.
Gys who explained the wonderful improvement in the patient.
"Well," remarked Uncle John, "if we'd known he had a chance, we wouldn't have worried so because we were held up.

In fact, if we'd known he would get well, we needn't have gone at all." "Oh, Uncle John!" cried Patsy reprovingly.
"It was your going that saved him," declared the doctor.