ad come home, feeling
sick, and that as she seemed getting worse, she was to send to Madam
Cameron, adding that it was a piece of great good luck that Dr. Grant,
from Silverton, who was her cousin, happened to be in the city, and had
called just when he was needed the most.

"He was the doctor whom Jamie talked so much about," she said; "the
doctor whom the family met in Paris," dwelling so long on Dr. Grant and
discussing him so volubly that Phillips and the other servants lost
sight entirely of what had struck them a little oddly, to wit: that Mrs.
Wilford should leave Father Cameron's if she was so very sick.

It was Esther who met Mrs. Cameron in the hall, conducting her into the
parlor and adopting a different style of argument with her from that
used in the basement. "Mrs. Wilford was not well when her husband went
away; but of course he thought nothing of it, neither did
she--Esther--until to-day, when she came in from the street, looking
very badly, and going directly to her bed, where she had been growing
worse ever since."

"Yes," and Mrs. Cameron beat her foot thoughtfully. "I wish I had called
yesterday. I did speak of it, fearing she would be lonely."

"I dare say she was," Esther replied, never changing color in the least,
although somewhat afraid she was being driven to the wall. "She seemed
downcast all the morning, but went about noon. I thought maybe she would
call on you."

"I wish she had," Mrs. Cameron replied, and then Esther told her how
providential it was that a Dr. Grant from Silverton happened to come to
New York that very day. Of course he called upon his cousin, first
sending up his card, and then going himself when told that Mrs. Cameron
was out of her head and did not understand who was waiting to see her.

Completely befogged with regard to a part of the play enacting before
her eyes, Mrs. Cameron exclaimed: "Dr. Grant, of Silverton! I have the
utmost confidence in his skill. Still, it may be well for Dr. Craig to
see her. I think that is his ring."

The city and country physicians agreed exactly with regard to Katy's
illness, or rather the city physician bowed in acquiescence when Morris
said to him that the fever raging so high had perhaps been induced by
natural causes, but was greatly aggravated by some sudden shock to the
nervous system. This was before Mrs. Cameron came up, but it was
repeated in her presence by Dr. Craig, who thus left the impression that
the idea had origi