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THE WINGHAM TIMES
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It was the eleseo 411 entwine day,
41 . and Dr. Stephen leetsom had teen
standing for some time at his win,
:dow watching the sun go down. It
laded slowly out of the western sky.
There had been a, golden flush ot the
•stenset which changed into orlinsoth
then into purple, and finellyeinto dull
gray tints that were forerunners of
the similes of night. ]Jr. Stephen Lete
pone had watched it with sad, thought,
tut °yea The leaves on the trees had
seemed to be dyed first in red and
then in Purple. The chrysanthemums
changed color with every phase of
the sunset, there was a wail in the
autumn wind as though the trees and
'flowers were mourning over their com-
ing fate. There was something of
sadness in the Whole aspect of nature.
The doctor evidently shared it. The
face looking from the window was
anything but a cheerfu: one. Per-
haps it was not the most judicious
rnanher rn which the doctor could have
;spent his time -above all, if he wish-
ed to give people an impression that
he had a large practice. But Dr, Let-
sona had ceased to be particular in
!the matter of appearances. He was
to all intents and purposes a disap-
pointed an. Years before, when*his
,eyes were bright with the fire of
Irma, and hope was strong in his
heart, he had invested such money
as he possessed in the purchase of a
.practice at Castledene, and jt had
;Proved to be a, failure -why, no one
.exactly knew.
Castledene was one of the prettiest
little town& in Bent. It had a town
hall, a market place, a weekly mar-
ket, and the remains of a fine old
castle; but it was principally distin-
guished for its races, a yearly event
which brought a great influx of visi-
tors to the town. It was half buried
in foliage, surrounded by dense woods
and green hills, with a clear swift
river running by. The inhabi-
tants wore divide into three dis-
tinct classes -the 1 001, who, gained a
scanty livelihood by working in the
fields, the shopkeepers, and the gen-
try, the latter claas consisting mine
cipally of old maid e and widows, la;
• dies of unblemished gentility and lim-
ited means.
Amongst the latter Dr. Letsom was
not popular. He had an unpleasant
fashion of calling everything by its
right name. If a lady would take a
little more stimulant than was good
for her, he could not be persuaded to
oall her complaint "nervousness";
-when idleness and ennui preyed upon
• a languid frame, he. hnd a startling
habit ,of rousing the patient by a men-
tal cautery. The poor id -lized him,
but the ladies pronounced him coarse,
abrupt, unpleasing; and, when the la-
dies decide against the doctor, fate
'frowns upon him.
How was he to get on in the world?
Twenty years before he had thought
less of getting on than of the inter-
ests of science, or of doing good; now
•those ideas were gradually leaving
him -life had become a stern hand-
to-hand fight with hard necessity. The
poor seemed to be growing poorer -
the difficulty of getting a fee became
greater--tho ladies seemed more and
more. determined to show their dis-
like and aversion.
Matters were growing desperate,
thought Dr, Lotsom on this autumn
night, as he stood watching the chrys-
anthemums and the fading light in
the western sky. Money was becom-
ing a rare commodity with him. His
housekeeper, Mrs. Galbraith, had
long been evincing signs of great dis-
e6ntent. She had not enough for her
requitements-she wanted ni mey for
• a hundred different things, and the
doctor had none to give her. The
• curtains were worn and shabby, the
carpets full of holes. the furniture,
though clean and well preservedhwas
. totally insufficient. In vain the doc-
• tor assured her he had not the means;
after the fashion of weak-minded wo-
• men, she grumbled incessantly. On
• this night he felt overwhelmed with
• cares. The rent due the preceding
Jane had not been paid; the gas and
•• toeleeneeeente. wee:N.14W_ tyrreesitterl1b3
Fled Pun2es agok
VestetrEng Sores
EilEn VACE.
When the blood gets bad, boils,
pitr,eies and festerieg eorcs are sure to
break out. on the face awl body. To get
rid of than tile bleed ..-Lee'.,1 be. cleanta
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laire. Charles /ewell, Orteettle, Cat.,
evriees; "I feel it rey %lute to weite tee.
tell you about ghat
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Pleasant at the nen-pityeeent of hie.
The doctor sadly wanted a new bat -
end he had hardly 449110 enough in
hand for the week's expenses. What
VMS to be clone?
Mrs-. Galbraith had retired to Teat
in a very aggrieved state ef mind,
and the doctor stood watching the
stare, as they, came out: one by one
in the derkeinng sky. Ho, was Ow*
tired of the struggle; life had not been
u. grand success with hirn; he had.
worked hard, yet nothing had seemed:
to prosper. In his early youth he
loved a bright, pretty gpd, who had
looked forward to becoming his wife;
but lie hued never married, simply
because he had not had the means,
and the pretty girl had died a sad,
disaptiointed woman. Now, es he
witched ft tars, he fancied them
shining on her grave; he fancied the
grass -Waving above her head, so long
and cool, Studded with large, white
daisies; and he wished that. he -were;
lying by her sidefree from care, and
at ,rest. Strong luau as he was, his
oyes grow dim with tears, and his
lips trembled with a deep -drawn, bit-
ter sob.
He wns turning away, with a feel-
ing of contempt for his own weak-
ness, v'text he was startled by the
sound 0. a vehicle driven furiously
down Castle Street. What vehicle
could it be at that hour of the night -e
nearly tloven? Stephen Lotsom stood
still and watched. He saw a travel-
ing carriage, with two horses, driven
rapidly up to the door of the pan-
cipal hotel - the Castle Arms - and
there stand for some few minutes. It
was too dark for him to see it any one
alighted from it, or what took place;
but, after a time, the horses' heads
were turned, and then, like a roll
of thunder, came the noise of the car-
riage -wheels.
The vehicle drew up before his door,
and the doctor stood for a few mo-
ments as though paralyged. Then
Came a violent peal of the door -bell;
and he, knowing .that Mrs. Galbraith
had retired for the evening, went to
answer it. There indeed, in the star
light, were the handsome traveling
carriage, the pair ofegray horees, and
the postilion. Stephen Letsom looked
about him like one in a dream. He
had been twenty years in the place,
yet no carriage had ever stopped at
his door.
He heard a quick, impatient voice
saying, "Are you the doctor -Dr. Let-
som?"
Looking in the direction of the
sound, the doctor saw a tall, distin-
guished -looking man, wrapped in a
traveling cloak -a man whose face and
manner indicated at once that he be-
longed to the upper ranks of society.
Dr., Stephen Letsom was quick to re-
cognize that feet.
"I am the doctor," he replied,
quietly.
"Then for Heaven's sake, help me I
I am almost mad. My wife has been
suddenly taken ill, and I have been
to the hotel, where they' tell me they
have not a room in which they can
lodge her. The thing is incredible.
You must help me."
"1 will do what 1 can," . returned
the doctor.
Had fortune indeed knoeked at his
door at last?
He went to the earriage-door, and
looking inside, saw a lady, young and
beautiful, who stretched out her hands:
to him, as though appealing for help.
"I am very ill, " she moaned, feebly.
Dr. Letsom guessed ' so muoh from
her pallid few and shadowed eyes.
"What is the matter with your
wife?" he asked of the strange gentle-
man, who bent down and ivhispered
something that made Dr. Letsom him-
self look anxious.
"Now, doctor," said the traveler,
"it is useless to raise objections. You
see how the matter stands; my wife
must stop here. The hotel is full of
-visitors-people who are here for the
razes. There is nowhere else for her
to go -she must stay here."
"At my house?" interrogated the
doctor. "It is impossible,"
"Why?" asked the stranger, quick-
ly.
"Because I am not married -I have
no wife, no sister."
"But you have women -servants,
Surely?" was the hasty rejoinder.
"Only one, and she is not over -
clever."
"Yon cats get more. My wife ?net
have help. Send all over the Orme-
get the best nurses, the best help pos-
sible. Do not enact,expense. t will
make you a rieb man for lifelif you
will only help me now."
i "I will help you." said Dr. Lehman
For a moment his thelighte flew to
the greed' grave under the stare.
'lichee would conte too late. after all;
they could not bring back life to the
dead.
"Wait otic moment!" snid tho doe
-
tor; and he hastened to rouse 1118
housekeeper, who, eitriou8 and inter.
ested, exerted herself so as to satisfy
the stranger.
When the strange Indy, all white
And trembline, was helped down from
the earring's* into the doetor's shabby
little parlor;
"Am 1 oing to die" she noked,
raising her large blue eyes to the,deet
tor's fate.
"Certainly not," be replied. prompt-
ly, "yon remit not think of dying."
"Ent I ant very ill; and last night
1 dreamed that t wee dead."
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impatient murmur the stranger call-
ed the postilion and sent him to the
Castle Arms with such en order as.
made Mrs. Galbraith openber eyes in
wender. Then, without seeming to no-
tice the doctor or his servant, he
flung himself on his knee s by the
lady's side, and kissed' the beautiful
white face and eolOrleSe
"My darling," he cried, "this is.
my fault. 4 ought not to have asked
you to undertake suck a journey, Can
.yoti ever forgive mo?"
She kissed him,
"You did all for the best, Hubert,"
she said; adding, in a whisper, "Do
you think that 1 shall die?"
Then the doctor thought it right
to interpose.
. "There is no question of death,',
he said; "but you Mast be quiet. You
must have no agitation -that would
injure you."
Then he and Mrs. Galbraith led the,
beautiful trembling girl to the room
which the latter had hastily prepared
for her, and, when she was ipstalled
therein, the doctor returned to the
stranger,whowas pacing, with quick,
impatient steps, up and down the lit-
tle parlor,
"How is she?" he cried eagerly.
The doctor shook his head.
"She is young and very nervous,"
he replied. "I had better tell you
at once that she will not be able to
leave Castledene for a time - all
thought of continuing the journey
ust be abandoned."
"But she is in no danger?" cried
the traveler, and Stephen Lotsom saw
an agony of suspense in his face,
"No, she is not in danger; but she
creagreenhes and must hav,e both rest and
"She shall have anything, if Heav-
en will only spare her, Doctor, my
best and safest plan will be to make
a friend of you, to confide in you,
and then we can arrange together
what had better be done. Can you
spare me five minutes?"
Stephen Letsom nodded assent, and
sat down to listen to as strange a
story as he had ever heard.
"I should imagine," said the strange
gentleman, "that no man likes to
plead guilty to a fatly. I must do so.
Let me first of all introduce myself
to you as Lord Charlewood. I am
the only son of the- Eke of Mount -
dean, and my father lies dying in
Italy. I came of age only last year,
and at the same time I fell in love.
Now I am not in any way dependent
on my father -the title and estates
are entailed -but I love him. In these
degenerate days it seems perhaps
strange to hear a seri say that he
loves his father. I have obeyed him •
all my life from this motive. I would
give my life for him. But in one re-
spect I have done that which I know
will cause him great anger and annoy-
ance. I have married without his
knowledge."
The doctor looked up with greater
interest; perhaps his thoughts revert-
ed to the grave in the starlight. Lord
Charlewood moved uneasily in his
chair.
"I cannot say that I am sorry," he
continued, "for I love my wife very
dearly; but I do wish now that I
had been less hurried, less precipi-
tate. My wife's great loveliness must
be my excuse, She is the daughter
of a poor curate, the Reverend Charles
Trevor, who came two years ago to.
supply temporarily the place of the
rector of Lynton. He brought his
daughter with him; and the first mo-
ment 7 saw her. I fell in love with
her. My heart seemed to go out from
me and cleave to her. I loved her
with what I can see now was the sel-
fish ardor of a young man. I had but
one thought -to win her. T wrote to
my father, who was in Italy, and ask-
ed his consent. He refused it in the
most decided manner, and told me
to think no more of what niter all
was but a boy's fa.ney. He was then
staying near the take of Como -stay
ing for the benefit of his health -and
I went over to see him. I pleaded,
prayed, urged my great love -all in
vain. The earl, my father,' only
',laughed at me, and said that all
young men suffered from the fever
Called love, r came back to England,
and Hound that Mr. Trevor was dead.
Madeline, his daughter, was left alone
in the world. She raised her beau -
tiled face to mine. poor child. and tried
-to simile while she talked of going
out into the world and of working
hard for her daily bread; and, as 1
lietened, my love seemed to grow
stronger and deeper. I caught her
in my ems, and swore that nothing
should part us -that, come what would,
she must be my wife. She was very
unwilling -not that she did not love
me, but kittens° she was afraid of
making nay father angry; that was her
great objeetion. She know my love
for him encl Tits affection for me. She
would not tomo between 'as.
"It was in vain that 1 prayed her
to do a 1 wished. Afthr a time she
consented to a compromise --to merry
me without my father's knowledge.
It was a folly, 1 own; now I see (dear,
ly its imprudenee-then I imagined
it the safest and surest way. I per-
suaded her, ns 1 had persuaded my-
self, that, when my father once knee/
that we *eta married, ho would for-
give us, and all would go well. We
were married eleven menthe since,
and 1 have been so innepy since
then that it has seemed to mo but
a single day. My beautiful yetteg.
wife was frightened at the bold ale
e lutd taken, but T soothed her.
did not fake her home to Weed. Lye-
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preigir ter eetteri1T7 eau tibke',- we riareh
traveled from place to place as Mr,
and Mrs. Charlewood, enjoying our
long honeymoon. If we liked any One
Particular spot we remained in it.
But a letter from Italy came like a
thunderbolt -my father had grown
rapidly worse and wanted to see me
et once. if 1 had been content to go
athence, all would have been well, 1
could not endure that he should die
without seeing, loving, and blessing
my wife, Madeline. I told her my
desire, and she consented mosthheer-
fully to accompany inc. I ought to
have known that - in her state of
health -traveling was most injurious;
•but t was neglectful of the fact -I
listened only to my heart's desire,
that my father `should see my Wife
before he died. We started on our
fatal journey -only this morning. M
first my wife seemed to enjoy it; and
then I saw all the color fading from
her sweet face. I saw her lips grow
white and tremble, and I became
alarmed. It was not until we reached
Castledene that she gave in and told -
me she could go no further. Still
you say that- there is no danger, and
that you do not think she will die?"
"Danger? No; I see none. Life
and death lie in the hands of One
above us; but, humanely speaking, I
see no fear of clanger!'
"Of course we cannot go on now,"
observed Lord Chiarlewoocl, "at least
Lady Charlewood cannot. How long
do you think my suspense will last?"
"Not much longer," was the calm
reply. "By noon to -morrow all will
be safe and well, I hope."
"I must wait until then," said Lord
Charlewood. "I could not leave my
wife while even the faintest shadow
of danger lies over her. If all be
well, I can start the day after to-
morrow; and, please Heaven, I shall
be in lime to see my father. You
think I shall have good news for
hint?"
"T have every hope that you will
be able to ten him , the heir of the
Mountdeans is thriving and well."
Lord Charlewood smiled.
"Such news as that will more than
reconcile him to our marriage," he
said. After a pause lie dontinued--
"It is a most unfortunate matter;
yet I am just as well pleased that
my son and heir should be born in
England. Doctor, there is another
thing I wish to say. I know perfect-
ly well what these little county towns
are -everything is a source of gossip
and sensation. If it were known that
such an incident as this had happen-
ed to me, the papers would be filled
with it; and it might fall out that
my father, the earl. would came to
know of it before I myself could tell
him. That would hurt him and pain
me. We had better take all proper
precautions against such a thing. I
should prefer that we be known here
only as Mr. and Mrs. Charlewood.
No one will think of connecting the
surname with the title."
"You are ciente right," agreed the
doctor.
"Another thing I wish to add is
that I want you to spare no expense
-send for the best nurses, the best
help it is possible to get. Reroember
that I am a rich man, and that I
would give my whole fortune, my life
itself a thousand times over to save
oratonserve _my wife."
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tor from the room above, end Lo
'0114401m:el wits once more left tato
He was a young man, and was c
tainly both a good end honorable on
He had never deliberately done an
thing wicked -on the contrery, heti
tried always to do what was best; y
as be stood there, a strange ammo
something ,witnting came• over hi
The ,young wife he loved with su
passionate worship was in the ho
• of need, and he could render her
assistance.
• Later on a strange bush had fall
over the doctor's house, It was pa
one in the morning; the sky was ove
east; the. wind was moaning iltfull
as though a storm was brewing t
autumn air. The dew lay thick an
heavy on the ground. Inside th
house was the strange hush that ia
genus sickness always brings with i
The (lector had in haste suramone
the best nurse in Castledene, Hanna
Furney, who shook her head gravel
when she saw the beautiful, pale fac
An hour pa.ssed, and once more
'Letsom sought his distinguished gues
"I am sorry not to bring bette
news," he said. "Lady -Mrs. Marl
wocal-is not so well as I had hope
she would be. Dr, Evans is constcle
ed very clever. I should furthe
advice. Shall I send for him?"
The sudden flash of agony that cam
into Lord Charlewood's faze was
revelations .atormD,r. Letsona; he laid hi
hand with a gentle touch on th
a
"Do not fear the worst," he said
"she is in the hands of Heaven.
m
ataking only ordinary precautions
I do not my she is in clanger -I mere
ly say that she is not so well as •
should like to see her."
Another hour passed, the churcl
clock at Castledene was striking two
and Dr. Evans had joined the grave
faced,,group around to sick woman'
bed. He, too, had looked with unut-
terahle compassion on the beautifu
young face -he, too, had bent forward
to listen to the whisper that parted
the white lips.
"Arn I going to die" she asked.
He tried to smile and say some-
thing about hope; but Nurse Furney
knew, and she turned away test the
sick w' TrifeS questioning eyes should
read what her face betrayed.
Three o'clock struck. A sweet voice,
abrupt and clear, broke the silence
of the solemn scene.
"Hubert! Where is Hubert? I must
seehim."
"Tell him to come," said Dr. Evans
,to Dr. Letsom, "but do not tell him
there is any clanger."
A few miutues later Lord Charle-
wood stood by the side of his young
wi`l'eliubert," she said to him, with
outstretched hands, "Hubert, myhusband,
husband, I am so frightened. They
do not tell the truth. Am I going to
diep"
He bent down to kiss her.
"Die, my darling? No, certainly
not. You are going to live, to be what
you always have been, the dearest,
sweetest wife in the whole world."
And he believed implicitly what he
said.
Then came a strange sleep, hallwaking, half dreaming. Lady Cherie -
wood fancied that she was with her
husband on the seashore, and that
the waves were coming in so fast that
they threatened to drown her, they
were advancing in such great sheets
of foam. Once more she clung to him,
crying
ip me, Hubert; I shall be
drowned -see how the tide is coming
in I"
Then the doctor bade him leave her
-he must go down to the shabby, low-
er
little room, where the gas was
burning, and the early .dawn of the
morning was. coming in. The agony
of unrest was on him. He thought
how useless was money, after all;
here he was with thousands at. his
command, yet he could not purchase
help or safety for her whom his soul
loved best. He was helpless, he could
do nothing to assist her; he could
trust only to Heaven.
He went from the window to the
door; he trembled at the solemn sil-
ence, the terrible hush; he longed for
the full light of ' day. Suddenly he
heard a sound that stirred the very
depths of his heart -that brought
a crimson flush to his face and
teties to his eyes. It was the faint
cry of a little child. Presently he,
heard the footsteps of Dr. Letecun:
and the next minute the doctor was
standing before him, with a grave
look on his face.
"You have a little datiehter," he
said -"a beautiful little girl -but your
wife is in da.nger; you had better
come and see her."
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scenes of sorresv and deeolation, was
startled by the ery of pain that came
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CHAPTER LI.
Five o'clock! The chimes had play-
ed the hour, the church clock had
struck; the laborerwere going to the
fields, the dairy-inaidee etre begin-
ning their work; the sky had grown
clear and blue, the long tight of
agony was over. rte Anel of Death
had spread his wings over the doe-
tor's hoose, and awaited only the ,
moment eviien hie sword should fall.
Inside,' the scone teal hardly caning- •
ed. The light of the lamp seemed to
have grown se ehmaly that the nurse
had turned it int, and, dram-ine the
Winch:, le'. the Millt a:or:line held
come in. It fell on the heantiful face
that had grown even Neither in the
presence of death. Lady Can rhee..004 7
was dyin yet tie, feeble fl'.N.; 11-1-1
the little child tightly. 'to iip
as her husband enter.sti tht room,
He had combated by a etwitg effort
all outward ani,:,, ia% lone of dee. "
pair.
'ale -axe -ea' hiepeaei the 5i 'et,
faiiit VUILV, e; -e, t;tal
tiatiEntka.''
dohn, bu he could not
BOO the tthild for the tear,-; that tilled
his eyes.
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waraz-Mssell -thfi'Ll-
tle child were already growing cold-
er.
"Is it true, Hubert?" she repeated,
a clear light shining in her dying eyes.
"Yes, my darling, it is true," he
said, in a low voice.
"I am dying -really dying -when I
have my baby and you?" she ques-
tioned, "Oh, Hubert, is it really
true?"
Nothing but his sobs answered her;
dying as she was, all sweet, womanly
compassion awoke in her heart.
"Hubert,". she whispered -"oh, my
darling, if you could come with me I
I want to -see you kiss the baby while
it lies here in my arm."
He bent down and kissed the tiny
face, she watching him all the time.
"You will be very kind to her, dar-
ling, for my sake, because you have
loved me so much, and call her by
my name-Madaline. Tell her about
me when she grows up -how young
I was to die., how dearly I loved you,
and how I held her in my arms. You
will not forget?"
"No," he said,- gently; "I shall not
forget."
The hapless young mother kissed
the tiny rosebud fee. all the passion
and anguish of her love. shining in
her dying eyes; und then the nurse
carried the babe away.
"Hubert," said Lady Charlewood,
in a lotv, soft whisper, "may I die in
your arms, darling?"
She laid her head on his breast, and
looked at him with the i1%eet con-
tent of a little child.
"I am so young.'' she 51111, gently,
"to die -to lea.yo you, Hubert. I have
been so happy with you --I love you
eo much."
"Oh, my wife. Inv wife!" he groan-
ed, "how am I to bear it
The white hands softly claeped his
own.
"You wilt bear it in time," she said.
'I know line: you will inis Inv: hut
you 1111\•0 .,.• 11•1 and your
veil will rind ouougli to fill your
But you will always love Inc liest---T.
know that, Hubert. -My heart feels so
strziuge; it seeine to stop, and then to
.10-ele Lay your face on mine,
(In *
H, a,-; she rerleeted, whis-
(tering sw,,,t. :4•)1,•M11 word.• of com-
fort; end then. beneath his ewn, he
:elt be lips glee% cold and with Pres-
ently he h-erd on' i lone, deer -drawn
sig.h. Some one raised tlo meet: heed
frem his 1,r -est end laid it heel; linen
the oil/ow. He 1:riew she was dead.
He tried toleetr it: he ,,:11.1 14,
that he :mist Ile 9 lt7:111. flint he
!eel to lire fel: his e1ii117. He
tried to Ils5 bet the tr- ill ;•,f hie
meinhoed him 'With liere.,
,-vel' fee eette, '• :te • it• he heard
it, Lord Charlewood it11 with his face
ou the te•ourd.
Tb-- dev
ii'ae shining' in rue %I n,,
the faint golden
tle. beautiful whit.: 110- :nn( -1
10111 01 death: the will:: nen- feldeil, and lay inotionleee 1,11 the
ptiet heart. Kindly lintels had brueh-
,-1 leeik the go•!ii,.r0-11rr;v,11 bal semie
ele hail eatherrei purple e111';C:.114-110-
11,:i1):4 011,1 lOi,1 hee: towel the d -a 1
.n -art o that ehe looked like Z.L. 7
(+11 0 bei1. of flowir,r :.t'l
St4.r11 4i,I.It7et then' ; nt
I !Hi file torture, the (treed ere1
vert" tin forgWt4.'n ; 10'70 ,± ;cc:
4111 the Sweet smile o;' ere, ;•.-r;',..-t
They lied not Llart,••11,•.1 ;1
iter the usual izleist le ;41.
Letsom weld tee be. i. so
but they had let, in the f,,
nd the sunshi no, and had 1,tee,,,7
limn ti,,wers Ir the e:Ises `Re
lad betel carried e way the le 7•
eried nurse hail elietee ef 11.
;vanshnd gtnle l,lli0, 11 i'-'- 1
illi171Ory Of Lk' 1.1
um. Thy ithlix west-, Amine a, he?
norning 81111 : find Lon, t boo, 41
till *rushed by his great t.,alef, lay
ri the conch in the little eitting-rocen
here he had spate; so weary 0 night.
"1 eanoot believe it," he said, 'or,
lieving,•cenhot tealize it. Do you
lean to tell ine, (lector, that she who
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era:- trre or my Pre, -mini" or nig sdra e,
dearer to me than all the world, hast
gone from me, and that I shall sees
her no more? I cennot, 1 will not be-
lieve it!. I shall hear her crying for
me directly, or she will come milliner
into the room. Oh, Madeline, my wile,
my wife!"
Stephen Letsom was too clever at
man and too wise a doctor to makei
any endeavor to stem such a torrent.
of grief He knew that it mute have
its way. He sat patiently listening,
speaking when he thought a wordt
would be useful; and Lord Char:le--
wood never knew how much he owed4
to this kind, unwearied patience.
Presently he wont up to look at his
wife, and, kneeling by her side, nee;
ture's great comforter carne to him.
He wept as though hie heart would.
break -tears that eased the burning
brain, and lightened the heavy heart.
Dr. Letsom ware a skillful, kindly
man; he let the tears flow, end made
no effort to stop theta. Then, after a
time, disguised in a glees of wine, he
administered a sleeping potion whic1!
soon took effect. He ioeleei with in-
finite pity on the tired free. What a
storm, a tempest of grief had :this
man passed through !
"It will be kinder and b'ito' to let
him steep the day and the right'
throttr:b, if lie mi." said St,-ailien to.
himself. "He would be Inn in to at,
tend to any busines-1 evert lf bo were
awake."
So through the silt -,i heers of the.
day Lord Charlewood elept. and the
story spread from houee to hinse, un-
til the little town 11111.c; with it -the
story of the travelers, the young
band and wife. who, finding no room:
at the hetet, had gone to the doefor's,:'
where the poor lady had died Deep
sytnpatliy rind pity were ''It and ex-
pressed ; 1,; ed. -hen le.sri ;le -tilers wept
over the s•iele tea kv•-;`1'0
ed to enter the death -chamber:
and those went ire ny 11;!:n1,.,(1. a Dr.,
Exatts was, by th- tnern.».y of the love-
ly dead free. Thiteigh it all Lord'
rlewood sleet the 11-5vy sleep of
exhnustion3 31 fatiene. and it was the
gree.test m%-rey th•It could have 'befall-
en him.
The lions of i1•111; Ing vele to eorne-
Steplie» Letsorn never foreot it. The
berenriet men tens frantic, in
mad with the sense of his lese. "erei-
the deft', knewine hew one :Y tvnt,
sorrow r-ou111-cravis, Anothor. srnko
tis retber. 1:n11141(1in:it !int that if he.
wieheil to 50, him alb.-- meet tribe'
sem, little care of hiitt!,-1 1.
"/ 41;:111 not halve her reset •
rloirlewood. "T,irlee T 'ht' is!
denier thee 311 the 1. nl1 •n
eliell nof leave her!"
"No:. T -0" 014
0.10 "T , sitrong,
reen•1 biiioro ye,: f., r 1,rnvc-
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fn '•1
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