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Is dy;ngr' The shock was terrible. Ed-
gar was sober in an instsnt. In remorseI
and terror be sprang to Emily's side. She
was--insensible If not dead!
"No doctor?,' he gssped. a.. a.
Somebody had gone for one, but none had
Iyet arrived. ....-.s.s5.
.sShe breaths-oh, God, do not let herl
ldier' prayed the terrified, rsmorssfal|
imam.
I He sprsng from the room-be hurried
from the honse--dovn the street bsrsbead-
ed be few. He felt not the storm. His
t6wn guIlt ahd his wife,s dasgef, were sliI
his thoughts. The freezing rain best upon
him pit,lssslys ssnd the chilling, clamorous|
tempest ho1Ied in his face. It was moth
ingl A dim light glimmering through mis-
lty glow, guided his way. It was physi-
clans Office ;& violently he rang. TWAS ma
my minutes before any one answered the bell;
and all this time Edgar was chilled by
the blast, and drenchsd by the icy rain.
But the doctor came at last; and Edgar
knew no more until he was once more by
the bed. side Of his wife. d ............ ....
"She lives! she lives! save her, doctor,
save her! O,my Emily look atms-speak
to me---forgive mel"
| It was ali like dreami Edgar swoke
in his room. Silence was sround him
mysterious, solemn-snd his eyes struggled
with darkness. He started---theYe vas .
sound! He endeavored to raise himself
from bis couch, but something weighed him
down like leaden chains. A groan escaped
him, and at the hollow, ghostly tones Of his
own voice, he shudderedl Then the memo.
Try offrightful dreams filled him with terror.
! Still he could not rise. All bis strength
had left him.
At length, his eyeballs, groping in dark
ness, sought out a ray of light. II was
q gray beam that struggled through
, the shroudsd windows, and the curtains that
darkened his bed. Atthat moment steal
thy fOotstep pressed the Aoor, and Edgar.
acute ear could distinguish sound Of sup
|. pressed breathing. The reality Of bis stu
alton then rushed upon the young mans
mind. He was iii-he had been delirious
Again he uttured groan, and this time aT
angel answered with sigh.
4 1t was Ellen Blake, his wife's sister. Shs
bent over the sick man, and whispered il
his ear words of hope and kindness. EdgsI
remembered that he bad once driven hel
|, from his house; and then the awful memory
Of all his guilt rushed upon his heart. A
more vived food Of treason Informed him ths
I the stormy night-the illness Of his wife
the terror and despair be felt at the prospec
. Of her death-that ell was not dream, bu
reality!
A cry of agony escaped him.
"Emily-my Emily! is she slive?" h
murmured, but Ellen understood not his fee
'Ible, incoherent tones.
/ "Hush-you must not speak," she said
J I"Be quiet, and you win soon be WELL"
"But Emily"
"I am not Emily--I am Ellen. Yor
shall see Emily soon.'' -s7
"She is not dead, then,?"
"Oh, no; very feeble, but still alive"
"God bless you, ANGEL" murmured Edgar
81 was afraid she died last night, when wen
: for the DOCTOR"
"Dear Edgarl" exclaimed. Ellen; bursting ints
J tears, 'that was three weeks ago." sg
9 The young man was still very low, but The
4 assurance that Emily was not dangerously id
the care Of the doctor and the kindness Of Ellen
. served to restore his strength. Slowly, but gra
dually he recovered, and In time he was able I.
. get up with the assistance Of others, and wall
across the room. a.. ~
He had not yet seen Emily. She was not abl'
to leave her apartment, and her illness,ot long
standing, was Of more dangerous nature thai
her husbands.
One day Edgar felt unusually strong. lmpa
tient to see his wife, he stole from his room un
observed, and sought Emiy's apartment. Th'
door was partly open. and he entered unhsard. :
r His suffering wife was alone, reclining on th'
!. couch which she had not left for many days.
{ Eagerly Edgar sprang forward, forgetful o.
e his feeble state, and fell upon the bed b.
her side. In moment they were in escl
o others arms, sobbing like children. Edgal
was praying to be forgiven for his guilt!
o neglect, which had we'll nigh killed her, sns
: she was interupting him with assurances o.
: pardon and never-dying love. .,..i f.
J. Oh, il was then that the wretchsd hus
band, on his knees by the beside ofhis in
b jursd wife, opened to her his heart. Durlul
Q bis conyalescene he had reflected. He saw
Q ell his errors In their trus'light;and now b.
confessed ia deep humiliation. The han,
+ of Heaven had chastened him, m,and he bow
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