Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-05-15
"Wbat is the matter with YOU.

and heavy ell the afternoon"
u do not wish to alarm you unnecessarily
but IT looks just like the fever coming on.n
"oh, not here" uttered Susan, growing ner
vons at the fear presented to her. 81 should
not IKE to be laid up in Mr.. Carnagie's house
III declare you have The very symptoms. ]
nope IT may not be. ] will remain with you
should 1t prove so, rest assured OF that
"But to be i'll in this house !" presisted pool
Susan, barping upon the to her most unsatis
factory point iu the prospect. Gould ! not
be removed to yours p
"1f you par Gu ally wished it. But oul
house is not so healthy situated or so roomy
as this. We shall see how you are to- morrow
But when the morrow came it was too late
to remove Susan Chase. The fever had come
on with vengance. 1t is probable that hel
harrassed state Of mind contributed to increase
the deTfrum.
1.-TWO invalids on my hands ?" ejac ulated
Mrs. Freeman, "Well must prove myself
equal to it, The danger is past with Mr..
Carnagie, so ! will turn him over to one oI
the others, and Brillianna shall transfer her
nursing to Miss Chase. She's as obstinate
as mule in temper, that woman, but she's q
famous nurse. AS to myself, I'll divide my
supervision into three parts two be given to
Susan Chase, and one to Mr.. Carnagie."
When Mrs. Freeman could spare a moment
from Susan, she went to pay her' first visit
that morning to Mr.. Carnagie There is no
need to ask how you are" was her salutatiob
TO him.
"You !ook ns b7isk as possible-very differ.
ent from what you did three days ago"
YES, am right again. Brlianna says
Susan is i'll.
1.-The fever caught her"
81 am vexed to hear it. Is there fear Of
delrium coming on.
alt is on already-raging. New constitu-
tions are locked down soon. But there is
one consolation, MIR. Carnagie; it will be the
soonest spent. The fercer the storm the
quicker it's over | do not fear but she will
get through it."
"Of course her sister will come home to
nurse her" emphatiealy uttered Mr.. Car
magic.
"Who come home ?"
my wife. If she stepped aoof from me,
she cannot from Susan"
How can she come home ?" cried Mrs.
Freeman.
"Hew can she stay away?" retorted Mr..
Carnagie "TIer own sister, who came ont
purposely to take care of her in her illness
she cannot let her lie and die, as it may be,
amid strangers, and. not come near her
Have You sent to inform Mrs. Carnagie ?"
Mrs. Freeman did not reply. Her private
opinion, just then, was that Lieutenaat Car
nages delrlum had come back to him. She
never supposed he could be ignorant Of bis
vlG's voyage.
where is it that my wife is stayng?" he
resumed. Il asked Srsan yesterday, but she
did not say. Only at Mrs. 5acobsoas, |
suppose"
"Well !" remarked Mrs. Freeman. "this is
the first time ever knew that the fever ob.
iirerates the recollection of previous events.
IL will be new point for the consideration
Of the doctors. Have you quite forgotten
that Mrs. Carnegie sailed for Europe p
Mr.. Carnagie lay and looked at her.
Mrs. Carnage has not saied!'
YES she has that is why am staying
here with Miss Chase. 1t would have been
a cruel thing to leave her in your house with.
out protector, and you, perhaps, dying"
Mr.. Carnegie was weak and i'll, and he
began to wonder whether his memory had
played him false, as Mrs Freeman asserted.
lie carried his thoughts back to the past
all in vain.
al have no recollection" he said 81 do
not Comprehend ~ a& what you are saying
"Desr me | hope it will return to you as
Doo eip" sllpbktl WIG Sldlltu lOE
England by the last packet I; il made sail the
very morning that your delrium came on.
Ruth went with her; and Captain Chard
sailed by the some vessel, and is taking
charge of her on the voyage. Don't you re.
member now p
At that moment B,Alianna put in her
bead. and beckoned Mrs Freeman from the
room. 1t was well thgs il was so, otherwise
that lady might have obtained curious elu'
cIdation. Mr.. Carnaele had time to digest
the news, and to form his own opinion upon
II. Whether an explosion o. angry passion
or any other emotion was given way to cannot
be told, he was alone but the next time his
medical attendant came, she Insisted that
sumething must have thrown Mr.. Carnagit
back, for he was worse again. Not WORD
said Mr.. Carnage.
CHAPTER VIII.
Mrs. Freeman's theory Of 1.-The fercer tht
storm the quicker it's over,' whether right OF
wrong j. general sense certainly appear,C
to apply to the illness of Susan. The turn
| ing point in her malady soon came, and theg
she progressed rapidly towards recovery, -
| One day after she was about again, she wa
sitting in an easy chair at the open window
of the drawing room. when Mr.. Carnagi,
came in. Mrs. Freeman had gone for al
hour or two to her own home.
We'll, Susan w he said, 81 am tolerab
strong again, considering what the pub ha
been. Where's Emma? You said | was {
know when | got well.
! Susan's face became livid. She was wea
yet, aud the ques:ion terrified her. This va
the moment she had so dreaded.
Mr.. Carnagie drew forward a chair AID sa
down By her. "Sbah ,el you, or will 20
tell me I" be said, in marked manner.
Some words escaped from Susan's whit
lips something to the effect of "did he kno'
where she wss y
II do. Was it not fine recompense = b
continued, with suppressed passion. "N
will say nothing Of me, her husband, but
you. To bring you out, aud then to cast yo
off in q strange place, without proper protec
tors, separated from your home aud friend
by the wide seas Abandoned shameless VI
man Did you know of her fight the evenin
she left ?" ,
"Oh no !" answered Sussn1 who was shaA
log excessively. "lf ! bad it should hav
been preveuteJ-by means Of force, hRi eI
treaties failed. What spall you do ~
Need you ask There is only one cours
open to me"
"And thst2"
"Shout Chsrd, and get a divorce"
| "Oh. Mr.. Carnp gie!" she exclaimed, in
startled, wailins tone. DO nothing in pr,
clpitation. Ii may no be so bad as ii 81
pears. She may have gone away only 10 St
. parate herself from you without apy-any /