The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-25

frrad II v hat was O. CONE. HeunNvund tnc
h,ndavss, and pissed his sott. warm - S
~. anil there. asking questions all the time 20 1
take up her mind
:. Sensitive. very. isn't ~ How long since 4
she sprainf Four wrecks. That's too l"ns i
waiting. Bad sprain; sud pr. Steele advised !
aanutstiony Ifc did not recommend me % /
ros I'm warrant, Al. that hurts. docs IT, I
IL had slightly pressed the foot, and Rosy 1
hal given 4 quick. low cry. :" -. this l. DAD. /
indoe, \ sprain' bah. what Ignorance \ +
niaced. Now. Rosy. dear. summon your
,,,ofn ans courage for few moments. IL i bad,
dear. but hold a. still possible. All this l.
fcrue.i-ah, that strain !, agonizing There
now. dear. Il move---it Strengthens, Hold! L
haxe itnoyy. Quick some spirits, Poor girl.
This wa said - Rosy with quick Wild cry
rs,sed her arm. eonyulsycly. aud fell back IN
! a deathlv faint. Z" i.ether De. Make no Efforts
/ ~ neal her until this i all over lie worked
with quick aud dexteOus fingers, and when
Mis- Burton returned 10 CONSCIOUSNESS the
. How do You feel nowf" he asked in SYM
pathi-ing tones.
= on. Infinitely better was her relieved re-
ply. ,..,
suffering. bat il had 10 be done II was pain
/ ful task"
And you think that you can save nay foot!'
ooh. YES. yes II will be weak long time;
! perhaps the Joint may always be little distor-
| ted; bat TIE foot can be saved.
"Oh, thank you. thank YOU. Bless HeaNen
| for the assurance
= must leave you now; but be not alarmed
nj any noises that you may hear, for my house
l. full Of all sorts of patients. No one Will dis
turb you. IL you wish for anything just touch
the bei-eord, and one Of my girls will attend
| YOU"
He stopped and placed his hand upon her
brow for no earthly reason; but n thrill ran
along every fibre of her being. She was sensi-
bic to n strange. subtle influence. She was
glad 10 he left alone that she might collect and
analyze her feelings. Every thing seemed 10
tend to convince her Of the truth of the aeeusa-
tons that she had heard concerning him.
Probably he had ouse-keeper, but what OBJ
1ect could there be i'm his having those two
beautiful young ladies in attendance a. his
body-guardf And his manners-so earnest,
tender and loving: he was just the man 10 I'M
press ut first sight, young. susceptible nature.
tide of new. strange feelings surged through
her soul. Let time deyelope the doctors senti-
ments.
Two or three days passed away without any
especial incidents. In that time Rosy had
written home to apprise them Of her fair pros
peet of recovery from her injury.
She was in a happy, delicious state of repose
when she was awakened by Guford's voice.
harsh. stern and commanding
. tell YOU | Will not have this stop such
wild. scnseless rayingr'
"Oh. YOU have ceased to love me.-Wretch-
ell. wretched, ruined girl that | am" The
voice pleading so mourniully was that OF her
attendant. Amanda. She heard him reply
fercely. his voice kissing between his shut
teeth
"-sh. If she should hear you, l would"
The rest was lost. Still the plaintiye voice
talked on with quick and heavy sobs. Then
came the sound of door flung madly back
and the quick strides of man in angry haste,
the opening and shutting of another door; and
with n shudder she realized that the girl had
been forcibly conveyed TO her room. Then
flf.a -t.nrl IL
she had learned to listen for and love too well.
She turned her face 10 the wall. and feigned To
, sleep. lie entered the room, came To her couch
aud bent over her. waited moment, and then
stole out easily.
? That night Minerva. sparkling brunette
with marked and rather singular features, was
her attendant. After she had been made COM
j., Portable, and was left alone for the night, she
in vain stroye TO sleep. For hours she lay
awake turning her head nervously, only 10 see
, on every side, the bright seducing beauty Of
! Guiford's face. At last she slept, only To be
awakened near midnight, by the stealthy sound
: of footsteps near her bed.
"Wh0 Is there!' she cried with terror.
"IIush, don't let him hear me; he would
! Kill me. | came to warn you. DO you love
him. DO not love him! See here. see me! a
> wreck, and he--is he not beautifulY Does not
his hand awake the sweet, low undertones OF
the sOull lie j. interested in you. Everything
must be pleasant for his beautiful Rose rs he
has called you--ealled you 10 me- who claim
|, him a mine-mine' do you hear, girli minel
traitor. Beware Of hml Shun his advances.
Amanda advanced Is she came, while cold
elammy sweat 0oZed out from Rosy's stricken
brain, il seemed TO her, and trickled down her
I ! cheeks and neck. Various emotions mingled
In conflict within her soul. She now more
fully realized that, in the brief period that she
! had known him. Guilford absorbed every az
/, lection Of her ardent nature. With that soft
and winning address Of his he had bic lded the
most atiectionate attentions. Those melting
eyes of his held her rs with magnets power.
The next morning, with one Of his brightest
(, smiles, he entered her room and inquired after
= i-hcr health.-Aper this he sat down beside
. her, aud takin. her hand in both his, re-
: marked
e Ah you are a little feverish How Is this
, Are YOU homesick, dearI
: yes" she answered. with difficulty re-
e straining the tears; - when shall be able TO
{ go!'
: Not for some weeks yet my Rosy"
= She turned her head restlessly, feeling that
: she could not STAY there long; She should 90
\ mad and die. The racket and noise Of the
j, other patients did not distress her; IL was only
! the wild unrest of her soul. lie noticed her
i movement. and said
y You do not rest easily. Let me re-arrange
. your pillow"
h II am very well of" she began. but he
o already had her in his arms, and was turning
y a cool pillow for her head.
5 "Oh, Rosy" said he. claspng her 10 his
4
a me, Rosy Love. love me"'
e She turned away from him with sharp,
g angry manner, SAYING
j " Don't, don't. pray, talk thus. | certainly
:. did not expect this of YOU"
n "No, no. dear, we did not expect this, either
z OF US. When received Mrs Osgood's note
n saying thath her sister was coming 60 me. did
r not think that | should ever let her 20
G again."
J. But shall go l shall go away again"
n | he'll 4 h.lt al.
4 me-
: do you doseryetY'
!, "Mey Why noty An, ha. have it. Their
y aecursed SANDER has even reached your ears ::
> and an angry scowl disiigurcd his face lie laid
y her back upon the pillow, and strobe from the
( room.
o oh. she was sorry that she had spoken
q thus. How grieyed be looked. How her
Il heart achc-. and how she wept by herself
n while thinking If the warning OF her midnight
c visitor That there was mysterious cOnncc.
( tion between Guilford and these two girl. she
o could not doubt; and then that strange man
: ncr of his. How often he had with magnetic
:. life and those magnificent eyes Of hls-how he
n had held her with his glance until. faint and
:. powerless. she had dropped the lids unable "a
:. withstand their mute attraction. What should
:. She dos what could she dor
I "lIow swiftly the shadows have fallen thl,
< evening, Rosy but not 40 swiftly ~ they will
r fall when YOU leave mo. During our brief nc
!. quaintancc. beautiful girl. have learned Ia
u madly love YOU. Can you not trust meY"
{ do not tempt mo TO answ er. lo not ask me -
i and she put her hands before her face.
i "And you leave me tomorrow, and perhap.
/ We shall never meet again"
G "Oli. ycs. We shall meet somewhere" she
j. spoke earnestly.
T ~ wish dear. that your pure mind had never
r been poisoned thus toward me-"
!, She thought 90 herself
"Alas! that should have proofof his ircach-
cry"
san and with aching hearts they parted on
I the morrow, for Miss Burion's lamcne-s was
: - much better that she Nas allowed "a return
z home o. spend many "A sad hour thinking of
{ him who In spite az all, 10 spite Of herself.
\ held her hearts ho.t affections.
Months had passed since Rosy had len Dr.
r Guiliord. AMI almost entirely recovered from
her lamencs., shc wa. journcying 10 Albany.
II wa very drcary. stormy night, and weary
i. I OF watching the holding passengers, she too
, isll asleep. \ strange, oppressive dream came
/ over her. She Mas travcrslng an arched bridge,
! hurry Ing from brutal mob. with all her
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