The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-02-11

him clutching her hard-earned savings
"Missusi o, sir, do ley go, do 'ye
go to once 'Tain't no use thinking
Of missus, siri she wont know ye.''
"She isilll" he said; and was s:rid.
ing 10 the door, bat Isott threw her.
self between him and it, and seized his
arm again eF,
"Take my advice, sir, DC ys. Poor
missus 'on't be here long; but if she
could speak, l know her last words
'ould be, go, go! The Lord II take
her to hisself, sir, as he have the poor
dear baby; but you, 0, do ye be off
to once, or right or wrong, they'll
hang ye-they will for certain" l.
lie had stood like a man petrifed
while she spoke of his wife's state, but
when she REQUIRED to his own affairs he
impatiently interrupted. a,n
"Let me go to your mistress
Isott, stalwart old peasant as size
was, found herself thrust aside by one
push of his hand, and he hurried from
the room and up the stairs with long
noiseless steps There was no sound
in the darkened room, for Mr.. Scott,
after hours Of devoted attendance, had
left the house for little while, prom
isiug to return to meet the physician
who had been telegraphed for from
Briswick. The old nane kept watch
alone. She rose as the door was
opened, and the husband walked up
to the bedside, and stood, gazing,
heart-stricken, at the sight before him.
The convulsions which had racked bis
,Wife's frame for hours had spent them
selves at last, but Philips experienced
eye saw in amoment that all hops was
gone. he saw that there was death in
the heavy nerveless attitude of the
Strengthened limbs, death in the. labor
ed breath, death in the white face.
The nurse, struck with pity at bis
dumb despair, began to whisper some
commonplace form of consolation the
sense did not reach him, but the sound
brought him to the consciousness that
she was present, and he signed her to
leave the room. Reluctantly she
obeyed, and, as the door closed upon
her, Philip Denbigh's self. control was
lost in overpowering agony; he sank
on his knees, and buried his face on
tho bed with bitter groan.
Elsie's extreme exhaustion had prob
ably made her appear more dead
than she really was to the outer world,
for she stirred at the sound, and he
saw the ashy lips quiver and a futter-
ing consciousness dawn on the white
face; then she opened her eyes, and
looked at him; first with a blank va
cant gaze, then something of the old
beaming look which always welcomed
him then with an expression ofover-
powering horror, as she feebly turned
her head and tried to hide her face in
the pillow. All he saw at that mo-
ment was, that there was life in the
movement, and he bent over her, hold
ing to her lips spoonful Of some cor
dial that stood near the bed. But she
would not move to take it, and as he
implored her to do so in passionate
Oaressing words, the sick horror in
her face dsepened, and she gasped
feebly: - i'..'f '.' "aE
"I can't I am dying Thank God"
Then, collecting all her strength, she
looked full at him, steadily and firedly,
until his eyes dropped, and his head
sank under her gaze. In a stronger
voice, and with unnatural calmness,
she asked ''Philip, did you kin him 7"
Her husband scarcely started at the
words; it seemed to him that he had
.acled the whole scene already, and
know beforehand. what she was going
to say In that stupendous moment
he felt that he could no more lie to his
dying wife than he could form his lips
to tell her the dreadful truth. Again
he sank on his knees and hid his face,
30 my poor Herbert-my poor, poor
Herbert!" ra ~ fsS
He could not endure that her, last
thought should turn to the man who
had been his rival, and whom he hated
because he had injured him. ,a JI. ;
'tElsie " he broke out, ina smother
ed yoiceOfpassionate emotion, Sit was
done for youi have 80, loved you
and now you hate me! OaGod! / am
panished-I lose you-in This world
Hose youinlthe next" rw0rI' Hsad
rsHN6, nj, ,'tshe cried. And her band
wandered s to her forehead, as if fsshe
were trying. to seize some idea that
was escaping her II can't tsay It
the words woh't'come God can for
give everything ything-A-eveh
that" liza 7siy'I ,e.iy.
: Obeying his valid unreasoning Inn
pulse to grasp his treasure and hold
her back from the destroying angel,
Philip bent over her, and threw his
arms about her, longing unuttefably to
win from her one look, one kiss, such
AZ she had used to give him--sueh as
could never more be his whether she
lived or died AS he took her cold
hand it drew shiveringly back she
shrunk into herself to escape the clasp
of his arms; and, with a last effort,
turned away to avoid the touch OF his
lips. NJ
Mr. Scott and the Briswick physic-
ian arrived. After their FIRST sorrow
full greeting to Mr, Denbigh, they be-
gan to talk in whispers, appealing now