, 1870-11-13

ear Alice knd Know t01h 2o0 ~oAu 01fe | .
eyeral hou1s Of good seat Iou must nevsr d
Q snxipus On my account, you know loTo
cul"
" Yee. ycu are right, my friend" said she,
raxinc him close to her, and resting upon
in .sbut have suffered 90 much aimee our
alnfui separation, aui1er 70 mueh YET. thaf
Gu must b inda1gent, and e1euse me II
Poor 1res /" sighed the Doctor, With N
IL Of profound counaiaetztion, s1Eou ara ~ |
.ood Il you are beAutllul, and, If eitherot n
:eede 70 be excused, It Ia not you. but my
..Do not speak eo," eaid she tendsrly, IT
ovs you, md nj ak Of you "a to love mo
= II ia not necessary that you should Aak It.
10. de.r child ny 1oye for you tlls my hearts
nd i viii laat duitng %5 lifetime"
As tut tue ~ tbat you are the most angelic Of
women and deeesEing al worship"
!. Then Why did yon leave ma:" asked the I
sick woman, drawing closer to The Doctor, and
fo,cing = emile which faded into . spAan1-
e Because had moment Of strange de-
npordencv and feeblenesa! We were poor,
our marriage had 10 remain secret. felt
tbat in Bslhmote never could Overcome my |
bad luck. waa offered sltnAton IN Chica-
20 which.could secure our future, and, fehtns
tbat might hare lost 1t through your hesita-
ticp, / left alone" I
"Wi!bous leaving mo . word Of hope OF
even Of faEewell!"
@ree, I acknowledge that VIA very guilty,
hut my excuse L. in mE good Intentions. What
him!"
The young woman rsieed herEelf up, looked
In The cradle with mothers anxiety, and sn-
awered in . broken voice.
"You will lore him 2" $1,000
" Our son," said Marcus In low voice;
"Yes," On sae & Son1g mot mothssr IT, tbst pc
I had he courage 10 come sitter Jon here.n
AYou have committed An imp1udence. dsir
Alice, but 1t ha. made me 60 happy that cs1-
not reprove xcu. AL you have to Do noE Is
Ct nI t. b. pas1 4ou aaa saa e
"You will have 1t :"
AT beg you TO do so!"
"WelI, 1 will obey yon as l aIWsys do; II
yon will only love me and not leATe me
Marcus took her hands In his, raiaed his
eyes toward heaven, a. II to take Cad to Wit
nees. and, epe akirg in : sole.rn tone:,
"To-mor1oE, n5 child, Jou wi1l have moth
ing more to wieh for"
TIE eick woman looked 1t him with ~ ex-
preston Of unepeikab'e s*eetnesa and inex-
pa1ched her fps that abe WIS almost unable
10 speak she eAld with difficulty:
II am thi1ety; give mo aomethins tc
drink"
A sudden light illuminated the deceitfG
| look Of 1Iascns. He went 10 The table, tool
AsI arn1 ~n ao1nsn '
HDear Alice" said he In carasaing tone
Hfpieh this potion it will euro ypu!"
The WOMAN seized tho glaas with her ensel
! ated and trembling hand, and smptied
without stopping.
Marcus locked 1t her with = strange atten
ton when ehe had drank the potion, and he
head fell back upon her pillow, be went Z
tas atess'nS . to,. a4n ma;:,, sha I'D haa
SIpGo sue H1aea 1A'o "'1*>'A e''o A>N wv
o1lnhne.
"What are you dong askea sae. .a;a... N 70
-" a Soaso Ana II s;anl;1 aal;51;rne rgoA' "'1oA
for you. 1 and Ind 1T tshe .sme tine Marcus ponre
IN the glats isw dTops q etae toeE Tn,'a hi.
: mhea WIN M@tes. Icy sha 10 oa;ys5 hnih Il
!. Leei tne ace ~u%an. III; one eoA@0" e''A' -
nanqs 1nM e. s4a ~, ~ not d,a .,t,estbar yor "a,
ard you VIII love our aon o.. e ,o, h.r.. A,,.,
- Docs one de When y, one - 30 young ano
m3sa 5flSxse Suffering viii 1l at all ages, u.rcu
90 la..1, !. .i-a.a ~ hn-n
ana fea5 des.n u tesog tns .5c
n,zoebsr @ ~sh h,ng on her heslt. desdlv palsue
10 sIaI IIs oss4 - ~. "a 1nnI sna hsr iins ga
d soa.a ~ SaaLr, s5u r. FaHor 1 A' 1fs y"
se ss.1 ~ ~ 3.tf.r tLV Vii, rcn ," asted 4
or Mnss L. me Mat'er NJ ",.u .nx;nns s1u ,one u
A Young qoc.oa - !" =" AHA'917 ~'"'s
Of zon reel more .,axsd ttea ahs n.;n,n,1v Ut I.
1ee, aQa nuesefsa 81. eu0, h.ra r. race;
,h thAt AZ eotIs, pas l. = T., ~ ~
ia ny ast Gies.n, sn@ 1er4 10 rsissd hars
h. intoSsa M aisa} "a ber e hnshsna;s necE "
T. ~ her burning arms, and gave him her VIII
he eon1 ~ lonR 9 ~ w ~ n,se j,va rcr von
AAicos, s9 ~, en., ,a AZ io r. ~, 1ox,21 1 ~
'or oeen pS T1oso s' a A.. Az, .,tS .nt fEs,I a,
ks. 80 1o ios. 5Sa, ps asza ~ rnn Tnnst Ear
nn 5on. FeI Aa9H noutl ~ ~ a,4,.e .o
on seetet q. 9ua aaa .o ~, rnn, u hn.h.nS crTed
ito entex Ae 1oHeo " 'eoA A''1~i sS1e~
ha happ5.
II. "To.motfo", SAG ehe, ~ 1eepie so
'nf and falling BACK upon hef phlo~i "so-H
nre TOW shall be deAdT
ns Marcus went With haste toward the az
!! In opened 1t, AND, from tue Top OF sno sla
Ne called for Mrs. Jones. Al, !,
"WhA1 u II sou "Ant ssAeA sae'
t,a harsh tone.
a II Thnt you 10 60 atteF 9f. ftetoe, of q
~ other Doctor that you can nno' ano DING
~ here immediatelJ.
AZ "B<tAns9 .Ab ycszaH lady h&a Just M
,S,e fIekh aftack. ...
ncss "Ah! NJ" q quo 1. ne o'a Won't 9omso' @ aneeT
yne' ~ eeeMe'f 70 Eet.Ins sesn9. oass nt :
dsd yesy soIry L. eann9t 20 ont, e1a 40 not
ain- s.Tat agSs9i :. ~ ,,,nat 1e he n 4ons
.,1e. r.. II ~ nuss se,,ssssS Ue Ivus'
and linen So yonfeen.
his uon.n Sa'; ri IL IN nv sbssnes. @ '4' >1'
nan "ga nj n1,;n ~ ma ths rs1atinn. NJ the
ross ~ sn5 ~ fI fsirs. Jnnes Were not the Z
len fr1endIr ar The most adable. and The
~ wcnsn ERs tSeatsnG nm Wtn "Aat "
may iutimaoy. The true character Of whic
.tful wnn1d ba dificult to explaiu, Marcus v
yet esW sU4q ronnc u man. Ind ths nurse VA past
nor iie 4ss RaLdsome, full Of yigor, atren
md anercy; ehe VIA hou1el7, W1inklad,
,ysy Hen.snVn9 and crook.backed. Ind It wis
,bao- dent thst the fAmili.s1ty Which existed
Vss twsan ti,ana mi not ooma FROM INV afini
Doc senfi1nent OF anY former sympathy.
and esenes Ts,hrr to be- sornn mystefious
~1us cursed oona Hnlen nn1!es Acoompaces. y
Eafd Doctor. smoke to him, looked 1t him, indie
, die- fhst Il ether Vas ruasler Of the other, i
pace not tie young man, but the old woman.
.kIng UoyeSer that NAY be, violent 1ingin
sping the bell WIS heard at this moment
s tho aute-roo,o. After making ; great nois
! In dYAviuE back the bolts and dnfastenin
n locks, the door We openea " Ath. :
la OF cnnxnrs,fion Viih 4 newcomer.
slant "What is IT. What do you want :"
range Marcus, who had remained st tho top Q
10 Sc uSntbIne.r s,id the nurse, In voice
be 90 nt.s.se M ia. - "t,.nra, in cticacn. inst
nngle tla sonth. and who, having seen = light
ng in eunpoael be could ges 1esting-plAce +
over nieht,'
worth NE r,.y ~, ~ III T. !. rn1T and oniv
X ma onx sol"e ,,t;+1 !, I;t,,a ro1ner rhere + I,
lrning wv. eraJ a1ad J-sst nnt;i 4o.morrow:. Iau
loies, ant 4;,i. s.t;~na and n von rsfuse nv
al a. Gu! "ma II, .ansue, ~ - Soo As's0' '44'
Yet INV us .a3d ~ sre @ s'tp, pena. vbo Hid not
9 ein- =, ,;,a ~, H. et eoto-ed naonse Ill you h
the ", ~ - iuv hn,;aa Wantd i h. = rrest :
snna5 W. - g ~ ron th,nF + shnn,d tsks to I