The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-10


daughter said "Never. / shall never
leave this hotel but for my grave" ,
And completely unstrung by the
girl manner and looks, the unhappy
mother burst into a torrent of tears
beseeching her child to leave such
gloomy thoughts, to come with her to
change of scene, forgetting one so ut
terly unworthy Of her love as this
man had shown himself, to live for
the mother who loved her better than
all the world besides.
At the instance of DIR. Crary, the
French maid, lIortense, was suppressed
ed by a very quiet-looking English
nurse, whose smooth gray hair and
close cap, grave manners and dress,
seemed to Madame Spcpcer's jealous
eyes, but to increase the sofnbre sur
roundings Of the sick girl.
Edith, however. took fancy to this
nurse who certainly showed great
sympathy for her charge-sincc, ON
several occasions, Claricc found Edith
weeping OH the nurses breast while
the third attendant cvinced almost as
much emotion as her patient.
But now Madame Spencer began
to show symptoms of illness herself.
There was haggard look that spoke
Of bodily suffering, as well ~ mental
uncasincss. Finally she consulted
the ysician-shc believed her mind
was giving way-nIght after night
she had been awakened, to see stand
ing beside her bed young man she
knew to be in America. She knew
he was awakc-shc knew it was an
object created by her imagination
Therefore she was becoming unspcak-
ably alarmed at the condition her
hitherto strong mind must be in-and
the doctor prescribed soothing
draughts. But all in vain Iiortcnse
was startled by her screaming mistress
in the dead hour Of hight. and add
cd 10 the terror Of Madame Spencer
by swearing she saw cloud of vapor.
ike smoke roll from the door leading
10 Madamoiselle Ediths apartments.
1t was late the next day before the
victim of these midnight yisitations
was sufficiently composed TO appear
before her daughter. and when she
did, she found Edith ghastly, as
shrouded in white, she reclined upon
the nowy bed, was draped with heavy
lace curtains. Her small arms thrown
over her golden head, and the bcauti
ful face as white as the lace aud mus
lin that surrounded her.
Edith was very weak. the nurse
said, had passed troubled night, and
madame shudcred rs she thought up
on her own experience. There wa:
little said between mother and daugh
ter. but far into the night Clarice stolt
into her daughters room, and dis
missing Mrs. Elliott, the nurse, pro
posed 10 sit with her suffering child
Edith had fallen into rcstles.
sleep. She weakly raised her thin
hand rs if beckoniugto an unseen per
son. She murmred family. ano
Clarice, knceling bedside the bed, ben
over her child till she caught tht
hardly uttered sentences:
=" will, Granville" said the girl, 81
will. She has parted us on earth, but
| shall join you soon. Oh, mother, Il
lose my faith i'll your love; TO lose all
have no other charm to hold me-
You need not press my heart so
Granville, | will cone. Take you
hand off my heart, take
Edith raised herself upon her el
bow. The distracted mother stretch
cd forth her hand to waken he
daughter, and prevented her rising.
But rs she leaned forward, the cur
tains on the opposite side OF her bee
parted. Within the lace, framed b,
a misty vapor, stood Granville Dun
bar, the pallor of marble upon hi
face, the big, sad eyes fixed upol
Edith-;n garment that looked Il
her startling vision like the habit of :
grave. Slowly he passed his han'
over her sleeping daughters head ant
laid it on her heart.
The girl fell from her halt riser
posture back upon her pillow. Ant
Clarice Spencer tainted with horro
beside her.
An hour after the faithful Mrs FL
lott had restored the poor woman t.
her senses, and had won from her, il
excited and half frantic condition,
full confession of her guilty device t.
separate her daughter from Granvill
Dunbar.
"Oh be sure, Madame" said tn
worthy person, Miss Edith will di
and you will never know peace unles
this wrong is righted. Miss Edit
has seen in her dreams the Who'll
thing, for she goes on pitious to hea
about her mother and the awful gull
which is to be avenged by her deaf
only. | think this Mr.. Dunbar ain
dead, but he's the same way rs Editf
do believe they are both dying"
"And all this is in consequence c
my sin," sobbed the miserable mother
Mrs. Elliott, ask Dr. Crary to sc
me Immediately" And tottering t
her room, Madame Spencer, utterl
broken down by the events of the las
ten days, covered her aching eye
with her trembling hands, and waite
the doctors coming.
The result of this interview wa
speedily known, for the first returnin
steamer bore with it Madame Spel
Ger, Edith and the nurse, Mrs. Elliot
1t was strange to watch this woman
impatience when the journey ws
near the end. She paced the dec
continuously. The faded gray hal
the greenish hued spectacles, the res
less figure, came to be types of anxi
ty and unrest to the passengers
But Madame Spencer was too mue
pre-occupied with her invalid daugl