The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-04-06
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CHAPTER XII.
'"oh!xhsstfe.. il 10 p gone t.? don't
:)et' ne 7 zee Il hini' again II she reclaimed,
as she struggled back ;to consciousness.
some tean' e 7 minutes .fterward, and stared
wildly around her But there vas no
one present but Dr. Graham and her
sympathetic landlady.
"There, there-dear tile still" :"
eaid the woman. "Who'd have thought
the good news would have taken her SO
unawares?' ~ 49,
a"Doctor was it all dream !? is
there no one hero but yourself7"
'"No one; my dear Mrs. Archer aud
I must lay my orders on you.t to remain
very quietitor the next few, :hourr-
a6xiety auast'tigue have quite worn
you out. Drink this r.. and he held a
wioeelass~ith some csmphotated :cor*.
d'sliucit 10 her lips ''So-so-that i*
r'ght," as'shs meekIy obeyed his direc-
tions Il e"A"d now you must let Mr-.
johnson put you TO- bed, and take your
place blythe little boy s.siden*o-oight. I"
! "Aod hesvill live, ~dccsor-I shall
not lose my pour babyr'
"Not Ibis time, ceriaiply. ; The iuaam,
nation is subdued, and al that eis q :re+
quired is to keep up: bis strength. = 1
have given the needfuls direcsions to
Mrs. johnson, and now I must wish
you goodnight. I shall look in to.
morrow morning" s:
Wearied to death, and teeliog utterly
incapable Of resistance, Eugcnia per
mitted the landlady to do with her as
sue thought fit, and was soon laid in the
bed beside her sleeping child, and
wrapped in as tranquil a slumber as
himself. With the morniog-the
Christmas moroing-all things seemed
brighter : Claude was decidedly better,
and whining for bread and milk !; the
sun was shining, and her head felt
stronger and moro clear-and with
strength came memory, and with. mem.
ory a conviction that the apparition Of
the night before had not been : dream.
"Mrs. Johnsoo,"s she said,. suddenly,
as she was thankfully watching the ed,
eerness With which her little boy took
hisamorning meal, awhat is the name
Of that gentleman Who came here yes
terday with DR.. Graham 2" III, !,
"Deaf hart alive. na' an /. ;oan't
tell lyo.is He ~slked in;withs the doc
tor ~ natural y ponld. be,,: md looked 20
disappointed when / said yoas ~arn't at
home thst:I QUITE took himl Is Is lbs' 4
brother ORA s,eoaAin, or some relation
like" ii. .selss2
"Then It was~not Z dream that ho
v.s here Iiississi iai,isis as 81 sse3oolish,f.uoy Of
my exn - .ssxeei4lsqSs!aa;,,,:Mts:. 4lsS!a Archer,
hss.slf sisa toshssl listensr: :ss..I
4ss-.h.t s4 6 = i.vas = aet;s.sd yet
Tor what purpose aid hs come -, +, g 6:
!. "And you ;doo't'ezsn tao~s To :g.n:
tlem.n's name, ma '.u, nor yet: hs 'bs,i-
ness r. r. remark "a her hnalady,;, 4, Who; hh.d i
sc<r,ely caught sshe pu,portof:her RAPID
murmdriues. "well, that's queer; e, for
he called again, late last night, TO- il,
quire how you Vas going on, and left .
eots for you int, the bargain" {. r. u, u ! :.
: '*A;'note-ohs! Why has it not beeio,
given me ?:why did you keep it back,
Mr,. Johusoo 2''.a 25o@ -: l,zA::z<:4 :A~
4 "Lor, ma'am!"' was the representa-
answer; "but you've been asleep t.
within the Last hour..i You'd never
have wished ne to break your & rest,
which the doctor said was that nee e
sary TO. ,ou.> for any. such rubbish !" Is. Is .
letter, surely and, with mi ssniingled
expression of pity and surprise, !: Mrs.
Johoson produced the missiisve ios i, .tl sqaes. 8,
a:o, .4sssaesal sss>aei z4,,a&a sa r.. sfa;ass4s
Eueeaias i I sIIeeeisesi.ed:it With sinking
hand and; sf,1iag ,1R 6 = s pae9 y a'{erlyde
voured the aontsdts,s : 1kiic6, III fF5m h their
v.gueoesss we're csasalsi edssoa m8ks her
+ feel j spll ;nere;,l'rne3: y 2 sefiaa 81 q
@DEAR MIS- ARCHER
II am sorry I should have called On
you At 50 ioopportuoeas@ moment tbis
evening but / haves matterq Of the
greatest importance to speak to you up
on, which must plead my excuse. + viii
be a. your rooms agaiar tomorrow ,3.t
eleven o'clock, when, if we'll enough,
trust you will have the goodness 70 g.
cordsRs IN interview, ssssss.'s ~
s.Belieye me yours faithfully,