The Placer herald., 1872-09-21

and actually "didn't mean anything save the
idle amusement of the hour"
''But it's so stupid with Henry shut up in
his study all the evening ?" said she to her.
self. ''He never seems TO think about
me"
As if Henry Edenboume ever, for an
instant, thought of any one else.
Night after night he worked steadily on
day after day he went down to the office,
taking up the burden of his days work as
steadtastly as if he had no other employment
to weary him; and the Spring began to strew
far off fields with pale, blue violets and
slender ctemmed snowdrops, and send stray
breezcs of balm adowh the crowded streets.
"Edenbourne, said the proprietor of the
weekly newspaper, ''you are looking very
pale, and l don't like the sound of that
cough, Are you overworking yourself? J
hope you intend to give yourself complete
change at the seaside, or somewhere, this
Summer"
81 cannot afford it, he said.
"But you must afford it, man, or your
health will break down.
"Oh, there is not much danger Of that, "
answered Edenbourne, lightly.
1t was a lovely evening in June when Mrs.
Edenbourne sat in the midst Of the brilliant
array of dresses, millinery, and sparkling
nick-nacks which had just arrived from the
dressmaker. miliiner and linen-draper, just
in trim for her to pack them into the big
trunks which extended across one side of the
room like a series of yawning caverns.
CANT they beautiful, dear?" she cried
triumphantly. "And the bills have all come
in. VIII you settle them tomorrow p
eyes; will settle them tomorrow.
"What a darling you are' exclaimed Isa-
bel. "What a lovely pink Grape! do
think Madame Merichau has the best taste
of any one at the West End. Oh, Harry,
am perfectly happy now?"
care you?' He stood looking Mt her
with eyes half sad, half tender Then ]
am happy, too, Isabel"
She looked around suddenly, almost star
tied by his tone
"What makes You speak so mournfully,
Harry 2"
"Did /? was not aware of it, my love,
Here;" and he tossed bit of paper across
the table to her
GA cheque for a a hundred and fifty
pounds! Oh, Harry, is it all for me p
Yes; you will find that you will require
it all, and perhaps more too, when you have
paid these bills, and before your season at
Hastings is ended" he said.
"W hat pity that pleasure should always
cost so much" said Isabel, looking more
thoughtfully than her wont at the slip of
paper. But oh, shall enjoy it so much
Harry, tell me-" she added, "where did
You find all this mine of money?'
81 was sinking the shafts all the Winter,
my dear, when worked SO diligently in the
little study, evening after evening. | was
writing novel"
and they have paid you all this for it p
she iSed W .nderlngly.
ga mans brains are of some value, you
see, when tley are coined" said Mr.. Eden
bourne, laughingly.
Mrs. Edenbourne was in the thrill and
tumult of her first evening at Hastings, float
ING through the dance at party, rose
crowned, and rohed in Madam Merchants
exquisite pink Grape, when telegram was
brought TO her. She hurried to a seat, pale
and trembling.
81 hope nothing has happened" ," she
gasped.
1t was from the old family physician.
'Come at once. Your husband is dy-
ing!'
And Isabel Edenboune's shrek Of fagony.
rising mp through the strains of Otfenbact's 5
music, was something that the assembled
guests never forgot.
Sb, sped back to London, but she was
too late. The life had rolled away in slow
crimson stream from Henry Edenbonrne's
lungs before she could reach his bedside
and he was dead.
"Oyerworked," was the physicians YER
dict.
And Isabel who knew for what he had
toiled so long and steadhstly, felt that she
was her husbands murderess.
"She will marry again soon" said the
tongue of gossip
But Isabel Edenhourne never married
again. She never laid of mourning robes
never again mingled in the gay whlrl called
"society," but lived quiet life, doing what
good she could, and devoting all her thoughts
to the memory Of that husband whom she
had never learned to appreciate Till 1t was
too late.
Rich COPPER DISCOVERIES IN ALASKA
The Oregon Bulletin of the 1OIh says: BY
the last steamship from Alaska aquan'ty OF
copper ore was received by Mr. j. II. Fisk ,fol
assay. The ore was taken from mine re-
centlv discoyerd near Fort Wrangle, Alaska