Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-04-03
over thei bridegroomi and fought against.
death till she wa. ready to faint, r4b 49,.

over fihe.briqegroomi and fought against
death till she was ready TO faint,rfsb ass
Ii The doct9r gave up the patient entire:
", and ceased to do anything !. and, as
sometimes happens III III like cases, he took
Ia turn fsr the better; and slowly the
tbalmice'sresnble:s, thesseale Inclined, land
lifeihad won. SAILS cs7ss,-if i, 81 h is,..J -,
h INitell lyoqii whatit is,"s., said the doc
tor, ".y9ur .,is99 wife has saved your life" .
| AEyert turned his head on the pillow,
and looked for Emily; but she had Slip
ped away Into the next room, where she
sat down, feeling, for the first time, with,
astrangc shooek, that she was actually
married. Whrt should she d.? What
could she say? How could she tell
Evert, after MI, that she had only come
to him as she would have gone to Pat
Murphy, if he had sent for her, and con-,
sented' to that marriage rite as she had
lent her silver fandleaticks to. hold Fa-
tbcr Flanaghan's blessed candles when
Judy Murphy died? -.
AhD nVStol hcub aOWu yslttlVSsSt .ailo
presently Mrs. Millburn and Hatty came
to her, and overwhelmed her with en-
braces and gratitude, and point ap
plique set, and ofragmentary talk about
her things and proposals to send for
her mother, all mingled together. Emi
ly resolutely put away thought for tlie
time, but she coulo. not help feeling, in
odd surprised way, that she was not un-
happy, and despised herself for having
sort of ashamed, furtive interest in those
things which Mrs. Millburn and Hat
ty were longing to provide. i.1
A week after that day, Evert was al,
lowed to sit up in his easy chair, white
and wan enough, but with look of r,, re. I
turning health and life. Emilywaa sit,
ting almost with her back TO him, look
ing out into the tossing leafess branches
OF the great. elm. a a,;1 s. s,i, So, ], !,
"Emilv,n'jsaid Mr.. MIillburn, ,Iat last.
"1es," she answered quietly, but she
did not turn her head.
emily. did hot mean M mt, to get e I. weli.a ILL.,
answer from Mrs MI burn. !. s 3ss
S@I know how much yed n iiss feel glsst
has happened. Believe me, Twill take
no advantagc.of your goodness will
set you free as soon as ! can. My only
wish is to spare you trouble, 1 will take
all blame on myself. I know you are
longing to be away; and why should I
delay whit must come at last? I dare
say Dick and Mrs. Macy, the nurse, can
do ar. need now..'' lsgi ix F,.lj
"Oh, if you prefer Mrs. Macy's atteu-
dance, am sure it is nothing to me- =
said Emily, in u remarkably cross man
nor.
"1iou are angry with me, but there
need be no difficulty dear. You came
away from home SO hurriedly that it
would be perfectly natural for you to re.
turn to your mother now ju
But here to Evert's dismaY, Emily hid
her face and began to cry in quite pass
si9nate sort of fashion. Evert rose with,
difficulty, and went to her, it was not
more than three ste,s.
"Do, you want to kill yoursclf?" she
said through her sobs, and she took hold
Of, him and made him sit down, and then
turned away, and laid her head on the
window seat. usiljorr,
,"What can do?" he said, distressed.
! fIt's too bad! Oh, its too bad !" she
said in the mos, unreasonable way.
81 know it, Emily. You are as free
as though no word had ever passed De-
tween us. Do you want to so to-day {?
| will make it easy 70, you with mother
and Hatty," he said, with apang.
She went on crying. and then in a
minute she said, IN n. most incoherent
fashion.
I'll didn't think I was so very disa-
greeable." The words dropped out one
by one between her sobs. "But of course,
if you don't want me-"
Emily! What do VOW mean 2 Will
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