The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-12-04


his darling" bis "wife." and beg her
never to leave aim aga,n; aud Birdie
would sit with aer hand in his, soothing
him. hnnssri K bis 'snclss, and grewi.s
pasr and paler At every word be uttered
In che ssrly nerning, bout two or three
o'ci"ck. De 1enld become mere quiet, and
then, leaving tho nurse, wi. h him, she
Tosld come to nae. 1t was only ct such
t'nes she rested at all, and often aha
wsu'd nst sleep, bu. would lie Watching
the color creeping into the eastern sky,
With quiet ie"k Of expectation on bel
face that filed ms wlsh an iodafnabIe
sanse Of dread. In vain we begged htr
to give up her care ef Max; in that she
was MISUNDERSTANDING cauld shnks her
res lusisn. While he wants me shall
stay." she would say. decidedly.
Tue sIue for Oh lre,s marriage APP
preached. We hal decided to put il eff
smother month, bat, greatly to our aston
ishmsnt. Birdie argued axains' this When
the doctor caae ahe saw HIM alone, aAd
be. too, advised us 10 have the Wedding
Max nigh he il! losg TIM, h. 81 d
and it. was better 20 have a. small
fsmily in ths hoaEs IS ,josaibe, for the
srribic pestiencs was launching rs
death shafss all aroHsd VA. 80 a week
later Claire was married. Birdie was
.here, pate aud still, but with emile on
he; face,snd with loving woids and kiss !.
rs for eur po.r beaulf, whose weddiag
WAS - sad after all. Alfred ard Claire
we're TO leave iA,mediAtely; 40 our good
byes were hHrrisd.
That nigh, B'rtie told ms the truth
She was taking ths fever. aud, the docsor
bad aAi th-re was no chance Of her liv.
ing through it. He t.ld h<r week ago
that by nursing NIX, HRc might save his
life, hat she wauld certainly l,sa her ewn;
and our Birdie bad answered, IL will save
him if can"
Il an So glad Clare is m .rricd; was
afraid she wnulA have ~ watt" Bird g
said to rae. Oh! 40 quietly.
begged the dsctor tn forbid her watch
1iag d. K, bat ha shea<9 his head: at
would ao ma good: she weuIda't live aAy
nnger far ii" 81 for little while len &c,
/ sat waItIug avery night for my darling
outside the dnor Of har murderer, as l
cslied him in my wretchei neRrt One
morniHg she was later than usual. The
doctnr had nern with M all night; he
| IL sboLt SIZZLING me ~ be passed me on
rhe sairs that Max was better.was sleep
ing quietly, aHd must not be disturbed i.
-Four struck, asd yet Birdie did not
Gene. vas afraid to open the door, 90
eat leaning my head on rny hand. count
ing the minutes as they passed. Ths
birds were beginning to sing in the chest
ma t tree outside. Isprang to my feet 81
che dusr creaked Slightly The nurse
was holding it spes, AID faRcied 1 saw
tears en- her wrinkIsd cheeks. Birdie
was Hnding ia the doorway IT'S come
new. GrseIs," che said s"ftly. sssAe clasp
ed her arms ab~ut nay neck.
The cool Oct sber winds were blowing,
aad yet Max hSd not left his room. Hs
vac ablh to cit up all the morning, and
uaed to bring my work and ait beside
him One clear, bright day he was sitting
ny the open window and wAtchlng the
lHzily moving cloEds We did net speak
much to each other. He was too weak,
and What could Issye That morning
Max seemed restless; at every sound be
would glance toward the d.or, and then
then turn away with u l"ok Of paiued sur
prise. At last hs said abruptly: "Grac",
why does Birdie mover come to see mt'
H - she quite forgotten me:"
was prepared TOR this had thought
amd planned what should say. and now
could think of nothing. tack the lit
Gle packet wslch my darling had giv'n
me, and placed II in mis- hand. "She
Aursed you thr"ugh the fever, aud she
told me to give y~u this" And SO l lief
him Had told too abruptly? Had
told him all? Dare I go back?
/ tried the door when two haG passed, but
| 1t waS locked. When Ro bert cams In beg
gsD him to gO and speak to Max. but baiore
| he couli obey me Max en-, cred this room,