Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-07-05

he looket. up, with a slight sigh of re-

he Salu, SpeaklnS III low Eiaiiu tofte,
| sand then take my horse and bring Mrs.
Sterne here within twenty minntes. /
think Won can do it in that, fime-you
are not to spare the horse, you under
s.Yes, understand, walking away
with rapid strides.
When Mollie Sterne, excited and
trembling, came into the room two min
utes short of the specified time, Doctor
Dinsmore still stood motiOnless by the
couch. holding the slender, passive
wrist.
Mollie gave hm one swift, imploring
gfaaee.S--4Ie unaerstopdy ana 6owed
'sas 81, Z :, i shiass fhers 5s Hope She
fbreatl1es freed and & the stronE tcnfion
of the cords hasssel;sked ispme xhnf and
.vnb I Mijl wStsseme wnrm water We Will
trU to GER her limbs to a rather mere
I lifeIike temp sEstires'
|, It7was well nigh midnight ere they
relaxed their attsnti ions and then She
lay in sort OF cdeSn 1ike Hance, mo-
tionless aud white as> >fite pillows she
pressed - Bs,f hefs s6rea6I, dfsAfh faint
and weak. came 1egflS Sffys ana fhe Cir
cnff ftioff. Which 1h6d >5ee1i aha5st entire
|Iy Isttspe enaed, 1fesdmed fs Weffed Hsw
The limbs grew warm, and the set, rigid
look passed out of her face, but still
there was not fiutter OF the ey elidsy or
motion of the lips. The passive HANDS
stiIl fell tnetyelesssripph the white coun- :
terpane, ana only for the faint BREATH
ing, one might have believed her mar
bic woman. For the first time since he
entered the house Doctor Dinsmore sat
down, vet never turning his eyes from
the insensible form, or losing the
slightest change hiAexpression pr 'respi-
ration -SFoIlie Stefhe RIoEed iiolseieksly y
| about the loom, coming every few min
utes TO the bedside to listen to the faint
| breathing, with a sad, awed face. Out
| in the porch Luke Varney passed slowly
back and forth, his straw hat lying on
| the floor, and his taffgled chestnut hair
pushed carelessly back from the white
damp forehead. The same sad, awed
look was on his face, also,s and Though
tifere1was no stir or sound, hes paused
unconsciOusly every now and then to
listen, holding his breath, as if even
that might mar the silence.
Out in the garden the roses rioted ih
sweetness, and the soft summer aii
stirred, with languorous breath the
creamy petalsof the syringas. The wan
| ing moon threw long Shadows across the
dewy sward and the white, still path.
And so the long, silent hours went BY,
and the dawn erept softly out of the
east, and over the sea, and up the cool,
dripping sands to the little town. Then,
and not till then, did Doctor Dinsmore
turn his face away from that of the mo-
tionless- girl. There was but little
change iri' her vet, and whether she
would ever awake from this lethaFgit
sleep, or whether it would pass into am
other sleep, more silent and stirless
still, he eonld not determine. But he
had other patients, whose claims upon
him could not be evaled .-ysx-St3
lyon wifi stay about tfie place, while
am away" he said, to Luke Varney, al
he came out, sand come for me Instant.
ly if there is any change"
''Do you think there's fs ANY ahanet
for her, doctor?'' Luke asked, In
hoarse whisper. ait
eyes, a chance. But she is. utterly
Iprostrated. Her nervous system ha.
been in a morbid, unnatural condition
for weeks. The long tension has giveI
way, and there is not Vitality enotIgf
about her to rally. Whether there WI
be-whether her physical strength il
equal to the demand, we have only .tt
wait and see.'' And with another fh
junction to pronptness in notifying hin
of any alteration in her condition, HI
went softly down the garden path, ,.paus
ing once to look up to the luxuFian
honeysuckle where she had stood, arit
recalling every shade and tone of TIN
pretty picture. He even fancied he saw
the flstter of the dainty crimson ribbon
with which she had tied Up the ION.
the shadow Of the fence startled hin
from his reverie, and baiid-a hard
rough hand-grasped- his with a grip o
iron. asa "a
1'How is she, d6ctor-how is my pret
Blossom?'' And Hugh Morey's har
voice trembled in husky whisper, an
the eyes that looked out from under tn
shaggy brows were heavy with indefina
BILE fear. - = IF 4
eMiss Hargrave is Sill lyihag ihseIsi
BILE. Whether it is to be life or death,
is impossible now to say
ssBut You can save her, doetor?'' Il
asked, imploringlv. go you must saw
her-my little glrln' he Grid. in sudde
anguish. 81 promise to be. father
ier- the5 poor stricken lamb = and
haven't been. l have let her stay hel
amounting and a-worrying herself I'M
you don't unnk. She will die? IA rue
pathos in his voice.
e ''Calm yourself, . Mr. Morey," he r
piled, his own. lip trembling slittl
"we will hope for the best. Ii she liy
we will see that she is never left alol
ip SO again, / too have failed i'm nv dul
toward the lonely orphan; if She =
ispared to us we will try to atone, NJ
Morey." l..-s..es,-i q. IS =. .l.ll. -. p
cay, that we will, sir, - was the fe
vent answer. ,a s,s.455, i, s5.is.
Morning came over the hills wi
glad, swift feet, and the s.thruslr's al
orioles song in the orchard, closes, al
the wanton wind blew the asweetne
and melody across the beautiful uuco
tscioussface OF Lena Hafgfave. lint No
no answering thrill in the dornand u,
,al ses. All day long Mollie Sterne we
softly to and fro,. every thought of h
heart a perpetual prayer for her d;
fng's life. Doctor Dinsmore came
IA and looked at her every little while, a
passed outsagafn WITH a psle cdnpress
fet lip. Over at the Bluff Hugh MOI
< walked restlessly up and down /,
beach, his eyes fixed steadily on the
tie gothic window, with the white G.
tain fiutteripg in the fitfnl breeze, VII
he knew she lay. a = - - =
People drove softly by the house W
the sobered faces, and a few of the nea
neighbOrS came in on tiptOe and lOOl
at the white, apturned face, bear
m such close sembfance to death, {
went silently out again. Ard SO
day wore away ,antt evening came ags
and Doctor Dinemore was standing bes
it; the bed, his fingers on her wrist, WI
suddenly the waxen lids lifted, and
looked steadily In his, face. His
lighted, and an, involuntary 9Th
un- God !" burst from his lips. r.
A slow, sweet smile came into
brown eyes, and hoyered about the h
q parted lips, and with long, finttel
sigh, the eyelids dropped again, and
fell into aqniet, natural sleep.En. ; u
har- Mollie Sterne- covered hei, face y
her apron and wept softly to herself,
oats Doctor Dinsmore bowed his head in
hands, but neither spoke. After a I
Mollie stole softly out to the back I
e: where Luke was sitting, and W
pered the good tidings in his ear, w
so -overjoyed The honest fellow tha
took Mollie's face between his hands
kissed it by way of expressing his
light as.a ="
ELY, He had never. dared so much be
y and Mollie would probably have b,
his ears soundly if he had, but
heart was very softajust now, ar
she only blushed little, and sufl
her wet cheek to lie lust a MOI