The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-12-03

! hurried way, which was the very OF
: pnsite OF hIs Usual manner, ''that
: anything happens tn Alice or the bt
: by, YOU must let me know at once.
iIAys explained TO Alice that it will /
I impussible Tor her TO write to me, as
, shall oe travelling all the time, but,
; anything happens to either OF them,
letter sent to this address will be fUI
; wArded TO me-" he handed me 3 car
! as he spoke, on which was the addres
of one Of the oldest Jaw firms In Lor
, don, and it crossed my mind theE
that it was Just little odd that he,
! travelling clerk for 3 By no mean
, wealthy house, should have any CLAIM
or interest there, but held my peace
You need not mention this, or %.
coming back, to Alice" he said, afte
little pause, twisting his moustaeh
and looking very Hl at ease. "5ne'
SO easily disturbed, you know, and sh
might worry over It. II you can max
her any happier while / am way yOl
shah nos lose ans thing By it." FL /
81 WI. do my best for her, sir"
answered q little stiffiy, ''ss hav
dOne,n and then as I looked at him,
noticed something In his face which
had never noticed before ; ragged
crimson scar, cutting deeply into hi
upper lip Tue heavy mOustachA haG
heretofore cOnceafed IL entirely from
view, but the nervous fingers had un
covered it ami could scarcely represl
a shudder as thought how cruel tn
hurt must have been which had lef
such terrible mark.
He flushed a little as be saw that
had seen IL, and raising his hand hell
it over his mouth whiIe he gave m'
additional charges concerning his wifi,
and child. / heard him patiently, ant
Promised over and over To do my very
Oest for them, but his now fidgety
fussing ways tried and worried me
end | was heartily glad when he wss
fairly gone.
The poor little woman was very ner.
vOus and lOW-spirited for the first
W. ek, but after little she b, gan +,
grow brighter aud more like herself
Il don't want hun To come back aud
find me looking Ike an Did womau,"
size SAID, aud so, for his sake, she wa:
cheerful and cOntented, and By
means of playing with, aud taking
care Of her baby, the time passed
quickly aud pleasantly after all.
But, Notwithstanding her brighl
ways, could not help feeling uneasy
aud worried about her, for knew thsi
she Was far from well; she grew weak
er every day, aud tue least exsrtiO1
! would bring scarlet flame To hel
CHEEKS wlien after minute would die
aWHy leaving her deathiy white.
was greatly troubled about her, for
saw tnxt sue failed daily, but she per-
| sisted that she was perfectly well
"My strength comes slowly" she
". uld say, Il shall be as strong as ev'
er IN u week or twD,h but at the end O
that time she was no longer able tc
come down stairs, or even toieave bel
room.
81 shall be better in q few days.
she said, even then refusing To see
what SaW so plainly. II nOpe Arthur
Will not come until am stronger, it
would trouble him so"
4 Sue would sit AL dag in great ebail
by the window, with her poor THU
hands folded in her lap aud her great
eyes closed, save when l would brlug
little Arthur To her and put him on
Her lap. He Was a rosy, fat, good
nAtured baby Of whom any one would
have been prOud-strOng and sturdy,
aud full of life and mischief, aud
ioved him as though he WAS my own,
Tut his beautiful little mother seemed
sAIrIy 10 worship him. Sne mOurued
great deal because the resemblance
To his father, when had been 50 per-
feet when ne was u wee baby was fad
lug so rapidly, and would sometime:
scUld him Ay!nlly, twIning tue gold.
en- rings of his hair around her sien.
der fingers the while, because he was
getting to lOUk like mis- "ugiy man
ma" aud mot bit like poor, deal
papa,n but whenever he was with heI
che would seem for the time brighter
aud Better.
81 shall be well very soOn,n she said
one day, after she had been playing
with him.
"Perhaps can come down stairs
to morrSw,n but when tile mOrPUG
came and went to her room I found
Her too weak To rise
II Will stay in bed to- day." she said
''I feel 50 tired, Perhaps to-mOrrow
sha be beitsr for the rest" but | saw
she was very much worse, and that
then, fever, was the time to write tc
her husband.
Doctor Burress came in and after
talking for a while with her, aud
playing with the baby, an especial
pet of his, came down into my room
with a grave shadow on his face.
1T is bal case,u he said, livery
bad, aud the mischief Of il Is, / am
Obliged % leave London for two weeks
just now"
rs she so very i'll ?'' 1 asked, for,
although had known this was CON-
ing ell the time, 1 cIuid not besr to
know that it bad come.
"Fhere is no hepe,D he answered
srsvely, 81 would give half my in
come To stay until the end, but l can
DO nOthing except to give you a note
co friend 0f mine, a brother physi-
clan, ia whom you can place entire
confidence, he will do all that |
c1uld," /" aud then the gOad doctor left
me, with tue lSttle note and his best
wishes.
II was q cold. bleak day, but I knew
that there was no time t0 be lost, aud
go, leaving my niece, DOrnthy Wells,
VINO lived near, to take care Of Mrs
Craig and the baby, started out.
had decided IL 90 10 the DOCTORS first
aud on my way back t. post the letter
which had written to Mr.. Craig, tell
ing him of his wIfe's illuess. IL was
long WALK, but am strong and ac-
tive, aud as resolutely kept my eyes
away from the shop-w1udows, and
pushed my way along, turning aside
for nobody, my first errsnd was sOon
accomplished and was vastly re.
lieved when the kind-faceo doctor
promised to come and do his very
best.
The next thing was TO mail my let
ter, and that done started home.
ward, after doing q little shopping.
but was tired with my long walk,
and knowing that DIrothy was as
steady aud trusty as I myself, walK-
ed trifle slower and Ionked about me
a bit; it was not often that 1 got into
tue grand part of the city and it was
as good as play TO see the splendid
houses. the prnud-lOoking ladies ant
gentlemen walking and riding by, and
the beautiful horses and Carriages.
I was walking slowly, as I said.
looking abOut me and feeling very
queer and out of place in the midst OF
it all, when q carriage containing two
gentlemen went BY me and stopped a
little in advance OF me, before grand
stone huuse One of the gentlemen
was large and light haired, with bushy
side-whiskers, but the other, who had
alighted and stood with one hand
resting on the carriage door, talking
EARNESTLY, was slight and dark.heired,
with thin fscs and heavy black
noustAchei ! I stopped short in the
street IS looked at him and saw his
extraordinary resemblance tn Mr.
Craig. The figure aud the face were
exactly like him, with one eexception-
the white teeth were in an unbroken,
even row.
I was completely bewildered and
upset by the singular likeness, but,
laughing at my fooIishn So I picked
up my parcel, which had dropped at
the first surprise, and walkei along /;
at that moment the gentlemen sepa.
rated and the carriage rolled away,
wirl- the dark.haired one, who had 80
startled me. slowly ascended thesteps
of the grand house, with an annoyed
look on bis thin face.
] was still looking at him, wonder
ing who he Was when ON the unner