Smyrna times., 1875-05-05

world and She dropped upon the floor like
stone
WAS it in relation to your getting mar
rird 2 asked.
"(es, he replied, with am intonation OF
veXation and disappointment. .You see.
Morgan it would all depend upon Hester.
r"uldn' think Of such Il thing without
her cooperation and assistance. If any
thing should happen to Hester. all idea of
that kind would have to be abandoned.
What do You think about her. Morgan ?
What Is til" matter? Can any thing be
donc?"
"Ih" only hope we have. Seaton. said,
hrmly and ilnprcssively, ''is for YOU to 90
over there and take that char-woman' :
place. stoor down to Testers ear, take her
hands in your own, and tell her. as vou,
hav" told me, that your whole future de-
PendS upon her life
Sraton looked at me in dumb amaze.
mcnt.
"ln fifteen minutes ii will be too late" /
continued. "Your voice and vou hand She
can barely recognize now
Then S"aton went quickly over. and the
char-woman was thrust away. IIc,trr's
drath-Ntrirkcn face. the rigiditv of the
muscles causing it already To look strange
and unfamiliar. cut him to the core. lie
remembered all that he would lose with
the life that was rapidly leaving it, and
sinking upon his knees. a few strong word.
burst from his lips
"lirtty, he cried. his strong breath close
to her tunting lips. hi, hot throbLing hand,
sra@l'!nS her cold and liflc,s fingers. the
curling ends Of his long hair falling upon
her torehtad-'llctty, live, live, for nv
sake! think what it will be- for mo 10 lose
YOU"
And til" experiment wasa a successful one.
Hester w'> brought back from the contine.
of eternity. The touch Of his breath upon
her lir~. his hair upon her forehead. his
hands upon her arm. was like ealyanic
shock that st that pumping machinery at
work again about her heart. A trcmor
shook her frame, hcrryclid, trcmblrd. then
lifted themselves Slow va long <hucddrjnr
sigh ">ral"d her lips.
'>hr ~b"tt"r. Ntamnercd >raton. Getting
upon his feet ''Shr will live"
"Pcrhap>r' | sand, laconicallv.
Ten minute, later Hester had f,lIcn INTO
natura! >!rcp. the only salvation reserved
for her. fh" strong tension upon her
nerves had yielded 1T last her breath fell
gently and evenly a, that Of a child: a
sweet, grateful expression seemed To curve
her Ilp~ m'"a half smile. 4 looked upon
her my heart melted within mo. and
walked with quite determined strides INTO
tn" room where sat >raton, hi, handsome
head already back again upon the cushion
Of his chair.
1t all right now. i-n'tit?" hr said. anx.
lou~ly, as | entered. "A singular cas-. Of
sudden rro-tration. She must be- taken
car" Of Morgan. We must have some one
t" take all responsibility for the present off
her mind. Great Heaven, what fearful
thing it would hav" been. 1t would bav,.
changed my whole future. Morgan. Inoy,.r
sh"ud IH'v" dared to marry. The generality
OF women ar" not suited to a ,ick.room
rather d"trimcmt than othcrwisc-aud
you know it, always on the cards that thi,
arm 81 mine may play the ducc with me: and
It : impossible to say what terrible phase lin,
diS"a>" may tax" if it should terminate
fatally Tn" spinal column sometime.
form, a complete bow.
S"aton turned pale. and -huddcrcd.
"u@ see, he continued II couldn't trust
wife in a ca" Of that kind unless Hester
was clos" at hand. 1t would be ilnpo,si-
ble."
S"aton got upon his feat and paced nrr.
vously to and fro.
There was nothing serious, then"
said, "occurrrd between yourself and the
lady at the sea-shorc 2"
"No, no; of course not It denondod
upon Hester. 4 slight. delicate.
iu~~y llttl" creature like the foam ON
the top Il wave; beautiful, but unreliable.
gwen over to folly and fashion. No. no: if
'''' ''''A " Illil'. his Illness OF
Testers has left no room for any thing but
anxiety. shall give up every thing else
for the present"
81 think would" said, ''if it depends
upon Hester; lorif there is no feeling rI,on
your part to arrest such procccding. thcr,
IS sufficient upon hers The first moment
Of your married life would be her last
Hester has one of those strong natures that
snap when the tension i too severe"
81 don understand YOU" said Soaton.
81 must believe YOU" cried. driven to
leSparatiom; "but it is almost beyond ere.
dcn"" that you should be unconscious that
tn" poor girl within there has conceived n
fatal niatuation for you"
"Ilcstcrr' cried Scaton, with am indof /
nable intonation of amazemcnt, Of denial
Of unbclicf
"lf you We're not the coolest cgotist tbo
world ever saw said, "you'd have SCENT
long ago.
flame shot into Scaton's eve.