Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29
FOR The REPUBLICAN.
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BY FRED LANG.
CHAPTER XIII.

ChAPIER NIL.
A fearful vomiting OF blood gave
breath to the sufferer. but with it her
last remains of strength vanished
and pale and speeches. she sank
back on the cushions. One more
mild glance Of love, and the eye
fades. Mary bent over to catch her
last breath, but in vain-the sufferers
spirit had fled.
The first to interrupt the solemn
silence were the physician and the
hostess. The former had hardly
thrown glance at the couch, before
he exclaimed: @We have come too
late These words started Mary
from her dumb, chilling bereavement.
She turned towards the kind hostess,
who stood there full OF grief, and
said in a mild voice: .3My mother is
dead" but with every syllable her
grief choked her utterance, until
faintfng, she fell into the arms of her
hostess.
On recovering from her sorrow,
Mary found herself in the adjoining
apartment, where she had been taken
by the hostess and the physician |;
bewildered and confused, she sprang
to her feet, and was about to pass
outside the door, when two female
figures stood before her. They were
the Countess and Leona, who for the
purpose Of continuing the connection
created on the day previous, came to
make a visit to Mary and her
mother.
They were astonished at the sight
OF her pale, and bewildercd aspect /;
but it lasted onlya few seconds. for
to the question of the Countess:
MY Godl what has happened to
your Mary replied with tears
streaming down her cheeks; You
enter the house of DEATH" Over
whelmed by the force of her grief she
sank into The arms Of the Countess.
With warmth the latter pressed her
to her breast. @Be my daughteris
she said mildly, upon which Leona,
taking Mary's hand. added: @And
my sisterl-.
Thus. in this moment, the three
ladies had been united for life, and
with her clear perception, Mary felt
this great blessing. which in sad
hours God sends to his children.
She then led them into the chamber
OF DEATH. The deceased now lay
simply decorated in the coffin, where
the last pious dutiessof the hostess
anda female servant hail placed her.
with folded hands, the three
around the coffin. Mary
leaning on the deeply touched Leona,
and silently weeping.
@How friendly and beautiful this
face Is" said the Countess. as she
placed her hand upon the brow OF the
dead to brush the hair little back
How quietly must the soul have
passed from the body, How COM
posed. how holy, how calm. y iilss
While they were thus contemplat-
ing the Dead, the hostess entered,
q letter In her hand, (which
she gave to Mary. 1t was from Fred
erick. the same which an hour ago
Beaucaire had opened with vile hands.
From my brother to my mother"
said Mary, and again she broke forth
INTO tears ~ 40 rvgTF
~Alasl my brother. he knows not
that She 20 whom he wrote these
lines would never read them. May
God protect and guard my poor dear
brother, g III ANS Isl
The Countess now proposed to.
Mary to leave the house Of death, to
come and live with her.. that She
might not live alone in this desolate
dwelling. Mary &c consented for, she
was frightened at the fhought OF the
first lonely pigat. Asslste,l by
Leoha she soon brought her little
property into the best order. took
only some books, papers, dresses and
work which she wanted in the new
dwelling, and dressed herself in her
mourning suit and covering her face
with a bhck veil to hide Aft from the
curious gazing of the crowd, she
With her two fiends set out for her
new habitation.
Early in the morning Of the third
day. the Diseased had been buried.
Only Mary the Countess, Leopa, and
a few OF her nearest friends had been
present at the sorrowfuf' cefemohy.
In the evening of the same day, when
the san had disappeafesi below the
hofrison, She became restless, snd
desired to repair to the grave OF her
mother: some of her friends wanted
to aoeompanyhsr, but she prayed to
be Atone. The church yard lay but
short distance from the gates. In
mood Mary sat down on the
grave. her tears fell fast. Suddenly
she. WAS startled by the approach of
manly steps; she looked back and
saw Z man enveloped in a cloak, who
cane direotIy towards her With ths
swiffness OF startled roe, she fled
from the church-yard- Safely ar
rfyingst the hotel, where the co''na
tess lived, she ran Immediately up
stairs and told what bad happened.
Qha Conntess EXPRESSED suspicion
against st. Lucas and severely COM
mented on the occurrence While
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