The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-01

wOrshipeu my nusDanu before. auOreu
him now.
He left US, and stopped to kiss the
marble forehead of my precious friend.
"Do you suffer any pain?" I asked,
tenderly.
"No, dearie," was the sweet and pa
tient answer. ''I know I shan't last
very long, but no matter. There'll be
freedom for me in the land of souls. I'm
going home"
go, Mrs. Chalmers! Don't say that,
when need you so much %
Twilight was falling, and in that
semi-tropical sky, for we were long past
the Equator now, and in the confines Of
the South Temperate Zone, the evening
star hung out her golden lamp, sur
rounded by a sheen Of glory.
al have longed and prayed foT this in
terview, little Ethel Graeme," she said,
gazing abstractedly upon the star, as
though she did not herself know what
she was saying.
"Then you have missed me through
our long silence?"
''AIissed you? o, Ethell had only
Mrs Motley and you, you know"
All, knew.
as there anything I can do for you ?"
1 asked, while tears ehoked me.
'rYes, dearie. You'll see Lord Both
wick, sometime, won't you?"
al doubt it, darling. shall never re-
turn to England"
"Then, sometime, be will come to
you ~
"Do you think so ?''
81 feel it. Something tells me so.
And, Ethel, listen. am going to die
and be with the angels. 1 feel it and
know it. They will bury my body in
the deep water, but they cannot kill my
spirit. Bend low, Ethel, and listen to
me-"
She put her white arms around my
neck and drew my ear close to her fever
dried lips.
Tell Lord Botlrwiek, when you see
him, that Elder Chalmers killed me-"
gave vent to a stifled scream. She
put her thin hand over my mouth, and
laughed at my terror.
'Irs nothing, Ethel; but it's true.
don't mean that he has raised his hand
against my life, for he is not capable Of
anything like that; but he has witheTed
my life blood by his enforced presence.
He married me, in compliance with my
fathers wishes, well knowing that I
loved my lord. There is a long-existing
feud between the Graemes and Both
wicks, and 1 was not allowed 70 marry
in the family"
t'The Graemes ? do not understand" !"
"Nor do I, clearly. know your
maiden name was Greene, and so was
mine. And / believe that is the reason
why Elder Chalmers forbade our inter
course. He feared that we would make
mutual explanations"
''But what will he say when he sees
that we have disobeyed him? Will be
get drunk ?"
My question was a natural one, con.
sidering my own experience with an in.
jured husband, but it greatly amused
my friend. She laughed outright.
pardon me, dearie; but the idea i.
absurd. The Elder would not dare tC
become intoxicated, lest he should per
jure the salvation Of his soul. The Cap
tain brought you to me, and it's al
right. He's master Of both ship anC
ceremonies, as you know"
'tBut aren't you afraid Of the Elder p
Again she laughed.
81 might be, If were alone with him
on the highway, or in my state-room
and should dare to disobey him; bul
here-Ethel, darling, am not afraid o
anything any more"
"My mothers maiden name wa,
Graeme," / said, anxious to learn NOR,
concerning a mystery that had always
enshrouded me, and not knowing wha
to say.
AZ know, dear. Your father anC
mother were supposed to be cousins
but have a fancy that that suppositior
is not the truth. But your mother an'
Lord Bothwick were related, 1 am sure.
40, Mrs. Chalmers Tell me all ~
cried, in deep excitement.
Possibly my agitation hastened tn
catastrophe 1 would have given my lif
to stay.
A low, smothered cough startled me
and 1 screamed in fright and horror.
Mrs. Chalmers had broken a bloc
vessel, and the red life-giving liqui
flew in jet into my face and eyes.
"You've excited and destroyed bel
MADAME said the Elder, in his habitua
drawling, sonorous, holy tone, as b
came to US, attracted by my Outery.
Instead of swooning, as would hav
been orthodox and extremely proper,
dashed the blood from my face an
cried, "You shall not touch herI Your
her murderer, and you ought to b
hungu'
Ethel, dear" said my husband
Ainuiy' release her to me. Go to th
state-room and bring my medicir
= l did as hidden, but all our efFor
? were Of no avail. The life blood oozs
}, from the mouth and nostrils Of n,
r friend till the frail body was so deplet,
: that it could no longer stay and susta
D the immortal soul.
Once, only, when We had given b
!, up as gone, and Mrs. Motley was kne,