The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-19

uo7mou 70 ury up my neart forever. welt
to the bad then, Mary, as should i'll lost
you, and took up with that Jack Lawrell
you had such o horror Of. All, you startl
Well, he was rare scamp. No, not all bad
only given to drinking like fish. Steady,
Jack, my boy, you're drunk alroady-youIl
have another fit Of d. IL All, hold him
stop him! BY Heaven, he's gone! Mary,
are you theref Why do you take away
your hand"
She was trembling from head to foot.
She knew him now-he WAS Richard Lenny,
the man who had, according to his ewn ac-
count, been present at the death of John or
Frank Lawrell, and was consequently q
party TO the cruel trick that had been played
upon her.
"Bat it was false r. she exclaimed quickly.
at was Frank and not Jack who killed him.
sof."
With a glimmering of consciousness, hs
turned and looked at her.
"Who are you" he asked abruptly and
then, without waiting or an answer hs
rambled ou-"Frank? oh, mol Frank
was q mean rascal-never liked the fellow.
Take care, Jack, he'll do you mischief yet
Don't trust him. Not like my brother
Frank Hes real good sort-rather
ashamed Of me, take it Poor Frank !!
All, it was Msry's death that knocked me
Overland the baby-both gone! Who
cares what am OR what dof Oh. my
head!"
He spoke in short, gasping sentences, and
she listened eagerly, but he had wandered
of to races again, and by the time Mrs.
Legros returned with the doctor he was in
o feverish doze. The latter shook his
head as no looked al him.
"He is great deal worse, and may sink
rapidly" he said Grayely; ''you had better
send for bis friends. Do you know anything
of him?"
Mrs. Legros shook her head, but sibyl
said quietly:
"Yes used to know him years ago
don't think he has any near relative except
brother. will write or telegraph TO him."
Telegraph the first thing in the morning,
if he lives so long. Is he here alone?"
lie looked inquiringly at Sibyl, and some
thing in his manner made her color angrily.
81 really cannot tell" she said eoldly.
81 was not aware he was in the house till
Mrs. Legros requested me to sit with him
while she went for you. Then recognized
him as an old friend OF my husbands. do
not even know by what name he is going
probably it is not his own"
Lenny,"' put in Mrs. Legros, looking un-
easy "and he seemed quite the gentleman" +"
80 he is, said Sibyl 'that is he was
born q gentleman, and that is his real name.
He has been a very wild man, and an intem-
perate one, but have never heard Of his be-
ing a cheat"
"He is paying the penalty now" remarked
Doctor Godfrey. "Will you help Mrs. Le-
gros to nurse him, or shall / send some
body?"
Mrs Elton hesitated, and he watched her
with some curiosity. He was young man,
of not more than thirty, unmarried, and he
certainly hoped that this lovely young
widow would assist him in the care Of the
invalid
"Yes, I will help to nurse him" she said
at length, as the thought flashed through
her mind that he might let fall some news
about her husband. II do not know much
about it, but will do my best"
II think you will make q very good
nurse remarked Doctor Godfrey, smiling
especially under Mrs. Legros' tuition. She
ts first-rate one."
Pretty fair, sir, thank you. And I'm
sure I'm obliged to Mrs. Elton. She's quiet
in voice and soft in moving, and that's bet
ter than your bustling ones. Poor gentle-
man he's waking now"
Doctor Godfrey went toward the bed, and
6ibyl stole away to change her evening drass
Tor dressing gown.