The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-08-13

- well, to tell you the truth, our dear g1rl
has been very lll--is. stall suffering much,
but the fever is broken, and think-I am
almost sure. that with care, she will soon be
restored to u.s."
Good heavenl is she 90 far gone as that!''
cried Staunton, with paling face. "What
caused this illness? What is the matter
with her? 1t was not brought on her by
dread of my arrival. hope"
His eyes famed, his lips trembled and his.
brow grew stormy as he uttered the last
words. ss -.sFr-.s,
Catching at the chance his jealous fears
suggested, Loser deliberately said:
"No-not by that, but by the shock she
received when she heard OF the danger you
were in. She bore up few days, bnt when
no further news came from you, we-thar
that is the women-gave you up as lost; but
l have believed through all that you would
come back to us safe and sound"
Quite overcome by this false statement, the
strong man sat down on the first chair he
came to, and covering his face with his hands
wept few delicious tears over the supposed
despair of Kate over his own loss.
Loser watched him cyn,cally, wondering II
Hates memory would be SO deadened by the
potion he had administered TO her as to en-
able her to play the part he had assigned her
in the tragi-comedy about to be enacted.
Suddenly Staunton lifted his head and
asked:
when can / see my dear girl? I must
judge of her condition myself, and she had
best be prepared to receive me. Her mother
can do that" gus
Loser was nearly at his wits ends, at loss
to know how he should deal with thisimpet-
uous man, and quite certain in his own mind
that his sudden intrusion into the sick girls
apartment might produce results as fatal to
his happiness as to Kate's life.
After pause, he replied:
"Yoa do not understand how low Kate is;
g ,Aor An
ence of narcotic, and hope for the best
results from the first quiet sleep she has en-
joyed since the commencement of her ILL.,
ness. My wife Is utterly broken down by
what she has gone through, and / have had
to use my skill in her behalf, too; her ner-
vous system is Frustrated, and she is lying
down now, trying to sleep, and Edna Is
watching by Kate's bedside. You must be
patient awhile. Dick"
Patience never was my forte, you know
of old, LUIS" Replied Staunton, obstinately,
land what you tell me of my poor darling
| only increases my uneasiness and my desire
to look on her sweet face sgain, even if she
is unable to spring to nay arms and tell me
| how true she has been to me through all
that long and weary absence. / feel as il
every moment away from her now Is 9
wrong to both of us. Please send Edna to
| me- 8s -.t eu flAI
''Of course Pill go; but wouldn't it be bet
| ter for you to tell me something about your
self before seek Edna? The child Will ask
| a thousand questions. and, perhaps, be I'm.
! willing to leave her sister for moment
She knows that this is the crisis OF the fever
and that everything depends on careful
nursing"
Staunton regarded him with a searching
stare, and then impetuously said:
Before the Lord, Loser, / could almost
believe that there is something wrong here
and that you are in a quandary as to what
course to pursue. l am losing the last graiT
| of patience that is in me-" he cried. almos
furiously. words! words, wordsl do yor
think am to be put off with them, Luis
when my very heart is aching to see tina
dear face, which has been my beacon sta
through all the efforts have made TO max,
myself rich for the sake of the smiles i
would lavish on me in the time to come
Go-go-I will not be trifled with another
moment"
Loser thought it best to obey this imperi
Gus command, and got out of the room a
quickly as he could; but he paused a mo
ment in the hall to review the position, and
reassure himself as to his power to manag
the complications OF affairs so as to brinI
about a satisfactory denouement, wei
knowing that if Staunton got the slightes
clew to what had taken place between Kat,
and Harry Conrad he would wreak a terribl
vengeance on them all. The above we pub
lish as specimen chapter; but the continus
ton of this story will be found only in tn
N. Y. Ledger. Ask for the number date,
August %, which can now be had at an.
i news Office or bookstore. If you are no
within reach of a news office. you can hav
the Ledger mailed to you for one year b.
sending So to Robert Bonner, publisher, Is
William street. New York.
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