The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31

pangs Of anguish through her soul
All why had she been dazzied witt
such visions only to make life seen
harder, barer, bleakes than before
/ Why should God iif, her up and cast
her down? Had life been so sweet,
so Tranquil, 50 smooth, that she need
ed this ebastisemens
( She could not bear it-she would
mot.
If she only had to suffer she might
endure it; bat this money meant life
and health to her child.
She threw down the letter and
/ paced the room os she thought Of it
see held the golden keys OF life as il
were IL her hand. Should she throw
them down for q weak scruple ?
How could sbe.liye oa-bereft Of all !
God forgive me y she murmured.
II eauno: cas-. this fortune aside for q
mere qualm Of conscience. Who
knows that our time was right, OF
that the difference ia time might not
= Al, mel where am | drifting q?
An turning swindier-thief ~
And she paced the floor still, with
fast tbrobbing heart, her head aching
with q hundred or more tamGlluoua
thoughts
No one knows" whispered the
archlempier at her ear, what time
your husband died. No one knows
bat Chloe, aud you viii leave her be
bind you. The secret may be forev-
er shat ia your own heart. You need
this money, and it seems 90 If God
bad pat it ia5o your hsad. The next
o. kin knows nothing Of it, has not
expected It, does not need il, ia all
probability. 1t ell events, yonr reed
Is ito gFeatest; yours is a case Of
lie and death"
0ne more h5uZh- Of her cdiId aud
Nora's strength gave sway.
She sat down and answered the
letter. She gave rho time Of her has.
band death as 10 tie afternoon,
stating thar she was alone With him
at the last
Sbe iaciosed documents proving
her identity. and then she sat down,
trembling and afraid 70 await the IS.
sue.
The answer found her ia 3 North
sca city.
There vas 10 troublesome que5-
tio1ins, 30 doubt, apparently, IL the
minds Of the solicitors about her
claim. She had grown c2Imer nov.
She did nos cover and tremble before
her own conscience anv more. She
began az once 70 consult about the
best treatment fsr her child The
city wss ringing with one name just
then name thas had thrilled her
hear, ia the old time, that had power
10 thrill Il still. She ael3 back for a
while for the sake u these old days
She scarcely dared 20 face the past
yet, IN the person of Dr.. Mel Cola.
nsr: but when her cLiid's health IS
10 question, q mother foFgets eyerv-
thing
Dr. C5liamef, reca.vsag, ouo ~
Gre, the thf1as Of Eisi.Ggs ibal walt
cd il Bis enteroon, looked up and
saw a lady ia deep moar0iae leading
golden haired child by the ba1d.
lie dew himself very proudly, and
there was only az additional chill 10
his voice as he said;
Mrs Leonard"
Nora grew pale Perhaps be would
not undertake the case. She had for
gotten almost that De had cause for
resentment in the memory Of her own
suffering.
Excuse mo,' she faltered. "I
would not have intruded, bot for my
child. Oh, Mel, she is ell / have
your skill is so lauded l could not 90
to anyone else with tho same conf
denee j, Oh, save ber, If you can !
have suffered enough. For toe sake
of the days when we we're TO have
been sll to each other, save my
child -
MADAM !" exclaimed DE-. ColIam-
er, quietly; "you agitate yourself
unnecessarily am physician. |
refuse no one, nv best skill Is at your
service. God forbid that any memo.
~, however painful, should stand il
the wsy CT my duty"
Nora sank into chair, and burst
into tears. The revul-ion Of feeling
was go great, the old love 50 strong
iu her heart. To see him take her
child on his knee ia saca caressing
way, 10 bear bin question the little
thing with oil that tenderness If tone
that had so thrilled ber in the old
days was oD, 50 bitter sweet, 50 full
IF rapture and Of pain
is would be q tedious case, Of
course, all sach diseases were slow 20
vieid-s7en the moss hopeful. So
Nora settled down to daily expec,s-
tion Of those visits wh.ea made the
charm OF her life
A1d Dr.. Collamer, too, began 10
feel he icy world Of plide in which
be hsd shielded himsel; ms!, aud
break bsaeath the smiles of The ol.y
w5msl lie had ever loved So,
Lore took Up tie glass CT zinc, an ;urael +, in
liz glowing iIands,1
aad Nora, in surprise. one morning
suddenly recoIiectsd that her husband
bad been deed just one year that very
day.
Al the though, came back memo
" of her struggle and crime 1t had
haunted Der occasionally, Of course
but security and snceess had hushed
beg fears, aud the unwelcome visitalt
came schooner now This morning,
however. she Was il scmbre mood !
because Bunny seemed feFerisb. psT-
haps because her own heart wss
grosing restless AID questioning
psipfally about her own future.
Ste sat down With Bunny in her
arms o. the open window, aad some-
hos the fsiut, subtle odor Of msgao
las seemed to steal IN with the soft
south wind. II vas Ike breath
from yaal. TO Nors-gloomy, fan
ereal. Size hastily .uraed away aad
laid the child on the bed AS she
looked iato the pale, worn little face.
her heart misgave her Had she
grown so a5soEbed in herself that she
had ceased to note the changes il ber
darling.