The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-01

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So will send the II af III see that it is
got ready for You and tbrongh "a to / your,
room. Now 70 strstgh IT, led:Y
can I leave Mrs, Mertoun?'
- am not going away just yet; you
know I did not travel from town yester.
you shall he called III four hours.o
THANK you, sir, said Ada again; and
went away down the now sunlit staircase,
on which her room opened. N
Browne to himself. what an extra.
ordinary little woman tits! By Jove, it
it has been night Of adventure"
Ada got into bed. drank some warm
coffee, and then fell suddenly into
deep, dl eamless sleep. It was the re-
pose of complete WEAKNESS. Four
hours later the maid Knocked at her
door. Ada started up broad awake in
an instant, and as fresh as a flower.
In q very short. time she
was dressed and at the door of her
pate nt's room. The maid was in charge;
Dr.. Browne had left her with instruc-
tons what to do, and Mrs. Mertoun
seemed to be little better. Agatha
was lying on heap of pillows, looking
very white, and wild and strange. But
she eva was evidently ity in less suffering
s ave- osn1 GEef Ths viii kn no te
me where my husband is, but you will.
| Is he mad?"
II don't know anything" said Ada,
II been asleep all the time"
HE must be-" she went on. I am
| sure he was not in his right mind or he
would never have attempted what he
did-you believe me, don't you? He
loved me when he was himself; but
| sometimes he had awful fits of jealousy,
| when l thought before now he would
try to kill me. It was in one of those
tits that he brought me here; and it has
been growing on him. When we we're
married was thought a beauty; and he
Vas always fancying should get tired
OF him; Oh, nurse, am sure he was
doctor go. won't vou?"
"Yes, yes, I will" said Ada" 'and
in any case. And the servants told me
this morning that he was not in his right
| mind"
"Ah! then it will be all right" said
Agatha, with sigh of relief. Ada I'M
derstood then that this beautiful woman
still loved the husband who had attemp-
ted her life, and that her great dread was
lest he should be held accountable for
his attempted crime.
Late that night Zoe Conington ar
rived with her husband; they brought
with them "menta" attendant, who
Immediately took entire charge of Ed
ward Mertoun. The dreadful thing
which Ada had discovered and proven
ted was kept a secret among few who
knew Of it.
Every day after Zoe arrived, Agatha
insisted that her dear little nurse, az
she always called Ada, should 20 oui
for walk. The country around the old
hall was exceedingly beautiful;
to wander about in it was the keenest
pleasure possible to the country-born
girl. Zoe did all she could to make her
happy: but she found that nothing
pleased her so much as the fresh air and
the wild flowers. But Zoe one day car
ried q great piece OF gossip to her sick
sisters sick room.
MY DEAR" she said, 81 know now
why Nurse Ada is so fond of the field
DR.: Browne meets her. They will be
telling US they are engaged soon!"
And SO they did, One day they came
in together with a conscious look ofguilt
DR.. Browne says that when he asked
Ada a question, which girls reply to
generally in either sentimental or 9
scornful manner, Ada merely said:
| "Thank YOU, sir"