Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-08

gone out of his mInu. He has been queer
for some time past, but not like
this"
"What is it," asked Ada.
He is sitting on his bed laughing; and
every now and then he stops, and
shrieks out suddenly that the house is
full of gray and white ghosts. don't
like tits awful"
Then Ada remembered that cry of
fear. ole must have seen me bring IN
DR.. Browne early this morning" she
said; she is in his boating tlannels. Mrs.
Mertoun was much worse in the night
and I went for doctor. DR.. Browne
had better see your master"
The man looked good deal bewll-
dered, cut recovered hims mselfsutliciently
to agree, aud DR.. Browne heard his tale:
While the servant was gone, he turned
to Ada and began-"You know tie
house better than do-perhaps you can
tell me-"
Better than you DO" exclaimed Ada;
mot much. l only got here last night
at eleven
'I,ast night at eleven" repeated DIR.
Browne. "Why, what night of adven-
ture you have had! No wonder you
look worn out. Well, can you tell me
who to send to, because there is evident
~ something very wrong nere:'f
eyes, / can tell you that she
answered. ~ have tine address of Mrs.
Mertoun's sister, who sent me down, and
10 whom l was to telegraph if nec-
essary."
CHATS all right" said DR.. Brow ne;
'haye YOU ordered any breakfast"
"Not yet" she answered.
II will send the man to see that it is
got ready for you, and brought to your
room. Now go straight to bed"
"Thank you, SIR said Ada, "but how
can leave Mrs. Mertoun?"
81 am not going away just yet; you
know did not travel from town yester-
day. will have her attended to; and
you shall be called iu four hours"
Thank you, Sir" said Ada again; and
vent away down the now sunlit staircase,
on which her room opened.
THANK you, sir, repeated DR..
Browne to himself. "Wlat an extra
ordinary little woman it is! BY Jove, it
| it has been night of adventure"
Ada got into bed. drank some warm
coffee, and then fell suddenly into a
deep, dieamless sleep. 1t was the re-
pose of complete WEAKNESS. Four
hours later the maid knocked at her
door. Ada startelup broad awake in
! an instant, and as fresh rs a flower.
In a very short time she
was dressed and at the door of her
patie 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 was evidently in less suffering.
"My dear little nurse" she whispered
when Ada bent over her, 81 know you
have saved my life. They will not te!
me where my husband is, but you will
Is he mad?"
| 81 don't know anything" said Ada,
II been asleep all the time"
| HE must be-" she went on. l an
sure he was not in his right mind or h,
would never have attempted what he
did--you believe me, don't you? He
loved me when he was himself; bu
sometimes he had awful fits of jealousy
when thought before now he woul,
try to kill me. 1t was in one of thos,
tits that he brought me here; and it has
been growing on him. When we were
married was thought beauty; and he
Vas always fancying should get tired
OF him. Oh, nurse, am sure he wa
not in his right mind. You will tell the
| doctor so. won't you?"
eyes, yes, 1 WILL" said Ada" "ant
indeed think SO; should have said &C
in any case. And the servants told mt
this morning that he was not in his righ
mind"
"Ah! then it will be all right" sale
Agatha, with a sigh of relief. Ada un
derstood then that this beautiful woman
still loved the husband who had attemp
ted her life, and that her great dread wa
lest he should be held accountable fol
his attempted crime.
Late that night Zoe Conington ar
rived with her husband; they bro,lgh
with them a mental" attendant, wh,
ward Mertoun. The dreadful thing
which Ada had discovered and proven
ted was kept a secret among few wht
knew of it.
Every day after Zoe arrived, Agath;
insisted that her dear little nurse, a
she always called Ada, should 90 ou
ior walk. The country around the ole
hall was exceedingly beautiful
to wander about in it was the keenes
pleasure possible to the country-bor1
girl. Zoe did all she could to make hel
happy: but she found that nothin,
pleased her so much as the fresh air ant
the, wild flowers. But Zoe one day car
r!ed a great piece OF gossip to her sicl
sisters sick room.
MY DEAR" she said, "I know nov
why Nurse Ada is SO fond of the field
Dr.; Browne meets her. They will b,
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 asket
! Ada a question, which girls reply tt
generally in either a sentimental or
scornful manner, Ada merely said:
'sThank you, sir"