The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-31
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"Better than you dor' exclaimed
Ada; not much. I only got here last
night at eleven"
Last night at elevenr" repeated DIR
Browne. "Why, what a night of adj
venture you have had! No wonder yor
look worn out. Well can you tell me
who to send to, because there is evi
IDENTIFY something very wrong herep"
"Yes, I can tell you that" she an.
swered. al have the address of Mrs.
Mertoun's sister, who sent me down,
and to whom I was to telegraph if nee.
essary."
"'That is all right" said DR.. Browne
shave you ordered any breakfast"
"Not yet," she answered.
81 will send the man to see that it i
got ready for you and brought to youl
THANK you SIR" said Ada, .'but
how can 1 leave Mrs. MertounP"
81 am not going away just yet; yor
know I did net travel from town yes.
terday. I will have her attended to,
and you shall be called in four hours
"Thank you, SIR" said Ada again;
and went away down the nov sunlit
SooiiSooOs oh "l1Cl1 hOl 1OOLh OpCuCu.
"Thank you, SIR" repeated DR..
Browne to himself. '.What an extraor.
binary little woman it is! And what
adventure"
Ada got into bed, drank some warm
coffee, and then fell suddenly into q
deep, dreamless sleep. 1t was the re-
pose of complete WEAKNESS. Four hours
later the maid knocked at her door.
Ada started up broad awake in an in
slant, and as fresh as a flower. In a
very short time she was dressed and at
the door of her patients room. The
maid was in charge; Dr.. Browne had
left her with instructions what to do,
and Mrs: Mertoun seemed to be a little
better. Agatha was lying on a 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, az know YOU
have saved my life. They will not tell
me where my husband is, but you will.
Is he madP"
81 don't know anything" said Ada.
81 have been asleep all this time"
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sure he was not in his right mind or he
would never have attempted what he
did-you believe me, don't youp He
loved me when he was himself; but
sometimes he had awful fits of jealousy,
when | have thought, before now, that
he would try to kill me. 1t was in one
of those fits that he brought me here,
and it has been growing on him. When
we were married I was thought a
beauty, and he was always fancying ]
should get tired of him. o nurse, I am
sure he was not in his right mind. You
will tell the doctor SO, won't you"
Eyes, yes, 1 WILL" said Ada, and, in
deed, 1 think so. 1 should have said SO
in any case. And the servants told me
this morning that he was not in his
right minds
'.Ah! then it will be all right, said
Agatha, with a sigh of relief. Ada
understood then that this beautiful
woman still loved the husband who had
attempted her life, and her great dread
was lest he should be held accountable
for his attempted crime.
Late hatnightZoe Conington arrived
with her husband; they brought with
them a ''mentar' attendant, who imme.
diately took entire charge of Edward
Mertoun. The dreadful thing which
Ada had discovered and prevented was
kept a secret among the few who knew
of it.
Every day, after Zoe arrived, Agatha
insisted that her dear little nurse, as
she always called Ada, should go for a
walk. The country around the Old
Hall was exceedingly beautiful; to wan
der about in it was the keenest pleasure
possible to the co%untry-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 carried g
great piece of gossip to her sisters sick.
room.
.My DEAR" she said, 81 know now
why Nurse Ada is so fond of the field.
DIR. 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 Of
guilt. DR.. Browne says that when he
asked Ada a question, which girls reply
to generally in either a sentimental or a
scornful manner, Ada merely said,
"Thank you, SIR Whitehall Revteao.