New-York tribune., 1884-11-02

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a Doctor. do ye think Miss Maty'll get weel"
janet asked All siousr encl day. "a despite nursing
ami niedcine Mary cave few signs oi Improvement.
-" ,Who ean tell The fnturpf" the dortcr won say
testify see iUbn that leads me tu think sie ~
iieaf death For lDt roltoh was ~ thrynir state
of teSatiph thus to be kept Ignorant ~ ets,i the
tame ~ bs patient Hal shs beeli 4 LITTLE ltss ss
rhatihhs he wUhl eetiaihlt have leleeateh ohe ~
'.A ssfI y'si y sep sfewl 70 himself an ";
iulit ~ ta'tlit Ma h hpnba Htpi TIE s'nNN i,,al
40, saeiietie his leisure heNis ~ ufei W $50 'bls
STRANGER MOI enee during thn eight dava ol his o.
lnh'la'ivp laN Mary uttered \ ponseiaNs Wnf' Npt
hni iaV'hss Wefp al tg ~. tho pleiY and heanlN ~
aN llhnrshl heart, and her yope va, mglolV itsnlf
70 ,'n Nnelni sat listening % her, loohlhe ~ hnf
nnl' gradually curiosity took the seeonhaTN place
ana MaiYs charms had gained . sincere adinlror ~
u most iaslidlous gentleman. lio suddenly he'amu
even more careful as Ia his appearance, choosing
costumes ~ varying they were elegant, until at
last Janet III all her anxiely abont Mary her fears
that Hilton might discover the convict noticed tile
doclnrs hnndiied appearance.
my BARN wud look at yei Better the One-armed
mon. And then as she would look at Mary's white
face, she would forget oil but the girl she 81 dearly
loved, and failing on her knees pray never before
had been possible to her.
In the closet still lay the negro Faithfully did
Janet Keep her promise to Mary, tending the convict
as II he were truly her brother. He had recovered
CONSCIOUSNESS after mis- sleep on the night of his ar
rival bnt was 80 exhausted by fatigue and exposure
and lack of proper nourlshment that he too. to
Jan1ts ineXpsrence. seemed going to tEat other
world.
But he had not yet sufficiently suffered, not yet
sufficiently paid the penalty of birth. In his weak
ness dependent on her. receiving each service with
humble gratitude Janet fonnd her repngnnance to to
ms coior graduaiIy lessenng. Little by little he
told her his plteOns talc-Oi the log-cabn his wife
had kept so neat. the field they owned wherein he
toilcd and Of their aim in lieto raise aud brighten
the sad fortunes of their race He told of the even
ings passed in study. which had seemed to them the
stepplng-stOne to Il higher pane and of his life
when educated sufficiently to the cause of protection
rpDrPsPutafiOu ueOr
string political spoil by representation to modify
and extent laws that woald keep his people from
beng the victim of class and color. thus would lie
tax while Janet. listening and feeling the justice
OF 10 all. would respond
1T seems a ricbt, but 0inna KEN The waTld's
gaen wrlng"
And then ONeal. pointing to his manacle: But
Tor me the nope - gone. A convict, n fugltve;
hunted by man and beast hiding forever aud afra d
to show my iace. And yet innocent. before God. IN
poGentV with hands locked tolether, with dry
and stony eyes, he gtzed on his blasted hopes. lie
had forgotten Janet. everything but the ruined IN.
inre, And she. crying, as bitterly a' shs mad done
beside Marys sick bed. no longer called him, even
in thought. "a black naiger."
"PuIr mon, puir mOn," she said, shaking her head
and rubbing away at her very rod eyes ana reider
nose. Plain. prm and "canny" as she was there
WIS woman's heart hidden within Janets bony
breaSt-a heart that had soft turns IN spite OF the
angles of her physique.
O'Neals first act when able to sit up had been to
send few lines to Julie. lines which without sigma
ture he knew she would recognize and gain hope
and patience from. This letter with many eau
tiuns. Janet had intrusted to the cOachnan who
daily drove the carrage ordered by Hilton for the
Moo. ven TAX this wi mighty care Janet had
told the man. for tis to ain sister an when the
answer comes III gle yc bit"
"Nesm. yesm" the darkey had said, grinnina
a. the prospective present and promising everything
"An here's anther put II in the timer pocket an
TAX II to Mrs Jones. We Ken the placer Nep
answer m have something fer ye" for Janet by n'
means hrlnnrnh 10 that ptndigil class VINO pay
without value fprpvph ~ inll.
.ianpis letter io Mia Jones was sonn nnswctrh ny
parcel plhthnina aiiit uf rough CLOTHES suitable
iut ,lUfina man. nnd few linra ~ Mts, WILSON
whpirn Mls, lnnna hoped ha now ~" .lu'hr.
would AMT" She hnd dnnn The heat ale roulh ana
made the stoiehoopef tthn od reiornlhge, tnll'nl
him they we're Tor Nia Wilaun, who owed ihnn !,
aman VII" waa mofh,na lot he, ~, belhn Janel
explanation o. Mira Jones' ~ her lniihf hli MIA
,iunna hnVlup piatty thoioueh h'uhhlhtih'H WV
JdnetH manner ~ buying good, dnlinA tlo hlppplN'
expeditions oi thn holtohwomnn who always lnhsr'
with hei white IN tnwn, know nothing grinNol he
~ much ~ ~ pay lul priuo Tor ANYTHING penny
snNsd IN pound gained, or ut least soomou 40 u
Janet, who sighed with content
Mistress Jones N ma nne bad" Hho an,d to herself
Nui Jnnuis great triumph cano Whom showihl
tho rlntles tu Ohenl and ahahing the pockets u
mnk" Che SILVER JINGLE, $40 snd " DO yo honf !.
sllIcr 10 krrp w tho way when ycrc able 4
gang" aud o'Ncal with tcts aiming ~ MA eye
had gratefully aud rrspcotinlly Kissed Tho rons
hand of HIS bcnrlactfcss. 10 wasa strange sensh
tion Ior Janet to receive gratitude Except iron
Mary. who loved her nurse. no one she could ie
member had ever spoken 10 her w0f IN oi ihtnlrs al
affection. Somehow ONoaPs simple hcl ma,io ht
feel more Ike gentewOnan than over before.
"its naething IT'S naething," sho had said, an'
| absolutely forgot the httlo struggle she had ha'
with herself before shc would part With enough
her savings 10 make the purchase
But he looks bOnny them she Thought whei
bringing O'Neal his dinner she first saw MN III th'
new -uit. The manacle removed by hle whlch III
had use, while confined to tie bed lay III tine corne
of the closet u rusty token OF past pam Anu nov
weaker and thinner than he nad ever seemel u
eulf Nnui
in order to gam strength for the journey upon whcl
he was start as soon as possible. Both he ant
Janet felt the danger OF his remaining IN the cottag
-,ianger which threatened even the FAR grl lyins
so faint and ill below. Alter night had iailei
ONeal walking about would look at the window
which had so mercfuliy opened To tine iugtiVe; an,
feel afresh the marvellous charity OF Mary. Eacl
symptom of the Ill ureh girl was OF vital interest,"
him. And while sine lay under the shadow Oh dcati
he could think OF his future lie dreaded 10 y
away until she was better dreaded to remain 10
he might be a cause of injury TO her
There came 10 answer from Julie. But this die
not occasion anxiety. He had told her that iette
might be a dangerous messenger even though 1t wcr
sent under cover to birs Janet Wilson. Mary ha'
been i'll for ten days-days Oi anxious nursing, more
anxious watching and waiting. Tor . janet tn
hardest feature OF the illness was that she could d'
so little for the girl "Quict. quiet; don't move
disturb the Young lady," were the doctors oTaer
delivered each day. as each day he came ana Mar,
lay either III supOr or moaned aloud her ic'ei's'
| faucics. 4, ...
| ence and feeling the need OF human sympathy
wonld tell him of the minutesf changes III her dea
| vomng leddy." 1t Janet who. nearing y Near
| story hnlshcd it for him with the picture OF Marl
| lying wounded III hor fathers arms. and the grea
dog dead on the tioOl -,
| This tender maiden had for an outcast faced tn
most fr:ghtfui death HIS life became soInethiIi
| loaned and consecrated by her sacrifice Janet ha'
| not told him who was Marys father. Sis hau ollIN
| SAID hc " was "A hard mon" and 1t would sao 'iai'
wi the BARN if her feyther knew she had saved onl
| mons life" And then she cautioned Neal never u
| move out of the room nor even the closet unti sn
| xos snre there was no danger of his being seen.
| On the eleventh day OF Marys illness there cam
| a change Janet bending over her. saw upon th
| white brow that dew so welcome To ANXIOUS cSc
thnt blessed dew winch tells OF lesseuing lever.
| "Tom, Tom. the BARN will live, the barn wiI
| livem She ran to the closet to tell hun. AVID tnci
hearing the approach of carriage hasteheu ~ oPo'
the door Tor the doctor. "She's gettin' weel, she