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quiet now, and get well. and you'll see
what n splendid salmon-rod we'll get for
Ronald. Not that it would be of much
use to Kim, you see, when he's in Glasgow
with his books and studies; but it will
show him we have not forgotten him.
Don't you trouble about it, now | will
see it is all right, and you will give it to
him yourself, if we go over there next
spring, to try the salmon fishing again"
Then You will take George with you,
pappa." she said regarding him with her
burning eyes.
"Oh yes and you"
"Not me, not me" she said, shaking her
head. II am going away. The doctor
doesn't know; know. They have been
very kind: but-but-ask them, papa,
not to bother me to take things now-I
want to he let alone, now you are here
it will only he for Il little while
"Why, what nonsense you talk ~ he
sad-but his heart was struck with
sudden fear, for these few struggling SEN
fences she ha uttered without any APP
pearance of delirium. 81 tell you, you
must hasten to get well and strong for
when Go orge and you and go TO scotland,
there will be Il great deal of travelling 10
do. You know we've got to fix on that
piece of land. and see how it is all to DO
arranged and managed, so that George
will have comfortable little estate of his
own when he comes of age: or maybe, If
it is pretty place, we may be selfish and
keep it in our own hands-ch, Carry p
and then, you see, we shall have to have
Ronald travel about with rs, to give us
his advice; and the weather may be bad,
you know you'll have to brace yourself
up. There, now, I'm not going to talk to
you any more Just now. Lie stlll and
quiet; and mind you do everything the
doctor bids you-why, you to talk like
that!-you | never thought you would
give in, Carry: why, even as n school girl,
you had the pluck of dozen! Don't you
give in: and you'll see II we haven't those
two cobles out on Loeb Naver before many
| months are over.
She shook her head languilly; her eyes
were closed now. And he was for slipping
! out of the room, but she chung to his hand
| for moment
Papa" she said, in low voice, and she
| opened her eyes and regarded him-and
surely at this moment, as he said to him
| self, she seemed perfectly sane and reas-
enable, II want you to promise me some
thing"
Yes, yes" he said quickly what was
| it he would not have promised in order
to soothe and quiet her mind at such a
time.
81 don't know about going with you and
| George" she said slowly, and apparently
wit much difficulty, 1t seems long
way ola long time-and-and hardly
care now what happens. But you VIII
| lo.k alter Ronald: you must promise me
that, pappa; and tell him was sorry;
suppose he heard the shooting was taken,
and would know why we did not go over
in the autumn; hut you Will ma nm OUT,
| papa, and see what he is doing; and don
let him think we forgot him all togeth-
err"
Garry, darling you leave that to me;
it Will be all right with Ronald, promise
YOU her father said eagerly. "Nhy, TO
think you should have been worrying
about that Oh, you will see 1t Will be a |
ri4ht "a bout Ronald. never fear hat
would you say. now, if We're to telegraph
to him to come over and see yon II only
you make haste and get well
These assurances st all events seemed
to pacify her somewhat, and as she now
lay still and quiet. her father stole out of
the room hoping that perhaps the long
prayed-for sleep might come to calm the
fevered brain.
But the slow hours passed, and, so far
from any improvement becoming visible,
her condition grew more and serious. The
two doctors-for DR. Tilley had summoned
in additional aid-were assiduOus enough
but, when questioned, they gave evaS!vt
answers and when Mr.. Hodson begged &c
he allowed to telegraph to Il celebrated
Boston physician. who WAS also Il partlcu
lar friend of his own, asking him TO COAT
along at once, they acQuiesCed, II IS trus
but it was clearly with the view of mt
isfyimg Mr.. llodson's mind, rather tnar
with any hope of adv antaGe TO the patlent
From him, indeed they scarcely tried tC
Emma kerfoot and Mrs. Ialor were quiet
ed with vague assurances but Mr.. Hold
son knew Of The peril in which M
daughter lay and, as it was Impossible
for him to 20 to sleep, and as his terrible
anxiety put talking to these friends out G
the question, he kept mostly TO his Owl
room, walking up and down, and fear!H!
every nom mt lest direr news should ar
rive. For they had been much OF com
panlons, these two; and she was an oul.
bs,.r md hrit
CharaCter--that he had watched from
childhood growing more and more bcauti
full and coming into closer communion
with himself as year after year went by
had wound its ttndrls round his heart
That Carry, Of all people in the world
should lie taken away from them sc
seemed so strange and unaclouutaOlC
she that was ever so full of lie and Gayot
and confidence. The mother had been al
invalid during most of her married life
the boy George had not the strongest o
constitutions; but Carry was always t
the fore with her audaclous spirits an
| light-heartedness, ready for anything, an
the best of travelling companions An
if she wera to 20, what would his life h
to him?-the light of it gone, the gladnes
of it vanished forever
That afternoon the delirium returned
ana she became more and more Wlldl
excited, until the paroXysm passed beyon
all bounds She imagined that Roual
with no one to help; his enemies had no!
Of him; they were carrying him of
thrust him in some black lake she coul
hear the waters roaring in the dark
was In vain that the nurse tried to cali
her and to reason with her; the wilt
frightened eyes were fixed on vacancy
and again and again she made as il sh
would rush to his help, and would the
sink back exhausted and moaning an
heaping reproaches on those who wei
} allowing Ronald TO be stricken down III
aided. Then the climax came quite unel
> pectedly. The nurse who happened ut I'll
moment to lie alone with her in the room
went to the side table for some more ic
and she was talking Hs she was and tryin
to make her charge believe that ever
thing was going on we'll enough with tn
friend of hers i'll Scotland. But all of
sudden. when the nurses back was thu
turned. the girl sprang from the bed al
rushed to the window. She toar aside Il
3 curtains that had been tied together
r deaden the light; she tugged and straine
at the under sash; she was for thrown
herself QUITO fly to Ronald's succor.
See see. see" she cried, and 81
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