Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-04-04
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upon the floor, and only one glance was
needed to prove the sorrows. which I had
felt were slowly crushing ont the
younger Life, were over upon earth.
But the elder woman still lived, and I
knelt down beside her, to try to aid her
A brief examination suficed Here,
too, death had set his seal, though the
patient woald live few hours.
She opened her eyes while l still knelt
beside her.
"Miss Lorna" she said faintly-"my
mistress, my nursling-is she hurt ?"
Yes" answered.
81 must go to her = and struggling
to rise, she caught sight of the rigid
face.
Dead p she whispered; "dead
Thank God! !"
It was said SO fervently, so than kfully,
that looked at the speaker in amaze,
ment.
"You gave me the medicine on the
'rain," she said presently. "You said
you were a doctor Tell me, shall get
10 New York;"
hesitated to speak.
"Do not be afraid to tell me-" she
urged; "you look kind hearted. II
am dying, will you not see that the poor
child is taken to her friends -
~ will" answered gravely, taking
ont my notebook; tell me her name
aud address,"
"Her name rs Lorna Fairthorne. You
will have her taken to her brothers
! house, Mr. Graves, 527 - street."
"I will do as you DESIRE" said
Presently she said:
II must trust somebody. Somebody
| mnst tell her mother md brother. You
have been kind VIII you hear the
truth and tell them ?"
yes" said again, seeing that the
woman's agitation was shortening her
! little time on earth, lyon may trust me
| TO fulfill any request you may make"
They will know" she said-"Mrs.
| Graves will know who Lucius Fairthorne
is Lorna, my poor darling, loved him
nearly year ago, but her brother knew
| han for bad man, villain as he was,
! and forbade him the house. But Miss
Lorna worshiped him. He was a pic
ture of a man to look at, sir, he was in
deed ! Well, she fretted so [ could not
bear to see her, and I carried the letters
fer the both Of them, like a wicked
foolish woman, I can see now But ii
vas all for love of the child [ nursed.
She broke down, sobbing, but re
gained her composure after moment.
The letters made all the preparations
for a runaway match, sir, though
never guessed that, aud Mr. Fanthornt
knew that when Miss Lorna came of agt
neither mother nor brother could keeE
her out of the money her father left her
s. ho persuaded her to run away, and
when found she would go, l ran away
too. She was never strong, sir, ar!l
had nursed her all her life. Mr. Fair
tnorne was none 100 we'll pleased to see
TIE III the carriage that took Miss
Lorna to Central Park TO meet him, but
he let NE stay with her. 50 We All went
to Boston. lie wanted to write to Mr.
Graves and demand his wife's money at
Dnct, but she coaxcd him to wait, telling
him it was tied up until she was twenty
one, and that wont be till Christmas
! week, sir. She Il never claim it.
When did she leave him?" / asked
''Eariy in June She was not marrioe
aweek before her husband began to be
careless Of her. But the worst cam,
before they were month married, whcl
h. WAS arrested for n forgery and :
tempt to murder, that took place n-or,
han year ago Then we knew hi
name was not Fairthornc. but Blake
qnd he had been taking the name of :
friend who was IN Europe. It is all IN
tangle in my poor old head, sir, bat th'
police carried him off,
We'll, sir, all this time Mr. Grave
was putting notices IL the paper, with
out names right out, but We knew VIII
Was meant, begging his sister to con'
home, or write and tell them where sh,
was She meant to write, until the dis
grace came. Then she would not Bn
she chung to her husband. Every da.
she went TO the prison and sat with hin
for hours, and he seemed to soften an,
ieel sorry for all that he had done, whel
] she was with him. Every night sh
cried herself to sleep in my arms. Sh
: was grieying herself TO death. and thos
| who would have come TO comfort be
j +, did not know her sorrow.
x II cannot tell you about the law par
D; Of the trouble, sir. for had nv hand
, iul IL court, watching the child. Bu
: the end was, they sentenced Lu--,.
Blake TO twenty years IN the Stat
7 Prison. He vas taken there this norr