The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-28

Oh his pallid face a. Dr. Mille,'s door, and
she saw who il vas all the blood in her heart
stood still, bat shs didn't come of a faint
Ing race-besides. she had something elsa tc
| do Just then
| What, whatr' she exclaimed. "the mis-.
tress was aye richt' He Isna dead after
a'-tbe pur. bonnie laddie Doctor, doc
tor. com, butt the nooi" shs screamed like
"A mad woman When she told Miller who
the broken-down wayfarer was be instantly
| had poor Curly brought in AMI pat in the
| best bed in the house. Re ,toratiyes wars
employed, but it was long before conscious.
| ness supervenoi.
| On his return from STRAIT imne5 viii G
foupd me sage from the Zoe or, reques
in : him to cali imm adiately at Braadaibano
| terrace. JEANNE cam, ui1ilg to tie door
to meot him, crying bitterly, and exc.ain,
ing:
We hae fun him-we haze fun him! hut,
| Oh, puir lad lie how change !! Thann Go 1,
| my bonnie deurio didna Iva 10 sec III II
would haze broken the heirt % her-a it has
| Miner
Is fore Willie had Tina to spel'l sh, had
urg ii him forward int, an adj,ceat b,I.
room, where hi, POOR fricnl lay shivrring
| in "A ttrul. icvercl sleep Great holow5
| werc in his checks and beneath his close
| eyes. A profusi2n OF long, curly sn,w-
white hair sjream,l over his brow and
| round his thin, worn neck. Cool Heaven!
| Could it be p IS iblc that thi: faded wre,!;
was all that was leu Of the once bright,
| winsome Curl!
| Long afterwards Jameson learned that a
| soon n Donald 10 the asylum ut Kew the
| poor fellow set forth on foot for til, north.
nj, ii vi hai br
| fell down faintilg in thu streets of Bir-
mingham. He was tak,n up by the police,
and harged with being drunl. Fortu
| uatcly, the inspecto: was an Intelligent
man, who imm eiia5sly sent for IA decor, on
who's, certificate Curly was removed 10 the
pauper lunatic asylum.
| After sojourn OF some months he wa
discharged Thanks TO his kind physician,
| he was assisted on by the null as for a.
Newcaitla-on Tyne From thu the man
ager of the theatre sent him by coach to
Edinburgh. On inquiry there he found that
Willie had gone t. Aberdeen weeks befor
Not human being in his native city rAcog.
uizsl in the shabby, bro!.en down, prama-
turcly old man the former sprnca cornet in
the Midlothian Volunteers, He was aim p3s
glad that it was SO, AMI he SUNK GU OF
Edinburgh rs daylight fell, resumins his
weary marca northwards; nor did h. halt
till he found a resting plaza in friendly
barn by tho waysi 'e, which sheltered him
until day break. lie had some two or thrre
shilligs still loft, which kept him from alb
soluta starvation Fortunately the weather
was fine, so by night Ia slept in barns, under
hayrick,. or, indie ID, wherever he could find
shelter AT length h, reached Aberdeen
When he inquired at the theatre for Willie
he was told that lie was STAYING at Garloch
house
:, "Gairioch hcuser he excl imel tina.
il where she lives. Oh, no! 1t can't be-
that's impossible"
He re oivel to write TO Jalniesal at once,
bu his impatience would not allow him to
wait H. wou go immc lately Then
his pr de stnppc in-he did not visa her 10
So, him thus changed and worn-thus
ragged anl wretchej. Ther, could be no
harm any how in going near TIE placc-in
looking upon the spot which enshrinei all
he held mos dear, SO he Walked towards
tn Gairloch Had.
There stood the house and the garden,
exactly IA h. had left them two years ago
nothing srAm changed cScep5 himself Yes
she must be c,laugsi too, else she would
not havo sent him that cru reminder OF
his wcakn' IS aai degradation. Yet, per
haps, on the ether han |, she IN ant to TO-
lea se him from the shameful compact into
which he IN ittIi tp'Itt+l I'lHlD sue
- but alisl" he thought, 'ahr doubtless
remains young and beautiful os ever while
-
AT this moment a tall, spare man left til,
hou C, ami came rapidly to the spot
where Curly sat. Tho poor wretch could
contain his impatiencc no Ion ger SO he
accoslel the stranger.
Il ,es pardon, sir, said he, tut is Mr..
jamie ,ol snil stayns al the mouse You'd ,rE'
"Mr. .iAinas n is no5 stiying at tho
house, repl.el MIR, MacCruw!ey Gttcl;, for
it, Vas h, "nor has h. stayed thsre sInce
tua la, # III funeral"
"1he fun rat! What funeral. Whpn
iunera.f
"Misi Flora MarAlister's"
Flora MacA IistorN
"Ay--sui was buried threo days agI
AMI 80 the limb of the law passed on
Curk stcoi looking ut his retreatiug
i1,lr, til j. ID lSi ilto-nlher Into tbs mist
If evra n :, tAol, without sigh or sound,
10 !r l10'i like n stone Tn the h ghway,
whert Dlncln Mar'fag isl AMI Jo tnn,. Mac
Phersan found ia ING 'oma hours lat,r
Cro be couttnucd.l