Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-23

BY HUGH CONWAY.

to the police: and soon after the description
Of the missing woman was given they were
told that il seemed to answer to that OF a
woman. unknown, who was in the pauper
lunatic asylum. So to the asylum they
went. and having been shown the cloths
worn by the woman, knew that their fears
were well founded Frank had felt nc
doubt about the matter. The nurses man
ner on certain night hal assured him a. to
what the end would be. He told Beatrice
50.
Beatrice vas greatly shocked and dis
trcssel. poor Sarah" she said, "she was
never mad with me, | could always calm
her She was my right hand for years,
Franz. She. helped me, tried 10 shield
me-" here Beatrice b!ushed aS painful
memories rcse--''You will never know how
the poor thing loved me, Frank
No. Frank will never know nor will his
wife know how the woman loved her, and
what she did for her sallei
Beatrice saw the doctor and questioned
him He told her that the woman was in a
hopeless state; what appeared to him to he
the glocmiest most incurable kind OF re-
ligious mania Thu chances were she would
not live long.
Beatrice begged that she might see her.
The doctor shook his head An interview
would do the patient harm. Beatrice would
not believe this, and asked the doctor to tell
her poor servant that she was here. He
could judge from the effect Of tbs news as TO
the ACCESSIBILITY of a visit. The doctor hui
mored her. lie soon returned and said that
the mention of her name seemed 70 redouble
the poor womau's delusions. She had turned
her face 10 the wall and made gestures of
absolute aversion. Flank drew Beatrice
aside
''My dear gil" he whispered, depend
upon 1t she saw this man, let slip the name
OF Munich. and knew that be was on his way
to yen. TIE grief ct what she had ui.
willingly dons quite upsss her poor brain.
| She Is - t"oub,9l a. il that she viii not sea
you.
Beatrice went tt the doCSor oh" she
said impui ;ivelv aui with tears III he- eyes,
will you go to her once more-ollr ou,g,.
Tell her, try to make her understand that I
am married and happ,."
Mrs. CarrutheTs being c beautiful woman
in distress, the doctor, being 4 yuiiuE 5alu.
| obeyed. He soon came back shak' ng hiS
head. 1t was no use. The effect OF IS com
munication had been such that he ull,st
strictly forbid q visit. 1t was, be said, On.
| OF the commonest symptoms of such mania
| that the patient turned with aversion froya
those who had been most loved by ha@.
! So Beatrice sorrowfully gave UP the Strug-
| GLE
All they could do was to seq that Sarah
was removed to a place where she coui1 be
cared for, and where kind treatment was
| assured. There, let it be said, she is now
| But it will not be for long. The doctors and
| the keepers know that the days of the poor
| mad woman, who spends eighteen hours of
the twenty-four on her knees, are numbered.
.lav-h ..l Ill 81, g.
! Sarah, Frank and Beatrice turned to their
own affairs. None of Beatrice's people knew
of her being in London Frank, of course,
saw many acquaiGtaGceS, but as Beatrice
| knew SO few people their companionship
created no remark. Upon inquiry at the
hotel patronized by the Tai bertS, they learned
! that the brothers had not yet come up for
| their perennial visit but were expected
next week. So one fine day Mr.. and Mrs.
Carruthers, the boy and his new nurse, went
down to Blacktown.
Our long lost, but, ] hope beloved friends,
! Horace and Herbert, We're one afternoon
returning from Blacktown in the large wag-
onette. As they came up the drive they sew
! something misunderstanding which made
them glance at each other with dismay. On
the front doorstep summing himself, and
| looking as if HaZlewooi House and its appur-
tenances were his in fee simple stood little
| boy.
No wonder tho moment some ona took
| the horses heads, that the TaIhertS jumped
! down to inquire what this appariton meant.
| the loss Of the bright hair having so
changed tie boys appearance they did not
/ at first recognize him, SO no wonder that
Horace. wEO connected painful memories
| with mysterious children. croqned out,
another child =
They put their eye glasses up aud saw
that the small stranger was making violent
demonstrations of friendship. The dancing
blue eyes which looked up at them seemed
strangely familiar. Herbert was the first to
discover the truth.
1T is Beatrics's boy r. he said
1T is" said Horace, solemnly To make
sure they asked him who be vas and whence
he came.
| He informed them that he was "mother's
! bewitchful boy and he waved his arms to
! show that the distance he had como was
more than bis mind could grasp Then here
| commenced his friendly advances holding
UP his face in a way which showed he ex-
! pected to be kissed. He was so imperous
and assertive that they yielded Herbert
| bent down and kissed him. Horace who
noticed that his brothers appearance as he
did so was not dignifiad, lifted the urchin
up and likewise kissed him. Then they went
! indoors to learn what it all meant
The child preceded them, AMI had they
j Iarboced any doubts Of his identity such
doubts would have heen set at rest by the
way in which the little urchin rubbed his
! feet. No child who hal not lived part of
his life at Hazlewood House would have
performed the act so thoroughly.
! Whitaker was in the hall. "Who are
here, Whittaker!' asked Horace.
! ''Mr. and Mrs. CarrutheCs sir" replied
/ Whitaker. The Talberts stared at each
other, then, hanging their hats on the
proper and respective pegs, entered the
| drawing room.
They saw Frank standing there with that
! quaint, dry smile on his face, and then they
saw Beatrice coming toward them with out
stretched arms Herbert again stared
| blankly at Horace, who could not, however,
respond to the look because Beatrice had
thrown her arms round his neck.
| kiss me, uncle Horace, and say you for
give me-" she cried. II have caused YOU all
sorts of worry and anxiety, but say you for
! give me"
! She had caused them worry and anxiety.
| Indeed they had Iatterly been sorely pressed
to account for Beatrices absence to Lady
Bowker and others. Nevertheless she was
| their sisters child and thorough Talbert.
She was also in distress. So Horace yielded,
kissed her. and told her how glad he was to
see her again.
After this she went to Uncle Herbert and
something of the same scene was gone
| through. The Talberts then re-arranged
their neckties as much as to say that al
| though such impulsive embraces might be
| allowed once in a way they We're not to be
/ general rule.
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