Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-01

cIutching nara the oiG womans arm Iuen
incoherently she spoke
Sweet girl How hath she been wronyed
Ny pretty one! Alive, indeed and / have
been praying for thee. Oh, what a sorrow
to befal the pure in heartl God forgive us
| She drooped and leaned toward Mrs. Meal,
and brought up the Old hand TO her mouth
and kissed it, weeping the while such tears
as only mothers weep
Alive and weIl,' she burst out again.
"Dear heart, to bring mo such good tidingsi
| Come in, come I'M God is good to send
heel Dear heart. what joy you give meI'
! With drops trickling down her furrowed
cheek, Mrs. Mead suffered herself TO bc
drawn into the house by the passionate
mother.
Quick, now. dear friend cried Mrs
Strangfield, feverishly. "Tell me where my
girl Isl Is she in Greystonet- Oh, my
poor hearth
"She is at Winston, at the Greyhound
there, and you mum go and fetch her and
tell her what blow hath fallen on thee, or
she will not retoorn Oh, she Is bitter-and
rightly sol quavered tho old woman, In a
voice strangely composed of Indignation and
sympathy. "Niver, she swears will she
come TO her home again, to be despised and
thought vilely Of. For her dying father she
may come-but you must fetch her, mis-
tress."
"COmel Oh. she will come when she sees
my face and hears that her father lies moan
ing for her. Besides, hath not DR.. Shaw
proved her a married woman' Ay, this very
morning, Mrs. Mead, he came to bring us
written proof Of my Jenny's marriage with
Cuthbert Shaw! But how can I leave my
husbandP she cried. distractedly. "The
doctor says ne must be watched And how
can | fetch my Jenny and be with my poor
Michaelf"
swell, well! truly proved married. And
she hath told no lies, thenl" gasped Mrs
Mead ~The Lori forgive We for all the pain
you have given her. What didst thee sayl-
thy husband wants nursingl While ye're
gone II watch by him I've nursed a many
I my tina Hath he his mind'r
-Yes; he lies still-he has no power in one
ARMAND he groans sadly He calls for
Jenny, and Oh, Mrs. Mead! If / am not
quick he may never see her again in this
world Dear Mrs Meal, since you will stop,
run up to him now, dear heart, while / get
my bonnet will be very quick Do you
mind, have courage TO be quick since she is
living. Straight up Mrs. Meal. to the right.
Stay, will show thee. Oh, God grant him
a little lfel'
She ran upstairs swiftly, yet with light
feet, and Mrs Mead went laboriously, Quiv-
ering and stumbling after her Outside the
door quite clearly was the groaning Of the
man heard He lay on his back looking to-
ward the wall, and in the gloom OF the
room his face was scarcely dStinguishable
from the pillow for the whiteneSs Of il
With finger on her lip Mrs Strangfeld mo-
toned to Mrs. Mead to take the chair by the
bedside; and, nimbly appareling herself, she
came TO the old woman's car and breath |
lessiy delivered instructions They were
simple enough, and to Mrs Mead's discretion
was left the explanation Of her presence if
Strangfield should observe her. But, truly, |
there seemed little chance Of this: never
once, since lifted from the parlor floor and |
laid upon the bed, had he stirred, and that |
should be over three hours At regular In !
'ervals he groaned, and as his wife giided |
out Of the room he called for Jenny.