The Dillon tribune., 1886-01-02
CHAPTER XIII.
WAITING ON THE OTHER SID

WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE.
When thsv got to Edinburgh Flora rallied
a little, but she hal presentilncnt that the
end was near, and she wished to close her
eyes there whsre they had first seen the
Light, so after rest of few months she
prepared to return home.
Tho season being over in Edinburgh,
mont in Aberdeen, and they journeyed
norta together.
Her relations having al! espoused her
fathers views on thu SUIT ect Of her connec-
ton with Curly, total enlargement had
ensued betwe, III them.
Except tho family doctor and Jeannis
and Willie, she had not friend in the
world. IL wa, not to b, wondered at. there
fore, that she urged the latter to occupy her
fathers rooms durin, his ~isit. Coasi1era-
lions OF decorunl ialucel him to pause. but
when JEANNE aided he eatreatics to thoss
OF her mistress, and when DR.. lliller as
sured him that it was absolutely ncce ;sary
That some one in whom sno coull conf le
should bo always near her, why, he snapped
his fingers at "Mrs Grunly' and took up
his abole at Gairloc1 hou &c.
From thu first Flora did not deceive herself,
SO one day while Jameson was at rehearsal
she sent for Mr. MacCrawley Git,ins, the
family solicitor, and nlale her will. This
gentleman demurrel in carrying out her
INSTRUCTIONS, but she Was perem DgDry, AMI
there was nothing for il but to obsy. Tho
WAL was executed. AMI attes:el b. the gar
oener and coachman. Then snc gave the
document to the doctor (vhom sh, had con-
sIituteu ono of her trusteas) for security.
The lawyer did not look over pleased, and
look his departure somewhat abruptly.
AL length Jamieson's engagement was
over, and he was enabled to devote more
| time and attention to tn, invalid Every
day about noon sha usually tottsrel into
the room, supported by JEANNE; then he
would assist her to the sofa placed outside
the drawlng-room. in tn, garden overlooS-
ing tn, sea, where thoy would sit for hou:s
together re laing or talkin, of her lost love
| She never believed that he was dead.
| Az length camo the time when sh, could
no longer lcavs her room. Willie became
more and moro anxious AMI never left the
house. Every now and then Jeannis re-.
ported that the invalid was sleeping. or.
perhaps, that she was readin, Curlys let
ters, or weeping over his portrait.
AS Jamisson's anxiety increa,e sod he would
lie awake half tina night reading.
One night, especially, he had a PRESENT..
meut OF evil, which kept him awake till s,ay.
break. dc read. or tried to read, far into
| -" ~ olo'' Nv WAS lal" daylight
ladee1, almost time lor him to got un At
last he fell of into stupor OF slean, He
had barely slept half an hour whea Jsanni,
came TO MS BEDSIDE and touched him on tina
shoulder. In moment he was awake
Come, she said. Hs looked at her nal,
lace AMI knew what shs meant The time
had come He remembered long after that
1t was tn, lab of May-the seconl ami.
vsrsory OF the fatal day at the terry. Wh,n
ne entered tlora's chamber the largo French
windows were open wide, tue sweet small
OF the flowers, the fresh brea tn of tho 60,
tina ripping of the wat rs washing thu shoro
below at The foot OF the garden tho hnl
the ieas, tho flower All the younc d.y
leap ns into life, til. joyous carol Of tha
lark ascendin. to the gat IS OF Heaven C,o,i,s
glorious sunshine filing the room-aIi thsss
maize 1t seem AZ it deat., could never co,,o
"nere all this busy. bsanssous life abo,nda5
1here sh. lay, in the light of the dawn;nc
day, decSed as if Tor a bridal.
one was clal in a white lac, peic,o;r-
mowers solll fresh with the morninr dow
were around her and about her. the rrav'
ness anu the gloom had gone, tho bIoom ~
yousn mai returned to hsr cheeks. bar ev AZ
su'sensa with humid, tender iieht-tha
sta oIeeze toye1 softly with her beautiful
shoulders Va nel'
10 the left OF tn, b,l stood C.nr,v,,
trait long since fin:suei The noor ,s, por-
attired III his cornets uniformttIa - tau was
mad Worn the night when thew firss ,"st a NC
the ball. "'s' "le1 at
she was smiling upo, the pictnro .,,
ing upon her, o way sml'-
SOFT As his football fal, sh.