Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
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| scene. Mrs. Elliotts was the vantage
! point towards which the atllucnt visitor
10 the southern metropol invariably
made his way. To a certain number
only she gave admission. No thought
of a golden harvest TO be reaped could
persuade her to incommode her board
ers by an unseemly crowding in oil
| other guests, SO that while other houses
were swar ming with crowds Of human.
itv that jostled one against the other In
the small compass allotted to them as
value received for the liberal stipend
paid. ours was free from these discom
forts. Father was engaged at til,
Exposition Building" all day and fal
into the night, experimenting his in
terests there.
As winter approached. Mira Elliot
but rarely left Ada. for sho saw. VIVA
even to strangers was plain. that the
little bud was passing away to bloom
in the garden of Paradise. l assumed
all the duties and responsibilities of the
housekeeping that the mother and hen
child might not be parted during the
last days Of sad. but sweet companion
ship. To father relocated the collec.
ton OF bills. the pay ment OF dues
keeping strict account of each receipt
and every expenditure.
One night he returned home much
earl or than was his won't His face
was ashen pale. and his lips trom blcd
with excitement. went with him to
his room to try and persuade him to
rest but ho silenced nv fears of his i'll
health, assuring that all was we'll with
nd hn tpl
child, I have seen what at first
thought the phantom of a dear old
friend to- day. Twice did see tho IA
M liar features in the surging crowd
that swept by me. followed. scarce
creditng my own senses; and at length
l found him-Edith's husband-my old
friend, George Elliott Eunice, how
can tell her?'
But" said !. when the first sur
prise was past. chow can you explain
the mystery of his reappearanoe? For
years he was mourned as dead"
Yes; but he too, was rescued by
good Samaritan of tho deep. aud be-
lieved his wife was lost, owing to tho
official stupidity Of which l once told
you. The poor woman that was hur-
ried off to the Pottcr's field as soon
as the breath left her body. was.
months later. Il sinterred. and buried
beneath marble shaft in Georges
plot at Greenwood. MY friend still
wore mourning for his wife when | met
him to-day"
so perhaps, after nll some men
have woman's fnnoies.' said |.
Father kissed me tenderly-'. pre-
pare Edith for the meeting. George
waits anxously. ! have told him of 8
child, he knows that her stay will not
be for long | hurried to obey my
fathers wishes. Something of the JOY
felt ut the anticipation Of the glad
reunion must have appeared in my
face for Ada smiled sweetly as | en-
tered. Sister (she always called mo
towards the lasO Sster-has-good
news" said she. faulty.
Il have, darling. good, very, very
good news"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
kneeling there beside her. | stroked
the little hand she laid in mine as !
answered, 'yes my darling. in little
while. Are you strong enough to lis
ten to q little story firslp"
"Yes-yes' eagerly answered the
child.
We'll. then, darling, many years
ago. we will say seven wears since,
there was lads and gentleman sail
ing on one OF those pretty white wing
ed yatchs that skim over the pillows
like n bird at sea"
"Stopi slopr' cried Edith.
l motioned her to silence, and con-
tinued; "a tiny black cloud suddenly
arose In the clear blue sky harbinger
of the swift oncoming storm; but none
noticed the warning, and the precious
moments passed on. A wind arose.
gaining rapidly in intensity until it
eliminated in furious gale. The tiny
yacht danced like a leaf on the storm
tossed waves. But, oh. cruel fate!
The tempest felt no pity for the two
hearts there. Amid the roll of thunder
and the triumphal roaring of the wind.
the wicked deed was done. And when
next the lightning's flash lit up the
scene. the waves were signing mourn
fully for the little boat that had gone
down. down into the grave beneath the
deep blue sea"
Stop! stopr' cried Edith. "Eunice.
darling. it was Il storm such as you
have pictured that robbed me Of my
husband"
The papa - l. never - Knew
echoed the child. wlll-meet-
hlm-soon. - dear mamma. and
Observation-Disclosures"
She paused. and her eyes fastened
themselves in amazed surprise upon
ba h,I
she spoke. No need for me to turn. !
knew; | felt who stood there. Edith
alone had heard nothing. Tell him
darling" she murmured through her
tears. "that the heart gavo him ears
ago Is now as truly his as then, and
that when at length death comes.
will gladly welcome the call that sum-
nous me 10 you and to him."
gasped for breath rs she spoke,
for stranger bad drawn near to the
bedside. My father stood beside him.
THE prettr yacht went down. but
hus band and wife were saved!'' l cried
out joyOusly. Edith looked at me keenly.
''Savedp" Both2" She echoed.
Yes! yesr sad tho child. ooh,
mamma, he is here-the father l never
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and exhausted from the effort she had
made, Ada lay fainting on the pillow
which was scarcely whittier than her
face.
Shall ever forget Edith's eyes as
they met the loving gaze of her hus-
band she had mourned as deadP Oh
the rapture of that meeting! saddened
as 1t was by the drifting away of lit
tie life so near. so dear to both.
We sat by that bed through the
whole of that night-our Ada's last
night on earth. Long past midnight
she rallied from her stupor and faint
ly called:
1T grows--so dark-oh. mamma
is this-deathp"
My darling my darlingr was the
broken cry in response.
"Oh. wife. think how she has
suffered, rejoice that all pain will soon
be past.
See. see, how bright-it grows.
L'sten-the northumberland! it
comes earer--oh--the-bri ght-pretty
light Mamma - papa - sister - the
dark-is all gone now.
A faint z asp for breath, tremor
of the eyelids and as the grew light OF
early morn stole in. there amidst the
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