The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-29
Lost Lima,
Or
THE BITTER And THE SWEET.
A Tale Of Two Continents.
BY MRS. NINA LAWSON.
Or


sou Will probably know"
She then started for her own room
where she expected to find her maid,
but met her in the hall.
Nilsson. do YOU know where Mrs.
room Go look"
"No, madam, | know she is not, for
saw her leave the house while you Were
at dinner, and she has not yet returned. j"
THAT is rather strange" thought
Gertana.
"Have you seen the new lady this
EVENING""
"No-ves- madam, 1 guess [ did; |
did not know for sure, but [ supposed
it was she.
where and when? Speak quick ?"
about half an hour ago. l was
out walking on the lawn, when l saw
very beautiful little lady with long
golden curls and a beautiful white
satin dress come out of the front door
and run down the walk, across the
street and over in the park.
ooh, Nissoul For Heavens sake,
you did not leave that front door open,
did Won? Tell me the truth-tell me
all about it. +"
Why, what ais you, madam, you
look so pale and frightened 2" Of
course | left the front door open, be-
cause / did not know that it was to be
kept locked. How did l know but
that the new lady could go where she
pleased? ?"
well, never mind, Nissou; I know
it was not your fault, but did you
notice which way she went after she
entered the park?'
mo; / soon lost sight of her among
the trees and bushes Mercy! Had
but known that she ought-not to have
left this house, | should not have left
the door open"
"Say no more about it now, but go
and help search for her, and come in
every half hour and report to me.
Mrs. King will surely be here pretty
soon, and perhaps she will know some
thing of the little runaway"
The maid Immediately obeyed her
mistress; the house that was ringing
with the sweetest music, not over an
hour ago, was then still as the dead.
Most of the curtains were drawn, and
the house was dark and lonely.
In less than an hour after Gertana
had sent Nilsson ont to search, closed
carriage was h. ~ drawn up at the
front gate, The lriyer quickly sprang
from the box ana opened the door. In
few moments he and Mrs. King were
going up the long gravel walk carry
ing the ifeless form of beautiful girl.
1t was Lenora. Gertana had not seen
the carriage stop at the gate, neither
Il l,ha hot 10 -,
was so near, for, as soon as the servants
had left the house she quietly stole
into Nolfs room, and sank YEARLY upon
her knees by the side of the sofa on
which he lay.
The loving, gentle hand that had al
ways soothed his throbbing brow now
gently stroked the heavy wavy hair
from off his hot, feyerish temples.
oh dear heaven, 1 fear | love him
still, miserable, wicked man that he is.
Oh, why was woman thus created, that
she cannot be mistress of her own feel
ings? | would to God that / could
hate Sylvester as much as / now, this
moment, realize l love him. At times,
how freely would / sacrifice my own
soul for his happiness; yes, for his sake
| Will leave no stone unturned in the
search for that poor, unhappy little
prisoner. But beware, Sylvester, and
do not weary my sad soul too much, OF
my love may turn to bitterest hate
I have suffered enough, and shall not
see that poor innocent girl be made tc
bear what have borne. | shall be her
friend"
The sad, weary woman sat there fol
some time lost in thought, when sud
denly she heard some one come into
the hall and start upstairs.
what can that mean? / hope there
is no more trouble coming" and she
quickly ran to the hall
Mercy! Mrs. King, is it you-and
oh, heavens, it is little Lenora-and-
she is dead
mo, she is not dead, but very nearly
SO. Send Tom after doctor, quick.
But what on earth has happened tc
her?n
"I.know nothing at all about it, only
what policeman told me. | say, have
Tom go for a doctor"
Tom isn't here; all the servants art
ont on the search-but. ahi there comes
Tom now. The girl IS found, and al
most dead. Now quick for the nearest
physician"
Tom Immediately obeyed, and they
took Lenora to her room, where theyy
laid her lifeless form upon the bed
The driver receiI ed his fee, and left
the house
Now tell me all about it, Mrs
King"
you see, | had to go over on tn,
West Side to see my brother on some
little business matters, and was de
tanned until quite late. Fortunately,
did not take 4 carriage, and as | cam,
near the bridge, on State street, | wa.
surprised by large crowd gathered
round the ambulance. Just as | go
opposite IT, to my horror l recognized
my poor lady, being carried from al
alleaway. and she looked as if she wa.
dead. Such time as / had to get
carriage, and get her away from tina
crowd. | asked one of the policemen
where he found her, and how she hap
pened to be there. He, of course
knew nothing about it, except that som,
ruffian probably had struck her on tn,
head, for when he found her she Law OF
the ground as if dead
As soon as | saw her | noticed tina
her pearls were all off her dress, anG
that her necklace was gone
thought it the strangest thing
under the heavens as to how she evel
got there in that plight, and so IA
from home, but since you said she raj
away"
Yes, she stole out of the front dool
while it was standing open. Poor girl
/ pity her!"