The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-15
Lest Lima,
Or
THE Utter AID THE SWEET.
A Tale Of Two Continents.
BY MRS. NINA LAWSON.
CHAPTER VI-fCoNTINUED.1

AS the train stopped, Lima somewhat
reused up and gaze | dreamily around
her. The first object her weary eyes
rested upon was the coarse, ugly face
of Mrs. King.
Lima pressed her soft, dimpled white
hand to her hot, beating temples, as if
to drive away the pain and assist her
to think.
"Where-where am +? and what
does this mean? This is a car we are
in, isn't it, and how did get here?"
You are all right, miss; don't
worry, and don't make any noise.
"You are now in Chicago, and we
viii soon be at Mr.. Noll's house. You
will have very pretty home there and
have everything very nice.
Now, don't worry, for you are not
feeling very well; you have slept all
night
ooh, oh, yes; now J remember all,
only too we'll Why did you bring
me here, and what are you going to do
with me?"
Il am going to do nothing with you,
miss, but take good care of you"
Eyes, but don't thank you for such
care. [ would rather die than leave
this car.
Hush, there comes your kind friend
now, and we must leave the car. 1t
won't do you any good to scream or
try to get away; it Will only make
matters worse, and then he would call
you his crazy wife. See? Now, you
had best keep still. J"
"Oh, heavens, spare me little pain,
and strike me dead now" And the
little prisoner, pale and tren Bling,
rose from the seat and put on her
wraps to leave the car.
Mrs. King gave Noll the wink that
all was well, and he left the car and
walked slowly out of the station. His
paid tool followed him closely, holding
tight to the arm of the little prisoner
Now for home, quick, Jake" and
Noll sprang into the carriage, slam
ming the door behind him.
On they went, rafting and humping
over the rough stone pavement, the
little, rale, trembling prisoner silently
praying for freedom or death.
The carriage finally stopped in front
of a beautiful, picturesque cottage, with
broad lawn and tall, shady trees.
1t was known rs the Noll Cottage,
anu NdS ol Tic bof0SI OI
Lincoln Park, and but a few minutes
walk from the bank of the deep, blue
Lake Michigan.
The place could not have been more
beautiful and inviting; yet to Lima it
was but a miserable prison, and she
would have preferred bed at the bot
tom of the lake than in this lovely
home. And no wonder. Could she
then have hut raised the veil and
looked into the future, her sad, aching
heart would have ceased beating;
but the wise Ruler of the world spared
Der that pain, and gave her strength to
hear her burdens.
AS the carriage stopped, Noll looked
at his fair captive, and said:
Miss Lenora, this is your home, and
yonder is the beautiful Lincoln Park,
where | hope to enjoy many happy
hours under your sweet, sunny smile"
Lima cast a glance of utter disgust
upon her captor, but said nothing.
Mrs. King, you may take Miss
Lenora now to her room and dress her:
see that nothing is wanting; the dresses
Won know are in the wardrobe"
Il shall attend to my lady's wants.
Has Miss Gertana Girindani been told
of our arrival?'
Miss Girindani is now here / saw
her ut her room window as we got out
Of the carriage. l shall inform her of
her dutiesn
Yes, Gertana Girindani was standing
at the window of her room as the party
alighted from the carriage and entered
the house. She was endeavoring to
nh. al h on+,A Is l.,
and was infinitely reviewing the many
strange events of her past life.
This beautiful Italian woman was
thinking of the wrong that had been
done her, and of the beautiful sunny
home of her childhood in Naples, Italy.
She had left that beautiful happy
home in feir Italy against her fond,
loving parents wishes and came with
Noll, who had stolen her young, pas
sionate love, and, what is more, her
woman's honor
She had left that brilliant home and
al her fathers wealth, to become the
wife of the handsome Frepchman."
He had promised her eternal love
and protection. and to wed her. His
tine words and grand promises, with
his pleasing manner, had stolen her
heart, and she promised to go even to
the ends of the earth with him
Faithful to her promise and to her
one love, she came with him to Ameri-
"a, where she lived in hopes from day
70 day and year to year, that he would
fulfill his promise and make her his
wife.
But no! Beautiful Gertana had
found him wanting, and as the years
rolled by, her love for him grew less.
This passionate woman's love would
ebb and flow. At times she would have
given her life for NoIl's perfect love,
and then at the ebbing of loves tide
She would have sold her soul for re-
yenge.
1t is no wonder that her cheeks were
scarlet, and her large, black eyes spar
kied with hatred when she saw the
loving glances Noll cast at Lima as he
helped her from the carriage
That was an awful moment for Ger
tana.
"Ah! There is something wrong
there, or that pale, beautiful girl would
not have shrunk from his glance and
touch as she did.
Z shall watch and find out about