San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-06-18

With the opening OF the door q sudden
change passed over the features OF the dy-
ing woman The light returned to her
eyes. and a faint color tinged her pale
face. as. half raising herself on her pill
lows. she fixed her eager gaze on a point
near the foot Of the bed There was no
one there-she spoke to empty space-but
never shall forget the pathetic tones of
her voice. the loving tenderness of her
fixed. dilated eyes.
II knew you would come to me, Edgar.
she painted 1T is hard to say good by
we have loved each other so fondly. and
you will miss me sadly dear husband
But do not mourn for met will not
seem long-our separation-after all
And think what it would have been for
me had you died and left me alone In the
world | should have gone mad with
grief. think-but now-I go-to sleep
to dream of you-and when l wake you
will be beside me-Edgar-my Edgarl"
She made gesture as If to stretch ous
her arms toward the invisible being to
whom she spoke-a spasm crossed her
features, rush of blood came to her lips.
and she fell back upon her pillows. Dr..
Somers bent over her. hearkened for a
second and then pressed lingering kiss
upon her brow
All is over. Mrs. Graves" he said. as
he raised his head Dora is with her
husband.
Before the doctor left Nice he paid me
long visit, to thank me, as he said. for the
interest | had manifested in his sister
and also to explain to me the riddle of her
seemingly mysterious existence The
| brother and sister had been left orphans
at an early age. and each In possession Of
handsome fortune Some twenty years
before. Dora Somers, then a very young
| and sensitive and affectionate girl. had
been captivated by the snowy graces and
handsome person of Edgar. Hamilton. an
adventurer and gambler of conspicuously
evil character. She loved him passionately
and became his wife In the teeth Of the
opposition of all her relatives. Immedi-
ately after the wedding the young couple
started on a journey to Niagara Falls and
Canada A broken rail hurled the train
on which they were travelling into wreck
and disaster Mr. Hamilton was instantly
killed. and his bride, received sundry
severe injuries. chiefly on the head She
was Ill for many weeks. and. on her re-
covery. it became evident that her reason
was irretrievsbly shaken She was pos
sessed by the idea that her husband was
still living. and that he was constantly
with her She shaped all her existence
by his imaginary requirements; and would
talk to him. and sing to him. and read
to him. precisely as though he were
really present. Her brother, with noble
self devotion, gave up his whole life to the
care of this gentlest of maniacs.
"And. thanks to my watchful affection,
Mrs. Graves" continued the doctor. 'she
led happy and peaceful life. Her Edgar
not the scamp that she married. but the
bright creation of her own loving fancy
was always with her The real Edgar.
had he lived, would have rendered her
| fond. sensitive nature unspeakably
| wretched She escaped all the sorrows Of
such union and cannot but fancy that
she and the visionary spouse that she
loved and tended for SO many years are
now united, where. beyond these voices.
there is peace Lucy B. Hooper In
Frank Leslie's.