Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-09
Neither the husband nor the girl cried

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they were wholly daZed.
Kate tooK her father down stairs. but
he wandered up to me. She ordered
PHYLLIS into her own room. 1t was the
only time / heard Kate command an.
grily. She repeated her command more
firmly. No answer; no Sign. DO you
not hearP' Kate SAID You must go.
1 saw Phyllis then-she was, for the
time, mad-utterly mad. She laughed. |
She was white-white as her dead
stepmother. Kate's eyes then welled !
over with tears. Brushing them away, |
and choking down every inclination to
sob, she looked at me. She must go,
she said.
Il have often said wished she was
dead,' Phyllis smiled, meaningless, at
me. But fancyI A murder in these
very secret lodgings in Gresham streetP
The right physic bottle was found to
be so exactly the counterpart of the
laudanum bottle, bearing the Clifton
chemists label, that in much haste and
confusion no mistake was more likely
than that which Phyllis had made.
Her time of madness went, for blessed
tears came to her; but she was no lon
ger the gay, singing Phyllis she once
was. a fearful terror weighed her
down, and none could convince her
that the suspicion of crime was not
against her.
For weeks after poor Mrs. Dallas was
laid in her grave Phyllis started a
every knock or ring; she believed that
| the law officers must come to carry neTl
| oS sooner or later. One friend andi
another invited her to stay with them,
but she would not leave home She
went about in listless, timld, dreamy
state. There was nothing for her to del
If only some work could be found fol
herl Kate asked NE if / could not hno|
something for her to do.
Fancy my giving her my notes to.
copy-Phyllis over that work. l shud
dered. Then, my cabinets wanted re-
arranglng-that was as bad. She woulo
confuse every thing. L was at my wits
end, for with all my heart 1 wished Il,
do what could for the girl.
Kate looked sad. IF only you broke
things sometimesl Phyllis has gepiu
for mending ofthat sort, she said.
My dei. child,' L cried, do not
7spes S.off such a catastrophel 1 did
once. 1t was the saucer belonging to
tEis cup-reaI Rose du Barry ]
never recovered all the pieces, which Is
the reason l tilt it, as you see, In q
corner. The cup is a gems 1t not!
Yes; very lovely-very delicate.
But Kate took the cup from my hand;
and gave 1t back so soon that under
! stood she was thinking not one lot
) about Rose du Barry china. she VII
; not even see James Bruce were
Kate's words.
was SO surprised at this that Sc
? my treasured cup quickly down on 1T
t side, and looked straight into Kate:
clear eyes. She knew by some lHtui
s ton that I had a dislike to Bruce a
= Phyllis lover. The cup rolled-fell-
= broke.
n She was dovIoon her knees-we wer
o both down n OUR knees, and grea
e silence-a sience as of tragedy-ws
8 upon us. N time L felt this. and W..
a ever nv oTn feelings, could not <.d
to my nobleEate'ss trouble. made
!: though 1t vsre nothing, and did m
J. best to laugh, arnd to ask IL fhyl
Il could mend it for me.
II Phyllis did mend it. She was tw
s whole evenings at it, aud on the secon'
, seeing 1 had met James Bruce an
n learned something from him, L al
% ranged that that young actor shoul
IT come in, as it were, by haphazard-
+ had changed my opinion regardir
le Bruce.
PHYLLIS started when he came Il
,r seemed to shrink, murmured somethlr
pr about finishing her work another time
y But still she was glad at heart TO S
,e him. Surely the sudden flush on b
m fair and pale cheeks and the light IN b
er eyes said as much,
a. L put my hand on her golden hea
ne and said: No, my dear. Stay
Nv To tell the truth, Bruce and HI
arranged plot for that evening. Du
ing -t1ira pasSt week he had had a pa
=. given him iS-one of the touring col
~ panies of A manager of comic opel
IS he was a cultured gentleman, and
no voice was perfection he would L
N fail. And he assured me that now
e had found what his soul desired,
at should have no-no temptation.
,la / understood. You mean it Is
'.s habit-that drinking?' 1 whlspert
al How 1 hated taxing him in this WI
% NO Inheritance, eitherI
We sIndeed-noI You saw the beginnl
to you have seen the end. 1 was III
y. with failure. / hated clerks work
"a seemed at the end of all things
&c manager would hear me, and far
for Phyllis a clerks wife, on a hundl
20 and fifty pounds yeaIn
liked the fellows ambition. II
W Nv, you must take my advice went
= like a very Mentor. You must
nm open with Mr. Dallas; you may
80 conquer his scruples at once, but
openly on your touring, and CO
back, and-marry Phyllis, If you w
M Il will do il. Miss Spsnder.'
.'e, SO this visit was the outcome OF
mas plot. Before he left that event
AS, Bruce went to see Mr.. Dallas.
mes In less than year Phyllis was u
Iny ried, and Dallas began to talk OF N
ohe ing. He and Kate might take II
side cottage. What a life for a litel
ng, mani Away from his bookish C
SoA acI rades - away from the streets -
aI librariesl
uai, Then the Johnsons talked of gi'
sne up the house. Two or three OF
"as young people had got permanent
I iu during that year, and Mrs. JOIN
Dne i.1I said that she and Johnson liked t
LLliy old ways the best. The house was
@satu @ big for them
ever 1t was not too big for us. On CO
BIG ton that Mr. Dallas and Kate j
with me, consented to take the he
tne Kate has become my housekeeper,
'us. l have plenty of space for my treasI
n-Id OF course L would not condemn
Ci5 dear Kate to such narrow life
oIH ever. One of my museum fri
has brother who will pretend
cnsn ai understands pottery! Kate will &c
.,.i,r day.
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