Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-30

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Never slept that
sounds strange,
doa't tt2 Nevertheless, 1t is a fact.
Oh, l know perfectly we'll what l am
saying. The doctor asked you this
# wandered any through the day.
heard him, though he spoke SO low, and
you nodded your head-iust little, but
l saw you. 1t was my mind he meant.
couldn't speak just then. l was so weak
from that long At Of coughing; but am
stronger now, and can tell you it was all
= mistake. He will see in a few days
how ] shall improve. feel better to-
night than have for months.
l want 10 talk to you. 1t is three weeks
since you came, and I have not telt
strong enough to say much until today
There are many things 1 want you to
know. l am going TO tell you all about
that dreadful night.
Don't start so, Nellie. You've heard
peoples stories about the affair; you
must hear mine now. am going to tell
you how dreadfully wicked was, though
| didn't mean to be; you know thai
don't your 1 grow so Heightened, think
ing about 1t all night long Sometimes
bulnh lu0S WILL H0NCI lOESNNC me. u6t
is what makes me cry out 50.
Yos asked mo last night if wanted
anything but 1 could only shake my
head. II could have spoken, l should
have asked you then: "Do you think
they will, Nellie? do you think they
,-ilt?' Q
rease raise the pillows little; there
-,hank you.
never meant it, Nellie, never.
didn't think-that was all. But have
had time enough for that since; and
whom get well, how will try to make
'nI for it 1t won't DO too late, will it.
Nelhe? Say it won't be too late You
don't really believe Arthur Richmond is
dead do you? Not really dead Why,
the Fast time saw him, he wa
No, no; am not firing myself.
breathe easier than I've done for weeks;
and just notice how clear my voice
sounds
II l had meant to make trouble be-
tween them it would have been different;
but didn't. Oh! l never dreamed Of
,ush thing-how could people say SO?
Mrs. Avery was too sick TO leave her
room; 1t was for her health they came
to the Springs; and, OF course, 1t waS
tedious for him. He was fond of soci-
'im-tLss vas all.
Yes, yes, that's true-that he liked
me, and knew 1t but, of course. sup
posed Il WAS In an innocent way. /
walked with him good deal. He NaS
thc finest dancer in the hotel, and ! en-
joyrd waltziEg with him so much You
see, it was only a pleasant llirsulion. l
knew thoy talked about US, but l don't
mind that. Women always hate me
somehow. I've got used to it.
Don't look so shocked, Nell. l dont
mean oil women, OF course; but those
whose brothers or lovers ever speak to
me. Nothing but q iiirt that's what
I've heard so many times. I've thought
about it good deal lately.
Perhaps they werc right. Nothing
but illrt" That's pretty hard, isn't it,
Neil? When l saw they We're silly
enough 30 bo Jealous, Fixed TO experl-
meut little-it amused me; but now,
lying mere and thinking 1t over, it doesn /
seem very funny. You will see how diff
frrent shall be when get well.
am glad my hair ia cut off, my beau
ttiul hair 1 used to be so proud of it
They hated that, too, and ever since
tell you that by-and-by Do you remem-
Der that old fortune-teller we met when
we went to the fort la~t year? Too
much gold hair, Too little good heart. A
lie too shOrt-too long How laughed
at her: 1t inado her 30 angry Then
she wound curl round her finger and
pulled is hard.
"Better do thatr she growled, touch
ing her throat and scowling a. me.
Mercy am shudderinE now to think
OF il, but that Is because ! am weak, /
supporc. 1t was only coincidence, but
l thoaghi OF it on that dreadful night l
am soiFg so tell you about, when--
Please open the other window, Nell.
Ii grows so close in the room. No, no,
wons get excited. 1 must talk, AMI
.hink OF 80 many things a. once-so.
IT was the last hop OF the season. /
had danced four times with John Avery.
That WAS bad enough, bat did ii more
to toase Arthur Ricnmond, and his
sister than anything else. lie had
hardly spoken to me ior tTo weeks. and
| meant he should see how little cared.
Sha had said q good many things that
well, | think now they were all truG. lie
was her only brother, and she idoi&cd
him. But, walking Up and down with
John Avery, we caughtR few words
'Averys going it blind, easy enough
20 $40 how il will end; but Col. Masury
ought tU knov hat She"
lie only heard the first part of the SEN
t"nrr--I was thankful the rest escaped
hinl--and his eyes Olazod.
$50" hs muttered, they pretend to
sit in Judgment on me. do they? Fools
let "a show them" and at the very first
notes ~ the band we were whirling
down tire room.
What :. waltz that was! My very last,
Nellie: only think shall never want
to dance again when I get well.
My comb had loosened, aad the heavy
curls were falling over my face. We stop
pod dancing to cross over to one OF the
iittle rooms opposite. gave him my fan
and gloves to hold, while turned to the
glass to arrange my hair. l was out OF
breath-nervous, too, little-and |
could not iasten it up easily. Then l
caught sight of him in the mirror. lie
was looking at me over my shoulder, his