The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-01-12

Jeanette and whispered DON'T" in
her ear.
As the specter or whatever it was
passed her, cold, chilly feeling
pierced the very center of her black,
wicked heart-a deathly expression
spread over her handsome, wild fea-
lures, and she sank back into the snow
as if the specter had struck her dead.
For some unaccountable reason Mrs.
Bristol was very restless the night of
this terrible tragedy, and about mid
night she went to Lenora's room to
see if her little favorite was resting
well. As she entered the room and
softly glided up to the bedside, she in
stantly drew back and uttered a stified
cry of alarm.
"Oh, heavens, she is deld! Have
mercy, Heavenly Father, upon u.s."
The poor, nervous, frightened woman
ran to the nurse room, but she was
not there
Nurse, nurse! where are you? What
has happened?"
But there was no response to her
call, and the nurse could not be found
and took the cold, limp little form in
her arms.
My poor little darling, speak to me
once more. Look at me for the love
that you have for my boy; it would
kill him when he returns if he should
find you cold in death.
"Oh, God, can't you give her back
to us? Why | love her so dearly |
do not know, but she is one of your
little lambs and love her.
Live, live, my child, for my boys
sake, ii not for mine!'
She laid Lenora back upon the pill
lows, and then pressed her hand over
the little huttering heart.
THANK God, she lives but oh,
pity-what can it all mean?
Il smell chloroform; all, yes, the
room is full of it and she is now under
the influence of that drug What can
it mean and where is the nurse?
ooh, everything seems against us.
and fear we shall lose her vet"
She then went to the medicine chest
and got bottle of brandy, and began
to battle Lenoras face and hands and
rub them roughly with her own. By
and by the pulse became stronger and
the eyes were slowly opened.
"What has happened? Tell me, if
you can, my child" Lenora shook
her head in reply, for it seemed that
she could not speak, Mrs. Bristol
then gave her a little wine.
You feel better now and can tell
me, can't you?"
yes. Some one came and tried to
smother me to death, and then some
one else came in and tried to stop her,
and-then | don't remember any more,
for ! went to sleep. oh, it was all so
terrible, for [ could hardly breathe for
so long"
As yet she could not speak very dis
tinctly, but Mrs. Bristol could under
stand what she said, and as she real
ized the awfulness of the affair she
began to grow dizzy and everything
IN the room began to go round and
round
Suddenly heavy thud was heard,
and Mrs. Bristol lay motionless on the
floor by the side of the bed. Lenora
saw all that happened, and in her weak,
feeble condition, strengthened now for
a few minutes 10y the effects of the
wine and fright, she slowly crept from
her bed, and walked to a table where
sat a pitcher of water.
ooh, God, give me strength to do
| something for her, or she will die"
Lenora gently bathed the pale cold
| face In the fresh water and Mrs. Bristol
soon recovered.
Why, Lima, dear, what do you
mean? l tainted, did [? And you
tired to help me? You should not have
it your bed, you good little soul, for
| am afraid you VIII be worse"
No, no, i will not hurt me in the
least, for l feel much stronger since [
drank the wine. Perhaps you had best
drink some also"
As Lenora started to go to the table
where the wine sat, the door of the
| room was opened, and Jeanette
stood where she could plainly see
| lcnora crossing the room.
ooh, heavens! Curse it all-for
there is her ghost staring at me-or-
no -n0-she IS not dead -
\ wild, mad shrek rang through the
whole mansion, and Jeanette fell to
the floor.
Lenora saw her fall, and Mrs. Bris-
tol heard the cry and noise of the fall.
| but at that moment she was not suffi-
GENTLY recovered to go to Jeanette.
What shall l do, Mrs Bristol? |
cannot get to her, and you are not able
| to move: where is my nurse?"
"Oh. dear child, don't say anything
about it. for ] am almost crazy nowl
| Something terrible has happened.
and | cannot find the nurse; but YOU
| must go to bed now, and will ring for
| the servants to come and attend to Jean
| uette.
Il feel much better now, and YOU
| must not worry any more. | am so
thankful, child, that YOU still live"
In a few moments the servants
alarm-bel sounded through the man
sion, and in very short time Mrs.
Bristol had all the help she wanted to
get Jeanette to her room, where
restoratives were applied, and she soon
| recovered
Mrs. Bristol went back to Lenora' 8
room, and would not leave it that
| night under any consideration. Jean
nette did not sleep that night, and
when morning dawned her face was
pale, and there were great dark circles
under her ewes.
Never after that night was she the
same girl that she had been. The
vision of Silly Tins wild. frightened
face was always before her. and the
words continually rineingin her ears :