The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-14
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CHAPTER XLVIL
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ThaV traYeIeo a. HNNN-1 g..
thew found themselves IN farls' LOT
"1' s. nine since they had started COL
II0 -.9 soain mentioned Frances name
A9 ~ not tell Frances am here, my DEAR
- ouietly; 81 shall take rooms IN a
DC So go TO her apartments, and
IO''. sh.u call for you every day
.,a take you for drive or a Walk we
- NOT have you fall ILL
Nv sballsee how shels." answered Ruth.
vas visiblv affected at the prospect or
' "r seeing the once dearly loved sister
asAl1 IAN she had been parted SO long,
III hon, she had last seen in such differ
III .;-,n,,stances. They we're on the way
:. 60 z, ance's apartments when this converse
w. took place, and half an hour later tney
.., the shabby quarter where they
"s s.Wbat, borep said Col Kenyon, in sur
-;.a as their driver stopped. "You Will
P an, money Ruth" and put consider
obIa SIN, into her hand; ~ snail call again
- an hour and you must tell me- how she
= and what the doctor thinks OF her.
Ia handed Ruth out of the carriage as
Lasnoke and q few moments later Ruth
4ornd herself entering the little suite OF
Ems where her unhappy sister lived. She
ossad through the shabby, yet gaudlly
Pt,'@Djsbed reception-room, TO the small,
- badrooYn at its back, and here sne
again saw Frances. x
She was q woman with niagara, FEVER
sd face n woman who looked no longer
w "'-1o[ or beautiful, whose features seemed
- have altered somehow, and whose long
c5astnut hair lay disordered, dull, on tne
s1,iod pillows. Ruth advanced nolSeless ~
close TO the bed and for moment or TWO
thought she had made mlstake-Inls coulo
w be Fra ces-but as she stood shocked, un-
nsrtoin fine sick woman sighed TeStlessly,
onane her large z i eyes, and instantly
geam of recognition shot into them
|Rnth' 7, it Ruth" she said, and held
ont ner hand which Ruta first clasped, and
then kissed the burnlAg palm.
II have come to nurse you" taltered
Ruth and tears she could not suppress
rushed into her eyes.
81 have been very ill, but I am better, "
said :. a 4ces III a weak, hoarse voice, put
she was perfectly conscious. when did
Won come" she continued. Il am glad You
have come; what l want IS nursing; they
neglect me here"
SQull bdh6 Cat VI yOh ASNNO IA -
plenty Of money; you can have everything
you require"
That is good news" said the invalid:
"And how is and then her mind
seemed to wander little through excessive
weakness. II forget mes sometimes"
she added, as if alphabetically.
DO You mean our father" said Ruth In
low tone
YES. to be sure, our father-and the
old man OF Sudlev. ''Ah" and she sud
denly raised herself up in bed, the whole
tragedy of her life flashing back to her
weakened and sometimes clouded brain,
why did YOU do it, Rutha Do you know
wha. you did! You sent poor Arthur Bea-
ton to his grave
No no. Ga, MOI"
YES, but is was So" went on Frances
her eye cleaning wildly. THAT wretch,
AudIey, came to Monte Carlo to ell Arthur
OF the htule born babe dead before its time
that you buried by the sea. And do you
know why he did this9 To revenge himself
on YOU for telling the story to Staforth.
thought you Wou d have died before YOU
would have let tue secret pass your lips"
lid not tell the secret" sid Ruth
with deep emotion; Il told Kenard Sea
forth that Maj. Audley had discovered
something against you, and that he threat
elei to tell Col. Kenyon unless l married
lin; but tnat WAS Ill But do not let us
talk of the past Frances; it will excite you
and make you worse. Try to forget all
this
But how eau l forget ita" continued
france, excitedly. 81 beard of his death
-Arthm's deatl-aud l had killed himr'
AID she burst into loud and nysterIcal
weeping, and 1t was more than half an hour
oelofe she sank back 100 utterly exhausted
% make any further wall
ms painful scene increased the fever that
vas consuming her, and all night Ruth sat
y aer bedside, while she raved Of their girl
sl days in India and of Walter Gre lille, q
lAtne which for years bad never passed her
s' Col, Kenyon callel during the eveA-
y, out ruth mad only sad news to give
III FRANCES was very i'll, and the ''old
na'l as she had called him, went ava
ON her apartments with bowed head
No heavy heart. But the next day she
TaS little te,ter, aad SO on. Sometimes
rs was perfectly conscious, and at Others
y hi 10 wandered aud the fever ran very
MI 4h9y called mi second doctor, and
eTyt!hg tuao money couid procure
vas iaVlshed on her, and she
awaE herself spoke of getting
e ell Col. Kenyon insisted upoaa
'ttn having her occasionalll
leii trained nurse took her place, and
y doctors also said it was absolutely es
sil mat Ruth should have some fresh
q every day. O
Iol. Kenyon used to take Ruth ont TO,
IVES and one day she noticed that hi:
- -se looked graver even than usual. Frances
h - a shade better that day, the doctor.
~ ~ uecided, and as they drove along TO-
{ her, WI ''0o 'ounu auu looked
kuth NV, H.
p .,,,i be SAID gently.
ar "D"G ,.E Is ltf said Ruth, with quicl
,tbar mere is nothing wrong with my
ro1 n9, Your father is all right, for henri
n ~ -. ni B TINS morning. But Yesterday
new AVG Doulevards, met someone YOU once
m a y sudden flush passed over Rnths face
jea,ortb u'ou'ent SIZE thought of KenarC
Who was itr, .L
oice. 'ne asked, IN tailoring
rsd ~ was Maj. Audley," answered Col
a bstb, turning away his head. ''He wa,
las had s1lr and look extremely i'll: Nc
pd ora Z Is stfoke of paralysis, he told me
"Hor 'Iq7 Is completely paralyzed."
hocfed -. u eadtuim said Ruth, in low
him 1SS's sla9d him, ard stopped to speal
BID him ConIlnued Col. KENYON. "and
!, ause-la,y you were in Paris, a d-the sac
you again. 1'S~ q 9''0AS WISH u
would TINT IL -.