Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-11-16


carpet, nor that monotonous hum the
rolioidistantwheels. They were real
flowers, and they fringed the margin
OF a bright river that glided by to the
cadence fits ownsoft singing. And
along it's banks walked Dolly. and
Jack was with her: but how sadly
altered He moved silently at her
SIDE. There was no carressing touch.
no look of love in his eyes, no tone
OF tenderness in his voice; and at
every step he seemed to force her
nearer to theriyer's brink. Then the
aspect OF the river itselfchnnged, and
ITS rlpples seemed to utter sounds of
warning and woe. The lights that
had ficked his shadows disappeared,
and the flowers that had edged it's
margin dropped and faded. The
stream once glittering in its own
brightness, and borrowing further
beauty from the earth and sky, grew
mnrky and OPAQUE. Strange, shape
less monsters seemed to writhe und
wallow beneath its surface; and still
Jack pressed closer to her side, till
the narrow pathway crumhled UNI
der her feet, and she fell headlong in
TO the depths ut the rushing torrent.
Then succeeded an immeasurably
period oil rapid transit through seeth-
ing waters, and afterwnrd of silence,
OF darkness, OF insensibility, of an
I initiation
When Dolly returned to conscious
ness aud found herself in her own
bed, she Mt first imagined herself to
he waking after an ordinary nights
rest. She was, however, soon con
WINGED by sense of prostration and
indeiinable fear that something UNI
usualhad occurred. This conclusion,
moreover. was contirmed by the pres
enee OF two strangers, who presented
the appearance OF nurse and doctor
in attendance on her Before, how
ever, she had had time To satisfy her
self of the truth of her impressions
she relapsed into insensibility. On
reopening her eyes after nn interval
she observed no change in the char
acter OF her surroundings. The doc.
tor, indeed, was not visible; but
IRON "A conversation which she over
heard she had little doubt that ii
was he who was describing to some
interested inquirer in the adjoining
room the nature OF her own malady.
4 The voices OF the speakers were low
the door between the bed room and
the dressing room wns nearly closed
and vet with Il morbid acuteness %
: hearing Dolly caught distinctly tbs
meaning OF every whispered word
and recognized the questioners TOicS
to be her husbands.
4 And YOU forbid me to see her ever
Tor a monlent?
Most positively. Through tbs
whole az the delirium this eXtraor
binary dread of you has been her on,
, Dominant idea. If she caught sigh
of YOU now. could not answer fol
, the consequences
:But thought You said the crisit
was past. end that she would prob
! ably wake ngain perfectlyration
, al condition.
quite so: and in ordinary circum
stances you would naturally be tn
first person she would be allowed K
see. but must tell you honestly thai
these are not ordinary circum
stances
"What do you menn?"
Il menn this. Rightly or wrongly
your wife has the gravest suspicion;
, about YOU. She believes you to b,
engaged in some conspiracy agains
her life
"But surely you attach no import
ance TO what people say in their de
lirium2"
Not generally, but this is u pecu
. liar case. There has heen n logica
: conference in her rawlings Throughout
/ her illness. which convinces me tina
. her distrust Of you was thecause an'
/ not the consequence OF her attack O
brain fever. Till am satisfied tina
her upprehensions are removed j
| would be madness to let her zee you
As il is. il she happened to overhea
. vour voice. the result might be yer,
/. serious. You must be contented, 10
4 the present. TO leave her witt me.
/. "But yon will find out the meanin;
. fit all and give me the earlies
r news
Q "Of course | will. "
: And talk to her mt once?"
!. "No, not tonight. She is still in
state of great prostration. To
. morrow, when she has some natura
! sleep and taken some nourishment
il may be different"
z The doctor was justified in his fea
4 of the effect on his patient of tn
!. sound of her husbands voice. as wa
: proved by the condition in which h
! discovered her on re-entering the sicl
h room. He was mistaken, however
/. in his belief that the explanation Q
4 her agitation would necessarily b
' deferred. As soon as he had take
# his place at the invalid's Ledside sh
4 introduced the topic herself.
/. Even during the shortperiod whicI
Q had preceded Dolly's relapse into M
4 consciousness, the appearance OF he
! medical attendant had attracted he
. favorable attention Beyond theex
4 ,,,,ssion ,f Kindness which sugnestei