Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-07-10
lilo answered., As every commoa-sens


BILE person, ct course, would. that it
was strange, but that such things did
happen sometimes, and were classed
by the wise under the head of .opti-
cal delusionS.' was not well, per-
haps. he suggested. Been over work
ing? Had mot better see a doctor? But
shook my head. was quite well,
and said so. And perhaps he was
right. it might be an optical delusion
only. had never had any experience
OF such things.
"All the same said, 4 shall mark
down the date
Herbert laughed and said that was
what people always did in such cases.
Ii he knew where Mrs. - then was .
he would write to her just for the fun .
of the thing, and ask her to be SO good |
as to look up i'll her diary, If she kept |
ne, and let us know what she had |
been doing on that particular day'the /
9Th OF April, isn't it?' he said-when |.
| | would have it that her wrath had |
! paid me visit. | let him talk. 1t
seemed to remove the strange, pain
ful mpression-painiul because OF
that terrible sadness in the sweet face.
| But neither OF us knew where she was.
We scarcely remembered her married
name, And so there was nothing to
| be done eyceot-what | did at
once, in spite OF Herbert's rallying-
to mark down the day and hour with
scrupulous exactness in my diary.
thine passed had not toeotten
MY strange experience. but OF course
the impression o! it lessened by de.
crees, till 1t seemed more like a curious
dream than anything more real. when
one day did hear OF Poor Maud
again. Poor Maud | cannot help
calling her. heard OF her indirectlyA
and probably but for the sadness OF
her story should never have heard it
at all. 1t was a friend OF her hus-
bands family who had mentioned the
circumstances in the hearing OF a
friend OF mine and one day something
brought round the conversation OF old
, times, and he startled me by suddenly
inquiring if remembered Maud Der
tram. said, of course did. Did he
, know anything OF her? And then he
told me.
: "She was dead-she had died some
months ago after long and trying
3 illness, the result OF u terrible acct
! dent. She had caught fire ore evening
| dressed for some grand entertainment
| OR other. and though her injuries did
not seem likely to be fatal at the
time, she had never recovered the
} shock.
"She was so pretty, my friend
said, and one OF the saddest parts OF
/. it was that | hear she was terribly
! disfigured, and she took this most
sadly to heart. The right side of her
!. face was utterly ruined. and the sight
n of the right eye lost, though. strange
to say the left side entirely escaped,
, and seeing her in profile one would
q have had no notion of what had hap
Q pened. Was it not sad? She was
3 such sweet, bright creature
v IL did not tell him my story, for
v did not want it chartered about. but
II q strange sort OF shiver ran through
"a me at his words. 1t was the left side
V OF her lace only that the wrath of my
{. poor friend had allowed me to see"
d "Oh, Uncle PAUL" exclaimed Nina
It "And-as to the dates?" inquired
n Mr.. Snowdon.
"a 81 never knew the exact date OF TIN
20 accident" said Mr.. Marischal, "bu
n that of her death was fully six month
I after had seen her. And in my owl
g. mind have never made any dOub
e. that it was at or about, probably
n. short time after, the accident tina
n. she came to me. 1t seemed a kind c
1 appeal for sympathy-and farewell
1t also poor child"
I'd They all sat silent for some littl
n. time, and then Mr.. Marischal got u
At and went off to his own quarters, say
70 ing something vaguely about seeing
1. his letters had gone.
an "What touching story" sal
re Gladys Lloyd. II am s.srail, ate
all, it has been more painful than j
r. realized for Mr.. Marischal to tell j
~ Did you know anything OF Maud
a husband, dear Lady Denhoine? Wa
ha he kind to her? Was she happy?"
to 1--WE never heard much about hi
ad married life," her hostess replied
Ia "But have no reason to think ST
he was unhappy. Her husband marie
70 again two or three years after III
,er death. but that says nothing"
,,s Mo-" said Nina. "All the SAN
ha mamma, am sure she really did 10,
III Uncle Paul very much-much MOI
oh than he had any idea OF. Poe
as "And he has never married." add,
o. 0' Gladys.
er- NO" said Lady Denhoime; "b,
' Nv there have been many practical dit
W. W. culties in the way OF mis- doing SO. I
nc has had a most absorbingly busy III
~ and now that he is more at leisure
' ne feels himself too old to torn new ties
nc nc "But," persisted Nina, ''if he HI
90 had any idea at the time thSt MAJ
az cared for him so?"
~, ~, ''Ah, WELL" Lady Denho,me above
t har "in that case. in spite OF the practic
' ' difficulties, things would T"3bab
'ne have been different"
;us And again Nina repeated softly.
'"s "Poor Maud!'-Louisa MoleswOrt
~ in Lonyman's Magazine.
'as Equilibrium of the Sexes.
Ter, The wonderful provision in natu
the 70 ,,r.s.rv. tho .or;,;hr;,r ~ :