The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-22

from Wnltechapel, 6X-conYlct. the woman
who was said to have ruined George East
woods life, to stay with her at Hexham
Court.
And perhaps this thought occurred to
Jess also, for she interposed rather hur-
riedly:
"Oh, my lady, don't ask me. I'd rather
not You'd never want me to come TO your
grand house if you knew all thar I'd done
and where I've been. It's because you
don't know that you ask me-"
And the sentence ended in a sob.
"But do know" said Diana, steadily.
81 know the whole history of your life,
believe, Jess, as far as any one can know it.
have heard of you from Alice Drew, from
your husband, from-yourself."
From myselfg"
"Yes, dear. when you were so ILL., You
did not know what you were saying. You
remember" Diana added, with considerable
significance in her tone, that people often
do not know what they say or do when they
| are ill-when they are delrious-"
She stopped short, for jess eyes were
fixed upon her with an expression of
alarm.
ibid talk about myselfs Did 1 tell you
thingsr
"Yes" -..---.
without knowingr' Jess tone was some
what bewildered. "How could tell you
when | don't remember what / said or any
| thingF'
Don't you know" said Diana, that
when we are in very high fever, we lose all
knowledge of what we say or do, and that
we do not remember it after wardn
A curious light seemed to break on Jess
face.
Don't WEI" she said, humbly and visit
fully.
Ibid you think you knew what you were
| doing or saving all the times"
mo- didn't think that" said jess, with
some hesitation. 81 knew people went off
their heads when they were i'll, but did
not think they forgot all that they said and
did. Do they quite forgets Does it go bright
| out or their headsP'
"Quite, my dear"
Just as / have forgotten what said
when was ill, SO other people forget"
They forget entirely what they have
| done in the madness of deiiriumn said
Lady Hexham, gravelv. "rhey are not re-
sponsibe for It; nobody blames them for it.
A person Is insane when he is delirious, and
we do not blame or punish the insane
There was once good and loving woman
| who caught up knife and stabbed her
mother to the heart in a fit of madness
but nobody blamed her; people pitied her
| only for having unconsciously done so ter
| rible thing"
''They did not hang herp' said Jess, in q
whisper, fixing her eyes on Diana's face.
mo, my dear; no. People are not pun
ished for what they do when they are mad
or delirious."
"Was she shut upi They smut up mad
people, know"
"For time she lived in an asylum.
Then her brother took charge of her and
she lived at home with him. But sick peo-
| pie who become delirious for time only are
not put under restraint at all when they are
| be.ter.n
She spoke with steady purpose, and Jess
began to tremble.
"You know what meau,n she muir,
INJURED at length, in a stifed voice.
Diana knelt beside the bed and took the
wasted hand in hers.
Eyes, l know what you mean. You told
it to me yourself in your delirium. 1t made
everything clear to me-"
And it was all no use then,n said JESS
hoarsely. "If 1 had acted differently we
might have been happy now. And George
would not have thought what he does think
of me, what he can never forgive me for!
| am miserable woman-I've done moth
ing but bring sorrow on the man I loved
best, and all because loved himl l wish
had died when | was illn
And jess burst into tears and, turning
| her face to the wall, wept so bitterly that
Diana's heart bled for her.
To make great sacrifice and then to find
that the world would have been better
without it, is surely one of the greatest
notifications that can assail the heart of
man. Diana saw distinctly that she had
| given Jess great pain by her words, yet she
| did not take them back.
"My dear, she said, after a pause, "you
| must not wish that you had diet You
| must not die before the wrong has been put
| right. George loves you-yes. / am sure he
| loves you, with his whole heart-but he
| must honor you as we'll"
| Jess gasped, and stayed her sobs to listen.
"He must know" pursued DIANA "what
noble devoted, self-sacrificing woman his
| wife has been, aud how she bore sorrow and
| shame and danger out of her love for him.
| He musU understand what his neglect and
| his suspicious laid upon your shoulders;
| and"-her voica took passionate ring-"he
msst humble himself to the dust before you
| for your forgiveness. Then you will have
chance Of happiness. my poor jess; and not
| before then"
II shall have chance of happiness, +" Jess
repeated, dreamily. "But what about him'
| VIII he be happy, tool"
'Does he deserve to be happyw Diana
asked
jess paused before she replied. Her face
| was still wet with tears she put up her thin
hand and tried to brush them away.
| "You are very good and kind to me, " she
said, simply, land your goodness makes
| you unkind to him. You want to make
him unhappy that l may be happier. Do
| you think 1t would make me feel better to
see him humbling himself as you sayg'
st would be only right; and right must
| be DONE" said Diana. II cannot let this
state of things go on"
jess looked so white and weak that it
seemed as if Diana's stately beauty and
| imperious, if kindly manner, must overawe
| her and subdue her will But Jess will was
very strong, as Others had found out long
ago, in spite of the frailty of her appear
ance and the gentleness of her manner. AS
she heard Diana speak a new look Of reso-
luton came into her hitherto languid eyes.
"There is nothing for you to do, my
lady" she said, dropping into the old re-
| spectful form OF address, which Diana had
several times begged her not TO use. "You
| fancy from something said when was bad
with fever that you have found out what
really happened on that dreadful night
But you don't know-you never can
know, unless | tell you. And have told
all had to tell. suffered the punishment
| for it, too. And neither you nor anybody
with sort of defiant strength-'shall rob
me of my reward
"Your reward, my dear Jess and what is
thatP said Lady Hexham, sorrowfully.
Jess looked at her earnestly.
"Do you need to askp she said.