Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-11-13

deeply from her lovers anger. Still, she
said nothing after her return to the
house, and Marion was too ill to ques-
| ton her For two days Marion had been
| fighting symptoms that were dangerous
| in their character, and when Nettie, pale
but fearful, came to her side, she found
her writhing in pain.
Poor Marion! OH if l could have
spared you!" she cried. CDR Nelson so
warned us against all excitement, and
you have had shock that was terrible
If only had known what that letter
containedm
"Even if you had, 1 must have seen
| it. whispered the invalid. "Send for
DR.. Nelsonl This pain is unendurab!er ~
Days of agony, followed by utter pros
tration, ensued, and Nettie was an un-
tiring, faithful nurse. But neither skill
nor love could overcome the fatal symp-
toms developed by the shock of some
dreadful tidings. Only few weeks be-
fore Nettie's betrothal. Marion had fol-
lowed her only child to the grave. She
had wearied herself with nursing; she
had left the house for the only time in
years, to attend the funeral, and had SC
added to her already heavy ill.
ness that the doctor had warned
Nettie that any further strain, mental
or bodily, would be fatal. Tenderly,
Nettie had endeavored to spare her all
care or agitation, but her love had been
powerless against the fatal shock that
reached her cousin through the post
office.
Absorbed in Marion's danger, watch
full of every symptom, Nettie had thrust
her own heartache into the backgro und,
though some silent tears would fall when
she thought of Stephen.
And Stephen, in his hotel room at
Bayswater, where he had come for a
summer vacation, to be near Nettic,
raved about woman's pertidy, judged
harshly and spoke cruelty, and yet alter
mated these bitter hours by softer regrets
when he longed unutterably for a touch
of Nettie's hand and a word OF love
from her lips. Every day he resolved
to leave -Bayswater, every night he de-
termined to wait one more day, With
the faint hope of some explanation to
reconcile him to Nettie.
Two weary weeks had passed, when
note was handed him:
81 need true friend, who will per-
form n service for me without question,
and who will keep a secret. Will you
Gomez
No, he would not he reso,vod uo
had been deceived, and would not play
eats paw for any woman. And yet
A fair, pure face; eyes, innocent shy,
loye-lighted; lips that spoke only ten
der slaidenly words-these rose to CON
front him. and still reInctont he tool,
his hat. and went to Alton Hi
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StonJonS loft ~ -; W ooeS her roquGs,
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toIl bcordod m"n ibo bo u' ba t'ou so, " seo IN
fore ot tbe anarrr - i Pnt nt ho Seon I oIoe pe
to roconnizd rnan his uS sao iao "iI, .I SnooNc'
tokable si%ns Of mortaI iiinoss h 'N ridame Gdli9
wbotever tho NAME lifo bod - :,
was neorIv snent A drv baci,irn I rIvm, oni,,,.h -
eytrcme emociotion bolInw So - 81 =;
hectic fush ali told Mainly tboir ,,;,anm' "
story '''0'i P''oou'
And tbe meesooo brouobt on srob u;o
lent AGITATION snch an oTbanSt;nH g. Of
couahina and snfrncot;on % M that ~ MAN, vi
humanify Stenben Granted tbe stroroor,s -S e
reouest that he would occomnonv hin,
TO Alton Hin and went to senIro % nar
riope for the drive va
II was dark whom tbov rooobod tbo
house and Nottio wos ,go+ab;nn ] eho 'i,o
did NOT seem snrnrisod ] ~ san Sto,,h,, r0
bnt motionad bini + I'oit I;, SLG S'Tiin 'n
tbe strana yisitnr M % tbn br"ad "i'o e4io Sno no.'
The little manteI ciocl, H c cbimod ot%'Ipso threo
times and midni~bt had nnari,, oono
but still Stepben Iinaorod Somc stron Too' ~,
hone held him to tbe room ,ybnro lu MI Vii
had left him and ba nacod NV '. ond - -
WAITING ' ~ i'''''N' y anu Wv " ~
Woifinq fill peorlv ot riobrs nam +ho