Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-09-04

tiensIy, and the private secretary sided
+ into the room.
You wanted to see me, Mrs. ElIistonP"
\ he said, in his low, faWniDg voice.
Yes; I understand my husbnnd has
! sent for you, and that you viii be obliged
1 to start for Washington almost immed-
\ lately"
ct is true. The Senator writes that he
/ can no longer do without me, and so
/ am to Join him at the earliest possible
moment.
and when viii the earliest possible
moment be?"
/ Z think I can get matters into order
/ here 50 as to be able to leave in & weeks
/ time.
so soonF I shall be very sorry to pant
with you, Slyme. shall miss you very
much.
He raised his eyes little, and gave
! her quick, searching glance.
But you, Mrs. EliistOn, you viii soon
/ join your husband in Washirgton?"
Yes, but not before the latter part Of
MAY.
The last Of May! I am sure he ex-
poets you before that.
dare say, she reJOined carelesslY,
but 1 can not leave New York for a month
yet"
A black look settled on the private sec
retaTy5 face, and in a somewhat different
voice he said:
Il am very sorry to hear it. But you
did not call me here merely to say this.
What ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS new service do
you require of me before 90 aWay?"
Cora paid no attention to his altered
looks and tone but promptly replied:
In the first place, / want to know about
that girl at ROzburY. Is she being well
cared fOr?"
Treated like a queen.
She still lives in the cottage you hired
for her?"
Nathan Metcalf, the owner of the cot
tage."
What kind of people are they?"
Very agreeable, I assure you. Mr.. Met
calf is an elderly man, we'll informed-in
fact, the oracle of the town. Then there
are his daughter and granddaughter, and
several servants.
His daughter and granddaugh liter, you
say?"
is a young widow, and, out of pure com
passion, acts as companion to Mrs. Cleve-
land"
Mrs. Cleveland? Thought that name
had been dropped?"
True; in Rozbury she is only known
as Mildred Lester.
Lester! Why did you give her her own
maiden name?"
at was a risk, I admit; but there was
no help for it. Mrs. Denton found the
name on her linen, and besides, strangely
enough, she remembered that when she
had forgotten all else"
But Will not the people around her find
out who she really is?"
Little fear Of that, the people of ROX-
bury are not likely to run upon any one
from Riverside"
Il hope you are right. Has she quite
recovered from the effects Of that feVer?"
in Way-yes."
What do you mean by that?"
Il mean that she is welI-as we'll as she
Will ever be, and yet she is not what she
was before that accident.
Il suppose you have reference to her
mind. You have already mentioned that
her memory has become impaired; TO what
extent has she lost it?"
She has lost all recollection of what
happened before that fearful night. Her
life, as L may say, dates from the hour
when she recovered consciousness after
the fever.
Strange, but very fortunate"
"Yes-fOr you"
Cora gave him aquick, searching glance.
as there any hidden meaning in your
words, my friend?" she asked.
None whatever, I assure YOU.
at seems to me that it is fortunate for
you as we'll as for myself"
-Oh, certainly"
@Is she happy?"
Who? Mrs. Cleveland"
Miss Lester"
beg pardon. Yes, very happy.
Very happy, repeated Cora, musingly
Yes, and why shouldn't she be? She
has no cares to trouble her, and remem-
bers no sCrrOWs.
Remembers no sorrows!" Then quick
ly: But isn't she curious about the
past?"
Naturally, somewhat; but have made
nm q haT ruhi1h
communicates to her from time to time,
as occasion calls for"
you are a remarkable man, Mr..
Slyme.
THANK you"
And now about those Fieldings, what
do you know Of them?"
"They are still at their old quarters in
West FOrty-seventh street. The young
man is getting On at the bank, and the
sister is slowly recovering her health"
Does Mr.. Cleveland visit there often?@
Again came that strange black look.
You ought to know as to that better
than 1, Mrs. EIIlstOn.
What do you mean, sir? L know
nothing about it"
But Slyme had already repented his
hasty speech.
81 believe, he said, rapidly, that he
goes there not Oftener than once week
Sundays usually.
Does he see the sister alone then?"
Never alone.
Are you sure?"
aQuite sure"
A pause followed this assertion.
Slyme broke the silence by asking:
as there anything further at this time,
Mrs. Elliston?"
zone question more: you viii go to
ROxbury before you start for Washing
ton?"
Il shall be obliged to do So"
And you viii see that every provision
is made for that-that unfOrtunate's
comfort while you are away?"
a Will see to everything"
That is all, then, Just now"
Slyme, who had been standing all
through the interview, moved noiselessly
toward the door. With his hand on the
knob he paused.