Telegram-herald., 1890-01-03


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-ss sa8 tr1e 4iu loI tle morning r..
next DAYS sunlight when t came is. ...
.11 f.ee throcgh the window feU ,,Itl
criel uncluess uplu ewes whleh l4l
nsr sept through lal night i f-A rhat
J Nas either verE I'D or sa, getting rs4dv
r3 l.. so was determined to fl-e and
,a down stairs. however. ANA after BE-
t.-ste-i failures ~ length slcceeiud in
dressing. ana when had rested ass llle I
started for lht stairway How / ever
,ot down those stairs ] never knew. but
j tainted dead away at the bottom.
remember. when Ihe fFsg sensation q
fsfntness came upon me- that my mind
framed 4 curse that my mans strength
should have left me Before / could
shape my lips 70 utter the lmprecation
they were p0werless 70 do 80. A sprlnk-
Ing of water on my face and d wet hand
ON NV forehead were the first sensations
of returning consciousness. Before had
power u open my eyes ! hoped the hand
Ms Miss Clare's l had a dim idea that
it was soft, and, consequently, must be
hers.
| opened my eyes, and in the dusky
light of the passageway / saw that Miss
Clare was beside me.
I'VE shall not shoot this morning,
shall we. Mr Perr0m. since YOU are 80
provoking as 10 be ill2' was the first re-
/ mark she made, softly bathing my fore
/ head i'm the meantime.
Perhaps We shall. / said, writhing
/ from her hand. This accursed faint
ness may pass away in a little while"
ground my teeth in a rage at my in
capabilty.
The sickness will hardly go away to-
day. think Can YOU riser she asked.
Il think So.
/ made a cumbersome movement 10
stand up, but should have failed iI the
effort had not Miss Clare taken my
hands and assisted me- III and half con
fused as | was, vividly felt the firm,
warm clasp of her slender fingers. 1t
was the first time our hands had met.
| Conscious Of the present wish that they
] !
family and earnestly:
Il really hope, Miss Clare. that YOU
are as sorry as L that | cannot accom-
| panv YOU this morning-and that is hop
ing great deal"
leaned against the lower part Of the
balusters, and looked through the dim
| light at my companion. II seemed TO
me that her naughty mouth was soft
ened somew hat-that her eyes were less
distant in their splendor. She was going
TO be kind To the sick man, however she
might be 70 him when he was well
II am very sorry, Nr. Perrom; more
sorry that YOU are i'll. / am afraid
YOU have over exerted yourself in some
way Perhaps YOU have written too
much; l have guessed that you write a
great deal
There was 50 enchanting, subtle a
sweetness in her voice, that | acknowl-
edged 10 myself, AS l weakly stood, sup
ported by the stair case, that i would
willingly endure an illness for the sake
Of hearing it. Those tones murmured In
all cadences through my wild dreams for
|
as Were her words, could not but own
that it was not a music for me alone; il
was not the exclusive harmony for one
heart onlv-it was the kindness Of her
womanly nature toward al suffering,
and she was so gifted as TO be able to
display it more bountifully than some
women.
Though have written much, said,
4 cannot accuse myself of over exer-
ton. If have offended against the laws
of health, it has been unconsciously.'
She came step nearer and said, some
what hastily:
Il do not know why have allowed
you TO stand 50 long in this cold hall.
You should have known better. Allow
me to assist you to your room; then
Will send Mrs. Jordan TO attend to YOU.
Now try to get up these stairs; take my
arm-lean heavily; do not fear-I am
strong"
obeyed her implicitly: had | wished
to do otherwise, had not the power. At
every other step stopped and sternly.
intensely tried TO steady my quivering
} limbs and swimming head. II was use
less-I could not do it. At one of these
pauses Miss Clare looked at me atten
/ lively and said:
, Its OF no use-you can't succeed not
because YOU have not the will. but be
r cause your viii partakes Of the weakness.
of your physical nature. Yield. throw
aside your pride. and humbiy wait al
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